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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E
1 Dream Divers Gift Vouchers
Christmas Club Meal
2 Specialty of the Month
3 Course Diary
4 November Club Meeting
Club Members Benefits
Swimming Pool Sessions
5 Club Events and Trips Calendar
Club Trips for 2011
6 Guided Sea Dives
December 2010Volume 5 Issue 12
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Dream Divers Gift Vouchers
Back by popular demand Dream Divers Christmas Gift Vouchersare available again!These make the ideal present, especially if you are not sure
what to buy your partner or child for Christmas.
Christmas Club MealTo be held at Calton Park Hotel on Saturday 11thDecember.If you are booked this event you need to be there from7pm onwards, with the meal to commence from 8:00pm
This event is now fully booked
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Specialty of the Month
Wreck Diver SpecialtyOne of the most thrilling experiences when diving is as you are descending down theline and all you can see is the blue of the ocean, then suddenly this large dark shapestarts to emerge below you and before you know it the absolute slender and majestyof the wreck emerges before your very eyes.Now you start to explore the outside of the wreck, whilst exploring you see otherdivers penetrating the wreck. But as a responsible diver you and your buddy are goingto dive your plan; carry on your dive as you planned sticking to the outside of thewreck.
After the dive and you are both safely back on board the dive boat, you start to reviewthe dive, both of you then decide to get suitable training, so you both can fullyexperience, everything a wreck dive has to offer in the future.
Dont let this happen to you!
Now is the time to do something about it, sign up for this months PADI specialty ofthemonth the PADI wreck diver course and gain the knowledge and training necessary tobe safe and confident divers in and around wrecks.This course consists of a classroom session and four dives spread over 2 days, duringwhich the skills and techniques covered include:-
Planningo Organisationo Procedureso Techniques
o Problems and Hazards of Wreck Diving The Preparation
o Use of Lightso Air Supplieso Special Equipmento Penetration Lines and Reels Etc.
Practiceo Navigationo Assessmento Penetration Potentialo Line Laying
o Limited Visibility Diving Techniques Emergency Procedures
Number of Dives 4
Location Stoney Cove
Date(s) Saturday 4 December
Classroom Session Friday 3 December
CostNormally 165145 for Club Members
NowPostponed Due ToExtreme Weather
Conditions!We Will
Reschedule During
January
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Course DiaryTo help you plan your diving training we are now going to list the scheduled specialty andother courses, over the next few months.
January 2011
Navigation Diver SpecialtyMinimum PreviousTrainingRequirement
Open Water
Location Stoney Cove
Date(s) Saturday 22n January 2011
Classroom Session TBA
CostNormally 135115 for Club Members
February 2011Peak Performance Specialty Diver
Back by popular demand. Dates to be confirmed
Enriched Air (EANx)Nitrox Specialty Diver
No dives normally 95.00 : Club members 85.00Includes certification, Dates to be confirmed
March 2011
Search and Recovery Diver SpecialtyDates to be confirmedPrice 165 : Club members 145
April 2011Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Build upon your PADI Open Water Diver Skills, this course consists of five specialty dives; underthe guidance of your PADI Instructor you complete the Deep and Underwater NavigationAdventure Dives. These dives boost your confidence to build on these skills. You then choosethree additional dives from more than 15 Adventure Dives to complete your course. So if you
havent already completed the course book your place and start your journey towards thePADIMaster Scuba Diver rating.
These courses can be
credited towards the PADI
Master Scuba Diver
qualification, which is
PADI's highest recreational
diving qualification
Contact the dive centreASAP for more detailsand to book any of these
courses
Interested in taking any of these courses?Please contact the dive centre on 01709 525480
ASAP to book your place.
In addition to the courses listed above we are continuously running PADI Open WaterDiver Courses, so if you have family or friends who want to learn to dive, please contact
the dive centre to find the next available course
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Club Members BenefitsWith your club membership you can save many times the low 12 annual fee.
Discount on the Specialty of the month.
50p off Air and Nitrox fills in our shop.
Use of the swimming pool every other Sunday for 5, during
the pool sessions, provided you have own equipment.
Discount on Items purchased in the Dream Divers Shop
10% Discount on regulator and cylinder servicing
November Club Meeting
Next Club Meeting is on Thursday 27th January 2011
7.30pm onwards at the Ring O Bells, Church Street, Swinton, Rotherham, S64 8EG.
25 November 2010
Chaired by Alison SmallwoodMany thanks to all the people that managed to attend this months club meeting we stillhad a fantastic turnout.
Dream Divers Club Membership Fees are only 12 per person for the full year and in orderto take full advantage of the benefits and discounts available to members; you need tohave paid your membership fees in full.
Membership fees are now due for 2011.
We would like to take this opportunity to wisheveryone a merry Xmas and a happy new year.
Gift VoucherMembers renewing their membership between November 2010 and the end of February 2011
will receive a gift voucher to spend in the shop.
As Dive Club members, you can use the pool for only 5 per person, during our poolsessions, using your own kit, or just 15 per person including rental of full kit.So whether you just want to refresh your skills, have a piece of new kit to try out or just havingthat burning desire to get wet.
Call the dive centre to book your place.
Next Sessions
5th December 5:30 pm to 7:30pm
19th December 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Swimming Pool Sessions At Chapeltown Swimming Pool
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May 2011Location Brighton
Dates 28th. 29th
Trip Details Diving on hard boat with diver lift, Advanced Divers and above only,with experience of sea diving in the UK essential.
Price 80 for two days diving - 12 Divers
June 2011Location Pembrokeshire
Dates 18th 19th June
Trip Details Advanced Divers and above only, with experience of sea diving in theUK essential.
Hard boat with diver lift takes 12 divers
Price 110 for two days diving - 12 Divers
If you have the diving centres accommodation then 140 for the trip.
July 2011Location Farne Islands
Dates 30th 31st July
Trip Details Glad tidings Hard boat with diver lift
24 divers
Price 80 for two days diving - 24 Divers
Club Trips for 2011
Club Events and Trips Calendar
If you have any other ideas for club trips for next year, please let us know at the next clubmeeting, so we can organise and book boats etc...
This is because we need to book early to ensure that we can have access to the best boats at eachdestination.
If you want to secure a place for next years trips you must bring 10 per trip to the meetingotherwise your name cannot be put down to reserve a place.
Anyone who pays a deposit and revokes must pay for the trip in full if you do not find anyoneto take your place as we have to book and pay for our boats in advance.
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August 2011Location Malta
DatesAround 15th August 2011
Trip Details Due to lack of interest in this trip we may look at other alternatives forthis date. Will confirm in due course.
September 2011Location St Abbs
Dates 17th - 18th September
Trip Details 60 for two days diving, Hard boat with Diver Lift, diving with Pete
Possibility of two boats maximum 24 divers. Suitable for Open WaterDivers and above.
October 2011Location Egypt Marsa Alam
Dates Depart Approx 19th October
Trip Details Possibly 5 days land based and 3 days mini safari diving with PharaohDivers
Price to be confirmed with specific dates in the New Year.
Guided Sea DivesWe are now offering guided sea dives for anyone who hasnot been on a boat before or been in the sea for the priceof 25.00 per day for a PADI professional to take youdiving.
On our trips we will put the names of the Divemasters andInstructors who will be willing to take you on a guideddive and you pay the 25.00 to the divemaster, instructordirect to contribute towards their trip cost.
This will enable you to have peace of mind that you canconduct a buoyancy check and be shown all the fabulouscritters underwater.
Photo John D Smallwood