MAY
2008:
May means that winter is over and spring and the local diving
schedule is in full swing. Open Water classes are being completed
immediately following the class & pool sessions. Advanced Open Water
classes are running every month. Specialties are offered throughout the
month. Our local trips to Morehead City, NC are filling fast.
May also means it is time to make sure
that your equipment is ready for the diving season. Have that regulator
and BCD serviced! Before heading out to dive is might be a good idea to start work on improving those scuba skills. Whether it
be a Scuba Review Course, a Buoyancy Clinic, perhaps a new Scuba Specialty Course or
just picking up a new scuba manual or specialty book.
Remember how
you resolved to dive more in 2008, or did we forget our January New Years
Resolutions already? Winter and
Spring are also the perfect time to get-a-way for a great dive vacation.
Our January Trip to Florida was a fun trip. Our March trip to Fiji was incredible. Some photographs from
Fiji are below.
This
summer we have scheduled a trip that is designed for the single diver and the
diving family alike. Join us for a week in the Turks & Caicos Islands this July (12-19) for some great diving.
In October (11-18) we have an all inclusive trip to Freeport
Grand Bahama Island for some excellent diving. This thanksgiving
(November 26-30) we are going back to an old favorite, Cozumel.
Our group trips are always lots of fun and you will have
several people with whom to dive and tour. If our group travel schedule
does not fit your needs then we would be happy to help you book your own
personal dive vacation. Our travel experts on staff have the experience
and the knowledge of diving to insure that your vacation fulfills your needs and
expectations.
See both the
Education and the Travel Sections for details.
Don't forget
your dive gear at this time either. This is the perfect time to make sure
everything is properly serviced. It is also a great time to upgrade that
old piece of equipment, before the spring rush.
TIME
TO COMPLETE THOSE TRAINING DIVES
Many of our winter students have been waiting for warmer weather to complete
that Open Water, Advanced Open Water or Specialty Course. Starting this month we will resume our normal local class dive sessions. Winter
Students please call to schedule your open water training dives...
The weekend following every Open Water class & pool is set aside for quarry
dives. Several spots each weekend are set aside for winter students.
Give us a call and complete that course. Our second Advanced Open Water class
of the season starts on April 28th .. We have a Spring Rescue class
starting
on June 18th.
Our Education Section also lists the dates for all our upcoming
Advanced Open
Water and Specialty Courses.
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Aquatic
Adventures Scuba Academy was awarded
the DAN Training Center (DTC) Certificate of
Recognition.
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This award symbolizes the demonstration of commitment to the safety
of each and everyone of your divers. Again, congratulations on
becoming a DAN Training Center."
Aquatic Adventures is the first Dive Center in the Region to have achieved this prestigious
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DAN - EFR & Rescue Classes scheduled this Spring & Early
Summer
DAN
Hazardous Marine Life First Aid - Apr 16
Rescue Diver - May 21
Emergency
First Response First Aid & CPR - June 4
DAN Oxygen First Aid - June 11
DAN AED First Aid - June 19
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Remember you can complete your Open Water
course, Advanced Open Water course or Specialty Diver Course on many of
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The PADI Nitrox Specialty Course now requires no dives for
certification! That right - the Nitrox Specialty can be completed
in one evening. Sign up for the specialty course and read the
Specialty Manual, watch the Specialty Video and complete the questions
in the book. During the one night classroom session we will review
your home study materials, learn how to properly analyze your Nitrox
mixture and take the final examination. You are then completely
certified to dive Nitrox after the one evening classroom session!
Our
next PADI Nitrox classes are May 22nd.
Sign up today!
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ARE PEOPLE TOO!
AQUATIC ADVENTURES
IS NOW GIVING SNORKELING LESSONS:
Who says that you have to be a
Scuba Diver to enjoy exotic beaches or the Caribbean?
You can enjoy the beautiful
serenity and the fish life while snorkeling and skin diving.
Aquatic Adventures offers lessons on how to snorkel and skin dive.
These classes are taught in one morning, and include a short
classroom session, followed by a pool session where you learn how to
assemble and adjust your equipment, proper surface swimming
techniques and how to breath through a snorkel.
