Perth Scuba News www.perthscuba.com Tel: 08 9455 4448 The Manta Club Newsletter Page 1 Issue 103 17th April 2010

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EVENTS April @ 8:30am Perth Scuba needs your help! To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day we are organising a • DIVE FOR Dive for Earth Day Event in partnership with the Project AWARE Foundation. EARTH DAY Why? Human activity is costing the Earth. And despite the ocean’s vast expanse it is taking its toll on aquatic eco systems. You can choose to make a world of difference by joining us on Sunday 18th 18th April April. This is your chance to get involved in making a world of difference. DUNSBOROUGH • • WHAT: Underwater & Foreshore Clean Up plus Kids Aware activities WEEKENDER 30th April - 2nd • WHEN: Sunday 18th April @ 8:30am May • WHERE: BHP Jetty car park, end of Riseley Road, Naval Base • ALBANY • BRING: Gloves, Dive gear, Picnic blanket, Dive Certification Card (if you’re diving), Catch Bag. WEEKENDER • FREE BBQ & DRINKS provided by Perth Scuba for all volunteers 28-30th May • PRIZES: For most rubbish collected, most unusual item collected + more! • ABROLHOS Hire gear will be available from Perth Scuba for the day at a discounted rate with ALL ISLANDS proceeds being donated directly to Project AWARE! 3rd - 5th June Please confirm you’ll be attending by calling Perth Scuba on 9455 4448 or by emailing [email protected]. Thank you for your support, we look forward to seeing you on Sunday 18th April to celebrate Dive for Earth Day.

We road tested … Perth Scuba supplies The New Scubapro Everdry 4 Drysuit… (and won’t give it back)! direct off Who wants to dive in winter?? If your hand is in the air… then this review is for you! massive storage Dry , depending on who you talk to are an essential part of diving through winter. Some banks. people even dive with them all year round. Whatever the case, there really is no better So if you want a Nitrox feeling than getting out of the water on a cold winters day (where the visibility is always fill FAST, come into fantastic), and being able to walk over to your car, unzip your dry and step out of it, Perth Scuba. totally dry, hop in your car and head straight to the pub! (or home where you really should be going if you read your PADI Manuals correctly ☺) Remember your You can literally see the envy on your buddies’ faces as they see you hop out dry while they cylinder does not need shiver and slowly remove their so they don’t get any colder while hiding from the to be O2 cleaned, all it wind. This is a feeling that only a owner knows, and for those of you who already needs to be is in test. own one – you are probably already nodding and smiling as you read this. When it comes to dry suits, there are basically 2 types of suits. Tri Laminate and . Give Nitrox a try today! Neoprene suits can be worn pretty much over anything you are wearing and with a correctly Not certified? fitted suit, you will come out as dry as you got into it. I wear a t and in mine and I dive with it right through winter. If you are one of those who feel the cold, you can always ENRICHED AIR throw on a pair of fleecy lined trackies and a with some nice thick and wear NITROX COURSES that underneath. The main advantage with a neoprene suit, is that you have the flexibility to wear what you want without having to get undressed and getting into to go Wednesday evenings for your dive. Neoprene suits are loose fitting – but closer to how a wetsuit fits than a Tri • 28th April laminate suit which more resembles a parachute suit. • 5th May Tri Laminate suits are generally made of lined and type materials which keep the water out, but have virtually no thermal properties whatsoever. With a Tri laminate, you • 12th May must wear thermal under suits. These suits, better known as thinsulates or bear suits, come • 19th May in a variety of thicknesses for different climates and can be quite expensive as you go to a higher rating of warmth. • 26th May I prefer the neoprene suit over a Tri Laminate because to me – it defeats the purpose, Bring your buddy! NEW getting out of your nice warm clothes to jump into a thermal suit, go for a dive and then get Call 9455 4448 to book. out of your nice dry thermal suit to stand in the cold rain butt naked or close to it so you can get back into your dry clothes, when you can dive in what you wore to the dive site – effortless diving. The other advantage of a neoprene suit, and a VERY important safety issue, is the fact that if in the very unlikely event that your dry suit should flood, it becomes a wetsuit. If you flood a Trilaminate, you have a very cold and very heavy suit to get back out of the water with. wise, by the time you add the under suits to the Trilaminate suits, they weigh about PADI DRY SUIT the same – the neoprene suit is a lot less bulky though. SPECIALTY Now I don’t want to re start the big debate, but the fact is, there are horses for courses. In ONLY $249 WA (or Australia for that fact), Neoprene suits are the best. The reason? Conditions in WA are what we call temperate, this being that we never get freezing cold water but it can get FREE when you as cold as 10 degrees in the Swan River. This being the case, you are never going to have to buy a Dry Suit worry about really rugging up in a dry suit so neoprene fits the bill. with Perth Scuba Review continued on Page 2...

