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May
2012
Located on the westernmost tip of Curacao near some of the best dive sites, Lodge Kura Hulanda offers a fully-equipped dive shop located on site for convenient and friendly service. Their excellent house reef - Alice in Wonderland - ranges from 25 to 100 feet in depth.
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May
2012
Sleight-of-hand masters or eight-legged freaks? Octopuses can be both: See for yourself, then let the four select smoke-and-mirrors masters mesmerize you at these hotspots.
Related tags: Editor's Pick
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May
2012
Understanding Marine Behavior: The Life of a Cleaner Fish
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May
2012
15 kickers vie for the top spot in this year's ScubaLab fin tests. ScubaLab’s test team headed to Alexander Springs, Florida, a freshwater site that offers an easy entry, enough space and depth to do some serious kicking, and rock structures and crevices for performing tight turning maneuvers.
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May
2012
Stay 3 nights at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort & Casino and dive with Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas for only $484 per person based on double occupancy.
Armand and JoAnn Zigahn recognized for contributions for developing and leading the Beneath The Sea Diving Exposition, America's largest non-profit diving show.
Related tags: scuba diving news | News
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May
2012
Blue Waters Inn and Turtle Beach Hotel - 7 Nights - $1,060 - Package Includes: 3 nights accommodations at Blue Waters Inn, 4 nights accommodations at Turtle Beach Hotel, and more...
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May
2012
This kicker turned in some of the best overall in-water performance scores, earning the highest scores for acceleration. Test divers liked the fin’s exceptional maneuverability, and noted its ability to negotiate turns with minimal foot action.
Related tags: scuba fins | scubalab
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May
2012
In water, the fin delivered solid kicking performance. It did take a couple of strong kicks to get it going from a dead stop, but when test divers "turned it on," the fin generated some pretty good power.
Related tags: scuba fins | scubalab
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May
2012
The only split fin in this year's open-heel group, the Z3 is easily recognizable by its radical 27-degree blade angle. In the water, the fin racked up some of the best scores of this group in acceleration, stability and efficiency.
Related tags: scuba fins | scubalab
The Tusa FF-19 X-Pert Evolution was a test-diver favorite, with many of the testers commenting on how comfortable it felt, whether kicking easy or hard. Testers didn’t report any leg or ankle strain, and noted that the fin was fast, powerful and agile, plus very responsive using all kicking styles.
Related tags: scuba fins | scubalab
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May
2012
Is Getting a Catch Worth Your Life? Holding on to a speared fish causes this diver to drown.
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May
2012
Divers flock to Islamorada to try SCUBAPRO's latest BCs, dive computers, regs and more!
Related tags: scuba gear | Florida & The Florida Keys
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May
2012
Take a minute to add your voice to the scuba nation calling for protection for Fiji's sharks — take action today!
Aqua Lung is pleased to announce that Jack’s Diving Locker in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii is now a factory authorized Suunto Service Center. Their repair technicians have gone through extensive factory training and have installed state of the art diagnostic equipment to enable them to perform any and all servicing on current and late model Suunto Diving Computers.
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May
2012
Located on the westernmost tip of Curacao near some of the best dive sites, Lodge Kura Hulanda offers a fully-equipped dive shop located on site for convenient and friendly service. Their excellent house reef - Alice in Wonderland - ranges from 25 to 100 feet in depth.
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May
2012
Stay 3 nights at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort & Casino and dive with Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas for only $484 per person based on double occupancy.
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15
May
2012
Blue Waters Inn and Turtle Beach Hotel - 7 Nights - $1,060 - Package Includes: 3 nights accommodations at Blue Waters Inn, 4 nights accommodations at Turtle Beach Hotel, and more...
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12
May
2012
Divers flock to Islamorada to try SCUBAPRO's latest BCs, dive computers, regs and more!
Related tags: scuba gear | Florida & The Florida Keys
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May
2012
Take a minute to add your voice to the scuba nation calling for protection for Fiji's sharks — take action today!
Aqua Lung is pleased to announce that Jack’s Diving Locker in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii is now a factory authorized Suunto Service Center. Their repair technicians have gone through extensive factory training and have installed state of the art diagnostic equipment to enable them to perform any and all servicing on current and late model Suunto Diving Computers.
The quirky underwater concert takes place at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary approximately six miles south of Big Pine Key. Each year, the subsea songfest draws as many as 600 divers and snorkelers to explore the colorful diversity of marine life that characterizes continental America’s only living coral barrier reef.
