Our Friendly Staff

Capt. Joyce French-Hannaseck - Owner
 PADI MASTER SCUBA DIVER TRAINER #37900

Capt. Joyce, is a 100 Ton Master Captain and the owner of Narcosis Scuba. She is also a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer with over 23 years experience in the Dive Industry.  She is the former owner of Land O'Lakes Scuba, moving it from Land O'Lakes to our present location at the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs.  Capt. Joyce worked her way from an Open Water Diver and staff at the LOL dive center until she earned the Divemaster rating. She then became a PADI Open Water Instructor, gaining experience and earning the rating of Master Scuba Diver Trainer.  Her experience on dive boats and her natural ability to learn seamanship, she breezed through the USCG Master Captains License on her first try. 
Capt. Joyce has been operating her own dive charter business since 1995 and upgraded her dive vessel with a new 35' Sportcraft in 2002.  Capt. Joyce enjoys teaching all levels of diving. She especially enjoys teaching children and teenagers the wonderful world of scuba diving.  One of her passions is Underwater Hunting which she is well known for.

JOYCE TEACHES THE FOLLOWING DIVER SPECIALTIES: 

Brian came to us from Thailand, in May of 2006.  Since then, he has been our main Open Water Evening Instructor. He also teaches Advanced Open Water, Rescue and all of the Specialty courses listed below. He loves to talk about his diving experiences and loves to hear about yours.  “Diving is a great way to forget about the hustle and bustle of regular life; you can leave all of that stuff behind and escape to a truly unique world without the distractions we contend with on a daily basis." Brian's Life Quote..

BRIAN TEACHES THE FOLLOWING:

Capt. Mike Fox is a Navy Veteran of Desert Storm. He obtained his Masters license in 1994. He has worked as a sponge diver, Commercial Fisherman and a Tampa Bay Pilot. He has Captain'd numerous boats throughout Florida, including our own local Miss Miliwaukee fishing boat. He operates his own stone crab boat during the crab season!

All of us at Narcosis love him and know you will enjoy him being your Captain for your diving trips. Ask him about our PRIVATE Fishing Charters!!

Alex was born and raised in the beautiful island of Cuba in the Caribbean, where he learned how to dive the old school way, with no BCD or Gauges.. New gear and a love to teach people his favorite hobby, drove hime to be a great Instructor!
After coming to the US and serving in the United States Marines, with 2 tours of duty in Afghanistan and 1 in Iraq, he decided to just Dive for the rest of his life..
He became a PADI Instructor last September (2009), He has over 15 years of diving and traveling around the world. 
Favorite pastime, SPEARFISHING.
                          

DJ was born and raised right here in Tampa, FL. Before he became a certified diver, he was freediving and spearfishing the local reefs and ledges. You’ll see him in the shop and on the boat. He is working his way up to Divemaster

James came to us after serving in the Army for 7 years.  He is helping Capt.Joyce get the store running smooth. He is in charge of ALL the trips and Inventory, (Not his favorite thing). His real goal is to become an Instrustor (he is now in the DM program) and one day he really wants to own his own store, (but dont tell Joyce) :-)

Capt Jeff has been with Narcosis since the first year it opened; first as a PADI instructor and store employee, and now as boat captain. A U. S. Coast Guard Licensed Captain and a retired Coast Guard Chief Aviation Survival Technician and Helicopter Rescue Swimmer with over 20 years experience on the water, Capt. Jeff first learned to dive in Hawaii in 1984. He moved to Florida to the St. Petersburg area in 1989, since then he has worked on several dive boats in the area gaining experience. Capt. Jeff became a Scuba Instructor in 1994. He is an Instructor for PADI, PDIC, TDI, and a Dan O2 Instructor. Capt. Jeff is also trained as an Emergency Medical Technician and a Dive Medical Technician. Your enjoyment and personal safety while on board are his top priority. If you dive with us on the weekends, you’ll be sure to meet him!  Hey ladies he’s still single! 

No one has spent more time working here, other than fulltime employees, than Wayne Hannaseck. Wayne is one of our boat Captains and Mechanic, but most important he is our friend.  There are so many things he does it’s impossible to list them all here. He has his hands in everything, from maintaining the compressor, fixing the boat to taking care of all equipment. He keeps us strong and happy because of his big heart and love for diving. 
"AKA"  ALL Around Nice Guy!!!

Rich is a retired firefighter from New York's Fire Department. He started diving with  Capt. Joyce  many years ago! He loved it so much he never left us! Rich earned his DiveMaster with us. His exuberant personality, makes him one of our favorite boat crew. He loves helping people out on the boat and in the store. You can always count on him to have a great time!

"I just want some love" Dog- She is an Australian Shepard for those of you who do not know her unique colors..

Zoey is our dive shop pal. She loves to be scratched and loved. So if you see her, scratch her behind the ears and you'll have a friend for life.