Porpoise Dive, Howard & Mike « Dive with Porpoise Dive Bay of Islands New Zealand

Dive with Porpoise Dive Bay of Islands New Zealand

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Diver Down – January Atlantis Divers SCUBA Show

January 11th, 2009

 The January edition of Diver Down – Atlantis Divers SCUBA Show is available for your listening pleasure! Sit back, relax & enjoy as we take you to meet two Atlantis Divers staff members, we talk about diving in Costa Rica and we look at what’s new in our dive shop.

http://atlantisdivers.podbean.com/

 

Scuba Gear Feature of the Week: Princeton Tec Miniwave II

The Miniwave II incorporates the same power up feature of our popular Shockwave II. By fl ipping a switch, you can choose the required amount of light and power up from 3.0 watts to 5.8 watts. The unique switch system also offers the added security of switching to an alternate bulb fi lament in the event the filament in use burns out. The Miniwave II is compact, lightweight and easy to operate. It will satisfy your every need and be there when you need it.

POWER 80 Lumens

LAMP XENON BULB

BURN TIME 10 Hours

BATTERIES 4 C Alkaline

WEIGHT 683g

http://www.atlantisdiversvastore.com/prtecmiii.html

Liquid Image Videomask 310 Sd Video @ 33 Feet | Gadgets, Gizmos | Tech Lime

Liquid Image Videomask 310 Sd Video @ 33 Feet

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Liquid Image is coming with a line of new products for CES 2009. The Videomask 310 is an upgrade of the award winning Camera Mask launched in 2008. The original version recorded 20 frames per second in VGA, had a 3 megapixel camera and was certified for a 5 meters depth. The new version is 720x 480, records 30 frame per second , and will be tested and certified to a depth of 33 feet 10 meters. In addition there are 3 light attachments see picture in the photo gallery that allow the underwater photographer to keep the image quality when diving below 5 meters.

via Liquid Image Videomask 310 Sd Video @ 33 Feet | Gadgets, Gizmos | Tech Lime.

He was in over his head – and loving it

I learned scuba diving at the request of my daughter Philipa when I was 60 years old and fell in love with it. As a thank you, I invited her on a cage dive to see great white sharks at the Pacific island of Guadalupe, Mexico, with sharkdiver.com. Standing in the cage, I saw my first shark swimming by, so close that I could almost touch him. I was 64 years old then and I never imagined how this trip would give my life a totally different direction.

When I sold my ranch in upstate New York a couple years later, I started to book dive trips where sharks were included. My first shark dive without a cage was in the Bahamas. Jumping into the ocean, knowing that there were at least a dozen Caribbean reef sharks down there, was a bit weird. But I jumped in anyway.

The sharks were inquisitive but never aggressive. I fell in love with those beautiful, amazing and highly developed animals. I started to read every book I could find and started my own Web site, sharkprotect.com. I am now an avid shark protector and am now on the Board of Trustees of the Shark Research Institute in Princeton, N.J. I give presentations about sharks in schools and colleges to tell as many young people about the importance of sharks in our oceans.

After 120 shark dives, I am still in love with sharks and take every opportunity I get to dive with them.

– Jupp Kerckerinck zur Borg, Millbrook, N.Y.

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Go Scuba Diving In Maui

 

Do you want to see a side of Maui like never before? Check out the beautiful island of Maui from a different view- underwater! There are many places in Maui where you can go scuba diving even if you have never been before. You can go on a guided tour, learn from an instructor or rent equipment if you don’t have your own. Below is more information about snorkeling and scuba diving in Maui.

Diving Trips

There are many different diving trips for you to choose from if you are staying in Maui. Many places offer small group SCUBA trips to at least two different destinations on each day of the week. Set out with other divers on a fully-equipped dive boat and enjoy comfortable seating and amenities (such as a bathroom) while you travel to your dive location.

There are knowledgeable crew members and diving instructors that can help you no matter what your level of experience and most dives are very affordable. If you are concerned with price, you might also look into package deals to save you money or go with a group.

There are also many specialty diving opportunities such as diving in caves or caverns. There are special excursions you can take with a professional tour guide to show you sights you probably never dreamed of before.

If you are a novice diver or if you are in a party with snorkelers, then you might want to take a different boat trip or tank dive trip. You will have to contact facilities that offer these to find out all the details. There are also many introductory dives and diving courses for you if you are new to the underwater world.

Snorkeling Trips

In addition to scuba diving, you might want to try snorkeling. There are many places that let you view gorgeous coral reefs and much more as well as the many exotic underwater living creatures of the Hawaiian Islands. Set out on a boat with many other snorkelers whether it’s your first time or you’ve been doing it forever. Head out to a nice snorkeling location such as a coral reef and friendly, knowledgeable crew will help you even if you have never done this before. There are “boogie boards” available to help you while moving through the water.

