Happy Independence Day!... Divers come celebrate July 04 Indepence Day while diving deep into "Fathoms of Freedom" dive! Enjoy a day diving and celebrating! July 04, 2011 Monday - Morning or Afternoon dives available on any one of our participating Dive Charters. "Fathoms of Freedom" offer includes: Your choice of dive sites (while selection is available); Boat Trip Ticket %discounted% at $60.00pp; and FREE rental Tanks! Registar today while "Fathoms of Freedom" space is avaiable... This "Dive Flag" dive is exclusive through AQUANAUTS!
This July 04 Fireworks Celebrations don't forget the fireworks to celebrate Idependence Day. Choose to dive or simply cruise to view ...Fireworks Cruise or Fireworks Dive weekend is here! |
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$CUBA EQUIPMENT $UMMER $$ALE$$
60% Discount% on NEW Dive Gear |
HUGE savings 60% OFF summer SCUBA equipment packages!
Several Packages to choose from for one Low Price!
FREE Dive Gear Bag included with ALL dive gear packages!
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DIVE EXCURSIONS:
DIVE VACATION PACKAGES TO FIT YOUR BUDGET BUT WITH ALL THE V.I.P. ADVANTAGES | |
(TBA)
USS Spiegal Grove Shipwreck Key Largo, FL - AUG 2011
USS Oriskany Shipwreck Pensacola, FL - SEP 2011
AQUANAUTS is offering this exclusive excursion package for a limited time. To take advantage of this offer simply click and go to AQUANAUTS ISLAND EXCURSIONS to purchase your dive vacation!
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SPECIALTY OF THE MONTH:
EVERY MONTH SUBMERGE INTO A NEW DIVE ADVENTURE %DISCOUNTED% TO DIVE! |
JAN - Enriched Air Nitrox MAY - Wreck Diver SEP - Project A.W.A.R.E.
FEB - Wreck Diver JUN - Project A.W.A.R.E. OCT - Night Diver
MAR - Drift Diver JUL - Deep Diver NOV - U/W Navigation
APR - U/W Photography AUG - Wreck Diver DEC - Search & Recovery
FEATURED DIVE of the Month take advantage and submerge into savings!
BUNDLED COURSE SPECIALS - ( Master SCUBA Diver) combine (5) Specialty Courses!
DISCOUNT% BOAT TRIP CARDS to Experience ALL the South Florida Vessels while diving the "Gold Coast"! AQUANAUTS is offering these exclusive specialty courses throughout the month. Take advantage of the most beautiful dive locations within the United States; the most thoroughly developed training for certification; the best opportunities for NEW specialties; and the most professionally taught classes. Courses are conducted as requested or scheduled as SOM for your convenience. Come dive with us at AQUANAUTS SCUBA ACADEMY and explore what ALL South Florida Diving the "Gold Coast" has to offer!
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CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION FLORIDA
Florida Marine Aquarium Soceity - Ecologist & Conservationalist |
 Staghorn and elkhorn corals are undersea architects, creating reef structures that support vast varieties of fish, sponges, lobsters and other marine creatures. Hit hard by disease, global warming and other stresses during the past 30 years, these corals have declined to a few isolated patches in the warm, sun-splashed waters that run from southern Palm Beach County to the islands of the Caribbean.But beginning with a chance discovery off Key Largo, where staghorn coral was found growing in an undersea farm for commercial aquarium rock, scientists have begun raising these corals in offshore nurseries with the goal of transplanting them into the wild... (Excerpts from SunSentinel Newspaper) Coral Restoration Education & Dive Excusions are conducted throughout the year with FMAS. Get involved, get certified and make change to benefit our world. Become a member of the oldest Marine Society established in 1955.
RSVP today by contacting our Volunteer Coordinator or 877-AQUA-TAG.
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ADAPTIVE DISABLED DIVERS SOUTH FLORIDA
AQUANAUTS ADAPTIVE AQUATICS - Event Schedule |
Dive enthusiast come join use on our next dive trip for Veterans and Civilians with disabilities to gain the opportunity to experience and enjoy freedom underwater. Dive Buddy volunteers; together with YOU bring Divers with Disabilities such as TBI (Traumatic Brain Injuries), Amputee, Blindness, Quadriplegia, Tourettes, Ceberal Palsy, and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) to the beautiful reefs beneath the waves. Many people are SCUBA Diving and realizing the significance that freedom underwater makes in their lives both physically and pyschologically. Read their story by going to www.vetssailing.org or www.unlimitedabilities.org or www.purpleheartdiveteam.org ...AQUANAUTS is dedicated to bringing ALL, the opportunity to explore and "Submerge Into Aquatic Adventures" through positive encouragement and building strong lifelong relationships. YOU too can get involved "Adapting Aquatic Diving Abilities"!
