Mark your calendars for Feb. 21, 2009 for the annual Avalon Harbor cleanup. This is the only time divers are allowed in the Harbor.
Last year over 500 divers participated. There are parties on Friday night and Saturday night. This is a permier social event for many dive clubs. The cost of the event is $35 per diver and proceeds go to benefit Catalina Island Conservancy.
SingleDivers.com would like to thank all the suppliers and providers of travel that have partnered with SingleDivers.com to provide unique dive vacations for Single and “Married but Buddyless” divers this past year.
“Despite tough economic conditions SingleDivers.com has had a record breaking year exceeding 5000 members from 29 different countries, averaging over 2 group trips and events a month, creating new and exciting Single’s Week opportunities including the first Single’s Week at Sea aboard Explorer Ventures, as well as several resort wide Single’s Weeks including Bonaire with Divi Resorts and Roatan with Bay Island Beach Resort” said Kamala Shadduck founder of SingleDivers.com.
While group trips and Single’s Weeks are the backbone of SingleDivers.com, small groups and individual travel have created many new opportunities for the company and will be expanded for 2009 as the organization looks for additional travel talent to join the team. The coming year holds more record breaking opportunities for the 5 year old company as it plans to double its resale business to dive shops and dive clubs; expand its Single’s Weeks offerings and participate in 8 or more consumer and dive shows while still offering its unique group trips for the single and ‘buddyless’ market. Partnerships with equipment and gear manufacturer’s have also expanded in 2008 with cornerstone partners being Cochran, DeepSeaSupply, Diversitea, DiveRite, and OMS.
Innovative travel offerings will showcase our 2009 trip destinations such as a new Florida Keys Liveaboard Spree Expeditions, a first ever Halloween Single’s Week in Cozumel with Casa Del Mar, artifact and prehistoric teeth finding trips to the Cooper River with Off The Wall Diving, a “Don’t Have A Valentine? No Problem…Let’s Just DIVE” St Croix campaign with Nekton Cruises and exotic sojourns such as “Enjoying Gourmet Dining & Diving” in Bali and Indonesia with Wakatobi and Gourmet Divers. And plans are underway to offer “Single Parents With Kids” trips partnering with Margo Peyton and Kids Sea Camp.
“As 2008 wraps up to be an amazing year, 2009 is looming brighter“ Shadduck said in preparation for an even better New Year.
More About SingleDIvers.com:
Founded in 2004 to meet the needs of the Single and Married-But-Buddyless marketplace, this organization has over 5000 members from 29 different counties. We are not a dating organization…our hook ups are to TANKS! We dive the world…with members from all over the world. We offer unique monthly group trips as well as provide travel to groups, individuals, dive clubs and dive shops. To learn more contact info@singledivers.com or call 214-350-7003.
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| YAVNE-YAM, Israel (21 July 2008) — A rare 2,500-year-old marble discus was found last week by an Israeli lifeguard diving in the underwater antiquities site of Yavne-Yam, an ancient port city settled in the middle Bronze Age and inhabited until the Middle Ages. (Today, the beach is named for the nearby kibbutz of Palmahim.)
The convex object is believed to have been fixed to the front of ancient ships as a talisman, its shape and painted circles connoting the pupil of a forward-looking and vigilant eye to protect mariners from misfortune. Kobi Sharvit, director of the Marine Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority, explained it is known from drawings on pottery vessels, coins and other historic sources from the 5th century BC that this model was very common on the bows of ships and was used to protect them from the evil eye, acting as a pair of eyes to aid navigation and warn of dangers. Variants of the decoration are still common on modern boats in Portugal, Greece and other coastal countries, and eye-shaped amulets and good luck charms are extremely common throughout the Mediterranean. Although believed to have been commonly used in the region, the object — Ophtalmoi in Greek — is surprisingly rare, and only three have been found before, all in the Mediterranean. Two, dating to the same period, were recovered from an ancient Greek cargo shipwreck found off Tektas Burnu along Turkey’s western coast, and another one was found off Israel’s northern coast around the Carmel. Israel’s sea coast is 200 kilometers long (about 124 miles) and 500 meters wide (about three-tenths of a mile); the waters are rich with evidence of ancient history and cultures, but this underwater heritage is endangered by construction of wave breaks, ports and marinas, as well as by contractors dredging sand for the construction industry. Scuba looters Scuba diving has become an increasingly popular sport in recent years, and most of the estimated 100,000 divers are in it for the fun. But the authority worries that others are removing antiquities illegally for sale to dealers or private collectors. Last month, inspectors seized dozens of ancient artifacts stolen from underwater antiquities sites in northern Israel. Among the artifacts found in a Haifa house were Roman-era bronze figurines, pottery and glass vessels and three anchors from ancient ships. There are around 30,000 known antiquities sites in Israel, most of them open-air and unguarded. Hundreds of sites are damaged every year by robbers looking for valuable artifacts for sale or collection. Thieves frequently use metal detectors to locate ancient coins or other valuables. Many ancient graves are desecrated, their contents plundered and sold. The authority has a special unit for preventing antiquities robbery, as well as an online form for reporting stolen artifacts. Ironically, one pilferer of Israeli archaeology was apparently Moshe Dayan, renowned Israeli general and later political figure. Bitten by the antiquities bug in the early 1950s, Dayan had a deep, genuine passion for archaeology but was believed to have taken liberties with (and artifacts from) dozens of sites throughout the country in Israel’s early decades. Some of his collections were sold and others donated after his death in 1981. So sun-hats off to David Shalom, the lifeguard who found the object and handed it over to the Antiquities Authority. |
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Selecting the Right Gear
Our Annual Scout SCUBA Program is underway at Bear Lake Aquatics Camp on the East Shore of Bear Lake near Laketown, Utah. Blue Water Scuba is located on site at the Camp, and we offer daily Discover Scuba Programs as well as full PADI Open Water Certification. These programs are at steeply reduced rates, and include all materials, books, equipment, as well as our fantastic Instructors Lowell (The Bear Lake Monster) and Corbey!
