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| Dive Provo Expands - Dive Tortola Set to Offer
Same Quality Diving in Second Location New dive operation, Dive Tortola, brings Dive Provo's expertise and dedication to quality to the British Virgin Islands (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) Dive Tortola the new sister operation to Dive Provo (located in the Turks & Caicos Islands) will offer the same great diving and service you have come to expect from Dive Provo, but in a completely different setting. The British Virgin Islands are part of a string of emerald green volcanic islands dropped into the deep blue Caribbean Sea. Dive Tortola's operation is located on property at the Prospect Reef Resort, in the capital, Road Town, Tortola. With the addition of Dive Tortola, Prospect Reef has truly become a wonderful dive resort. A 20 minute boat ride amongst breathtaking scenery will take you across the Sir Francis Drake Channel to unusual dive sites around the various islands such as Painted Walls, Ginger Steps, Alice in Wonderland and, of course, the famous Wrecks of the RMS Rhone and Beata. Tortola and her sister islands offer shallow reefs with the same mountainous terrain above water continuing below. Swim through caverns made by huge boulders fallen from a hillside into the sea and marvel at the array of colors offered by encrusting corals and the variety of life making a home amongst them. Opening end of 2003 with attractive introductory offers, this resort will delight divers looking for the true spirit of the Caribbean. Call 1-800-353-3419 or e-mail diving@divetortola.com or visit www.divetortola.com Bonaire Introduces New Aquatic Adventure-Cave Snorkeling Unique and different type of adventure is the perfect addition to Bonaire's many other aquatic opportunities. The Bonaire Hospitality Group partners, in conjunction with the activities center at Plaza Resort Bonaire and Buddy Dive, offers a unique opportunity to discover a different aspect to Bonaire's natural beauty and history with CAVE SNORKELING TRIPS. These trips are organized 3 times a week and take a maximum of 4 people to three of Bonaire's many caves. One of the caves is perfect for snorkeling and our expert guide can show you stalagmites and stalactites as well as some fascinating shrimp that have never seen the light of day. Transportation is provided, as well as a backpack with lights, drinking water, towel and snorkel equipment. Our guests need to be reasonably active but there is no age limit. The cost is $40.00 USD per person plus 5% sales tax. For more information about Bonaire Cave Snorkeling Adventures, as well as many other exciting island wide activities, contact Steve Jevon at steve@toucandiving.com. Or to add cave snorkeling to your stay at any one of our BHG resort and villa properties contact you favorite travel professional or contact us at: Belmar Oceanfront Apartments: 1-888-655-0605 www.belmar-bonaire.com Buddy Dive Resort: 1-866-462-8339 www.buddydive.com Plaza Resort Bonaire: 1-800-766-6016 www.plazaresortbonaire.com Port Bonaire: 1-800-766-6016 www.plazavillas.com Sun Oceanfront Apartments / Sun (villa) rentals: 1-888-655-0605 www.sunoceanfront.com Bonaire Hospitality Group: www.bonairehospitality.com (781) 821-1012 / Fax: (781) 821-1568 New Dive Center Opens on Curacao Sunset Divers at Sunset Waters Beach Resort to provide complete dive services to guests traveling to Curacao's popular diving sites. In June, the Curacao diving community welcomed a new full-service dive shop to the island's underwater realm. Sunset Divers at Sunset Waters Beach Resort is a new, camera-friendly beachside facility offering 2-tank boat dives daily, 24-hour unlimited shore diving, certification courses, digital camera rental (and classes), new equipment for rental, and more. "We had a great trip and appreciate all of your attention and service. You have a great operation there and I'm already determined to get back next year; except for 2 weeks instead of one!" dive guest Ed Mills said. Other feedback from the first several months of dive guests is also complimentary. As part of its grand opening, Sunset Divers and Sunset Waters Beach Resort offer a special dive package of $1,295 per person (7 nights, 6 days) which includes ocean-view accommodations, daily breakfast/lunch/dinner, sodas/alcohol, beach BBQ, government taxes, 6 two-tank boat dives, unlimited shore diving, air refills, tanks, weights and belt. Sunset Divers' 44' & 31' dive boats provide spacious and fast rides for the 2-tank morning and single tank afternoon dives. Night boat dives are also available once a week. An innovative "hanger system" allows guests to arrive each morning with their regulator and BCD already set up on the boat. While divers relax and snack between dives, the staff switches the gear to a full tank on the way to the next site. Currents are rare and dive site moorings are generally protected from swells. Most dive sites