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Bahamas' Island of the Month | On the Newsstand | Exclusive Deals | News From Around the Dive World
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This issue of Scuba Diving's Depth-Finder is brought to you by Bahamas' Island of the Month Challenge
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Enter to Win One of These Cool Trips!
Win a three-night Bimini Undersea dive package, a two-day Stuart Cove's Shark Feeder training program, or a weeklong Blackbeard's live-aboard excursion when you enter the Bahamas' Island of the Month challenge.
To read more, click here.
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ON THE NEWSSTAND | January/February 2006
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Scuba Diving's exclusive Top 100 Readers' Choice Awards, our annual rankings of the best dive destinations in the world, appears in the January/February 2006 issue. More than 4,500 readers contributed their opinions to this year's awards, with top picks in categories including best big animal encounters, best wall diving, shore diving, wrecks and more. Pick up the January/February issue at your local newsstand or click here to subscribe.
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WHAT'S NEW ON SCUBADIVING.COM
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Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas Presents Shark Shootout '05
Bring your digital camera, your strobe, and your nerves of steel.
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2005 Fin Test
Sixteen fins, five days of test diving and some surprising results.
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EXCLUSIVE DIVE VACATION DEALS
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Free Fly-fishing
Journey's End Resort celebrates the 10th concurrent year it has won PADI's Golden Palm Award. Package includes four nights' accommodations, free upgrade if available, three days of diving with two dives per day, round-trip transfers from Belize International Airport, full breakfast and salt-water fly-fishing for $620 p.p., dbl. occ., and add a day for $135. Travel must be booked by Jan. 31, 2006 and take place prior to April 30, 2006.
(800) 460-5665
info@journeysendresort.com
www.journeysendresort.com
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Crazy Group Deal
When a group of eight books Belmar Apartments' regular Drive, Dive & Stay package on Bonaire, they bring eight but pay for only seven divers. Also, the group receives a free upgrade to unlimited nitrox and a sunset barbecue on the dock. Package must be booked by Jan. 31, 2006, for travel between April 15 and Dec. 15, 2006.
(888) 655-0605
belmar@travelmarketing.com
www.belmar-bonaire.com
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Airfare Included
Ocean Rover offers a spring live-aboard excursion to the southern Andaman Sea, complete with round-trip airfare from San Francisco. Package includes nine days and 10 nights onboard the Ocean Rover with deluxe accommodations and meals for $3,339. The cruise is scheduled Feb. 20 to March 2, 2006.
(011) 66-7628-138
info@ocean-rover.com
www.ocean-rover.com
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Click here for more money-saving dive deals.
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NEWS FROM AROUND
THE DIVING WORLD
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Dry Suit Poll
ScubaDiving.com takes note of what readers think. More>
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Scubapro
Twin Jet Fins boast a new ID. More>
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Zale Parry Scholarship
A new scholarship furthers study of the sea. More>
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DAN Tip of the Month More>
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Bahamas' Island of the Month Contest
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Enter To Win One of These Cool Trips!
You could be on your way to exploring the diversity of the islands of the Bahamas when you enter the Bahamas' Island of the Month challenge.
Contest prizes include a three-night Bimini Undersea dive package, a two-day Stuart Cove's Shark Feeder training program, or a weeklong Blackbeard's live-aboard excursion. Visit the contest page for more prize details.
This Month's Island is Grand Bahama
Whether you are an avid diver, fisherman, golfer, gambler, shopper, night-clubber or beach lover—or a combination of all these—Grand Bahama Island may well be the perfect destination for you! Grand Bahama is the fourth largest island in The Bahamas, after Andros, Eleuthera and Great Abaco, and the second most popular tourist island, after New Providence. Lying only 55 miles due east of Palm Beach, Fla., and a 30-minute flight from Miami, Ft. Lauderdale or Palm Beach, Grand Bahama is easy and accessible for short-term visits. More bustling than the Out Islands, more relaxed than Nassau, Grand Bahama achieves a perfect compromise between an energy-driven and a lazy-day vacation.
Click HERE to enter the contest!
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE DIVING WORLD
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Attention Dry Suit Owners:
ScubaDiving.com wants to know which manufacturer made your dry suit, and all it requires from you are a few simple clicks. Midway down the home page, ScubaDiving.com, you'll see "Scuba Poll," a tool that lets readers voice opinions on many topics, and currently we want to know what type of dry suit is in your closet. You'll find the results from previous polls here too, such as "Have you ever borrowed dive gear from a friend?" and "What is your favorite section of ScubaDiving.com?" This is just one more bonus on a web site chock-full of scuba information.
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Scubapro Serializes Twin Jet Fins
Effective immediately, all new Scubapro Twin Jet Fins will incorporate a serial number molded into both fins of every pair. The purpose is to help customers facilitate potential claims made under the Scubapro Limited Lifetime Warranty on Twin Jet Fins, buckles and straps. Scubapro will include a limited lifetime warranty card with each pair of Twin Jet adjustable open-heel and full-foot fins. Any existing Scubapro Twin Jet Fins that do not bear serial numbers are still 100 percent covered by the limited lifetime warranty, assuming proof of purchase is provided with claim. Equally important, any Scubapro Twin Jet Fin bearing a serial number that has been defaced or destroyed will not be covered by the warranty. For more information, visit www.scubapro.com.
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Zale Parry Scholarship
The Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences (AUAS) announced the Zale Parry Scholarship at the NOGI Awards Banquet in Las Vegas October 2005. Zale Parry herself made the presentation of this new scholarship in her name that will award $1,500 per recipient and a $500 voucher towards travel expenses to the Scholarship Presentation Ceremony. The Zale Parry Scholarship will be administered by The Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences based on merit and financial need. Candidates must be college age or older, certified divers, citizens of North America and enrolled in an accredited college or university. Applications must be submitted no later than July 31, 2006. For more information, click here.
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DAN Tip of the Month
Even though winter is in full swing, there are many ways to take advantage of the season-long surface interval. Keep your skills sharp with a refresher course, or increase your knowledge with a continuing education course such as First Aid, Equipment Maintenance or any DAN training program. Avoid the spring rush and get your gear serviced now, or head to the gym to keep that New Year's resolution AND increase your dive fitness! You'll likely find that the time will fly and you'll be back in the water before you know it. For more from the dive safety experts, visit www.diversalertnetwork.org.
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Reader Ratings
To rate your last dive trip, click here.
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© 2006 Scuba Diving Magazine
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