Dear Dive Asia Team,
I would like to thank you and your staff for making my daughter's, Erika and my diving in Thailand a truly wonderful experience.
Erika is 12 and after doing a lot of internet research I chose Dive Asia as the facility for her initial instruction. All the positive reviews just scratch the surface in complementing the Dive Asia operation. The positive experience started with the detailed program you offered for both of us via email, it was explicit and flexible enough to adjust to our travel parameters. It allowed her to learn independently while I had the opportunity to dive with my daughter.
When we arrived in Karon Beach we stopped into the office where we were greeted by a friendly and extremely knowledgeable staff. They treated my daughter with respect and in a way that gave her added confidence for the upcoming experience. When they realized I had not dove in more than 4 years they insisted in a refresher course for me. I truly appreciated that aspect as my re-qualification was done alongside Erika which demonstrated to her the importance of keeping one’s skills current. I enjoyed the refresher and just to let you all know Erika could “ride” the cylinder and re-don her BCD faster than Dad.
You matched my daughter and I with Vicky, she worked wonders with her gentle ways and patience, while at the same time displaying an extensive knowledge in diving skills and how to transmit that knowledge to both a 12 year old and 59 year old. Vicky is to be commended for both her water skills and teaching ability.
The last 2 dives were with Simon, he gave Erika the space she needed to boost her self confidence in the water and yet was close and surveyed her movements and technique like a hawk.
The boat crew and all dive masters worked as an efficient team, I have been on a lot of dive boats and have never seen the efficiency and teamwork that was demonstrated by all aboard Dive Asia II.
We have already recommended Dive Asia to other potential customers here in Dhaka and rest assured you will see Erika and me again in the near future. Your team have awakened the underwater world to a 12 year old and rekindled the passion for diving in her father.
Thanking all of you at Dive Asia
Leo and Erika :)
I would like to thank you and your staff for making my daughter's, Erika and my diving in Thailand a truly wonderful experience.
Erika is 12 and after doing a lot of internet research I chose Dive Asia as the facility for her initial instruction. All the positive reviews just scratch the surface in complementing the Dive Asia operation. The positive experience started with the detailed program you offered for both of us via email, it was explicit and flexible enough to adjust to our travel parameters. It allowed her to learn independently while I had the opportunity to dive with my daughter.When we arrived in Karon Beach we stopped into the office where we were greeted by a friendly and extremely knowledgeable staff. They treated my daughter with respect and in a way that gave her added confidence for the upcoming experience. When they realized I had not dove in more than 4 years they insisted in a refresher course for me. I truly appreciated that aspect as my re-qualification was done alongside Erika which demonstrated to her the importance of keeping one’s skills current. I enjoyed the refresher and just to let you all know Erika could “ride” the cylinder and re-don her BCD faster than Dad.
You matched my daughter and I with Vicky, she worked wonders with her gentle ways and patience, while at the same time displaying an extensive knowledge in diving skills and how to transmit that knowledge to both a 12 year old and 59 year old. Vicky is to be commended for both her water skills and teaching ability.
The last 2 dives were with Simon, he gave Erika the space she needed to boost her self confidence in the water and yet was close and surveyed her movements and technique like a hawk.
The boat crew and all dive masters worked as an efficient team, I have been on a lot of dive boats and have never seen the efficiency and teamwork that was demonstrated by all aboard Dive Asia II.
We have already recommended Dive Asia to other potential customers here in Dhaka and rest assured you will see Erika and me again in the near future. Your team have awakened the underwater world to a 12 year old and rekindled the passion for diving in her father.
Thanking all of you at Dive Asia
Leo and Erika :)
Dive Asia bietet euch das komplette PADI Kursprogramm für Anfänger und bereits zertifizierte Taucher - vom PADI Open Water Diver über PADI Divemaster zu PADI Tauchlehrer. Unser professionelles Team, bestehend aus drei PADI Kursdirektoren und erfahrenen PADI Tauchlehrern, sowie unser spezielles Trainingszentrum mit klimatisierten Klassenräumen, Multimediaeinrichtung und speziellem Trainingspool, garantieren euch sichere, entspannte und komfortable Tauchkurse.
Momentan hört und liest man viele Neuigkeiten über geschlossene Tauchplätze an Thailands Westküste.
Wir möchten euch nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen eine paar Fakten dazu erläutern.
