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Greetings! 
Days are getting longer, daffodils are peeking out of the ground. As we move into a new year taking stock is a valuable tool.
HydroSports started 2011 adding two new instructors, Ryan Thornton and Ken Rymal to our team, Matt Jenkins, Pat Kirkpatrick, Jeff Trembly and Mark Fischer. Divemaster candidates, Jay Olsen, Kristen Seabury and Jerry Heidel were beginning the transformation to PADI Professionals. Steve Camden had just opened the doors at Albany Scuba. Carol and Gregg Cline supported classes as Assistant Instructors. Mid-year "Scuba" Steve Anderson, Danielle and Sean Henthorn, William Seleen, Jim Jepsen and Brian Dirks signed on as Divemaster Candidates. Jim Smith and Keith Tienken completed DM programs and are actively supporting Albany Scuba programs.
During 2011 we issued nearly three times more Open Water Diver certifications, almost two times more continuing education certifications and three times more PADI Professional certifications than we did in 2010. We began a formal relationship with Western Oregon University to offer SCUBA through the Department of Health and Physical Education. Albany Scuba expanded to serve divers throughout the mid-Willamette Valley.
This growth would not be possible without the support of the entire education team, without training referrals and equipment purchases from our friends. Your enthusiastic support, recommendations and referrals are deeply appreciated.
What's on the horizon as we look forward to 2012?
Technical training. Rebreather training. More DPV diving. More regional and local dive opportunities. A broader range of specialty products and classes. Broader support for individual dive travel. Expanded university programs. More Discover Scuba Diving opportunities.
Your ideas and input provided valuable feedback for our efforts and programs. We encourage you to share your observations with us. Let us know where we are on target. Please let us know where we can better serve your needs.
This year will see further growth and expansion of services and products to meet your diving goals and dreams. You've seen additions like Sola lights
and Doc's Proplugs (earplugs that help a diver equalize) and will soon see big additions like Inspiration Rebreathers (sales, service and training) and Cochran Dive Computers.
Our education team has room to grow. Ever wonder what it takes to become a PADI Professional and be prepared to share your love of diving? As a PADI Five Star Instructor Development Center, HydroSports staff provides all the instruction you need to begin assisting student divers in training through becoming a PADI Instructor.
Let us help you reach your diving goals and dreams! Visit or call soon!
HydroSports is thankful for our friends on-going support. Thank you for supporting our local business community!
Sincerely,
Mark FischerHydroSports Dive and Travel 3846 River Road North Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 |
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January - February: Coming Events |
- Open Water Diver Class: Orientation January 10, 6 PM, HydroSports.
- Club Meeting, Wednesday January 11, 6:30 PM
- Western Oregon University SCUBA Class; PE199, Orientation January 14, 10:30 AM, HWC 301.
- Willamette University SCUBA I, ExSCI44X, Orientation January 14, Honors Classroom, 8 PM.
- Advanced Open Water Class Orientation, January 18, 6 to 7:30 PM, HydroSports.
- Discover Scuba January 17, 19, 24, 26, 31
- Edmonds Underwater Park Fun Dives January 28 and 29.
- Open Water Diver Class Orientation February 2. Weeknight and Weekend class options.
- Discover Scuba February 7, 21, 28.
Call HydroSports to register, 503-304-5383 |
Are you an Entertainment Book Owner?
Save on Open Water Diver Classes in 2012 | |
Bring a buddy and get a free open water diver class by using the Entertainment Book's online offer. Find the offer by clicking HERE.
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January Deal of the Month | |
Purchase at regular price, $2399:
Receive at no additional charge:
- 2 aluminum 80 tanks or 1 steel 98 tank
- 2 PADI Specialty Classes (instruction and certification application)
- Regulator bag
- 20% off one additional item of your choice
- $3099 value
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Greetings!
Thank you for supporting our local business community! HydroSports has been serving the Pacific Northwest diving community since its incorporation in 1994. You honor us with your continued support and referrals.
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Class 168 and 168W after certification dives. |
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HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer, Oregon 97303
503-304-5383 |
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Dive Club Meets January 11 | |
Celebrate the new year, meet friends old and new, plan your next underwater adventure and hear from Jim and Gina Jepsen how a trip to Borneo expanded their perspective.
Jim writes: "A world class adventure; 5 different air flights, bus, river and ocean travel to reach Maratua Paradise Dive Resort, Borneo. World class diving in the coral triangle, Indonesian cuisine, accommodations over the water, and super people. 2 nights at the Borneo Orangutan nature reserve/rehabilitation facility in central Kalamatan. A 17 hour layover in Singapore; sights, smells and tastes of a world destination."
Pot luck dinner begins at 6:30 PM. Presentation 7 to 8 PM. |
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Digital Alert Diver Magazine on iPad | |
DAN's Alert Diver magazine has once again taken the industry-leading publication to a new level; the must-read quarterly is now available in a digital version for the iPad.
The digital Alert Diver can be viewed on either the iPad or the iPhone.
The application is free to download, and the inaugural issue is available at no cost to anyone who wants to view it. Beginning with the Winter 2012 issue, DAN Members can continue to access Alert Diver for the iPad at no cost, as the digital subscription is automatically included with DAN Membership. Nonmembers or those who live outside the DAN America territory will be able to purchase issues individually. |
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Diving Fatalities Workshop | |
Hosted in April 2010 by Divers Alert Network® in Durham, N.C., the two-and-a-half-day program featured an international panel of authorities on dive medicine, training, and accident prevention and investigation, including cardiologists, epidemiologists and legal experts.
More than 100 people attended the event. The volume of information produced by the workshop was significant, but curious divers can now reap the benefits of the gathering.
Click HERE to download the proceedings. |
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New and Improved | |
The new and improved rugged weight bag designed to carry your diving weights with ease and confidence. Wrap around handles and reinforced bottom securely support the load. Built with drain holes for quick drying.
OVERALL DIMENSIONS: 12" X 6" X 6". MATERIALS: 600D polyester with a double polyurethane interior coating. Incredibly durable, water and stain resistant.
ZIPPERS: YKK #10 Delrin molded. Superior rust and corrosion resistance.
Reinforced box stitching.
Available this month for $24.95. |
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PADI eCards | |
Available to PADI Members in the third quarter of 2011, PADI eCards will be hosted, managed and displayed through the PADI ap. The PADI eCard will initially be accessible through Apple and Android mobile devices.
Order your eCards through HydroSports.
Haven't downloaded the PADI ap yet? Just go to padi.com/mobile-apps today. |
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