Discover SCUBA Group
SCUBA Smiles
Effective immediately Toucan Dive for One -or- 2 for 1 Diving is available at the Plaza Resort Bonaire; September 1 - 30 & December 1-19, 2008 and in 2009; May, June, August, September and December 1-18, 2009. This is a great deal for two divers sharing either a newly renovated Standard Suite or Grand Suite Oceanview for 6 nights or longer. The first diver pays the already discounted diver price while the second diver sharing in the same suite pays the non-diver price and receives the identical dive package absolutely FREE! Even if it’s the 6 or 11 boat dive package! When you book - 7th Heaven on 18 Palms (7night discounted dive package) + 11 boat dive package + Full Buffet Breakfast it provides a diving couple huge savings off our a la carte prices.
2 for 1 Diving is not available on the deeply discounted 3-D Drive, Dive, Deluxe package in our 1 & 2 Bedroom Villas which is a great deal in itself with a full kitchen, truck and diving included.
For reservations and information contact your local Dive Shop, Travel Agent, Dive & Travel Wholesaler or call our U.S.A. Reservations at 1-800-766-6016 / (781) 821-1012 / Fax: (781) 821-1568 / www.plazaresortbonaire.com / usa@plazaresortbonaire.com
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Oceanic regulator design has come a long way since its debut in the late 1970s. Technology, along with ever-changing diver expectations, has created a precedent for precision and perfection in today’s scuba diving equipment. Oceanic understands this clearly as both concepts play an important role in the new EOS Regulator, the next generation of diving innovation from Oceanic.
EOS will easily become the new standard by which all regulators are judged. Comprised of precision-machined components and extensive research and design, the EOS regulator has achieved an incredible feat -– life-like breathing. Oceanic’s gifted team of design engineers have included effortless breathing, inhalation effort adjustments, and comfortable second stage swivels and orthodontic mouthpieces into a regulator that you can hold in the palm of your hand. This is more than a regulator in the eyes of the Oceanic team, this is a dream come true.
Divers demand performance and the EOS delivers – in an almost unbelievable way. According to Oceanic design engineers, the EOS obtained repeatable breathing resistance readings the were near perfection. “Every regulator provides some level of breathing resistance during laboratory testing. The EOS delivered such incredible results time after time, that we went back and check the calibrations of the machines. The EOS consistently measured near perfect in breathing resistance scores,” the engineer said.
Previewed late last year at the DEMA Industry Trade Show, the EOS is now available to Oceanic dealers worldwide. Some of the product highlights include:
· Pneumatically balanced second stage with virtually no breathing effort
· Diver adjustable inhalation effort
· Patented Dynamic Adjustment automatically maintains inhalation effort throughout the dive
· Adjustable Venturi Switch (A.V.S.) for Dive/Pre-Dive Adjustment
· Stainless steel inline ball swivel reduces jaw fatigue
· Orthodontic mouthpiece with high-density bite tabs
· Paired with the high-performance FDX-10 Forged Over-Balanced Diaphragm First Stage featuring DVT (Dry Valve Technology) and Enviro Kit
The Oceanic EOS Regulator has already started making news with Oceanic retailers from coast to coast. The sleek, high-performance design makes an immediate statement and the performance is unparalleled. For more details on the Oceanic EOS, visit the Oceanic website at www.OceanicWorldwide.com
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Northern California Oceans Foundation, the NorCal Sink Group for California Ships to Reefs is embarking on an aggressive program to get ships down in Monterey Bay. We have completed preliminary dives on the proposed sites (one at recreational dive depth and one at technical dive depth) and are preparing to submit our first permit in order to complete baseline studies. Come hear about these specialized dive protocols and how you can help.
We need DIVERS!! Is this YOU??
In parallel, we have set a fast-paced goal of making 20 presentations to business groups, tourism groups and political groups over the next 90 days.
We need SPEAKERS!! Is this YOU??
These jobs don’t suit your fancy? We have a job for everyone! If you’ve been laying back in the reeds just waiting for something to start, now is the time to step up to the plate & help get YOUR ship sunk!!
So pass the word on to your friends and people you think could be interested! We are all going to get together to provide MORE information and move this project forward…get prepared…SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday, August 2
Mt. Pleasant High School Theater
1750 S. White Road
San Jose
10am—3pm
BBQ Lunch— $5 donation
We can’t do it without YOU!
Reserve your spot & lunch— RSVP to 530-633-4858 or emrewerts@aol.com
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