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Apr
2012
Enjoy Buddy’s SUPER SPRING SAVINGS. Book our Drive & Dive package and get a 50% discount on your total food bill (max. $75 pp per week), plus an additional FREE “Wild Side” 2-tank boat dive with Bonaire East Coast Diving.
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Apr
2012
You don't have to go deep to have outrageous encounters
All Your Dives, All Your Meals, All Your Drinks, All Your Fun! Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas & Breezes All Inclusive Resort. 5 Days 4 Nights 3 Days of Diving, All Meals & Drinks.
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Apr
2012
8 Days, 7 nights, 21 meals, 17 dives and island tour - all yours for only $1462 per person!
This ALL INCLUSIVE Scuba Diving Package at Small Hope includes: ALL INCLUSIVE Amenities 3 dive sessions per day (2-tank am dive & 1-tank pm dive) Night dive (weather permitting)
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Apr
2012
Dive & Stay with UNEXSO and The Grand Lucayan Hotel, and you're just a few short steps from our world famous Shark Feeding Dive, diving with Dolphins, diving eight fabulous wrecks, blue holes, white sandy beaches, restaurants and bars, shopping and non-diving activities!
60’ Foot Glass bottom Dive Boat at the Big Game Club to Dive Bimini Barge, wrecks, Atlantis road, Sopona, Tuna Alley, Victory Reef & The Nodules, The Strip, Turtle Rocks, Little Caverns, Rainbow Reef, Moray Alley, Continental Shelf, master instructor can provide diving course in fresh water pool on property, swim with the dolphins, shark encounters or fish, kayak, lay on the beach or relax in the hammock.
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Apr
2012
Don’t miss out on the events this June that celebrate Divi Flamingo’s 60th year in hospitality in Bonaire!
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May
2012
15 kickers vie for the top spot in this year's ScubaLab fin tests. ScubaLab’s test team headed to Alexander Springs, Florida, a freshwater site that offers an easy entry, enough space and depth to do some serious kicking, and rock structures and crevices for performing tight turning maneuvers.
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May
2012
This kicker turned in some of the best overall in-water performance scores, earning the highest scores for acceleration. Test divers liked the fin’s exceptional maneuverability, and noted its ability to negotiate turns with minimal foot action.
Related tags: scuba fins | scubalab
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May
2012
In water, the fin delivered solid kicking performance. It did take a couple of strong kicks to get it going from a dead stop, but when test divers "turned it on," the fin generated some pretty good power.
Related tags: scuba fins | scubalab
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May
2012
The only split fin in this year's open-heel group, the Z3 is easily recognizable by its radical 27-degree blade angle. In the water, the fin racked up some of the best scores of this group in acceleration, stability and efficiency.
Related tags: scuba fins | scubalab
The Tusa FF-19 X-Pert Evolution was a test-diver favorite, with many of the testers commenting on how comfortable it felt, whether kicking easy or hard. Testers didn’t report any leg or ankle strain, and noted that the fin was fast, powerful and agile, plus very responsive using all kicking styles.
Related tags: scuba fins | scubalab
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May
2012
Divers flock to Islamorada to try SCUBAPRO's latest BCs, dive computers, regs and more!
Related tags: scuba gear | Florida & The Florida Keys
Aqua Lung is pleased to announce that Jack’s Diving Locker in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii is now a factory authorized Suunto Service Center. Their repair technicians have gone through extensive factory training and have installed state of the art diagnostic equipment to enable them to perform any and all servicing on current and late model Suunto Diving Computers.
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May
2012
SCUBAPRO's big new scuba gear demo tour debuts at Jupiter Dive Center
Related tags: dive computers | scuba bc | scuba diving news | scuba fins | scuba gear | scuba regulators | News
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Apr
2012
An interview with Bonnier Corp.’s ScubaLab Director
Related tags: scuba diving news | scuba gear
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Apr
2012
Reviews of scuba-diving apps for your mobile device. This week: Pearls of the Caribbean HD, a detailed guide to the topside and underwater attractions of three Caribbean destinations
Related tags: scuba diving app reviews
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May
2012
Is Getting a Catch Worth Your Life? Holding on to a speared fish causes this diver to drown.
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Apr
2012
Despite off-gassing, flying after diving worsens decompression symptoms this diver didn't recognize
Related tags: scuba training | Lessons for Life
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Mar
2012
We’ve got advice on how to navigate through a kelp forest. Some of the world’s best diving can be found in kelp forests, but this can be an intimidating environment, especially the first time. Here are our tips for enjoying this spectacular habitat and its many rewards.
