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Novelties in the scuba resource
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Lots
of new wrecks in the photo gallery and a new
advertising
campaign for Oonas Dive Club |
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The Scuba Directory
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The
largest scuba diving directory in the web |
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Travel news
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Be
inspired at the UK's leading dive show coming soon in
Birmingham |
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Equipment news
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Oceanic introduces the VEO 100 Nx Dive computer.
Latest generation of popular dive computer now included
nitrox compatibility
Oceanic also launches the VT3 wireless dive computer and international
field evaluation team gives "thumbs up" |
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Education news
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Divers
Alert Network Launches DES QUEST Training and Education
Initiative |
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New offers from the last minute board
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Three
great offers from the last minute board |
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From
the web
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An
interesting and informative website about dolphins in the
UK and the efforts to stop their massacre |
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Diving business owner and webmaster corner
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Increase the number of visitors coming to your website and
sales
Every
month New tips to help you increase your sales using the
scuba diving portal. |
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Novelties in the Scuba Diving Portal:
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Photo gallery
Lot's of new pictures have been added to the wrecks album of
the Gooddive photo gallery. The wrecks album currently counts
over 95 photos of wrecks around the globe.
Dive into the wreck album and explore history through
the diversity of photos you will find there.
Visit the wreck gallery:
http://www.gooddive.com/diving-photos/index.php?start=0&album=7
New advertising campaign for Oonas Dive Club one of the longest established dive
centers in Na'ama Bay Sharm el-Sheikh.
For many years we proved
to be a popular choice for diving and non-diving guests who seek
friendly, informal, yet professional and safe environment on the
shore of the Red Sea . The Club's superb Sinai beach location
with its palm trees and sun-lounges is situated at the northern
end of the Bay. Its unique atmosphere is created by the combined
accommodation, dive centre, restaurant and bar. Oonas is a very
popular and lively meeting point and is an ideal place to unwind
after a great day's diving.
For more information: http://www.oonasdiveclub.com
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| The
largest scuba diving directory in the web |
The
GoodDive scuba directory is now the biggest directory dedicated to scuba diving now featuring more than
5'500 websites and is updated daily. The directory is the ultimate
guide for all your diving needs and has been built and
sorted in more than 50 categories and more than 700 sub
categories to help you find all
your diving needs all under one address. The different categories
are easy to browse through to
find what you're looking for, be it a dive center, a liveaboard,
an equipment dealer etc...you will find it here. It's
created to meet the needs of both recreational divers and
professionals in the diving industry.
Registration in the directory for dive related businesses is
free of charge.
Take a look:http://www.101scubadiving.com/directory/directory.html
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| Travel
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Twice a year the diving world
gears up for the highlights of the industry calendar - the
Birmingham and London Dive Shows. At each event hundreds of
leading suppliers of the very latest diving kit, diving
holidays, training opportunities, leisurewear and boats meet
with thousands of experienced and wannabe divers from across the
UK, Europe and from many other parts of the world.
The Dive Shows also attract world-renowned underwater experts to
the free seminar programmes that run alongside each event.
Recent high-profile speakers have included environmentalist
Jean-Michel Cousteau, World Champion Freediver Tanya Streeter
and underwater explorer Monty Halls. Hugely popular, these
presentations often have standing room only despite being able
to seat over 500 people.
With hundreds of new ideas on the exhibition floor, plus to
opportunity to try out the very latest kit in the shows’
diving pools, there’s plenty to enjoy and inspire at the
UK’s leading diving exhibitions this year
from 14-15 Octoberat the NEC (National Exhibition Centre)
- Birmingham
To read more:http://www.diveshows.co.uk |
| Equipment
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Those
looking for a full-featured entry level Air or Nitrox Dive
Computer will love Oceanic’s new Veo 100 Nx, just announced.
The Veo 100 Nx is the next generation of the popular Veo
100. "The Veo
100 has been extremely successful as an entry level, back-up or
rental computer due to competitive pricing, ease of use and
reliability." said Doug Krause, Marketing Manager for
Oceanic Worldwide. "The addition of Nitrox with the launch
of the Nx will no doubt further strengthen our dominant market
share in this category.”
Key
features of the new Veo 100 Nx include:
·Air
and Nitrox Operating Modes
·Easy
to learn and use
·Customize
the information displayed during a dive with a press of a button
·"Hockey
Puck" module is the same size as most depth gauges for easy
an inexpensive console upgrades
·Water
activation
·Reset
feature for rental/charter applications
·Diver-replaceable
battery with Hot Swap memory allows battery change between dives
·Automatic
Safety Stop Prompt
·12
Dive Log Book
In
addition, the Veo 100 Nx offers several user settings and
options including Nitrox 21– 50%, Maximum PO2 (1.2 – 1.6),
FO2 50% Default (ON / OFF), Water Activation (ON / OFF), Units
of Measure (Imperial / Metric), Hour Format (12 / 24), and Time
of Day.
