A Suunto D4 diving computer worth £359!
Suunto D4 is all about enjoying your diving experience. Lightweight, easy to use, and stylish, it's a full-decompression computer with innovative freediving mode - the 'perfect companion' on your next dive trip. The easy-to-read dot matrix display and electro-luminescent backlight mean your dive-critical information - including depth, dive time, and decompression status - will all be shown clearly.
In both air and nitrox modes, the D4 can display your current and maximum depth, current time, dive time, decompression time, and temperature. Audible and visual depth and time alarms warn you when it's time to start your ascent.
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Monty joins bumper Dive Show line-up
Breaking news - those TV people have let Monty out temporarily so that he can come among us at the forthcoming Dive 2010 show in Birmingham. "I'm a huge fan of the Dive Shows ... they remain one of the absolute highlights of the diving calendar," says Monty, who has been working with whales and dolphins in Ireland for his third series of Great Escapes.
Joining Monty at Dive 2010 will be an impressive line-up of diving experts including Paul Rose, Andrea Marshall, Lesley Rochat and Rich Stevenson. Show attractions will include the Red Sea Zone, British Isles Experience, PADI Village, New Dive Gear Showcase, technical and beginner try-dive pools, and the new interactive Total Immersion Freedive Experience.It all takes place at the NEC on the weekend of October 30/31. Visitors buying tickets in advance will benefit from a saving of up to £4 per ticket. They will also receive a free £2.50 show guide AND get the chance to win an amazing £10,000 dive holiday to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.
Mega Mouths!
Hand-feeding adult whale sharks is an experience beyond most divers' wildest dreams. But there's one place in the world where it's an amazing reality - all year round! Find out more in the September issue of DIVER magazine, which also features:
Lost giant - diving Ibiza's monster wreck The joys of staying shallow Nat Geo's David Doubilet reveals his favourite dive kit - photographic and otherwise Up close with Britain's biggest sharks What makes the blue-ringed octopus an object of both terror and desire? Wreck Tour explores the victim of a U-boat captain with a savage reputationPLUS: Diver Tests - John Bantin steps into a tough new telescopic-torso drysuit, pulls on a lightweight wing-style BC and straps on a nostalgia-inducing dive computer; Beachcomber on airline baggage charges; Louise Trewavas on what your choice of dive fins says about you; Mark Koekemoer on the benefits of investing in an external flashgun; why Steve Warren is "a diver who never quite learnt to say NO".
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Marine-life rescue for all
An "educating, enlightening, and entertaining day" is promised by British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) at its second National Conference to be held in Bristol on 4 December."There will be nine very special guests speaking on marine topics to interest everyone who loves the oceans. There will also be charity stands from a wide range of animal welfare and conservation groups." Everyone's welcome, and if you book by 31 August you'll pay only £7.50 instead of the normal price of £10.
BDMLR currently trains more than 500 Marine Mammal Medics a year and has 20 whale-rescue pontoons located at strategic points throughout the UK waiting to help stranded whales and dolphins.
Porpoise is given a second chance
In barracuda heaven!
Placed top in July's Photocall Competition to suit the theme "Creative Wide-Angle" is Barracuda Sunball by Jackie Campbell of Blackrock, Ireland. The picture was taken using a Canon Ixus 100 in a Canon housing with INON fisheye AD mount lens and manual white balance."We were diving at Sha'ab Rumi in Sudan," says Jackie. "Most divers on the boat were interested in the sharks that patrol this site, but I fell in love with the barracuda here. They were in their hundreds, and I was lucky enough to get in the centre of a barracuda ball on a number of occasions. This photo was taken from the centre of a barracuda ball, looking up towards the surface... sheer diving heaven!" Jackie wins a £300 INON UK voucher redeemable against lenses, flashguns or accessories.
Each month at Divernet.com we offer you a new theme with the chance to win the £300 prize and, ultimately, a 2-week trip to the Philippines worth £2800. This month's theme is "Animal Behaviour"
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Trouble with your ears?Is nose-holding really the best way to equalise your ears under water?
What other methods can you try, and how should you deal with infections and other diving-related ear problems?
Find the answers - plus information on diving medical matters ranging from asthma to PFOs - on the Diving Health/Medical pages of Divernet, the website for scuba divers.
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