AQUANAUTS SCUBA ACADEMY NewsletterSeptember 2011
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Celebrate Labor Day "Labor of Love"!... Divers come celebrate September 07 Dive Labor Day while diving into "Labor of Love" promotion! Enjoy a day diving and celebrating! August 07 & 21, 2011 Sunday - Morning or Afternoon dives available on any one of our participating Dive Charters. "Labor of Love" 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 "Labor of Love" space is avaiable... This "Labor of Love" promotion dive is exclusive through AQUANAUTS!

 

 

Thank YOU,
Instructor Worth O'Brien 
AQUANAUTS SCUBA ACADEMY
Toll Free: 1-877-AQUA-TAG
 

 
$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!

Dive Today purchase and get a Boat Trip Discount% with AQUANAUTS SCUBA ACADEMY!
 

DIVE EXCURSIONS:
DIVE VACATION PACKAGES TO FIT YOUR BUDGET BUT WITH ALL THE V.I.P. ADVANTAGES
 
Freeport, Bahamas - Discovery Cruise 'N Stay Island Adventure
Nassau, Bahamas - June 18-24, 2012 Shark Dive & Pirate Escape
 
(TBA) 
USS Oriskany Shipwreck Pensacola, FL             - SEP 2011
USS Spiegal Grove Shipwreck Key Largo, FL    - OCT 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!



SPECIALTY OF THE MONTH:
EVERY MONTH SUBMERGE INTO A NEW DIVE ADVENTURE %DISCOUNTED% TO DIVE!

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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!
 


BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA SCUBA MERIT BADGE
SUBMERGE INTO A NEW ADVENTURE... Helping the Community Underwater!

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Much like Scouting, Venturing, or Exploring the overall philosophy of SCUBA encourages the quest for adventure. It is a life changing experience that enables young men and women to embrace challenges in a whole new way. That first breath underwater; the feeling of total weightlessness as you embark into a foreign world enables you to be part of something so powerful it transforms your life!

You can dive anywhere in the world! Whether you're on the coast or centrally located there's an ocean, lake or quarry available for you to explore. Achievement of the BSA SCUBA Diving Merit Badge will result in a SCUBA Open Water Diver Certification. This is a lifetime certification that is only the first step into an endless world of new experiences, adventure and fun!

AQUANAUTS supports non-profit organizations by offering exclusive economical courses. Instructor Worth O'Brien, as a Certified Youth Counselor with more than 20 years of experience developing and conducting various programs, is dedicated to the education of our community. Groups around the world come to take advantage of the most beautiful dive locations within the United States; the most thoroughly developed training for certification; and the most professionally taught classes. Resort Dive Packages and Courses are conducted as requested or scheduled for your convenience to accommodate groups needs. Pre-Registation required for advanced summer booking. Adventures offer Beach Diving, Boat Diving, Coral Reef, and Shipwrecks. Come dive with us at AQUANAUTS SCUBA ACADEMY and explore what ALL South Florida Diving the "Gold Coast" has to offer!
 



CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION FLORIDA
Florida Marine Aquarium Soceity - Ecologist & Conservationalist


 Florida Marine Aquarium Society
Aquarians Dive into the largest Aquatic Aquarium in the world. Come dive with us, the Florida Marine Aquarium Society we are holding our 2nd annual Coral Restoration Foundation Dive on August 20, 2011 in Key Largo, FL to help revitalize our oceans through coral restoration! Last year SunSentinel Newspaper was there to capture the event by Carey Wagner. View the SunSentinel Video Photage.

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.
*For more information contact www.FMAS1955.org
 
RSVP today by contacting our Volunteer Coordinator or 877-AQUA-TAG.


 
ADAPTIVE DISABLED DIVERS SOUTH FLORIDA
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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:
 
September 10 Saturday 1pm-4pm Dive Fort Lauderdale, Boat Dive LMDP Event
September 17 Saturday 9am-12pm Dive Miami, Discover SCUBA VOA Event
October 01 Saturday 9am-12pm Dive Fort Lauderdale, Discover SCUBA VOA Event
October 15 Saturday 1pm-4pm Dive Fort Lauderdale, Boat Dive LMDP Event
October 22 Saturday 9am-12pm Dive Miami, Discover SCUBA VOA Event
November 12 Saturday 1pm-4pm Dive Fort Lauderdale, Boat Dive LMDP Event
November 19 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 October 19-21 (BDT) at Miami Dade Fire Department Training Facility 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 September 10  at Pompano Beach Aquatic Center from 1pm-3pm for pool session.
Next Class Date: Basic Open Water Diver Scheduled September 16-21 at Divers Direct from 6pm-9pm classroom sessions with pool and ocean dives from 8am-12pm.
Next Class Date: Advanced Open Water Diver Scheduled August 26-28 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
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Diver RecognitionCongratulations 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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The World's Most Exciting Underwater Adventure!!!
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(ALV) Aqua-Lung Vintage Training Dive - Double-Hose System Dive
(BDT) Buddy Disability Training Certification - Handicapped Scuba Association

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"!

AQUANAUTS SCUBA ACADEMY
Toll Free: 877-AQUA-TAG 


In This Issue
$CUBA $ALE
Dive Excursions
Specialty Of Month
Youth Groups Dive-In
FMAS CRF Dives
Disabled Divers
Award Board
Dive Classes
DIVE CALENDAR
Lionfish Madness
Night Dive Relief
Monthly Featured Dive
Dive Orlando, Florida
Dive Freeport, Bahamas
 
 
Quick Links
 
 
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DIVE CALENDAR:
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!



Lionfish Madness:
Lion Fish
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.
For more information contact www.reef.org.
 
 
Night Dive Relief:
!Dive of the Month!
September 14 Wed 6pm

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: BOW
Depth Range: 50' - 70'
Trip Fees: $60.00pp
{Includes Rental Tanks}

RSVP today online at... AQUANAUTS!


Monthly Featured Dive:
Wreck Trek
!Dive of the Month!
September 18 Sun 8am

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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RSVP today online at... AQUANAUTS!


Dive Orlando:

Orlando Resort

Plunge into an exciting "Aquatic Adventure" vacation. Excursion dates: TBD by YOU!

 

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.

RSVP today online at...
AQUANAUTS!


Dive Bahamas:
Bahamas Cruise
Bahamas Cruise

Plunge into an exciting "Aquatic Adventure" vacation. Excursion dates: TBD by YOU!
 
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.

RSVP today online at...
AQUANAUTS!



 Next Scheduled Discover SCUBA & Discover SCUBA Diving are June-July-August 2011... RSVP today by contacting 877-AQUA-TAG!
Save 25%
Divers come enjoy Summer Savings DIVE & SAVE! ...Labor Day "Labor of Love" Dives! ...Dive Excursions, Equipment Rental, and Special Gift Certificates ALL are discounted % this month for you to take advantage of the Recession "LAST BLAST DIVER DEALS".

Toll Free: 877-AQUA-TAG 
Offer Expires: September 30, 2011