The
Veo 100 Nx Dive Computer has an MSRP of US$289.95 (module),
US$299.95 (wrist), US$389.95 (Combo – 2 Gauge Console), or
US$439.95 (NavCon – 3 Gauge Console) and is available from
Oceanic’s network of Authorized Dealers throughout the world.
More information may be found:
http://www.OceanicWorldwide.com/p_computers_veo100nx.html
Those looking to upgrade or enter
the world of wireless air integration with a slim, elegant
Personal Dive Computer (PDC), will love Oceanic’s new VT3,
announced today. VT3 is Oceanic’s first PDC to offer their
patent-pending Buddy Pressure Check™ - the ability to detect
and monitor wireless transmitters mounted on a buddy’s first
stage. Highlighted by a polished stainless steel housing
keeper, this elegantly designed PDC is all about quality, from
the feel of the operating buttons to the sharp, crisp display.
VT3 is a modern classic true to its Oceanic heritage – a
feature rich PDC that is packed with advanced technology,
proprietary features and Oceanic’s trademark ease-of-use.
For more information go to:
www.OceanicWorldwide.com/p_computers_vt3.html
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| Education
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Seven-month
focus on Diving Emergency Specialist program designed to make
better, safer divers
(DNW)
-- The DES QUEST, launched earlier this month by Divers Alert
Network, represents a bold step forward in diver training and
education. Designed to provide divers with encouragement and
reasons to continue their education, DES QUEST supports
DAN’s Diving Emergency Specialist (DES) recognition program,
the first program of its type to offer credit for knowledge
regardless of the agency through which the credential was
earned. Participants can earn the Diving Emergency Specialist
recognition by participating in the DES Quest, an incentive
program running from June 1 through December 31, 2006.
For more
details on the DES QUEST program, go to:
http://diversalertnetwork.org/training/courses/des/quest.asp
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| New offers from the last minute board |
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great ads featuring in the last minute board :
Maldives
Price 840
USD
Come onboard in a
luxurious saling yacht in the Maldives, our
85F exclusive Sailing Yacht "SV
Endeavour" and dive in the most popular
dive spots in the Maldives. 7 days trip cost
you $840/person with full board accomodation
and 3 dives a day with the guidance of our
experienced dive masters and instructors.
Visit our website to see photos of the yacht.
Take one week or 10 days or even 2 weeks trip
and discover the underwater beauty of the
untouched reefs of the Maldives Islands.
Experience the nature and create life long
memories.
Valid until 31/10/2006
http://www.gooddive.com/board/classifieds.php?a=2&b=275
Dayminayat Islands - Sultanate of Oman
Price 295 USD
Discover the Dayminayat Islands in Oman with Airborne Travel
& Tourism. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Daymaniyat
Islands Nature Reserve, protected by Unesco since 20 years.
Incredible value for affordable prices!!!!
Valid through to end 2006
http://www.gooddive.com/board/classifieds.php?a=2&b=258
South Red Sea, Egypt
Price 850 EUR
Liveaboard on board a luxury diving safari boat to St. John's
for 1 week. Visit the untouched reefs in the south with abundant
sea life.
Valid until December 2006
http://www.gooddive.com/board/classifieds.php?a=2&b=266
Check the board http://www.gooddive.com/board/classifieds.php regularly for new great deals.
If you have a great offer don't hesitate to post it. This service is
open to everyone at no cost!!
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| From
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Dolphin Care UK is a very informative
website by Chris Lowes a qualified Sub Aqua diver from Hull in East
Yorkshire about Dolpins and the efforts to stop their massacre.
Dolphins all around our UK coast are being killed at an alarming
rate, and it is this website's mission to help stop the needless
killing of these beautiful creatures. But we need your help to
help stop the deaths of Hundreds of dolphins around our coasts.
We aim to achieve better conservation of dolphins in the seas
around Britain by involving the public in the monitoring of
populations and the threats they face, and by the regular
production of material to educate, inform and lobby for better
environmental protection.
http://www.dolphincareuk.org
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| Diving business owner and webmaster corner |
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Increase the number of visitors coming to your website and sales
Every month we present tips to help you increase your sales using the scuba
portal.
A great opportunity to get more visitors coming to your website is by
submitting underwater photos to the GoodDive photo gallery. After the Jury
has gone
through them to make sure the quality corresponds to the requirements of
the gallery your photos will be published at no charge in the photo
gallery with a link pointing towards your website. Each photo published
will have a link under it so try to publish as many photos as possible.
This is a great opportunity to increase the number of visitors coming to
your website and also your sales. So don't delay to take
advantage of this and start immediately gaining visitors.
To submit photos: Send your picture or the URL of your online gallery by
e-mail to info@gooddive.com
To see the gallery: http://www.gooddive.com/diving-photos/index.php?news=2
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