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INNER SPACE: World's Largest Rebreather Event May 26-Jun 2, 2012

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INNER SPACE: World's Largest Rebreather Event May 26-Jun 2, 2012

(Dive Travel Business News - May 1, 2012) -- The world’s largest Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) diving event is once again coming to Grand Cayman  May 26 to June 2, 2012.  INNER SPACE is a dedicated week of Closed Circuit Rebreather Diving and CCR training, lectures, technology conference and more! It's an all inclusive week bringing together divers, Instructors, dive shops, manufacturers, training agencies and more.

The upcoming 9th INNER SPACE is hosted by Divetech at Cobalt Coast Dive Resort, 78 Closed Circuit Rebreatherers will partake in this eventful week, diving the deep walls and shallow reefs div  of Grand Cayman.  CCR divers from new recreational divers through deep trimix divers journey to Grand Cayman, diving at various depths based on their certification limits, from 60 to 400 feet on dives lasting for 3 hours. read more »

Bolongo Bay Beach Resort offers Dive Discounts this Summer.

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Bolongo Bay Beach Resort offers Dive Discounts this Summer.

(Dive Travel Business News - April 24, 2012) -- A well-known dive hotel, Bolongo Bay Beach Resort in the US Virgin Islands is offering a Stay and Dive package with a discount of 34% available for stays from May 1 – August 31, 2012 when diving conditions are ideal in the US Virgin Islands.

Bolongo Bay Beach Resort's Stay and Dive package includes: 

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Divi Flamingo Bonaire Celebrates 60 Years in 2012

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Divi Flamingo Bonaire Celebrates 60 Years in 2012

(Dive Travel Business News - April 6, 2011) -- A landmark Bonaire dive resort, the  Divi Flamingo is celebrating 60 years in the business.  To recognize six decades of providing scuba diving holidays and activities for tourists and diving-enthusiasts, the Divi Flamingo Beach Resort has launched a series of promotions and events that will take place every month at the resort,.  read more »

Sunset House now a dual PADI / International Yacht Training Facility.

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Sunset House now a dual PADI / International Yacht Training Facility.

(Dive Travel Business News - March 30, 2012) -- Sunset House, Grand Cayman’s Hotel for Divers, by Divers, has become one of the first dual International Yacht Training (IYT)/Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Training Centers in the world. International Yacht Training is a fully approved training company by the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) amongst others. This allows Sunset Divers (Sunset House’s elite Dive Center) not only to train dive professionals as Diveboat captains, but are authorized to train and certify non-dive related candidates, IYT/MCA nautical qualifications through their new IYT instructors Robert Hopwood and Peter Foster-Smith .

All Sunset Divers’ captains have been certified as PADI/IYT Diveboat Coxswains. Sunset Divers has become one of the first dive operators to certify to the new, high standard to training and certification for Diveboat operators.

The program:
• PADI/IYT Diveboat Mate – qualified Diveboat crew and captain in training read more »

Red Sail Sports Grand Cayman Celebrates 25 Years

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Red Sail Sports Grand Cayman Celebrates 25 Years

(Dive Travel Business News - March 26, 2012) -- Red Sail Sports Grand Cayman marks its 25th anniversary in 2012 as one of the world’s leading resort watersports operators. Red Sail Sports opened its doors in 1987 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman and Britannia, with two dive boats, some beach toys and 20 enthusiastic staff.   read more »

Grand Cayman's Resort 'For Divers By Divers' Celebrates a 40th Anniversary

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Grand Cayman's Resort 'For Divers By Divers' Celebrates a 40th Anniversary

(Dive Travel Business News - March 29, 2012) -- Sunset House Grand Cayman is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its dive center, Sunset Divers, with a special anniversary event to be held April 26 - 30th, 2012. Divers Alert Network, the major sponsor of the event, will be there to launch a "Special" initiative to be announced during the celebration. Cathy Church's Underwater Photo Center and Ikelite are supporting sponsors of the anniversary festivities. read more »

WW II Ship to Become Artificial Reef Off Florida's West Coast.

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WW II Ship to Become Artificial Reef Off Florida's West Coast.

(Dive Travel Business News - February 24, 2012) -- A World War II ship will soon be 100 feet below the Gulf near Fort Myers Beach. Last week, Lee County Commissioners voted to move forward with a plan to sink the 165-foot  USS Mohawk as an artificial reef on the west coast of Florida.

Environmental Specialists from Lee County will be in Key West within the next couple of weeks to inspect the Coast Guard cutter Mohawk to inspect the vessel, conduct a stability analysis and determine what wires and other hazardous materials need to be removed and ready to be moved to the deeper waters off the west coast of Florida.  The plan is to sink the Mohawk in 60 to 90 feet of water 13 miles off Sanibel Island. 

The Mohawk is currently a floating museum docked along the East Quay Wall at the Truman Waterfront and operated by the nonprofit Miami-Dade Historic Maritime Museum Inc. The nonprofit is giving Lee County the Mohawk for free. The nonprofit's other ship, the Ingham, will remain in the same location. read more »

Diving Legend Neal Watson Re-elected President of the Bahamas Diving Association.

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Diving Legend Neal Watson Re-elected President of the Bahamas Diving Association

THE BAHAMAS—JANUARY 24, 2012— Dive legend and businessman Neal Watson has been re-elected for another two-year term as President of the Bahamas Diving Association.

Stuart Cove, owner of Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas in Nassau and Stuart Cove’s Tiger Beach Safaris on Grand Bahama Island, was re-elected vice president.

Watson and celebrated marine artist, scientist and conservationist Dr. Guy Harvey joined forces last year to open Neal Watson’s Dive Bimini at the Bimini Big Game Club in Alice Town. read more »

South Africa's Sardine Run

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Sardine Run South Africa - The Greatest Shoal on Earth

(Dive Travel Business News - January 22, 2012) -- This article is provided by shark specialist Debbie Smith, owner of  eco-tourism company Diving With Sharks. Her specialty area is annual Sardine Run in South Africa. read more »

Dive Within - A Week-long Retreat Combines the Synergies of Yoga and Diving

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(Dive Travel Business News - January 19, 2012) -- The Dive Cooperative, a dive operation and training academy in Cozumel on a mission to bring a higher consciousness to diving, is launching an innovative new retreat entitled "Dive Within". This unique 7-day program brings together the synergies of scuba diving and yoga in an integrated program that allows for exploration of many aspects of day-to-day life.

Meditation, breathing and visualization exercises will help participants achieve a sense of calm, peace and expanded awareness under water, while the physical elements of yoga will help them to prepare and recover from the strenuous diving activity.

The Itinerary: read more »