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Next Social
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Certification Evening
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Bring your friends, family, cat and dog! Even if you are not recieving anything - it is better than sitting at home! Join us we would love to see you at the club. |
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Well done to Kyle de Klerk who won the competition from last month;s Newsletter. You can come through and pick up your prize
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Be comfy in the dark
Learning to be comfortable in low viz will increase the range of sites where you can enjoy diving. Try these seven tips.Read More.
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Scared of getting lost?
8 Tips for Better Underwater Navigation.
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Kick Sea-Sickness's Butt
Even the smallest things can disrupt comfort while traveling and diving. Perhaps nothing ruins a dive trip more quickly than an urgent need to "feed the fish" from the railing. Thus, most divers try very diligently to avoid getting motion sickness - but how? What really works?
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Never have enough space in your bag?
Anyone who has taken a few scuba vacations knows: Anything bad that can happen on a scuba trip is likely to happen - unless you take steps to ensure Murphy's Law doesn't apply. Here are quick tips to help you steer clear:Read More.
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Can you guess the 10 rules of Scuba Diving?
Recreational diving is still a relatively young sport. Created in the 1950s, it gained acceptance in the '60s and '70s, boomed in the '80s and took great technological leaps in the '90s. Read More.
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Species: Sea Turtles
From hawksbills to leatherbacks, every diver loves to spot a turtle.
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Best Underwater Compact Cameras for 2014
The Backscatter Team annually publishes this Best Underwater Compact Cameras guide to eliminate the headache and hassle that sometimes goes along with searching for underwater photography gear. Here are just a few of our top picks for 2014! Read More.
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Top 10 Newbie Diving Mistakes | What not to do when you're learning to dive
We've all been there - when you're a new diver, it's easy to make inadvertent mistakes. Here are 10 to avoid as you hone your underwater skills... Read More.
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The Healthy Diver: Predive Workout?
Does this exist? Apparently so... From now on we'll have a Pre-Dive Bootcamp Session. Read More.
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Hi there!
Well, well we have already done our Feb Sodwana trip and before you can wipe the sand out of your eyes our Mos trip will be over and done and then...winter will be greeting us with its icy fingers. I am telling you now you will regret not doing this trip when May hits our doorstep and believe it or not it is a day or two away. A 3 Night 3 Dive packate with catering is only R2050 after the budget speech you should just book now because before we know it the Metica is going to out perform the Rand! Check out the Trip Details and Book Now!
For the "loosers" who did not get M&M (eminem - eish not sure if I spelt that one right!) tickets, please feel free to join us at our March social this Saturday from 7pm. Our new DM group is creating a castaway pub theme to carry you away island style while we tap our feet to some live entertainment snacking away on island food.
Other than that if you were thinking of doing a course please remember the water is nice and warm but not for long we have lots of training going on so this is a good time to join!
Please come and visit us if you are in the area - we look for any excuse not to work!
Cheers, cheers
The Scubaversity Team
011 958 2418 | dive@scubaversity.co.za
PADI's Castaway Beach Bar Social
Join us this Saturday at 7pm for our March Divemaster Social. Come and enjoy Live entertainment from Dave & Bones. Feast on our freshly hunted "Guinea Fowl" & "Goat" Kebabs. Buy one of our Castaway Mugs and refill with our "Lost at Sea" Jam Jar.
Cresscode: Slops, PADI shirt, and a Straw Hat (as a bonus)
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Get Certified!
Take a Scuba Lesson with the PADI Open Water Diver Course The fun part about this course is . . . well, just about all of it because learning to dive is incredible. You breathe underwater for the first time (something you'll never forget) and learn what you need to know to become a certified diver... Book Now!Course Schedule 1 MarchCourse Schedule 29 March
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Exploration, Excitement!
They're what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. And no, you don't have to be "advanced" to take it - it's designed so you can go straight into it after the PADI Open Water Diver course. The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable... Book Now!Course Schedule
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Challenging and Rewarding!
Building upon what you've already learned, this course expands onwhat you already know about howto prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur. The Fun Part
The fun part about this course is rising to challenges and mastering them... Course Schedule
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What are the benefits of the PADI eLearning online courses?
You can complete knowledge development for many popular courses at your own pace and anywhere you have a high speed internet connection.
What online courses are currently available?- PADI Open Water Diver Course Online - available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, and Russian (Chinese and Korean coming in 2012)
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course Online - English
- Enriched Air Diver Course Online - English and Japanese (Russian coming in 2012)
- Digital Underwater Photographer Course Online - English
- Scuba Tune-up Online - English
- Dive Theory Online - English and Japanese
- Rescue Course Online - English
- Divemaster Course Online - English
- Instructor Development Course Online - English, Japanese, and Spanish
Start Your Online Course Here!
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Equipment Specialist
4 March
Do you feel a little bewildered by the amount of information on regulators, gauges, cylinders, BCD's, Soft Gear etc. The PADI Equipment Specialty Course is designed to give you a more....
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Peak Performance Buoyancy
6 March
Divers who've mastered the highest performance levels in buoyancy stand apart. You've seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover...