Related tags: Basic Skills | learn to dive | scuba diving safety | scuba training | Pacific & Western
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Jan
2012
Sixteen-year-old Lucas Barroso’s determination to get his rebreather certification is inspiring
Related tags: scuba training | Advanced Skills
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Dec
2011
Here are 10 night-diving tips that will help you stay safe and get the most fun out of your next after-hours excursion.
Related tags: Basic Skills | Other
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Dec
2011
Norman Lancefield is 91 and still an active diver. Read his story, as well as that of Lucas Barroso, Canada's youngest rebreather diver.
Related tags: scuba training | Advanced Skills
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Dec
2011
The 2011 Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society
European Rolex Scholar, Erin McFadden, blogs about her experiences
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Nov
2011
Each year, the DOGs – as in DUI Owners Group – participate in a nation-wide road trip that allows thousands of divers to experience drysuit diving for the first time.
Related tags: learn to dive | Other | scuba dry suits | scuba training | Advanced Skills | Florida & The Florida Keys
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Oct
2011
Two experienced divers debate whether the dive industry should mandate the use of redundant air systems.
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Oct
2011
Basic dive planning, and a simple dive flag, might have averted this disaster.
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Oct
2011
Improve your underwater navigation skills by following these five simple steps.
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Sep
2011
5 diving tips to help you stretch your tank and maximize your bottom time.
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Sep
2011
A diver makes a difficult decision in an attempt to get help for his buddy while cave diving
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Sep
2011
Two underwater photographers debate whether muck sticks should be used when diving
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Aug
2011
On a routine practice dive in zero visibility, discovery of a high-school ring leads to the closing of a missing persons case for police divers
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Apr
2012
Diving is the best sport in the world, but like all high-adrenaline activities, things can sometimes go sideways. When they do, your level of preparation can make all the difference.
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Jan
2012
We are conducting a poll on Facebook to pick your favorite Scuba Diving cover of 2011. We’ll publish the result in the magazine’s March/April 2012 issue.
Related tags: Photo Galleries
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Oct
2011
Most divers probably put “cage diving with great white sharks” high up on their bucket list of must-have dive experiences. But how many of us are truly serious about doing it? Adding it to a list of scuba fantasies is one thing, but actually putting yourself inside a steel cage and coming face to face with the world’s greatest predator is an entirely different matter. For all those who wonder what it would be like to make that epic leap from the safe confines of fantasy into the bone-chilling world of reality, check out field editor Terry Ward’s blog and photo gallery below documenting her first experience cage diving with great whites off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
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Aug
2011
After a lifetime of adventure in the Air Force, filmmaker Larry McKenna turned to a different adventure: saving leatherback turtles.
Related tags: marine conservation | Photo Galleries
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Aug
2011
On a routine practice dive in zero visibility, discovery of a high-school ring leads to the closing of a missing persons case for police divers
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Aug
2011
A blog for divers who are making a difference in the fight to save our ocean environment through marine conservation.
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Aug
2011
For more than 20 years, Georgienne Bradley has been the motivating force behind countless initiatives to protect the world’s oceans through marine conservation.
Related tags: marine conservation | Photo Galleries | underwater photography | Costa Rica | Pacific & Western
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Jul
2011
Our grand prize entry and the winning images in four categories from our 7th Annual Readers' Photo Contest.
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Jul
2011
A collection of quick tips for getting the most out of your underwater camera's macro lens.
Starting this fall, Divequest is offering two dive trips to Indonesia designed especially for underwater photography.
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Jun
2011
Before you explore your first wrecks, here are a few key pieces of scuba gear you might want to add to your kit.
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Oct
2010
In this underwater photography gallery, go shark diving with everything from blacktip reef sharks and copper sharks to hammerheads and whale sharks.
Related tags: Photo Galleries
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Oct
2010
In these underwater photos, see divers brave Trondheim, Norway's dark, bone-chilling waters to enter an alien world full of pristine wreck dives and unique reef diving found nowhere else on Earth.
Related tags: Photo Galleries
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Oct
2010
Divers using rebreathers to explore the wreck dives of Truk Lagoon have more time to discover their somber history.
Related tags: Photo Galleries
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Dec
2006
A dive on South Africa's annual Sardine Run will test will test your mettle and your sanity.
Related tags: Photo Galleries
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May
2012
Sleight-of-hand masters or eight-legged freaks? Octopuses can be both: See for yourself, then let the four select smoke-and-mirrors masters mesmerize you at these hotspots.
Related tags: Editor's Pick
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May
2012
Understanding Marine Behavior: The Life of a Cleaner Fish
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Apr
2012
The Integra 2 by Scubamax is a full-featured jacket-style BC designed for diving in all conditions. A rugged BC, it’s built from heavy-duty 1100 Denier nylon with a half-dozen stainless-steel D-rings and a stainless mount for attaching a knife.
