Newsletter - December 2009
Merry Christmas We've been busy here at Dive HQ as the weather is warming up and Christmas stockings must be filled. |
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Since our last newsletter our Dive HQ community has grown. CONGRATULATIONS to the following divers for completing their PADI Open Water Course:
 Sam, Hannah, (Belinda), Elmare, Stepanus, (George), Jordan. |
 Tony, Dan, Jason, Marcus, Candace, Hugh |
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Alex, Kerry, Johnathon, Colin, Ashleigh.
Congratulations also go to Phil, Jenny, Lee, Raewyn, Sam and Jorn for passing their Rescue Course.
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BBQ and beers on completion of the Rescue Course at Mathesons Bay (note: we rescued a few crays in the process):
Phil, Jorn, Sam, Raewyn, Grant, Lee, Jenny.
The Rescue Course develops your knowledge and skills so that you can effectively perform diver assists and rescues, manage diving accident situations and render first aid. As Jenny descibed it 'Informative and heaps of fun!'.
Upcoming Courses
2010 sees the introduction of 'Specialty of the Month' courses. Our Januay/February Speciality (ok, so it's a Bimonthly specialty!) is Wreck Diving.
We will be diving the Rainbow Warrior, The Waikato and Tui wrecks in January and February - what great dive sites for you to get your wreck speciality. The course involves 4 dives, with the last one using a reel and penetrating the wreck.
We will also be running Open Water Courses, Advanced courses, Medic First Aid, Rescue Courses and Divemaster courses. See below:
Open Water Course Schedule:
Advanced Course:
- Every weekend
Emergency First Response Course:
- MFA 2 Sunday 14th February
Rescue Diver Course:
- Staring 2 March
Divemaster Course:
- Starting January 14th 2010
Dive Trips
We are really enjoying all the trips we're doing. We do dive trips every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday mornings and sometimes Monday or Tuesday evening as well. All this diving has meant lots of opportunity for some great underwater photos and lots of tasty dinners of fresh scallops and crays (we're open to your recommended recipes!) If you're interested in joining any of our trips then just give us a ring. If nothing else, you'll get some fresh delicious home-made treats that Jenny Webb always brings along if you're lucky enough to be on one of her trips. |
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Jenny preparing tea/coffee and treats !
The following photographs were taken on our Leigh Coast trips during the last month:
Photos by Lee Strahan - Nov'09
Now that we're settling into the Hibiscus Coast we're ready to do some trips further afield.
Rainbow Warrior - 30 Jan to 1 Feb:
Why not take advantage of the long weekend and join us for some diving at the Rainbow Warrior. This is a great opportunity to dive one of Northlands most famous dive sites. For those of you doing your Advanced Course this is a great dive site to do your Deep dive and your Wreck dive. For those of you doing the Wreck Speciality - this dive is a must!
Christmas Specials
This month we have a great deal on some entry level dive packages - these start from ONLY $1,699 for all your diving equipment (normally $1,999). So come in store and check it out.
We have also introduced some spear fishing packages from $599.
A range of Underwater Digital Cameras (rated to 40m) and accesories, starting from $320.
Opening Hours
We will be open from 9am to 7:30pm from Monday 14 December to Wednesday 23rd December (except Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th when we will close at 5pm).
We will be back to normal hours from Thursday 24 December.
The centre will be closed on December 25th and January 1st.
We'd like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a bubbly New Year.
Grant and Shailina