Even if you have been snorkeling before, you have likely never seen it like it is in Maui so it is well worth the time to go for at least one day and check it out. Snorkeling usually costs around $50 a day per person but you will have to call actual facilities since prices are subject to change. There are also group deals and discounts that you may be eligible for as well if you call and check into it.

Diving Courses

If you don’t know how to dive, you might want to look into getting some instructions first before you set out to go on a dive with people that know what they are doing. There are also many places that offer diving courses for those of you that may not have even been diving before. You can take classes on all the details of diving as well as go out on a boat with an instructor that will show you exactly how to do everything properly and safely.

If you are looking to find out exact pricing and diving schedules for different resorts and facilities, you will have to call them to find out all of the details. Equipment rentals can vary in pricing according to exactly what you need and what company you go through so you have to call to find out for sure. There are some places in Maui that offer trips and equipment that have their information available online and this may make it easier for you to plan ahead for your trip and find which location you want to use.

If you are going to be in Maui for vacation, you really need to take at least one day to go scuba diving or snorkeling and see the amazing underwater world in person for yourself. You might even want to take along an underwater camera to remember your adventure.

You can check into pricing, dive days and times as well as what certifications they have and what comes in their deals to help choose the one that suits your needs the best.

via Travel Guide to Vacation Destinations: Go Scuba Diving In Maui.

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Comments from Atlantis Divers:

Our owners, David & Laura Hay, had a great experience with a dive operation in Maui. If you would like a referral, please contact us at shop@atlantisdiversva.com.

Underwater Photo Course

Underwater photography is very different to every other kind of

photography. In fact, it’s the most difficult kind of photography there is.

There are the environmental pressures and, compared to land photography, there is a whole new set of variables to contend with (which are many and difficult to assess). You don’t have to be a masochist to be an underwater photographer but it helps!

Not put off yet? Good! Underwater photography can also be FUN. In fact it can be as much fun as you’ll ever have with your dive gear on! But, it does cost money, it does involve a load of effort, and it does mean that you have to take on board some knowledge to get the most out of it.

Who should do u/w photography?

People who take up underwater photography generally do so from one of two angles; either as a photographer who would like to specialize, or a diver who would like a second interest in the sport.

For me, it started when I got my dive qualification my instructor said “Fine! now what are you going to do?”. I pondered on what she meant. I think it was that no matter how wonderful the diving experience is it does take something to motivate you on a cold day! Enhancement of your diving is just one valid reason to take up underwater photography. So is wanting to share the experience of the good dives with others (who may not even be divers).

The pre requisite is not just learning to dive but also reaching the stage where you are totally at ease in the water. Once you have done that learning underwater photography is no harder than learning to dive, although there are fewer sources of instruction! However, by picking up this book, you have tapped in to a mine of information and, providing you get over the first few hurdles, you will soon be snappin’ with the best of them!

A word of warning: beware, when the bug bites, it bites hard. If you’re already a diver it may change you diving habits forever. Don’t worry though, you won’t automatically become an outcast on dive boats – and you will learn to appreciate the underwater environment even more than you do already!

To reiterate: a lot of underwater photographers begin as land photographers. It is a logical progression to graduate to underwater photography when you start diving. If this is you, and you are already familiar with the basics of photography, then you could skip this chapter and move on to the next. If you are not already a photographer then read this chapter as many times as it takes to understand it fully.

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Completes Amended Debt Agreement

Comments from Atlantis Divers:

Johnson Outdoors, Inc. is the company which manufactures ScubaPro equipment. If you have any questions regarding your equipment, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will advise you the best we can regarding your gear.

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Completes Amended Debt Agreement

RACINE, Wis., Jan. 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Johnson Outdoors Inc. (Nasdaq:JOUT), a leading global outdoor recreation company, announced today that it has completed an amendment to its existing debt agreements. Among other items, the amendment provides for greater flexibility with respect to financial metric covenants through the end of the Company’s 2009 fiscal year.

via Johnson Outdoors Inc. Completes Amended Debt Agreement.

Diving with non-air gas mixtures: Nitrox, Heliox, Trimix

Diving with non-air gas mixtures: Nitrox, Heliox, Trimix

WHAT IS NITROX?

Nitrox is a gas mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, but with a higher oxygen percentage than found in ordinary air. As a result of its higher oxygen concentration, the percentage of nitrogen in nitrox is always lower than in air. There are two standard mixtures of Nitrox recognized by NOAA for diving: Nitrox I and Nitrox II (see Table 1).

via Diving with non-air gas mixtures: Nitrox, Heliox, Trimix.

Photographer’s close encounter with sea giants

BY ADAM WRIGHT

7/01/2009 8:22:00 AM

MANY South Coast residents have an affinity with humpback whales but one recently had a rare and close experience with the giants of the sea.

Photographer Attila Bicskos from Tomerong captured this image while shooting in the waters around Tonga’s Vavau Island.

“That area is renowned for whales migrating, they come there and calve, then the calves stick around long enough to get enough food for the migration.

via Photographer’s close encounter with sea giants – Local News – News – General – South Coast Register.