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Apr
2012
Waterproof’s D7 Pro ISS is a new-generation trilaminate drysuit featuring a front-entry design for super easy self-donning, and an innovative sealing system that combines Integrated Silicone Seals at the neck and wrists.
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Apr
2012
The R-860 holds the top spot in IST Sports’ Pro Line of scuba regulators. Its R-8 first stage is a balanced diaphragm design that’s available with an optional environmental kit that prevents freezing when diving in cold-water conditions.
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Apr
2012
The easy-to-use SeaLife DC1400 brings the underwater point and shoot category to a new level, with amazing results that anyone from novice to veteran will be proud of.
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Apr
2012
Kicking versatility through interchangeable blades is the name of the game with Cressi’s new Gara Modular free-diving fin. The standard blade is lightweight and provides a nice mix of power and flexibility.
Related tags: 60 second scubalab | Gear Videos | scuba fins | scuba gear | scuba gear reviews | scubalab
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Apr
2012
Traveling divers who like jacket-style BCs are going to love SCUBAPRO’s GO. Although lightweight, this is a full-featured BC with a super-secure integrated weight system, huge cargo pockets with mesh reinforcements and zippered closures, lightweight shoulder strap buckles and large aluminum D-rings.
Related tags: 60 second scubalab | Gear Videos | scuba bc | scuba gear | scuba gear reviews | scubalab
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Apr
2012
Cressi’s Lido two-mil shorty provides enough high-stretch neoprene to help keep you warm and protect against stinging critters, but not so much neoprene that you feel overdressed in the bathtub-warm waters of the tropics.
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Apr
2012
The new RS-790 is Tusa’s flagship regulator. Its first stage, the R-700, is a balanced diaphragm design with a dry ambient pressure chamber for cold-water diving. Its ribbed top cap nearly doubles the surface area for thermal exchange—which is all-important for minimizing freeze-ups in ultra-cold conditions.
SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa just returned from a live-aboard trip to the Galapagos. Here's his Day 6 blog post detailing encounters with sharks, sea lions and more at Roca Redonda.
SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa just returned from a live-aboard trip to the Galapagos. Here's his Day 5 blog post with an encounter with hammerheads, a dolphin, and a tiger shark.
Related tags: dive travel | diving locations | liveaboard diving | scuba diving videos | Travel Videos | Galapagos
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Mar
2012
This suit is among the best of the new crop of compressed neoprene drysuits. Bare’s new self-donning X-C-S-2 Tech Dry is made of two-mil hyper-compressed neoprene sandwiched between a tough nylon laminate on the outside and a high-stretch “frictionless” laminate on the inside.
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Mar
2012
Cressi’s Reaction adjustable fin has a long and relatively flexible blade that’s made from a new-generation technical polypropylene. This lightweight composite makes for a responsive fin throughout each phase of the kicking cycle.
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Mar
2012
You won’t find a more compact console-style air-integrated dive computer than Subgear’s X-P-H. Measuring just over two inches in diameter and weighing a featherlight five ounces, this single-gas data cruncher is an air-integrated dive computer that reads up to 4,350 psi in 10 psi increments.
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May
2012
Located on the westernmost tip of Curacao near some of the best dive sites, Lodge Kura Hulanda offers a fully-equipped dive shop located on site for convenient and friendly service. Their excellent house reef - Alice in Wonderland - ranges from 25 to 100 feet in depth.
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May
2012
Stay 3 nights at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort & Casino and dive with Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas for only $484 per person based on double occupancy.
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May
2012
Blue Waters Inn and Turtle Beach Hotel - 7 Nights - $1,060 - Package Includes: 3 nights accommodations at Blue Waters Inn, 4 nights accommodations at Turtle Beach Hotel, and more...
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Apr
2012
Enjoy Buddy’s SUPER SPRING SAVINGS. Book our Drive & Dive package and get a 50% discount on your total food bill (max. $75 pp per week), plus an additional FREE “Wild Side” 2-tank boat dive with Bonaire East Coast Diving.
All Your Dives, All Your Meals, All Your Drinks, All Your Fun! Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas & Breezes All Inclusive Resort. 5 Days 4 Nights 3 Days of Diving, All Meals & Drinks.
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Apr
2012
8 Days, 7 nights, 21 meals, 17 dives and island tour - all yours for only $1462 per person!
This ALL INCLUSIVE Scuba Diving Package at Small Hope includes: ALL INCLUSIVE Amenities 3 dive sessions per day (2-tank am dive & 1-tank pm dive) Night dive (weather permitting)
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Apr
2012
Dive & Stay with UNEXSO and The Grand Lucayan Hotel, and you're just a few short steps from our world famous Shark Feeding Dive, diving with Dolphins, diving eight fabulous wrecks, blue holes, white sandy beaches, restaurants and bars, shopping and non-diving activities!