For the more adventurous we
will include some surface diving and snorkel clearing techniques.
Swimmers ranging in age from 8 to 80 will enjoy this class.
Remember Aquatic Adventures has a complete line of masks, snorkels,
fins and snorkel vests for snorkeling, skin diving as well as for
the scuba diver!
Masks with prescription
lenses are also available at Aquatic Adventures.
This class includes a short
classroom presentation and a pool session, each participant is given
a copy of the "Discover the Underwater World - The Snorkeler's
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DEDICATED
TRAVEL DEPARTMENT!
Many of you already know that we are “Travel Specialists” and have booked
your dive vacation through our Travel Department or gone on one of our exciting
group trips. We will now have a
dedicated Travel Department, complete with hotel and diving brochures and
information to assist you in booking that next Aquatic Adventure!
Any place
special that you want to go? Let us know, we always take our divers
desires into consideration when booking group trips. The photos on our web
page where taken on one of our Aquatic Adventures Trips with the Sealife digital
camera and housing.
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Sealife 6 meg
Reefmaster Mini Underwater Digital Camera:
The ultimate dive companion.
Compact, rugged, easy to-use-the ReefMaster Mini can accompany you on
any dive or adventure you have in mind.
The Land
& Sea exposure modes ensure great pictures on land or underwater.
The Ext Flash mode allows for easy expansion with one or two SeaLife
external flashes and results in bright, colorful underwater images.
The Sea mode color booster corrects for the underwater blue color
effect.
For
breathtaking panoramic shots, add the optional wide angle lens which
allows close up pictures to within 1ft/3cm and increases the shooting
angle to 50 degrees so you can fit everything in the picture.
The rubber
armored, shockproof body is depth tested to 130 ft/40m and drop tested
to 6ft/2m. This is one truly rugged camera ready to withstand the most
punishing environments.
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Reefmaster
Mini Digital Camera Only
$259.99 |
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This
digital photograph was one of the winners in the recent Sea Life
Underwater Photography contest
and is on national display at the Diving Equipment and Marketing
Association (DEMA) Trade Show in Orlando, Florida
October 31 to November 3, 2007. I
took this photograph on our recent Cayman Brac trip
with the Sea Life DC 600 underwater camera & housing and
digital strobe
Stop by and learn how to take incredible underwater photographs
The
27 inch by 21 inch lighted photograph is now on display at Aquatic
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The XP combines the patented design concepts divers have come to
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SR-1 Scuba Regulator by
Sherwood
The all new SR-1 offers superior
breathing performance,
and is the most technologically advanced regulator Sherwood
Scuba has produced in its 50 year history.
The SR-1 packs its advanced technology into a compact case which
employs contemporary styling and utilizes a multitude of cutting edge
materials.
- Less than 0.5
joules/liter, breathing effort at 165 fsw
- Pneumatically balanced 2nd
stage
- SMART Demand Lever -
reacts to depressurization and relieves load on seat, extending
seat life while promoting consistent regulation.
- Large flexible purge
cover.
- One touch performance
adjustment.
- Two-piece 1st stage piston
for precise optimum balance and intermediate pressure control.
- Dry sealed ambient
pressure chamber.
- Five low pressure ports
located on a 360˚ swivel.
- Two high pressure ports.
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The SR-1
Regulator is in stock at Aquatic Adventures
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More Fiji Trip Photos:
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Clownfish |
Fiji
Blue Ribbon Eel |
Fiji
Lionfish |
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REGULATOR, BCD AND
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Come in today - virtually
every Regulator, BCD and Computer in stock* is on sale! Take advantage of
these terrific price savings on Aeris, Dacor, Genesis, Mares, Sherwood and
Zeagle to obtain that long desired single piece or complete set of dive
equipment. What better time to upgrade your equipment or simply buy that
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Now In Stock
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New SR-1 High Performance Regulator from Sherwood. A great Regulator
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Contact
Us
Email: scuba@learn2dive.net
703-765-3483
Phone:
703.619.1500
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