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WHAT A ‘FUN’ GROUP OF DIVERS THAT WE WERE HONORED TO TRAIN THIS PAST WEEKEND!

SCUBA SCHOOL

FEB 20 WICHITA STATE SCUBA CLASS FEB 22-24 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS FEB 23 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, OR JUST COME AND PLAY FEB 23 ENRICHED AIR SPECIALTY CLASS (1:00 PM) FEB 24 CLASS FEB 27 WICHITA STATE SCUBA CLASS MAR 1-3 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS MAR 2 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE, BUT FUN AND WARM INSIDE FOR OUR FIRST OR JUST COME AND PLAY AID LEARNERS. THEY DID A GREAT JOB! MAR 3 FIRST AID CLASS

PADI DISCOVER SCUBA MAR 6 WICHITA STATE SCUBA CLASS MAR 8-10 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS SCUBA REVIEW MAR 9 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, OR JUST COME AND PLAY OR JUST COME AND PLAY ANDOVER BRANCH YMCA POOL MAR 10 FIRST AID CLASS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2018 MAR 15-17 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS MAR 16 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, Why PADI Scuba Review? OR JUST COME AND PLAY Are you a certified diver, but haven't been in the water lately? Are MAR 17 FIRST AID CLASS you looking to refresh your dive skills and knowledge? Are you a MAR 20 WICHITA STATE SCUBA CLASS PADI Scuba Diver and want to earn your PADI certification? If you answered yes to any of these questions then MAR 22-24 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS PADI Scuba Review is for you. MAR 23 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, What do I need to start? OR JUST COME AND PLAY Hold a scuba certification MAR 24 FIRST AID CLASS Minimum age: 10 years old MAR 27 WICHITA STATE SCUBA CLASS What will I do? First, you'll review the safety information you learned during your MAR 29-31 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS initial training. Then, you head to the pool to practice some of MAR 30 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, the fundamental OR JUST COME AND PLAY How long will it take? MAR 31 FIRST AID CLASS A couple of hours

What will I need? If you don’t have your own gear you will need to rent gear. MAKE EVERY WEEKEND A DIVE WEEKEND

I don’t want a review, but I want to play? No problem, Just sign up and come play in the pool for a couple of hours….we want you diving!

 $65.00 for Refresher (includes gear rental and pool fee)

 No Refresher, don’t have gear, but you want to play? Full gear rental $38.00 plus pool fee.

 Have all your gear but just want to play? $15.00

 IF YOU BOUGHT A SCUBA SYSTEM FROM US, IT’S FREE STARTS AT NOON CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT

POST DIVE TRIP BLUES

You’ve rinsed your gear for the last time. Your is dry and ready to be packed and it’s time to make your way back to the airport. I am sure you know a little too well this nostalgic feeling of having to go back to work after having the underwater time of your life.

In the meantime, as you are working to save money for your next diving trip, how can you beat the post-scuba diving vacation blues? Here are some tips to keep your mind in the scuba diving mood during these too long sur- face intervals.

Start searching right away for your next scuba diving destination With all the exciting scuba diving adventures available all over the world, it is not always easy to pick one that both fit your skills and budget. Once you select the one you need to research the best dive sites, best scuba diving centers, and best time of the year to visit. Ask fellow divers, buy new books, and consult scuba diving blogs to compare ideas and experiences. Or you can just let Amber Waves Diving do all that work for you. We have two great trips coming up in the summer of 2019 and the fall of 2019. In June we are headed to for a 5 night 4 days of diving trip to a wonderful “all inclusive” resort; Sunscape Saba. Then in November we are trekking to Roatan for a 7 nights with 5 days of 3 dives per day diving to the Mayan Princess resort. This is a luxury resort that offers great food and premium drinks and, of course, it’s all inclusive.

Sign up to a scuba diving class or just jump into the pool with us to refresh your skills or just blow bubbles During the cold months we offer Enriched Air and Equipment courses all most every weekend. Of course you are always invited to come and play with us in the pool on any Saturday afternoon. You can take a refresher course and get help on skills that you want to improve like and mask skills.