are within 20 minutes of the resort. Sunset Divers is the closest all-inclusive resort to Mushroom Forest, Mako's Mountain & Sponge Forest. Twenty-three of Curacao's healthiest dive sites are within 25 minutes of the resort. Shore diving is accessible directly from the beach in front of the resort. Guests obtain full use of a manicured beach and protected lagoon (2-8 feet deep) for teaching and shore dive access without booties. Twenty-four hour access to dive gear and fresh scuba tanks is provided via a key to the open-air gear room just a short walk from the Caribbean. Visibility on the shore dive is consistently 70-100 feet. Santa Martha's airplane wreck is found during the first five minutes of the resort's shore dive. Non-diving guests can follow along with snorkels on the surface or explore the marked snorkel trail. A gently sloping wall (from 15-155 feet deep) offers guests the chance to encounter large schools of brown chromis, creole wrasse and rainbow runners. Shallower water offers frequent encounters with flounder, eel, octopus & scorpion fish. All rooms include an ocean view from 70 feet above the water. Accommodations range from junior suites to multi-level suites with kitchenettes. All include a balcony, telephone and cable TV with HBO. Hotel offerings include a swimming pool bar near the rooms, miniature golf, sea kayaks, pool table, dance lessons, fitness center, boutique, conference center, 200 yards of sand beach, entertainment, island tours, and free rides to town. Guests dine in a thatched roof open-air restaurant and bar overlooking the beach and stunning south Caribbean Sea. The owners of Sunset Divers are both MSDTs with over 20 years of combined dive industry experience. The diverse staff provides American-style management and service with Antillean flair for entertainment. The staff includes four PADI instructors. Scuba Packages Now Available at The BodyHoliday at LeSport on St. Lucia Boat dives are featured offering for packages with travel by November 1, 2003. (Castries, St. Lucia) For the first time, The BodyHoliday at LeSPORT, St. Lucia, is featuring scuba packages for certified divers. The five- and seven-night plans, which feature boat dives, begin at $1,475 and $1,875 per person, respectively, and include all the offerings of a BodyHoliday vacation. The offer is valid for stays through November 1, 2003. Included is all equipment; wet suit rental; three or four two-tank boat dives for five- and seven-night stays, respectively; a BodyHoliday t-shirt; and a VHS or DVD of the guest's dives. Also covered is accommodation in a Luxury Ocean View Room for two people or a Single Garden View Room for solo guests, with upgrades available; all meals; alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; a huge variety of water and land sports, including shore dives and unlimited golf greens fees on the nearby 18-hole Cap Estate course, with transfers; a wide range of treatments at the hotel's spa facility; health and fitness classes, including various types of yoga; hotel taxes and gratuities. Treatments at the spa facility include aromatherapy, massages, facials, Thalasso wraps and much more. Holistic therapies, with Ayurvedic treatments, are available at an added cost. An Introduction to Scuba course and shore dives have always been covered by The BodyHoliday's daily rate, with boat dives offered ala carte at an additional cost. With the new packages, boat diving opportunities include the Anse Cochon Marine Park, the Lesleen M wreck and various coves and reefs. Award-winning BodyHoliday at LeSPORT is the world's first holiday to combine the pleasure of personalized rejuvenation with the opportunities to acquire skills and insights that will enhance the rest of a guest s life. The resort has 154 rooms and suites on 18 tropical acres and 300 yards of secluded Cariblue Beach at the northwest tip of St. Lucia. For more information on the dive packages and reservations telephone SunSwept Resorts toll-free from the U.S. and Canada at (800) 544-2883; e-mail, tropichol@aol.com; or, visit the web site, www.thebodyholiday.com Summer Camp Graduates Learn About the Ocean in Grand Cayman Central Caribbean Marine Institute's Summer Camp Program a Success for Participants during weeklong event. (George Town, Grand Cayman) The first week of the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) Caribbean Sea Camp has come to an end and students were awarded their Marine Conservation Certificates last night at McCoy's Lodge on Little Cayman. The student successfully completed the required tasks and tests set forth during the 2003 Central Caribbean Marine Institute Summer Sea Camp. These included: Marine research survey design and application; Caribbean reef organism identifications; Introduction to Global Positioning System (GPS). The following students were awarded the CCMI Certificate: Leah Grant, Daniela Ryan, Catherine Welds, Matthew Moss-Solomon, Melissa Brown, Nicholas