PJ comes from Hampshire in the UK. He started his diving career while as a fisherman, wanting to know more about the habitats of the underwater creatures he was catching. He learned to dive by exploring the shipwrecks in the chilly waters off the south coast of England in 1985. During his seven-year tenure in the Cayman Isles, he worked with several world-famous dive operations, including Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Cousteau Society.

Looking for a quieter setting, he moved to Roatan in 1995 where he managed several dive operations around West End. He assumed the role of "The Boss" when he started his own dive shop at Coconut Tree Resort in 2002. As the owner of Coconut Tree Divers, his many specialties include equipment repair, compressor engineer, boat engineer, car mechanic, and father of two. He loves his wife Gaynor's cooking and takes every Sunday off to cheer on Dale Earnhart Jr. in the weekly NASCAR race.

After traveling the world for many years searching for the right place to call home, Gay finally found her little piece of paradise on Roatan. In 1996 she learned to dive on Roatan's reef and met PJ. Five years later, she had had two beatuiful children, Sammy and Nina, a lovely house, and a dive shop.

Gay, who generally handles customer service at Coconut Tree's reception desk, is always good for a delicious cup of tea and a solid laugh. As one of the founding directors of the Roatan Marine Park, Gay juggles her time between addressing environmental issues, handling her kids social life, dealing with the shop boys, and keeping fresh on the latest Roatan gossip. She particuarly likes chasing hot young boys in her fast car whilst smoking marlboro lights.

Tree comes from Canada and wears many different hats around Coconut Tree Divers: repairing equipment, filling tanks, and most of all helping customers with all of their needs. He's the guy that coordinates the show and is most likely the first person to greet you upon entering the shop. As a diver of over ten years, he knows what you'll need to get the most out of your diving experience on Roatan.

Prior to becoming shop manager, Tree snapped pictures of fish and divers as the dive shop photographer. His amazing photographs adorn the shop walls and he frequently accompanies aspring underwater photographers to help them line up the perfect shot. Tree loves his country (just check out the tattoo on his chest) and helping the beautiful "bikinifish" that walk in the shop.

Captain Carl is a true Roatan icon. Born and raised on the island, his boat captain career kicked off at age sixteen while ferrying visitors to and from Anthony's Key Resort. By eighteen he was working full-time as a boat captain for various dive shops around West End. Over the last thirty years he has captained many different kinds of dive boats under all sorts of weather conditions. To quote the man himself, "almost all of my life has been spent on the water."

Captain Carl has worked at Coconut Tree Divers since the shop's inception. Taking the helm of Bottom Time, he will drive you to all the sites in the Sandy Bay - West End Marine Reserve. Carl will also assist divers with equipment setup, entering and exiting the water, and making certain that everything about your dives goes as smoothly as possible. He loves to snack on chicken and tell crazy stories of yesteryears on Roatan.

Fred left his island when he was 21 years old to work on a cruise ship. After 15 years he left for the oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico and then to Italy to help build a new Port. After 7 years of running inter Island freighters he has returned to his Island to Captain Bottom Time. Fred loves fishing and his 17 grandchildren.

After learning to dive in Koh Phi Phi, Thailand, in 1995, Will explored the waters of Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Crete, Sri Lanka, Bocas del Toro, and the Corn Islands. Tired of his job as an accountant, he left sunny England in 2003 and completed his PADI Divemaster and Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications in Roatan.

Will serves as Coconut Tree Diver's PADI Course Director, PADI/DSAT Tec Deep and Trimix Instructor Trainer, and Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer. He currently a PADI Instructor Trainer in the following specialties: Deep, Night, Wreck, Enriched Air Nitrox, Digital Underwater Photography, Emergency O₂ Provider, Boat, Drift, Multilievel, Naturalist, Underwater Navigation, Search and Recovery, Equipment, and Gas Blender.

When not teaching PADI Instructor Development Courses or exploring the depths through Tec Diving, Will also works as Coconut Tree Diver's Retail Manager. Will loves sailing, shrimp Thai curry, and his dog Deco.

Marc started diving on the shipwrecks of North Carolina in 1996. He's a bit dumb, but is an idiot-savant of diving-- a veritable Rain Man. When he isn't teaching classes or leading dives, we keep him in a box in the compressor room.

