Alert! Saturday, May 18, River Road in Keizer will be closed from 8:30 AM to about 2 PM for the annual Iris Festival Parade.

  

To reach HydroSports, which will be open, please use Cherry Avenue to reach Sam Orcutt Way. Cherry Avenue can be reached from the Salem Parkway or Pine Street. If you would like detailed directions, please call the shop.

  

 

We are extending the opportunity to receive several travel bonuses on our May 2014 Bonaire dive trip to May 20 at 5 PM.

  

This is going to be a super trip and we've already had nearly a dozen folks sign up. We have room for another 30.

  

  

  

  

 

We recently bought some of the inventory of a California dive shop that closed. We have lots of used wet suits to sell. Some 3mm, some 7mm, most one piece, a few two piece suits, woman's and men's. Price from $20 to $30.

  

We also have loads of boots, gloves and connectors.

  

Scuba Steve and Scuba Mom Kelly will be at the shop Saturday sorting and pricing. Come on down for the best selection.

  

June 29 to 30: Dive a Titan One Missile Silo in Royal City, Washington.

  

History Buffs! Do You Remember?

 The Cold War
 The Cuban Missile Crisis
 Duck and Cover Drills
 Mutually Assured Destruction
 Air Raid Sirens
 Nikita Khrushchev
 JFK
 The Berlin Wall

 

Travel into history and dive two decommissioned Titan I missile silos located in the farm land of central Washington.

 

The silos are 165 feet deep, filled with 110 feet of crystal clear ground water and accessed through tunnels 300 feet from the "ready room." This unique dive is a combination of a night dive, deep dive and cavern dive.

 

Join HydroSports and explore this historic site June 30, 2013.

 

The $230 trip fee includes two guided dives in the Titan I complex, lodging June 29 in Ellensburg, Washington and a souvenir t-shirt. The dive is limited to 6 divers. A $50 deposit is due with your reservation. Balance due June 15.

 

Minimum requirements are:
 Advanced certification or higher required
 Photocopy verification of C Cards
 Recent Cold Water Dives
 Night Diving Light and backup
 Tank light
 Statement of Understanding
 Missile Silo Waiver
 Good physical shape - walk in is moderately difficult
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We're headed to British Columbia on a Wreck Trek. Join me for three days of diving this coming September 20 to 24. We'll dive six, count 'em, six wrecks in two days with one additional day of wall-diving among the cloud sponges.

 

Our itinerary:

Friday September 20: Travel to Victoria, BC

Saturday September 21: Dive the HMCS Mackenzie, GB Church and Boeing 737

Sunday September 22: Dive the Cape Breton, HMCS Saskatchewan and Riv Tow Lion Tug

Monday September 23: Dive Race Rocks, a fabulous drift dive.

 

The trip includes three nights of lodging in Victoria and one night's lodging in Nanaimo and your choice of a Wreck or Deep diver specialty certification.

 

Not included: meals, ferry to/from Victoria, specialty manual, certification application, dive gear and air or nitrox fills.

Trip cost: $899 per person. $250 deposit due by May 20. Max 12 divers. Balance due August 15.

 

View the flyer at http://www.hydrosports.com/dirmain/Travel/wrecktrek2013.pdf