Watson, Gianna Esteban, Joel Porter, Dakota Kievman, Cynthia Frederick, Gaspard Clozel, Sean Surat, and Koby Elias. The program, in its 4th year focuses on 'Investigating Endangered Species and Marine Conservation' and had its beginnings with the first "Coral Reef Experience" Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award event on Grand Cayman in 2000. The organization's director, Dr. Carrie Manfrino, developed the awards program for the large group of youths visiting the Cayman Islands to complete their Award on invitation by the Department of Environment. The Coral Reef Experience was a huge success with the youths involved that year and its success provided the impetus for developing it into the CCMI Sea Camp program. The CCMI program was developed to be a model for coral reef education for high school youths living in or visiting the Caribbean. CCMI is a non-profit Cayman Islands organization developing the Little Cayman Marine Research Centre to facilitate such programs in the future. CCMI broke ground on their new facility last month. This project is monumental for the islands as the objective is for the centre to become a focal point in the Caribbean for coral reef research and education as well as an important site for surveys and studies on sustaining biodiversity. Sponsors for the summer program include Bank Austria, Southern Cross Club (Little Cayman), Little Cayman National Trust, Rotary Club of Grand Cayman, Esso Caribbean, Cayman Airways, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and Department of Environment, Island Air and PADI. Fosters Brothers provided snacks for the youths for the week. Website: www.reefresearch.org Bonaire Announces New Air Service New Airline, BonairExel, to Offer Flights to Aruba and Curacao & Air Jamaica Announces Schedule Change (Bonaire, N.A.) The Tourism Corporation Bonaire is pleased to announce that beginning on August 18, BonairExel, a new airline based in Bonaire, will launch service from Bonaire to Aruba and Curacao, and between Aruba and Curacao. Subject to approval by the Antillean government, the airline will offer 14 flights per day between Bonaire and Curacao, 6 flights per day between Bonaire and Aruba and 4 flights between Curacao and Aruba, with many of these flights connecting to flights arriving from the U.S. On these routes BonairExel will use 46-seat ATR42 turboprop planes. The airline plans to add service to St. Maarten for which they will use an Embrarer-145 Jet, with 50 seats. "BonairExel will position itself as the quality regional airline from the Dutch Caribbean," says Arian van der Werff, Deputy General Manager. "Punctuality and reliability are our key goals, with expertise and dedication to service our key assets. BonairExel will give both local people and visitors a choice, when traveling between Bonaire and the islands of Curacao, Aruba and St. Maarten." Expected to be online by the end of August, the airline's website www.bonairexel.an will offer schedule and booking information as well as online reservations. Currently passengers can book flights through any IATA travel agent using Sabre or Worldspan, at airport sales offices, by emailing info@bonairexel.an. In other airline news, Air Jamaica has announced its new flight schedule to Bonaire for Fall/Winter 2003. Continuing to serve Bonaire three times a week from Montego Bay, on October 26, 2003 Air Jamaica will begin flying to the island Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. From now until this date Air Jamaica's schedule to Bonaire will remain unchanged with flights on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. For more information call 1-800-523-5585 or visit www.airjamaica.com. Located 86 miles east of Aruba, 1,226 miles south of Miami and outside of the hurricane belt, the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire offers year-round sunshine, low annual rainfall, pristine coral formations and the most thriving fish population in the Caribbean. Ideal for adventurers, modern day explorers and sun-worshippers alike, Bonaire offers myriad eco-adventure activities including world renowned scuba diving and snorkeling, windsurfing, mountain biking, sea kayaking, nature tours, hiking, bird watching, sailing and deep sea and bone fishing. And with a selection of accommodations ranging from full-service oceanfront resorts and condominiums to guest houses and small inns, Bonaire has something for every lifestyle and budget. For more information on Bonaire, contact the Tourism Corporation Bonaire in the U.S. at 1-800-BONAIRE or visit Bonaire s website at www.InfoBonaire.com Light & Motion Announces Safety Recall Effective immediately, Light & Motion announces a Safety Recall on the SunRay Mod Light There have been a few incidences in which the light inadvertently turned on while unattended. It has been determined that if the light accidentally becomes partially flooded, it is possible for the light to turn on by itself. If