60’ Foot Glass bottom Dive Boat at the Big Game Club to Dive Bimini Barge, wrecks, Atlantis road, Sopona, Tuna Alley, Victory Reef & The Nodules, The Strip, Turtle Rocks, Little Caverns, Rainbow Reef, Moray Alley, Continental Shelf, master instructor can provide diving course in fresh water pool on property, swim with the dolphins, shark encounters or fish, kayak, lay on the beach or relax in the hammock.
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Mar
2012
Gear up to get thru the Holidays by getting away before the bedlam begins! Dive the remote out island of the Central Bahamas.
For our 40th year summer live-aboard season we again return to the Southern Bahamas. The "SEA DRAGON" will offer a limited number of dive expeditions to our favorite Islands - "Conception Island" and "San Salvador Island".
Package Includes: 3 Nights Resort View Room DBL occ. including taxes, 1 AM 2-tank dive, 1 PM Shark Adventure dive, tanks, weights, and complimentary shuttle bus for dive activity.
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Jan
2012
Ocean Encounters Diving, Curacao, is known for its professionalism, safety, perfect boats, great rental gear, and helpful, friendly dive staff. Come experience the amazing diving with Ocean Encounters in Curacao.
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Jan
2012
Starting at $1250pp (dbl occ), you can now enjoy an inclusive dive package offering 7 nights in a Standard suite Laguna, 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners, Unlimited drinks, 11 boat dive package, 6 day vehicle rental, insurance, tax and service charge!
Related tags: Bonaire
7 nights all-inclusive hotel with a full week of diving on Cozumel’s world-famous reefs.
Related tags: Cozumel, Mexico
Armand and JoAnn Zigahn recognized for contributions for developing and leading the Beneath The Sea Diving Exposition, America's largest non-profit diving show.
Related tags: scuba diving news | News
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May
2012
Take a minute to add your voice to the scuba nation calling for protection for Fiji's sharks — take action today!
Aqua Lung is pleased to announce that Jack’s Diving Locker in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii is now a factory authorized Suunto Service Center. Their repair technicians have gone through extensive factory training and have installed state of the art diagnostic equipment to enable them to perform any and all servicing on current and late model Suunto Diving Computers.
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May
2012
SCUBAPRO's big new scuba gear demo tour debuts at Jupiter Dive Center
Related tags: dive computers | scuba bc | scuba diving news | scuba fins | scuba gear | scuba regulators | News
The quirky underwater concert takes place at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary approximately six miles south of Big Pine Key. Each year, the subsea songfest draws as many as 600 divers and snorkelers to explore the colorful diversity of marine life that characterizes continental America’s only living coral barrier reef.
Bonnier is adding 20 titles from its special-interest magazine portfolio to the Pulse reading stream, including the titles Scuba Diving, Sport Diver, Field and Stream, Parenting, Saveur, Skiing and Sound + Vision. Pulse, which already had some 300 content partners on its platform, says the Bonnier deal is its biggest yet.
Related tags: News
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Apr
2012
Eckerle is also named general manager of Pelican's South Deerfield Facility
Related tags: scuba diving news | News
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Apr
2012
The founder of Oceanic has been named Beneath the Sea's 2012 Diving Pioneer
Related tags: scuba diving news | News
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Apr
2012
New Patriotic Themed Products Demonstrate Commitment to Veterans
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Apr
2012
Don’t miss out on the events this June that celebrate Divi Flamingo’s 60th year in hospitality in Bonaire!
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Jan
2012
Are you a Florida diver and want to try out the latest SCUBAPRO gear, make some awesome dives and enjoy fun and relaxation? There will be a ton of demo equipment at SCUBAPRO’s Submerge With SCUBAPRO events, scheduled during May 2012.
Related tags: scuba gear | News
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Jan
2012
The entire family can enjoy a dive adventure — and the kids can get a free SeaLife camera
Related tags: learn to dive | News
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Dec
2011
In its 42nd year, this year’s show is packed with workshops, seminars and exhibitors from all over the world
Related tags: News
The popular Grand Cayman dive resort reaches out and thanks a military family
Related tags: News | Cayman Islands
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Nov
2011
Founding sponsors of Sea Heroes, Oris Watches honors this committed conservationist, naming him Sea Hero of the Year.
Related tags: scuba diving news | News
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