UPCOMING EVENT SCHEDULE:
July 09 Saturday 5pm-8pm Dive Fort Lauderdale, Boat Dive LMDP Event
July 16 Saturday 9am-12pm Dive Miami, Discover SCUBA VOA Event
July 23 Saturday 9am-12pm Dive Fort Lauderdale, Discover SCUBA LMDP Event
August 06 Saturday 9am-12pm Dive Miami, Discover SCUBA VOA Event
August 13 Saturday 5pm-8pm Dive Fort Lauderdale, Boat Dive LMDP Event
August 20 Saturday 9am-12pm Dive Miami, Boat Dive SALM Event
August 27 Saturday 9am-12pm Dive Fort Lauderdale, Discover SCUBA VOA Event
September 10 Saturday 1pm-4pm Dive Fort Lauderdale, Boat Dive LMDP Event
September 17 Saturday 9am-12pm Dive Miami, Discover SCUBA VOA Event
RSVP today by contacting our Volunteer Coordinator or 877-AQUA-TAG.
(ALL events are FREE of any charges to our Disabled and Buddy Divers)
ADOPT - A - DIVER PROGRAM:
Your patronage is vital to a sustainable volunteer support. Adopt-A-Diver program is designed to support an acceptable screened applicant. Please help the growth of our organization through the Adopt-A-Diver Program.
DIVE BUDDY (BDT):
Certified SCUBA divers can learn to assist disabled divers both in the pool and open water as Volunteers by taking the opportunity to learn new skills, techniques, and sense of pride through Buddy Disability Training.
Next Class Date: Scheduled July 20-24 (BDT) at Divers Direct from 6pm-9pm classroom sessions and the weekend from 8am-4pm pool sessions. Become a Dive Buddy contact Instructor Worth O'Brien at 877-AQUA-TAG for Broward County.
Soon to come the AQUANAUTS ADAPTIVE AQUATICS.org Disabled Divers of South Florida website...
DISABLED DIVER CERTIFICATIONS: Explore the "Aquatic World" and take a "Life Altering Adventure"! Classes designed for the safety, comfort, and fun of everyone involved. Scholarships available to registered applicants.Next Class Date: Discover SCUBA Scheduled July 16 at Pompano Beach Aquatic Center from 1pm-3pm for pool session.
Next Class Date: Basic Open Water Diver Scheduled July 12-17 at Divers Direct from 6pm-9pm classroom sessions with pool and ocean dives from 8am-12pm. Next Class Date: Advanced Open Water Diver Scheduled July 29-30 at Divers Direct from 3pm-6pm classroom sessions and weekend ocean dives from 8am-12pm.
RSVP today by contacting our Volunteer Coordinator or 877-AQUA-TAG.
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AQUANAUTS AWARD BOARD
AQUAFIED! SCUBAFIED! CERTIFIED! - GRADUATES |
 Congratulations to the Newest... finally qualified divers! No matter what your experience level is. No matter how long you have been diving. No matter what exciting locations you have explored underwater. We all will never forget those first few breaths underwater! This recognition is to all those divers joining our Dive Friendly Family. ...As you continue diving you'll have many opportunities to take on new adventures; network with other divers from extraordinary backgrounds with perhaps the newest in cutting edge technology or ideas; and enjoy beautiful new locations throughout the world underwater! And best of all Diving is for everyone to relax in and around the aquarium!
...Bring families together in new underwater environments is just one of our goals at AQUANAUTS SCUBA ACADEMY.
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Submerge Into Adventure
The World's Most Exciting Underwater Adventure!!! |
Upcoming Classes Start Date Posted: 
(ALV) Aqua-Lung Vintage Training Dive - Double-Hose System Dive
Certification Courses are conducted on a consistent schedule monthly. Custom and Private classes are available upon your request. Dive on in today with AQUANAUTS SCUBA ACADEMY to begin your adventure into the "Aquatic World"! |
| About AQUANAUTS SCUBA ACADEMY | |
AQUANAUTS SCUBA ACADEMY provides top-notch Professional development and instruction for aquatic programs; corporate, public, disability and non-profit events; daily dive charters; the latest program technology; online equipment sales; online course scheduling and sales; great customer support; and prices that can't be beat! "Submerge into Aquatic Adventures"!