the light turns on unattended, it is possible for the light to become hot enough to cause damage to property from excessive heat. If you suspect the light has been flooded, it is important to unscrew the silver bezel and remove the light bulb from the socket. Light & Motion is taking the cautious route and issuing a Safety Recall and is requesting that the lights be sent in for upgrading. Please contact the company to obtain an RMA number to facilitate the servicing. Description: Black plastic body with blue and white logo and silver bezel Measures 5.25 inches in length by 2.0 inches in diameter For more details, contact Light & Motion directly. Light & Motion, 300 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA , 93940, ph 831-645-1525, email sales@lmindustries.com Website: http://www.uwimaging.com/products SDI/TDI Announces newly translated materials in Spanish. (Topsham, ME) In continuing to provide a wide range of support materials to its membership, SDI/TDI is pleased to announce the arrival of the new Spanish translations for Nitrox, Advanced Nitrox & Decompression Procedures student manuals. The translations are available for immediate shipment to authorized SDI/TDI dealers. In addition to our texts, the EAD/PO2 tables are available in Spanish as well. The EAD/PO2 plastic tables were created as a portable tool for a quick reference in calculating PO2/EAD levels. "We understood the need to provide quality materials to our Spanish speaking membership and are excited to offer these manuals" stated Stephanie Miele, SDI/TDI Sales Manager. The manuals were translated with the valued help of the SDI/TDI Spain office to provide a manual all Spanish speaking individuals can enjoy. SDI/TDI will continue to expand its range of materials to offer their texts in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese over the coming year. Please contact headquarters for additional details about the translations. SDI/TDI Headquarters, 888-778-9073 or 207-729-4201, www.tdisdi.com Website: www.tdisdi.com World Renowned Marine Artist Carey Chen to be part of Curacao Kids Sea Camp2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Plantation, FL (June 23, 2003) Media Contact: Patrick Galvin The Carey Chen Collection (954) 513-4264 Booking Contact: Margo Chornlesky Curacao Kids Sea Camp 954-236-6611 kids@kidseacamp.com www.kidseacamp.com World-renowned marine artist Carey Chen will join the festivities at the 2003 Kids Sea Camp in Curacao, Dutch Caribbean June 28 - July 19th Carey will be attending July 5, 2003 week. The Jamaican-raised artist and fisherman has gained worldwide recognition for his fascinating use of color and his knack for capturing detail. His artistic ability along with his knowledge of marine life and message of conservation make Carey a great addition to the Kids Sea Camp experience. One of the largest activities that Carey will be involved in will be the painting of three, seven-foot sections of an original mural valued over US $50,000.00 at the Curacao Sea Aquarium. To make this project unique and special, the kids will be equipped with paintbrushes to assist Carey in the designing and painting of the project. The children will have a hands-on opportunity to learn tips on art and to receive information on the native sea life of Curacao. Although painting is an obvious passion of Carey's, he ranks conservation as a close second. When he's not in his studio, Carey can be seen educating and raising money for an array of conservation projects worldwide. With this background, the children involved in Margo Chornlesky's Curacao Kids Sea Camp will have the opportunity to learn about protecting our oceans, reefs and other marine life that they will be interacting with in an incredible hands on approach introducing children to our underwater world. Carey intends his experience at the Kids Sea Camp to be completely interactive for all who attend. He will hold several signings for posters and prints so the kids will have souvenirs of a special experience. For more information, contact Margo Chornlesky at 1800-934-3483 or email kids@kidseacamp.com www.kidseacamp.com Sponsors: Scuba Pro, PADI Diving Society, Royal Resorts, Curacao Sea Aquarium, Ocean Encounters, Curacao Department of Tourism, Caribbean Kidz, Lions Dive & Beach Resort, Caribbean Adventures Dive Travel, Sport Diver Magazine, Dutch Caribbean Airlines, Ron Rogest, Carey Chen Top PADI RDP Recall PADI recently issued a recall notice for certain Recreational Dive Planners (RDP). Errors by the printer caused inaccurate or missing numbers on these RDPs. While analysis of the problems shows that the risk of injury from errors is remote, for the sake of safety, we ask that you immediately check any RDP that you purchased or received during this period, against the product and production codes listed below. Please note not all RDPs shipped during the latter half of 2002 have printer errors. http://www.padi.com/rdprecall/ Top Zeagle