From January 8th to the 17th, hundreds of boats will moor along side the Thames for the massive international boat show which is held at the London Excel Centre.
There will be luxury and commercial boats on show as well as demonstrations, Scuba Diving lessons and celebrity guest appearances are due over this nine day show.
For more information and to get tickets from the londonboatshow.com click here.
Just to let you know that even though VAT increases 2.5% tomorrow we have decided to keep our 2009 prices and absorb the increase so you don’t have to pay anything extra!
We wish all our customers a very happy new year!
Because of finning, tens of millions of sharks die a slow death every year. Finning is where people hack off the sharks fins and throw the rest of their live body back in the sea. Because obviously the sharks cannot swim without their fins they either drown, starve to death or are eaten alive by other fish. The demand for shark fins comes from the Asian delicacy of shark fin soup where they use the fins to give a gelatinous bulk to the soup, they are not used for their flavour as they are pretty tasteless.
Finning is not only a inhumane thing to do but is effecting many other species because of the breakdown in the food chain. Other species are on the brink of extinction which we really effect the underwater world as we know it.
stopsharkfinning.net want to achieve a worldwide ban of shark finning with their campaign. This means that all the sharks that are caught must be landed intact and their fins must not be removed while the shipping vessel is at sea.
If you have been affected by this video and want to help the sharks live the life that is intended for them and stop this cruel act, then please visit stopsharkfinning.net for more information on how you can help.
Get in quick and order your scuba gear over the next couple of days before VAT increases to 17.5% from the 1st January 2010!
If you’re sorting out your events calendar for 2010 then you wont want to miss out on the 2010 Dive Fest. This year it takes place at Pentewan Sands Holiday Park in Cornwall over the Bank holiday weekend in May from 30th April to 3rd May. You can now book your Dive Fest tickets at www.divefest.co.uk.
There’s loads to do at the Dive Fest including hardboat diving, BSAC try-dives in the new indoor swimming pool, wildlife recovery demonstrations and BSAC will be available to give help and advice throughout the weekend.
There will be bands playing all over the weekend in the main marquee where you can have a dance and a drink, and on the Saturday night you will be able to enjoy a nice BBQ meal.
There’s loads for kids to do as well including Pirates of St Piran who will be entertaining the crowds with their sword-fighting re-enactments and traditional sea shanties.
For more information and for tickets for the Dive Fest go to www.divefest.co.uk.
Make the most of shopping online this weekend and get your presents gift wrapped and posted for no extra cost! Just enter voucher code XMASGW at the checkout. Have a very Merry Christmas from Simply Scuba!
If you hate wrapping your Christmas presents then let us take some off the stress out of Christmas and do it for you!
For just £1 you can get your present all wrapped up with a pretty bow (on selected items only).
The last posting day for standard delivery is the Friday 18th so get in quick to avoid disappointment!
Poseidon has introduced a new range of diving watches which include the Chrono, Date and Classic with each collection having a choice of bracelet, leather or black silicone strap. The choice doesn't stop there though, each version also comes in a choice of black, white and yellow faces!
The Poseidon Chrono Dive Watches are the top of the range with a Chronograph movement, rotating bezel, luminous hands and index for easy reading and can be used down to depths of 200 metres/660 feet. The Posedeidon Date Watches are slightly cheaper with Miyota 2115 day/date movement instead of Chronograph movement but has the same features as the Chrono. The Classic Poseison Dive Watches are the cheapest of the range which has Miyoto OS20 Chronograph movement but can only be used to depths of 100 metres/330 feet.
The bracelet versions are slightly more expensive than the leather versions, with the silicone strap being the cheapest available in the range.
Click here to see the Poseidon Dive Watches.
Oceanic has launched a new range of Veo Dive computers which each, uniquely, use the Dual Algorithm allowing the user to synchronise their Veo to any other dive computer on the market meaning they can synchronise with a diving buddy. The Dual Algorithm system allows you to choose between Pelagic DSAT which is suitable for maximising dive time for multi-level, recreational diving. The Pelagic Z Plus can be chosen for recretaional diving and the algorithm increases the conservative factor by 15-20% and uses the Buhlmann ZHL-16c database which allows repetitive, cold water diving at altitude.
The Veo 1.0 is the entry level computer which has been updated with a new lens and liquid crystal display. The Veo 2.0 has everything that the Veo 1.0 possesses but also has a deep stop feature, flashing alarm indicator and pc douwnload.
The Veo 3.0, although still basic, is the top of the Veo range and has the most features, such as an improved user interface, gauge dive timer and 2 gas feature.
The Oceanic Veo 1.0 and Veo 3.0 are now available with the Veo 2.0 available from the end of December.
Click here to see the Oceanic Veo Dive Computers.
