Newsletter April
2013
Another lovely
month here is Tenerife we have had some
fabulous calm seas (well once the storm went!!) and the sun has been shining. We have also been to a new dive site in the
north of the island Punta Teno which is where the north meets the south. This was a fabulous dive site and we saw a
very large Black Sting Ray, truly amazing.
You can almost
feel the summer arriving! Easter is all set to be a busy period.
Even more
fantastic news for us here at Dive and Sea Tenerife as we were accepted into
the PADI Green star award. We are the
only Dive Centre in the whole of the canaries to be both 100% Project AWARE and
have the PADI Green Star Award.
Team update
Sam one of our Divemaster’s
from the internship 2 years ago has been
back for a two week break in the sunshine.
Sam has loved
getting back into the Water and it almost feels that he While Sam was here he
has been filming the Dive sites and we are all looking forward to the finished
product so watch this space for further information.
Internship Update
New interns Emelyne
and Gary have just completed their first month here at Dive and Sea Tenerife. You can see the improvements daily, in their
knowledge diving skills and customer service skills.
Gary has managed to add to his nickname by becoming Gary Pineapple...... Just look at the picture below!!
Emelyne and Gary
have both been doing really well and are working hard on completing their Advanced Open Water Diver Course as well
as having lots of fun diving.
It was great to
welcome Peter back to the dive centre but this time joining us as a Divemaster
Intern. Peter joins us as an Open Water
diver with only 8 dives. This week he
will start his Advanced Open Water Diver Course and Brian and Gary
At the end of the
month we are looking forward to welcoming Sebastien who is from Belgium
Things Every Diver
should have
Own mask, having a
comfortable mask is such an important part of your dive if you have a mask that
leaks through out the dive this will impair your enjoyment of the dive.
There is a massive
selection of masks available with an array of wonderful colours to choose from
HOWEVER don’t be side tracked by your favourite colours the most important part
is that the mask fits you properly!
So How to tell if
a Mask actually fits you properly
- Place the mask on your face and look
upwards with the strap loose infront of your face. The mask skirt should rest evenly
against your face the whole way round.
- Inhale slightly through your nose, the
mask should pull snugly into place and stay well enough that you can turn
or shake your head without is coming loose.
Some popular masks are
Aqualung Favola Mares X Vision Subgear Sprite Aqualung Teknika
49.98 Euros 42 Euros 45 Euros 49.50 Euros
Dive Site Review
El Delfin
This site is one
of our newest sites, every diver we take to this site has had a fantastic dive,
so its become a favourite of ours.
We named the site
El Delfin because at 40 meters a small statue of a dolphin can be found. This site is suitable for Advanced divers and
above and is located approximately 5 or 6 minutes outside of the Marina
We descend from
the boat into around 20 meters of water and head over to the rocky outcrop. We
move around the different levels of the large rock formation searching for the hidden
gems.
When we have
visited this site we have come across, Rays, Canarian Lobster, Fangtooth Moray
Eels, as well as Lots of Large Bream, Trumpet fish and a selection of amazing
anemones.
April Special
Offers
- Book a scuba tune up and get 10% off
your dive pack.
- EFR course and Rescue diver for 350
Euros
- Discover Scuba diving including one
ocean dive, and insurance for two people only 120 Euros
Spotlight on PADI
Courses
PADI Advanced Open
Water Course - 280 Euros
As a PADI Open
Water Diver, the underwater world of Scuba Diving has been opened up to you.
So it’s only
natural to want to progress with your diving education.
Whether you have
just taken the open water course or have been diving for a while its always a
good opportunity to take the plunge and join us on one of our PADI Advanced
open Water courses.
There are many
benefits to the Advanced course, this course allows you to try different types
of diving with the security of having your instructor at your side, i.e. Night
Diving, Wreck Diving, or Drift diving.
The PADI Advanced
Open Water course can be completed in as little as two days, the theory to this
course is minimal and you need only read the 5 chapters of the manual that
relate to the dives you are going to make and complete the review sections at
the end of the chapters, there is no Exam.
Its obligatory to
complete a Deep dive and a Navigation dive, but then you have a choice of the
list below for your other 3 dives.
Peak Performance
Buoyancy
AWARE Fish ID
Boat Diver
Drift Diver
Wreck Diver
Night Diver
Multi Level and
Computer
Underwater Naturalist
Search and
Recovery
The practical and
theory skills you get from the PADI Advanced Open Water course is a great way
to gain experience, as well as developing yourself as a diver.
Once you have
certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water diver you will be certified to dive to
a maximum of 30 meters
Divemaster
Internships
Next Available
Dates
29th
April August, 27th May, 24th June, 22nd July
We are offering an
8 week Divemaster internship, you can join our internship at any level and we
welcome non divers.
All of the
training is provided for free however there are costs for Materials, Equipment
and Accommodation.
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!
As the longest
running, and only 5 Star IDC PADI 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.
Don't forget we
have a 100% pass rate for the PADI Divemaster certification's.
Our PADI Dive
centre has trained more Divemasters than any other centre in the area and the
majority have gone on to use the qualification for employment in some form or
for continuing their education.
Some are now
working DM's others continued on to be PADI Instructors.
For more
information please email melissa@diveandseatenerife.com
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