About Us - Our Staff
Richard Sass (Rick)
 Owner of Sub-Aquatic Sports & Service (SASS get it?). Rick started the store in 1980 with $4000 in cash and maxed out his credit cards. But, he had plenty of enthusiasm. Twenty-one years later, Sub-Aquatic Sports has grown into one of the largest stores in Michigan. He was hooked on the sport as a teenager when a friend's father threw a tank on Rick's back, said 'don't hold your breath and have a great time'. He's learned quite a bit more about scuba since then.
Rick is a NAUI Course Director, teaching divers to become instructors throughout the country. He is also Sub-Aquatic's course director, overseeing all classes run through the store. Most of our leadership programs and many specialty courses are taught by Rick. In 2000, he started teaching technical dive courses making Sub-Aquatic Sports the 33rd Technical School for NAUI.
Rick has many passions and historical shipwrecks are at the top of the list. He has led over a dozen groups to Truk Lagoon and is one of the most frequented travelers to Bikini Atoll. He loves underwater photography and some of his work has been produced for various travel brochures such as Contintental Air lines Air Micronesia . An artist rendition of his photographs can be seen on stamps commissioned by the Marshall Islands government to depict Bikini's underwater treasures.
Rick holds positions for our local city government and is a Captain and mission pilot with the Civil Air Patrol, the auxilary unit of the U.S. Air Force. When he's not diving or taking pictures, he's flying!  .jpg)
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