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Deep Speciality
11 March
Just mention a "Deep Dive" amongst a group of divers and watch their responses. Those who are qualified to venture to the furthest depths of recreational diving...
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 Free Diving Course 11 March
The sport of Free diving or 'Apnea' is growing rapidly across the globe as scuba divers (and many non-divers) become aware of its underlying nature. Book Now! |
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When one Tank is not Enough
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Tec 40 Course
27 March
If you're interested in technical diving, but haven't yet met the
prerequisites for the PADI Tec 50 Diver course or PADI Tec 45 course, you can consider enrolling in the PADI Tec 40 course. It is the first subdivision of the full PADI Tec Deep Diver course and consists of the first four dives. Because you can do one of these dives in confined water (such as a swimming pool), many divers start the Tec 40 courses in the winter months, ready to continue in open water when spring arrives.
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Jarred Hirst, RenaiChibba, Stacey Temple, Nathen Len, Kim Vermaak, Lanie Jansen, Brian Jansen, Vincent Smith, Tecara Coetzer, Uli Helm, Cameron Day & Daniel Els
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Bronwyn Costine, Johan Van Den Berg Llewelleyn & Johnny Gonsalves
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Lara Els
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Branden Meintjies, Willem Viljoen, and
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Annemie Kruger, Rajen Moodley, Greg Hayne & Chantal Roets
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 New Master Scuba Divers
Congratulations to Trevor Hall & Louis Kruger for becoming our newest members of the Elite MSD Group at Scubaversity. They have successfully completed their training including, Open water, Advanced, EFR, and Rescue. Then to top it off 5 Specialities and 50 logged dives!
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Seac Sub Flashing Strobe
Flashing underwater light for night time use or with low visibility. Autonomy: 700 hours. Swichon: by touching the water. Maximum depth: 100 meters.
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Wetnotes
Convenient pocket-sized underwater notebook. Plastic-material pages with dedicated pencil. Elastic band to keep it close. Band to attach to equipment or pocket-bottom.
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Everflex 2014
Many of the same tested features are included, but our EverFlex neoprene steamers are now in a pre-formed dimensional shape so it fits and moves more naturally with your body and delivers unparalleled comfort, stretch and flexibility.
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RED SEA NEW YEARS PARTY!!
5* Novotel Palm Hotel in central Na'ama Bay 26 December - 4 January Only R16950 or R1695 per month for 10 Months Includes:
- Return flights on EgyptAir Economy Class from Johannesburg/Cairo excluding airport taxes - Return domestic flights within Egypt on EgyptAir Economy Class from Cairo/Sharm-el-Sheikh excluding airport taxes - 7days 7 nights accommodation at the 5* Novotel Hotel, in Sharm on all inclusive basis - Meet & assist at all airports within Egypt & all transfers to fit the programme More Info.Book Now.
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Mel & Ant's Angagement In Sodwana
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Live fish handbag draws eyes at Brit AwardsAll the focus of the 2014 Brit Awards is on who's wearing what, and now a member of the British electronic group Clean Bandit has been photographed carrying a fishbowl handbag - live fish included. Read More!
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Home Aquariums
As the embraced line from the Pixar animated film "Finding Nemo" goes, "fish are friends, not food."So, where to put these friends in your home? Design no longer calls for goldfish in a bowl above an end table. Even box tanks attached to cabinetry-style stands may lack the stylish spice in households. Read More!
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12 Fascinating "Secret Spots"
All I'm going to say is look at the pictures and keep a towel close to wipe the drool.
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Atlantis Discovered!
Divers in Sweden have discovered a collection of Stone Age artifacts buried beneath the Baltic Sea. Auroch bones were found at the site. Aurochs are ancestors of modern-day cows, but became extinct in the 1600s. Read More!
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Saori Furukawa, 37, a Bali-based diving instructor, and four other female divers, were rescued on Monday after being spotted on a rocky outcrop almost 19 miles from where they started their dive last Friday, near the Indonesian resort island.
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Scuba Diving Top 100: Best Diving in USA & North America
 1. Key Largo, Florida
2. Maui, Hawaii
3 Big Island, Hawaii
4. Florida Springs (pictured)
5. Kauai, Hawaii
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Scuba-Selfie
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Hospital for seals ready to admit
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - The Marine Mammal Center says its new hospital for critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals will be opening to patients this summer...
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Experts forced to wrestle endangered shark
Australian news channel 7 News aired a segment chronicling a daring rescue by local sealife experts. The clip has since gone viral with thousands of views overnight...
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In the Realm of the Tiger Shark
The sun was shining on Aliwal Shoal that morning, and the sea was pure sapphire clear to the horizon...
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Neoprene Reborn: Five Ways to Recycle Your Wetsuit
Divers aren't a vain bunch: We love new gear, but will dive the old stuff even if it is tattered or has holes. However, sooner or later, the "goodbye" to a wetsuit is inevitable. The following five companies make the farewell a little easier and a lot kinder.
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Learning Sidemount diving with the Hollis SMS 50
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