Newsletter February 2013
Hello All,
Its
great to hear so much positive feedback about our newsletter its nice to know
that you are reading the information we send out to you.
January has been a fantastic start to the year for Dive and
Sea Tenerife and we can only hope that the rest of the year follows
suit.
We
were really pleased to receive a certificate of excellence award from PADI presented
to us by regional manager Christian Marret.
So
far we have had a busy month teaching PADI course, all great experience for new
instructor Alice, as well as seeing lots of new and returning customers just
looking for some fun recreational dives.
Project Aware Dives
Next scheduled Project Aware Urchin Culling dive March
5th 2013
Proposed site weather permitting is Starfish bay which
despite our best efforts is still inundated with a spreading carpet of Urchins
but as they say every little helps!
Items that every diver should have
Number 1 – MASK
Their own mask, one of the most important reasons for
having your own mask is that it’s the most comfortable fit for you, fit is
everything!
There are so many masks available on the market that you
will be able to find one that fits correctly and looks good!
A
selection of masks available for sale in our dive centre are below.
SUBGEAR – Devil 55 Euros
Mares X Vision 45 Euros
Aqualung Teknika mask 49 Euros
Aqualung Favola –
mask 49 Euros
Team Update
When Alice finally returned from being Santa’s little
helper she got to start teaching real students.
She has already taught, Open Water, Advanced open water and Wreck diving
specialities if you would like to read more about what its like to training to
be an instructor and what its like to start working and teach your very first
course please see Alice’s new blog
Special Offers February
· PADI Scuba Diver Course for only 200
Euros
· PADI Digital Underwater Photography Speciality 150
Euros
Equipment Review
Aqualung Tri laminate Drysuit -
only 899 Euros
This Trilaminate dry suit combines flexibility, strength
and light weight!
Equipped with the zip seal on the front so that the diver
can easily open and close their own suit.
It
features a relaxed fit so you can use all kinds of under clothing including very thick to dive in very cold
water.
Booties vulcanized and reinforced with non-slip
materials
Pete got his drysuit finally in December 2012 and is very
happy with the suit, its easy to get in and out of as well as keeping him very
toasty as he enjoys pointing out to the other divers out with him!
Dive Site Review
Las Eras
This fantastic shore diving site is suitable for divers
open water and above as this site has many levels so you can adjust the depth of
the dive to the certification levels of the divers.
We
enter the water to the left hand side of the bay and swim out to the edge of the
marina wall, at his point we descend into about 6 meters of water, we follow
around the marina wall to the left hand side, where you will be able to see
large rock formations over hangs and plenty of aquatic life.
I
am never disappointed when I visit this site whether I see a Moray, Octopus,
Common ray or just Large shoals of fish there are the largest Trumpet fish that
live at this site that I have ever had the pleasure to see, its always amazing
to see the amount of life.
Living amongst the rocks you are likely to find Anemones,
Red Back Cleaner Shrimp, Black and Brown Moray Eels as well as Starfish Cardinal
fish and fire worms. An amazing site
that is a must see.
Divemaster Internships from as little as
£369
You
can do the PADI Divemaster internship in as little as 8 week's or increase this,
depending on the time and finances you have available, up to 12 week's for
additional experience.
We
provide all the training for FREE, however there are costs involved with regards
PADI materials, diving insurance, accommodation & equipment.
We
accept all levels of certification and non-divers who want a new challenge are
more than welcome.
During your time with us you will learn to be a dive guide
and teaching assistant. You will also learn how to interact with clients and
students as well as various aspects of sales, customer services, equipment
maintenance and obviously diving lots!
All
diving is FREE for the whole duration you are with us, some of our interns
manage over 100 dives! Each intern gets a minimum of 60 dives.
As
the longest running, and only 5 Star PADI IDC Dive centre in the area, (1 of
only 3 in Tenerife), and number 1 in the PADI Rankings for the Golf Del Sur /
Amarilla Golf regions of Tenerife 2009 / 2010 / 2011/ 2012, we ensure you will have a great time and give
you loads of assistance during your course
In a matter of days, officials from countries around the world will have a historic opportunity to protect a record number of sharks and rays – including oceanic whitetip sharks, hammerheads and manta rays. Project AWARE will be on the ground during the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 3 – 14 March. We’ll represent the voice of divers worldwide and ensure the world’s most vulnerable sharks and rays have a voice too.
More than 150,000 of your have stood by sharks on the CITES campaign trail since 2010 – signing petitions, making donations and rallying local communities. Now is the time to amplify our global call. Sharks can’t afford to wait for another shot at this.