Regulator High Pressure Seat Recall - May 21, 2003 Zeagle Systems, Inc. is recalling 931 first stage Scuba regulators sold between January 20, 2003 and May 19, 2003. If you have one of these regulators it is essential to take it to your dealer for immediate repair. Do not attempt to dive with this regulator again until the regulator has been inspected and by an authorized Zeagle dealer. The first stage regulators affected are the following models: - FlatHead Six s/n F001391 to F001476 - 50D s/n B003315 to B003652 - DS-IV s/n A001352 to A001571 - Envoy s/n C001117 to C001403 The serial numbers are stamped on each first stage body. Zeagle regulators that have been serviced since January 20, 2003 may also be affected. These first stage regulators may have a defective high-pressure seat that could cause the first stage to over pressurize. If this occurs, the air supply to the diver could be interrupted, making it impossible for the diver to breathe from the regulator. This type of failure is most likely to occur upon initial pressurization of the regulator and is unlikely to occur underwater. If you own one of these regulators, take it to your authorized Zeagle dealer for a free inspection and repair. Call 1-800-771-5568 or contact any authorized Zeagle dealer for information on obtaining a free repair. Zeagle Systems, Inc. is located at 37150 Chancey Rd., Zephyrhills, FL 33541. Further information is also available on Zeagle’s web site at www.zeagle.com Top New DAN Emergency Program Divers Alert Network Introduces new Diving Emergency Management Provider Program. It is a rare event when a dive emergency is a single event. More often than not, separate small problems compound to create a larger problem. Divers and dive professionals interested in understanding first aid care for dive emergencies can now take the Diving Emergency Management Provider course from a DAN Instructor. This single program integrates the knowledge and skills from several DAN Training Programs into a single eight-hour day. The Diving Emergency Management Provider course includes * Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries * First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries * Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba Diving * Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries The knowledge and skills from the DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries module are optional in this program. After reviewing the skills and knowledge development portions of this program, the students then participate in an integrated scenario where they get the opportunity to bring together all of the skills they learned in each of the segments into a single scenario. To participate in this program, students must be current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) providers. For more information on this program, call DAN Training at 1-800-446-2671 or +1-919-684-2948 ext 555, or email oxygen@DiversAlertNetwork.org. Website: www.diversalertnetwork.org |
Top SSI Introduces Credit-based Specialties Fort Collins, Colorado - With Credit-based Specialties from Scuba Schools International (SSI), it’s easy for active divers to complete the SSI Specialty Courses that interest them. If you’ve made specialty dives, while on a trip, supervised by any instructor, you have already earned your dives for the water-training portion of an SSI Specialty Course! All you have to do is present your logged dives to an SSI dealer, purchase the appropriate SSI Home Study Specialty Course materials, and review the academics with a qualified SSI instructor. No additional in-water training is necessary and upon completion of the course you will earn a newly designed SSI Specialty Course Card. You can also earn SSI Continuing Education Ratings, such as Specialty Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver and Master Diver, by combining SSI Specialty Courses with SSI Levels of Experience. These ratings are the most respected in the industry because they have the highest requirements. Some of the SSI Specialty Courses are: - Boat Diving - Deep Diving - Diver Stress & Rescue - Dry Suit Diving - Enriched Air Nitrox - Equipment Techniques - Night / Limited Visibility Diving - Navigation - Underwater Photography - Wreck Diving Since SSI Specialty Courses offer a wide variety of real-world learning experiences, it makes sense to give credit for real-world diving. The Home Study materials fill in any education gaps and the instructor review ties the academic and real world together. Schedule a Personal Orientation with an SSI Instructor to discuss your dreams. They can put together a personal continuing education program that will prepare you for an unforgettable adventure. For more information about Scuba Schools International, SSI Continuing Education or to find an SSI training facility near you, visit www.divessi.com and select USA. Top |
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