Take your gear for its annual maintenance and look for potential upgrades I learned it the hard way but don’t delay in the maintenance of your regulator or change of battery of your . We have a 7-10 day turnaround on service and can put a rush on items if you are in a hurry. When you pay a visit to our dive shop for the maintenance of your gear, this is also a perfect opportunity to check potential upgrades of your equipment based on the experience of your latest diving trip. We only hire divers to work our retail floor and they are all well versed on the latest and greatest dive gear.

Sort and edit the pictures and videos of your latest trip Now with digital cameras, it is a little bit too easy to take thousands of images in only a couple of days. It can easily take hours to choose the best ones and do the little edits they need for the extra wow effect. If you need help we will help you understand how to edit your underwater photos. Why not create your own blog or video channel to share your experiences with other divers looking for feedback about the destination you just visited?

If your surface intervals between scuba diving vacations are still too long and too hard, you should give a try to diving locally with us at Beaver Lake. We start our ‘lake dive season’ April 19-21. Have you ever considered becoming a diver or becoming a PADI professional; a dive master or scuba ? We are an Instructor Development Center and are looking for more profes- sionals to join are team or to just help the industry grow.

Top 3 Reasons to Visit the Diving Capital of Latin America- COZUMEL

Revel in the adventures to be had in Cozumel, located on the world's second largest barrier , see why Cozumel is a must- visit destination for any diver.

It's not surprising that Cozumel is 's most visited island, drawing more than 4.5 million visitors per year. Cozumel, meaning "Island of the Swal- lows", is located on the world's second largest barrier reef. It is home to some of the best dive sites that feature an average of 80 feet visibility year-round, col- orful marine life, spectacular topside activities, great shopping, and is rich with culture. Considered to be the "Diving Capital of Latin America", here's our list of the top three reasons to visit the stunning island of Cozumel. 1. Convenient Travel Whether you are looking for a short stay on the island, or an ex- tended getaway, Cozumel is appealing for any length of travel. Check diving in Cozumel off your bucket list on a 1-day cruise ship stopover, or get to know more of the dive sites from a Sabor Sunscape Cozumel weekend getaway, weeks-long dive trip, or on an extended vaca- tion on the picturesque island. 2. New Divers Welcome With Cozumel's reputation as the "Diving Capital of Latin Ameri- ca", new divers will be hard pressed to compare future destina- tions to the abundance of marine life and diving services offered on Mexico's most visited island. Relish in the ease of in Cozumel's underwater panorama. Known as the "Drift-Diving Capital of the World", divers can drop into the water and finish their dive with curb-side boat pickup service upon ascent. Selecting Cozumel for your first warm water diving trip will BE The Dive Guru™ — What do you think? sure to spoil you before visiting any future diving destination. 3. Advanced Divers Delight Cozumel has no shortage of advanced dive sites with most depths beginning at 60-80 feet. Colorful reef walls extend far beyond recreational limits, and numerous swim-throughs with brightly colored over- Posted by The Dive Guru hangs line Cozumel's coast- line from North to South. Most dive centers offer services With the New Year now upon us, chances are that you know and some offering Tec-Rec diving. people either valiantly struggling to keep their resolutions for 2018 or those that have already given up. This is not an indict- For those interested in an "extreme" adventure, try diving the ment by any means – just an observation. For most of us, it’s windward side of the island, or experiencing the thrill of the is- pretty simple. Life just gets in the way. And, what is true for res- lands only diveable , Aerolito, located next to Caleta. olutions can be equally true for diving in general. Satisfy your wanderlust with a trip to the exotic island of Cozu- mel. Don’t miss out, sign up for our June 2019 trip and see first There are quite a few divers that the Guru affectionately calls hand that this is a wonderful vacation (dive) destination. “dive nuts” out there – you know the type that dries up if they aren’t in the water at least several times a week. WHY DIVE NITROX? But, there are also a lot of divers that have let diving take a back seat and slip to the lesser of the long list of priorities – maybe 1. Longer Bottom Times: Recreational nitrox (21- 40% ) only diving on holidays or a handful of times a year. While the contains a lower percentage of Guru understands, the Guru also feels that this is – in an ad- nitrogen than air. The reduced mitted bit of hyperbole– tragic. Diving is, in the Guru’s self- percentage of nitrogen in recre- esteemed opinion, the greatest thing in the world. So, for those ational nitrox allows divers to less active divers, why aren’t you diving more often? extend their no- limits(or dive time) by reducing Are you satisfied with the amount of diving you’re doing? Do you think it’s too expensive? Do you have a life event (like your nitrogen absorption– the less own little Guru coming into the world) that has changed things? nitrogen there is in a diver's gas, the slower his Did you have a bad experience? Is it simply not for you? nitrogen absorption will be at a On the flip side, what would help you become active again? given depth. For example, ac- Would it be a trip to dive a lush , having a trusted dive cording to the NOAA (National professional by your side? Meeting people to dive with? Getting Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association) no- a refresher course to be comfortable in the water? decompression dive tables, a diver using Nitrox 36 (or NOAA Come by Amber Waves Diving and talk with our friendly staff Nitrox II) may stay up to 50 minutes at 90 feet of sea water, about expanding or re-entering your SCUBA experience. We while a diver using air may only stay a maximum of 30 think we can add some smiles to your diving memories. minutes at this depth. 2. Shorter Surface Intervals: A diver using nitrox absorbs less nitrogen for a given depth and dive time than a diver using SCUBA TUNE-UP air. This means that the nitrox diver has less nitrogen to off- gas during a surface interval, which can shorten the required