Marco started his career teaching Web Publishing at Clemson university for three years and then served for three years in the United States Army. After he finished his enlistment he worked in the construction industry until deciding it was time for a career change into the diving industry.

Marco has been scuba diving for over a year, having completed his PADI Divemaster certification with Coconut Tree before joining the staff as an instructor. He enjoys cooking gourmet meals and practicing web design in his spare time.

Monty's diving career began in 2001 when he was trained as a deep sea/commercial diver in Seattle, Washington. His diving adventures have carried him to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Martin, St. Thomas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Isles, Antigua, Cozumel, Curacoa, Aruba, Venezuela, St. Lucia, and Canada. After working for Royal Caribbean cruise line as an instructor, he decided to seek firmer ground with the crew at Coconut Tree.

Monty holds specialities in Deep, Night, Navigation, Nitrox, Drift, Gas Blender, Chamber Technician, and Emergency First Response. He likes to smoke cigars and chase fast women on his slow scooter whilst playing hockey.

Jose starting diving in the chilly waters of Maryland in 1989. His diving career has included dives off Spain, Egypt, Thailand, Tanzania, Costa Rica, Israel, and Mozambique. After earning his Divemaster rating, he went to become an Open Water Scuba Instructor on Utila in 1999. He has been living and diving around Roatan since 2000.

Jose currently holds specialities in Nitrox, Deep, Drift, Naturalist, and Night. He loves surfing, art, and searching West End for his brown lab Jambo.

Dan recently completed his Divemaster and Instructor Development Courses with Coconut Tree Divers. His work ethic, customer service focus, and passion for diving landed him a job with the shop. His diving experience includes; Australia, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, and Thailand.

On a personal note, Dan loves Bloody Marys, hammocks and moonlighting as a bartender with attitude.

On one fateful morning in 2005, Kirk walked in to Coconut Tree Divers announcing that he was here for his Divemaster internship. When questioned as to how much diving experience he had, he simply replied "none." Since then, Kirk has logged over 1700 dives on Roatan whilst earning his Divemaster certification in 2005 and his Open Water Scuba Instructor in 2008. He is currently the only student to do every course from Open Water to Instructor at Coconut Tree Divers.

Kirk currently holds his Open Water Scuba Instructor certification with specialties in Underwater Naturalist, Night Diver, Emergency Oxygen Provider, Enriched Air Nitrox, Deep Diver, Drift Diver, Underwater Navigator, and Digital Underwater Photographer. In his spare time, he is the captain of Roatan's Canadian Inverted Underwater Hockey Team.

A native Roatan islander, Rolando started diving the reef around his island three years ago. He completed his Divemaster certification at Coconut Tree in 2005 and now leads visiting divers around his favorite dive sites. Rolando loves driving his skiff, drinking rum, and impressing the ladies by diving headfirst into the reef.

Steve's diving addiction took hold with the first bubbles he blew in 2000. As a Master Scuba Diver Trainer since 2004, Steve has spent most of his diving career exploring Roatan's reefs as part of the Coconut Tree Crew. His diving adventures have included Cozumel, Grand Cayman, British Virgin Islands, the Cornish Coast of England, Malaysia, and (his absolute favorite) the shipwrecks off the North Carolina coast.

Steve loves teaching the Rescue course and exploring the tunnels around Hole in the Wall. When not teaching diving or playing video games, Steve can be found huddled behind his laptop updating the Coconut Tree website or working on his own projects at TheScubaGeek.com.

Precious, a beautiful calico Honduran feline, adopted Coconut Tree as her new home after receiving a warm saucer of milk. She has since given birth to several litters of kittens and recently became a grandmother herself when one of her offspring had a litter at the shop. Precious loves sunbathing, curling up inside a towel, and constantly getting pregnant loving her kitten litter now that she's fixed.

Chucky washed ashore one fateful morning in 2007. His algae-encrusted hair, sulfuric stench, and hideous face made him the perfect fit for Coconut Tree's shop mascot.

Chucky is a notoriously poor diver who constantly gets lost on Rescue courses. When he's not lounging around on the ocean floor with his over-sized weight belt, he lurks around the side of the dive shop awaiting his next chance to go diving (or frighten new customers).