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| DIVE CALENDAR: |
 ANNUAL DIVE EVENTS
JAN:
Dive Trip: "Celebration"
01-01-11 New Years Day
Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics:
01-22-11 Annual Staff Meeting
FEB:
Dive Trip: "Wet Kiss"
02-14-11 Valentine's Day
Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics:
02-19-11 Staff Dive & BBQ
MAR:
Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics:
03-16-11 Buddy Diver Training
Dive Trip: "Go Green"
03-17-11 St. Patrick's Day
APR:
Dive Trip: "Dive Fool"
04-01-11 April Fool's Day
Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics:
04-13-11 Buddy Diver Training
Dive Trip: "Liquid Liberation"
04-25-11 Liberation Day
MAY:
Dive Trip: "Lady In Red"
05-10-11 Mother's Day
Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics:
05-18-11 Buddy Diver Training
Dive Trip: "Reverence Dive"
05-25-11 Memorial Day
JUN:
Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics:
06-06-11 Buddy Diver Training
Dive Trip: "Dive Flag"
06-14-11 Flag Day
Dive Trip: "Dad Dives Deeper"
06-21-11 Father's Day
JUL:
Dive Trip: "Fathoms of Freedom"
07-04-11 Independence Day
AUG:
Dive Trip: "Summer Special"
08-19-11 Dive Day
SEP:
Dive Trip: "Labor of Love"
09-07-11 Labor Day
OCT:
Dive Trip: "Dive Horror"
10-12-11 Halloween Day
NOV:
Dive Trip: "Yellow Ribbon Dive"
11-11-11 Veteran's Day
Dive Trip: "Turkey Dive"
11-26-11 Thanksgiving Day
DEC:
Dive Trip: "Sign-Up & Dive"
12-06-11 Constitution Day
Dive Trip: "Salvation Dive"
12-25-11 Christmas Day RSVP today at 877-AQUA-TAG!
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| Lionfish Madness: |
Devistating Caribbean
Lionfish (Pterois Volitans) have been documented along the entire United States East Coast from Florida through Massachusetts, East to Bermuda and South throughout the Bahamas and in other Caribbean Islands such as Turks and Caicos and Cuba. The expansion has been extremely rapid and exponential in scope. We have seen some Lionfish ha e been located on the Captain Dan and Sea Emperor, also some divers have seen them off Boca Artificial Reef.
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| Dive 4th July: | |
July 04, 2011
don't forget the 4th of July Fireworks. Take the family on a traquile cruise for Fireworks 4th July Cruise. A banquette of food and drinks will be provided while you sit back and stay dry or get wet, while experiencing the most spectacular fireworks show of all cities sea-side! Trip Ticket includes banquette for an exclusive price of $40.00pp. For a night to light up your life on the SFDHQ Dive Charters Sunday July 04, 2010 for evening 7:00pm departure.RSVP today online at...
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| Night Dive Relief: |
Divers dust off your SCUBA gear pull out your flashlights and come enjoy a night to remember with AQUANAUTS! Join us on Wednesday Night during the month for a spectacular Night Dive aboard the South Florida Diving Headquarters Charter in Fort Lauderdale! This is a " Mid Week Relief" for a (2) Tank Wreck & Reef Night Dive departing at 6:00pm! Stress Free Dive exclusively through AQUANAUTS ...rental tanks are FREE! Experience Level: BOWDepth Range: 50' - 70'Trip Fees: $60.00pp{Includes Rental Tanks} |
| Monthly Featured Dive: |
Explore the "Wreck Trek" in Deerfield Beach, which is a (3) shipwreck drift dive that includes the Ancient Mariner, Berry Patch Tug and Quallman Barge. You can easily navigate to each shipwreck on one dive. There are rebar stakes sticking up in the sand in between the wrecks to help guide you along. "Dive & Save" with AQUANAUTS aboard South Florida Diving Headquarters Charters!
Experience Level: BOW
Depth Range: 50' - 70'
Trip Fees: $60.00pp
{Includes Rental Tanks}
Navigation: Depending on the current you either start out on the Ancient Mariner or the Quallman Barge. Circumnavigate each wreck, then take a heading and follow the stakes to each shipwreck. If you leave from the Quallman Brage follow the stakes (240 degrees) to the reef edge. Then follow the reef edge until you either see a stake or the Berry Patch Tug on your left. The distance between the Ancient Mariner and the Berry Patch Tug is approximately 150' and the Tug to the Barge is approximately 600'. Be careful not to get your flag tangled on the wreck. Sometimes it easier if you are going to stay on the wreck for awhile to tie it off and then retrieve it when you're ready to move on.
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| Dive Orlando: |
 Orlando Resort
Enjoy accommodations in Sunny Central Florida! Dive Epcot on SCUBA or Swim with the Dolphin at Sea World. Explore Universal Studios theme rides and movie sets, or the magic of Disney World with the Walt Disney Characters. Your vacations is waiting for you! Stay in Orlando, FL for (4) days / (3) nights for only $150.00. Take the family and relax among some of the world most famous attractions.
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| Dive Bahamas: |
 Bahamas Cruise
This excursion rate is based on one couple at $299.00pp for (4) days / (3) nights to the sunny Paradise Island in Frreeport, Bahamas! However, reservations for others may be added. Space is limited for this exclusive AQUANAUTS premier package.
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