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Welcome to this months Dive Crew News
Well done and welcome divers who completed courses during August and thank you to Rescue Diver participants as well. Remember to come to Crew Night this Wednesday to celebrate and collect your certificate. Look forward to having everyone here to catch up and help celebrate new certifications.
Coming up in August we have the Advanced Open Water course, if you've been eyeing up this certification then sign up soon. Lermontov Dive trip group are getting ready as well. New Atlantis GoPro Masks, LED head lamps and F10 Dive Fin from Atlantis in store. A dry-suit specialty is underway tomorrow plus Wreck diver in the coming weeks. Register for the FREE PADI ProNight on the 21st and find out all about becoming a PADI pro'. Another dive trip with dates is up so get your name down for the Rena trip. There's an Equipment Specialty and some local boat diving are in the making also...
Don't forget to have a look at the quote of the month for a little inspiration and as always - Max's Column for Dive Crew antic's alongside some NEW dive gear...
Keep learning, keep diving, stay safe and have FUN!
Tony, Peter and Darren
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Crew Night - This Wednesday
We meet Wednesday 7th of September at our Dive Store in Mana. We are just across the Paremata Bridge on SH 1 when heading North, take the first left (unless you are heading south). Come and join us from 5.00pm for a BBQ. All you need to do is bring your favourite BBQ food and anything else for a shared meal, we supply the BBQ and cook. You are welcome to bring beer or wine etc, tea, coffee and snacks provided.
Dive course certificates are presented at Crew Night so be here to get yours. All friends are welcome, divers or not....
Last Guest Speaker
Last month Peter entertained the crew with an interactive description of his local Night Diving experiences over the past 3-4 years. There was information, some video clips of the adventures and insights into what is available including the Night Diver Specialty.
Next Guest Speaker
This month we have the Vanuatu Crew of Tony, Kevin and Chris taking us diving on the reefs, SS President Coolidge, USS Tucker and Million Dollar Point. They will give you the best of diving in Vanuatu.
Be here on Wednesday night for this inspiring talk. All are welcome, whether divers or not. We present certificates as well. Bring something for the BBQ and a shared meal (beer or wine etc as well if you wish).
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Learn to SCUBA Dive
PADI - Open Water Diver course
September/October course:
First weekend: 24th and 25th of September
8:30am till around midday - Pool lessons
Second weekend: 1st and 2nd of October
8:30am till around 4:00pm - Open Water Dives
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October course:
First weekend: 15th and 16th of October
8:30am till around midday - Pool lessons
Second weekend: 22nd and 23rd of October
8:30am till around 4:00pm - Open Water Dives
October/November course:
First weekend: 29th and 30th of October
8:30am till around midday - Pool lessons
Second weekend: 5th and 6th of November
8:30am till around 4:00pm - Open Water Dives
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Exploration! Excitement! Experiences!
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PADI - Advanced Open Water course
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17th and 18th of September
8:30am till 4:30pm - 5 Adventure Dives
12th and 13th of November
8:30am till 4:30pm - 5 Adventure Dives
Or Thursdays: 4:30pm onwards.
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Practice your Underwater Navigation skills and try a deep dive. Get started on Peak Performance Buoyancy plus other options like a look into the past on a Wreck dive, show off your knowledge with Underwater Naturalist, unleash your inner artist with an Underwater Photography dive or even try a little Night Diving...
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The BEST dive course you will ever take...
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PADI - Rescue Diver course
Become a more confident diver and everyone's favourite dive buddy, learn essential rescue diver skills and better understanding of how to stay safe on your underwater adventures.
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Next course: 19th and 20th of November (8:30am till 4:30pm) - Practical Lessons
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PADI Equipment Specialty
Don’t miss a dive due to a scuba gear issue. Whether it’s a blown o-ring, regulator problem, wetsuit tear or a broken fin strap, you can learn how to manage basic scuba equipment adjustments. Find out more...
10th of September - 9am
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PADI Wreck Diver Specialty
- Knowledge Development
- 4 Open Water Dives
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Visit wrecks, unlock mysteries and gain the knowledge and experience that allows you to see things that others overlook. Sometimes, only the trained, experienced eye recognizes that a small hole or open hatch likely caused the vessel’s demise.
Find out more...
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For our complete range of Specialty courses available throughout the year, click the link or visit us in-store.
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Technical Diving courses
- Full range of Technical and Rebreather courses -
TDI Intro to Tech course - Get a taste of what Technical Diving is about.....
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In progress:
- TDI KISS Air Diluent Rebreather Diver
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PADI Divemaster course
(register anytime below)
PADI Instructor Development Course
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New Certifications
Well done to all those who achieved new certifications during May! See you at Crew Night to collect your certificate. Remember there is a lot of great diving to be had with your new certifications so join us for some more local diving, your next dive course, a dive trip or just stop by for a chat!
PADI Open Water Diver
Kim, Corey, Judith and James
PADI Rescue Diver
Max, Matt and Tony
Got to " Honours Board" for more...
See you at Crew Night!
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Local Diving Adventures
After work on Thursdays we have the weekly Crew dive to the days best dive site and Saturday or Sunday you can drop by the Store in the morning to see what's happening and meet up with other divers looking to do some local diving....