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Ok so now that you have an idea of what dry suits are all about of wind, rain and cold water, it means that your investment works without going into the technicalities of it all, let me tell you for you all year round. Put one of these great Dry Suits on Smart about the Scubapro Everdry 4. Pay and you only need a $300 deposit and you can take it away When this suit arrived at Perth Scuba, it was clearly labeled – with only $100 per month to pay over 12 months interest free!!! “Sample for display only – hold for Dive Locker Conference”. The overall review on this product… I love it. I think it looks smart, Ok… so that lasted about 5 minutes, I seriously have to wonder it feels great and has all of the features you need. Priced at less when the guys at Scubapro are going to work out that I than half of what a Tri Laminate suit is (not including the under am a size large in Scuba gear… Every sample they ever suits), it makes perfect sense to dive dry in what would have to be IALTY PEC send… is a Large. You can’t put a new toy like the Everdry 4 in the best off the shelf neoprene dry suits out there. S THE front of me without expecting me to take it for a dive. It’s just OF Leave yourself NTH not realistic J Sorry guys!! The T Black BCD, Mk 25 A700 and without excuses this MO Galileo computer were no different, so why would this be? year - purchase one The dry suit I own (well… one of the ones I own now J), is an of these dry suits Apollo Eco Diver. It has been a pretty good suit, it has lasted 14 and you will be able PADI DIGITAL years. It’s starting to look a bit tired but still functions well to dive all winter UNDERWATER enough to keep me dry. The first thing I noticed with the and you’ll never PHOTOGRAPHER Everdry 4 other than that it looks great, is that the Everdry 4 regret it. I still hear was softer than my old suit. The material is 4mm high Density people say that their ONLY $249! neoprene and is about 50% lighter than a normal dry suit. dry suit was the best Your course Getting into is really easy and instead of having hard sole , piece of equipment includes: the Everdry 4 has soft socks – a real bonus as most dry suits t h e y e v e r make you buy another set of fins just to fit your feet into them. purchased!... • Text book The socks are made of a reinforced neoprene and are very dura- • White balance ble. The next really cool thing about the Everdry 4 is that is has slate an Everflex Neoprene neck seal. This is awesome! Every other dry suit I have ever worn has made you feel like you were being • Project Aware reborn when you try to squeeze your head through the neck seal donation and then when you do get through – your head goes purple as • PADI you fade in and out of consciousness because the seals are so tight. Ok a bit of an exaggeration but I think you get the picture. Certification Card The stretch in the Everflex neck seal is really comfortable and • 2 Dives yet firm so the seal is still excellent. There is a really cool “isafe” SPECIAL FOR THE MONTH wrist clip which you can thread your wrist computer through so • All Tuition STEP 1: Book your Digital Specialty $249 you have a bit of extra hold in that area and there is also a thigh STEP 2: Book your Dry Suit Diver Specialty $249 • Camera Hire pocket built in for all those “must have” accessories – or dive STEP 3: Get your Enriched Air Nitrox OR Underwater Navigation slates if you are an Instructor or Dive Master. Specialty FREE The suit performs perfectly. control is easy with the shoulder dump and the inflator is placed in a spot which is easily THAT’S A SAVING OF $199!!! accessible. I would have liked ankle dumps like my other dry suit Learn to take photos like a PRO with camera technique and perfect has, but it really only took me about 5 minutes to adjust to the underwater buoyancy skills, plus extend your bottom time using Nitrox. suit without them and the fact that it has soft socks reduces the Perth Scuba’s Specialty Courses include your text books, tuition, air build up that you get with normal dry suit boots. dives, Project Aware certification card and camera hire. Overall, the Scubapro Everdry 4 dry suit is a great suit and with Call Perth Scuba on 9455 4448 to secure your place for this a retail price of around $1500 it is great value for money. When special offer ONLY DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL! you consider that a dry suit lasts so much longer than a wetsuit DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER COURSE DATE: (minimum 10 years) – (compression is not an issue), and also SATURDAY 24TH APRIL with one of these babies you can dive all year round regardless

vouchers for only $135, PLUS show your Manta Club Card and get 10% OFF! Plus Andy “Scuba God” will be running Deep and Wreck Diver Specialty day trips, keep an eye on coming newsletters for further details! ALBANY WEEKENDER - $440 WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB DIVE SHOW YOUR MANTA CLUB CARD FOR 10% OFF Wednesday 21st April 2010 @ 7:00pm FREE Friday 28th May - Sunday 30th May 2010 Meet the Perth Scuba Crew this Wednesday night at the Join the Perth Scuba Crew on an exciting weekender diving the Rockingham Wreck Trail. Never tried before? No HMAS Perth in Albany, followed by two gorgeous dives on the NEW EVERDRY 4 worries, call us on 9455 4448 and we’ll organise an experienced Cheynnes III and Seal Island. Add on your Wreck Specialty for buddy to show you all the fun. You can even get your PADI Night only an extra $150 (that’s a saving of $250!). DRYSUIT Diver Specialty for only $199! Just ask us how by calling Perth Scuba. ABROLHOS ISLANDS SPECIAL CLUB MEMBER PRICE $1,125 SUNDAY MORNING CLUB DIVE Thursday 3rd - Saturday 5th June 2010 Sunday 25th April 2010 @ 8:30am FREE Join us for a dive adventure to the Abrolhos Islands. Visit Nemo Join us for a FREE Sunday morning Club Dive at Perth Scuba. and his friends in the waters off Meet at the shop for a hot BBQ brekkie and we’ll head out to the Geraldton. Your trip includes 2 dive site of the day. Don’t have a buddy? Don’t worry! We’ll find dives a day, as much free diving, you one on the morning. There’s plenty of cool things to see on the and fishing as you can club dives plus take their photo. We have Olympus digital handle. All your meals are included underwater camera’s available for hire for only $30 for the day! in this special price all you need to DUNSBOROUGH WEEKENDER - $440 bring (apart from your dive gear!) is Friday 30th April - Sunday 2nd May 2010 your pillow & sleeping bag. Call Our Dunsborough Weekender is now FULL! Want to dive the 9455 4448 to secure your place HMAS Swan? Ask in store for our Swan Wreck double dive with a deposit.

Thinking of getting into a Dry Suit this winter? Come in and talk to our friendly staff ☺