Whit Binz

Whit began diving in 1968, obtaining a YMCA certification so that he could dive with his father.  His brother and sister also became certified with the YMCA.  Whit’s first PADI certification as a SCUBA DIVER was earned in 1974.  After diving for several years in the quarries, lakes and rivers of the Midwest, Whit moved away from his dive buddies and ceased diving for several years.  After a prolonged surface interval, Whit returned to diving working his way up to the professional certification as a Divemaster with PADI.  Whit enjoys diving with his daughter Ashley, the third generation of Binz’s to scuba dive.  Whit enjoys diving in the quarries and the many shipwrecks off the North Carolina coast.  

Whit has retired and now works at Water World as the Executive Senior Sales Associate and In-house Service Tech in the Dive Shop.  He also performs Divemaster duties as needed.

   Amy Paur ("power")

   Amy met her first scuba diver when she was about 8 after her father accidentally dropped
   his glasses in the Itchatucnee River in Florida. The diver was able to recover his glasses
   and her obsession began. She began diving in 2012 with her first Discover dive in St.
   Maarten. She was immediately hooked. She got certified through Advanced Open Water
   outside of Barcelona, Spain, where she was living at the time. When she returned to the
   Triangle area in 2015, Water World became her dive home where she completed her
   Master Scuba Diver. Due to unfortunate events, she had to change shops, and worked
   there as she became a PADI Instructor up through Tec Diver and Master Instructor. She
   has now returned to Water World as their Scuba Manager and hopes to build community,
   regardless of agency, shop, and brand affiliations. 

   Amy is happily married to Brian Mullins and has 3 children: Holland, Hudson, and Tom. She
   loves diving no matter where it is, but some of her favorite spots are off the NC coast for
   wreck diving, FL for its various types of diving, and Bonaire, where Brian asked her
   (underwater) to marry him. Her favorite courses to teach are Rescue Diver (where she is
   known to apply realistic scenarios to enhance dive safety), Discover Scuba, and
   Underwater Navigation. Please feel free to stop by to say hi. She loves helping people get
   appropriate gear and helping them achieve their scuba dreams!