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A Suunto Vyper Air worth £399!

Building on the air integration technology of Vytec DS and D9, the Suunto Vyper Air features optional wireless air integration which allows divers to monitor tank pressure and air consumption conveniently from their wrist. Suunto Vyper Air also includes a technologically advanced electronic 3D compass that gives an accurate reading at tilts up to 45 degrees in any direction.
In Nitrox mode, divers have the choice of using up to two nitrox mixes per dive, which are preset before the dive. The Vyper Air features large digits and a Matrix display that clearly shows critical dive information including dive profile graphs.
For a chance to win a Suunto Vyper Air, enter our competition here.

Book now and SAVE £££s
Top diving speakers, the latest holidays, dive kit to try and buy, and the Suunto-sponsored British Isles Experience. These will be just some of the attractions at the 2010 London International Dive Show (LIDS 2010), taking place at ExCeL on the weekend of March 28/29.
Visitors buying tickets in advance will benefit from a saving of up to £4 per ticket. And remember, just buying a ticket for LIDS 2010 gives you the chance to win an £8000 dive holiday for two in Barbados, including flights with Virgin Atlantic and a fortnight's stay at the luxurious Hilton Barbados Hotel. Diving with Barbados Blue dive centre, a number of spectacular coral reefs and wrecks, including the famous Stavronika wreck (pictured), are easily accessible.
As well as free try-dive and rebreather pools, free presentations from top diving speakers, and free training advice from BSAC and PADI, LIDS 2010 will also include a free show-within-show. New to LIDS this year, the Visions in the Sea Underwater Photography Show will feature presentations and advice from well-known experts, including Steve Warren, Martin Edge, Mark Webster, Maria Munn and diving videographer Jeff Goodman.
Book in advance for LIDS 2010 and save £££s here.

Maldives for less
Big reductions on holidays at Medhufushi Island Resort in the Maldives are being offered by specialist tour operator Tropical Sky Scuba Diving. From 1 May to 31 October 2010 the company says that price savings of up to 70% are available, with new bookings for 7 nights in the resort's Water Villas starting at £1299 per person, including half board and BA flights from Gatwick.
Diving packages are available on the island with Werner Lau PADI dive centre, which visits more than 30 local dive and snorkel sites.
Tropical Sky Scuba Diving offers a wide choice of diving holidays in areas ranging from the Indian Ocean to the Caribbean and South Africa.
Its other current offers in the Maldives include 7 nights on Biyadoo Island in South Male Atoll from £979 per person for bookings in May and June, and "reduced rates throughout 2010 on the luxurious Dream Catcher II liveaboard, from $1499 including flights, all meals and 3 dives per day".
99 things you should know about the Maldives

Destination UK!
With the UK diving season fast approaching, where, from Cornwall to the north of Scotland, should you be looking to go for great diving?
Where will you stay?
What conditions can you expect, both above and below the surface?
Find the answers - plus details of hundreds of top UK dive sites - on the UK Diving pages of Divernet, the website for scuba divers.

Adopt a shark, get a book!
"In recent years shark numbers in Galapagos have declined and funding for research is urgently needed to find out more about their existence," says Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT), which is offering a complimentary book to DivernetXtra readers who adopt a Galapagos shark as part of its current campaign.
The normal adoption price - for yourself or as a gift - is £25. But the exclusive promotion includes a free copy of BBC Shark Watchers Handbook, a seminal work for divers currently selling in GCT's online shop for £8.50.
Hannah Cleaver dives with Galapagos sealions

Win a Luxfer pony cylinder
Don't forget to enter DIVER Magazine's latest Big Question for a chance to win a Luxfer emergency pony cylinder worth £106.
This month we are asking: Are you happy to be buddied with a diver you don't know?

Congratulations to...
Divernet Xtra subscriber Paul Derry, from London E3, who has won a £200 voucher to use on courses at London School of Diving.

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