surface interval drastically. For example, a diver using Nitrox Sure, you have a certification 32 (NOAA Nitrox I) can repeat a 50 minute dive to 60 feet card, but that doesn’t always after 41 minutes, while a diver using air must wait a mini- mean you’re feeling ready to mum of 8 hours to repeat the same dive (using to NOAA's no dive. If it has been awhile since your last dive, you may be in decompression dive tables). need of a PADI ReActivate scuba 3. Longer Repetitive Dive Times: Nitrox becomes especially refresher program. Here are sev- useful for divers who engage in more than one dive per a en signs to look for. day. A diver using nitrox will have a longer allowable bottom You can’t find your C-card. time on a repetitive dive than a diver using air because the Sure, someone from the can call PADI® to confirm you’re diver using nitrox has absorbed less nitrogen. For example, certified, but if you can’t find the card, that’s a sign that perhaps too after a dive to 70 feet for 30 minutes, a diver using Nitrox 32 much time has passed since your last dive. can stay at 70 feet for a maximum of 24 minutes if he imme- diately reenters the water. However, a diver preforming the You finally have a vacation planned and you want to dive. same series of dives on air may only stay at 70 feet for 19 You could spend precious time at your destination catching up on minutes on his second dive (according to NOAA's no decom- skills — or you could do that work with your hometown dive center. pression dive tables). It’s been a while since your last dive, and you will be diving with 4. Reduced Exhaustion: Many divers claim to feel less exhaust- your kids. ed after a dive on nitrox than after a comparable dive on air. “A lot of times, we are dealing with families that got certified togeth- By reducing a diver's nitrogen absorption, nitrox may also er,” says Lyn Fishman, owner of Mid-Atlantic Scuba Center located in reduce a diver's post-dive exhaustion. Bensalem, PA, outside Philadelphia. “One thing I remind parents be- fore they get in the water is that they are going to be responsible for 5. Shorter Decompression: Technical divers use nitrox to re- another person, and I ask if they feel up for it.” duce decompression requirements. If nitrox is used through- If the answer is no, consider a refresher course. out the dive, may require shorter or fewer decom- pression stops. If nitrox is used as a decompression gas (the Six to 12 months have elapsed since your last dive. diver only breathes nitrox during the decompression stops), “One of the first questions we ask someone who is coming in to dive the decompression stops will be shorter. is, “When is the last time you were in the water?” As for the answer, we suggest a refresher if you haven’t been diving in six months, a HOPE TO SEE YOU SATURDAY year, or longer.

The thought of putting your gear together makes you nervous.

If you’re struggling to remember just how the gear fits together, keep in mind that the can assist you — but it might also be time for a refresher course.

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