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Local Boat Dives
We've arranged a local Charter Boat with skipper for those wanting a little something different. From the warf at the end of Marina View for one or two dives. Available most weekends by request.
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Mikhail Lermontov TRIP IS FULL!
24th, 25th and 26th of September
The MS Mikhail Lermontov rests where she sank, lying on her starboard side. One of the biggest dive-able ship wrecks in the world and one of the best. The dives can be as challenging as you want to make them, ranging from easy 12 to 18m dives around the wreck, to decompression dives to depths of 36m. It is possible to swim inside the ship with the correct training. Penetration while remaining in sight of the light requires a Wreck Specialty course and anything further inside requires Advanced Wreck training.
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Rena/Tiaoma/Aldermans
18th, 19th and 20th of February
Off the coast of Mt Mauganui lies the wrecks of the Rena and the Tiaoma. At first an environmental tragedy, the Rena wreck was accidentally run aground on the Astrolabe Reef in October 2011. This trip we aim to dive the two reefs and also some of the prime dives sites at Mayor Island and the Alderman Islands. There will be something for everyone.
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Other Dive Trips coming up...
- Deep diving Taupo
- Poor Knights
- Truk (Chuuk) Lagoon - Nov/Dec 2017
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Quote of the month:
"There's nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface of the ocean itself, except that when you finally see what goes on underwater you realise that you've been missing the whole point of the ocean." - Dave Barry
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Max's Column
Max is our Dive Crew's resident spy, always on the lookout for any oops moments you might have. Check out what he has spotted this month..
- Huge welcome to Bette Fances Love, born 1st July 2016, daughter of Megan and George. Weight at birth 7.3 lbs/3.3 kgs. All three are thriving.
- Wendy and Tony are now proud grandparents.
- Yvonne reached the magic age. Congratulations.
- Great to catch up with Duncan Moonlight and family, yes another Moonlight has been created.
- Also Steve Clark popped in for a chat and coffee. Some of you may remember Steve as an Instructor with NZSA at Kilbirnie.
- Darren and Emma are now NZ Residents. Congratulations to you both.
- Claudia disappeared overseas for a while to California )that’s work?). Back in time for the Lermontov.
- Peter spotted a spotted black grouper in Island Bay during an after-work dive.
- Rachel and her partner dived Vanuatu reefs and the President Coolidge....
- .....Great to have Egan in to sing on an Open Water Diver course.
- Tony, Kevin & Chris got back from Vanuatu where water temperature was 26 degrees C.
- Tony bravely (in his drysuit and plenty of undergarments) dived in Wellington’s 9 degrees C.
- In Vanuatu one of Kevins sensor wires snapped.
- We immediately set up and operating theatre in the resort workshop and our surgeon Chris began a delicate operation.
- Once gowns, masks, lights, gloves, operating table, assistants and soldering iron were in place the procedure began.
- Kevin held the wires, passed instruments to the surgeon and mopped Chris’s brow,
- Tony rested in the observation bleaches - a nearby Wrangler front seat.
- The operation was a complete success, the patient recovered and went diving!
- We stayed at the ‘Deco Stop’. The staff are among the most helpful and friendly I have found. Wonderful place to stay.
- Wayne continues with his KISS Classic CCR.
- He and Tony went surfing one Saturday – exciting.
- Was that Tony assisting Peter and Max on a Rescue course, bobbing around like a genuine victim??
- Matt had done a wonderful job on Saturday.
- Is it true? Darren & Emma are going hard-core sidemount?
- The Mikhail Lermontov trip is full and all divers ready to rumble. Three days fantastic diving to look forward to.
- Rather than just mutter about diving the Rena, we have booked a three day trip to dive that wreck and other fantastic locations. Details in the body of this newsletter.
- Fancy more adventure? Join us in Truk Lagoon Nov/Dec next year.
- The bravery of some wet-suit divers imagining the warmth while doing their Open Water Diver & Rescue training was astounding.....
- ......Great efforts by Kim, Corey, Judith, James and Max during August.
- Strangely enough there has been quite of rise in interest in drysuits. You can dive them all year round.
- Did you know the water temp early August was 9 degrees C. Now it is up to 12 degrees C. Summer is on the way.
- Happy Birthday to: Angus, Moritz, Zac, Aaron, Amber, Amelia, Jared, Sarah, Andrew, Caitlin, William, Joe, Kimberly, Duncan, Campbell, Kyleen, Yvonne, Daniel, Nick, Brenda and Alastair.
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Divers LED lamp
Back by popular demand, the new Princeton Tec waterproof head lamp packs 100 lumens with up to 18 hr's burn time, to over 33m. Fits either a headband or the new Atlantis mask, see below.
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Wanting to mount your GoPro or LED lamp? Check out the new Atlantis mask!
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Atlantis R70 Regulators
- Only at NZ Sea Adventures -
Still the "talk of the town". Balanced first stage, Swivel turret, Diver adjustable second stage and Ventury with dive and non-dive settings..
Atlantis R70 -High end regulator features at an everyday price.
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NEW F10 Dive fin
Atlantis have taken their fin range to the next level with this new Thermoplastic power dive fin!
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Self-inflating SMB
- Ambient Diving -
Packed with it's own high pressure cylinder, a quick flick of the valve and your SMB inflates itself!
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