Es ist richtig dass im Frühjahr 2010 eine Korallenbleiche Thailand und Malaysia befallen hat. Am meisten waren Hartkorallen im Flachwasser bis 15 Meter der Saumriffe betroffen. (Ein Saumriff erstreckt sich entlang der Küste des Festlandes oder einer Insel.) Glücklicherweise sind die farbenfrohen Weichkorallen weniger betroffen worden und Granitfelsen, an denen wir oft Tauchen, in keinster Weise.
Die Thai Behörden haben sich nun entschlossen einige der betroffenen Riffe für jegliche Art des Wassersports zu schließen und wir, die Tauchgemeinschaft, unterstützen dieses Vorhaben zum Schutze der Riffe.
Die Behörden haben nun mit sofortiger Wirkung 17 Plätze entlang der Thailändischen Westküste geschlossen. Von diesen 17 Plätzen befinden sich zwei im Similan Nationalpark und keiner im Gebiet von Phuket‘s lokalen Tagestauchplätzen. Weitere Informationen (leider nur in Englisch) könnt ihr auf einer speziellen Webseite der TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) erhalten.
Keine der gesperrten Plätze sind Tauchstellen die wir in unserem Fahrplan haben.
Besucht unser Archiv der täglichen Tauchbedingungen. Dort findet ihr eine tägliche Auflistung von Sichtungen die wir während unserer Tagestouren gemacht haben.
Auch die hier veröffentlichen Bilder sind aktuell und aus der Gegend.
„Grünes“ Tauchen sowie Hinweise zum Schutz der Riffe durch unsere Erfahrenen Guides und Instructoren während der Briefings gehören für uns, wie ihr wisst, schon lange zur Selbstverständlichkeit. Um die Zukunft eine der schönsten Tauchreviere der Welt sicherzustellen unterstützen wir die Bemühungen der Behörden. Die Schließung dieser Tauchstellen hat keinen Einfluss auf unserer Tagestouren oder auf Tauchsafaris die von unseren Partnern durchgeführt werden.
Wenn ihr weitere Fragen zu diesem Thema habt dann zögert bitte nicht uns zu kontaktieren. Wir möchten euch auch herzlichst bitten nicht alles zu glauben was in der Presse veröffentlicht wird. Manche „Quellen“ behaupten das alle Tauchstellen der Similan- und Surin Nationalparks geschlossen seien, ja sogar die ganze Andaman See gesperrt wäre.
Wir möchten euch nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen eine paar Fakten dazu erläutern.
Es ist richtig dass im Frühjahr 2010 eine Korallenbleiche Thailand und Malaysia befallen hat. Am meisten waren Hartkorallen im Flachwasser bis 15 Meter der Saumriffe betroffen. (Ein Saumriff erstreckt sich entlang der Küste des Festlandes oder einer Insel.) Glücklicherweise sind die farbenfrohen Weichkorallen weniger betroffen worden und Granitfelsen, an denen wir oft Tauchen, in keinster Weise.
Die Thai Behörden haben sich nun entschlossen einige der betroffenen Riffe für jegliche Art des Wassersports zu schließen und wir, die Tauchgemeinschaft, unterstützen dieses Vorhaben zum Schutze der Riffe. Die Behörden haben nun mit sofortiger Wirkung 17 Plätze entlang der Thailändischen Westküste geschlossen. Von diesen 17 Plätzen befinden sich zwei im Similan Nationalpark und keiner im Gebiet von Phuket‘s lokalen Tagestauchplätzen. Weitere Informationen (leider nur in Englisch) könnt ihr auf einer speziellen Webseite der TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) erhalten.
Keine der gesperrten Plätze sind Tauchstellen die wir in unserem Fahrplan haben.
Besucht unser Archiv der täglichen Tauchbedingungen. Dort findet ihr eine tägliche Auflistung von Sichtungen die wir während unserer Tagestouren gemacht haben.
Auch die hier veröffentlichen Bilder sind aktuell und aus der Gegend.
„Grünes“ Tauchen sowie Hinweise zum Schutz der Riffe durch unsere Erfahrenen Guides und Instructoren während der Briefings gehören für uns, wie ihr wisst, schon lange zur Selbstverständlichkeit. Um die Zukunft eine der schönsten Tauchreviere der Welt sicherzustellen unterstützen wir die Bemühungen der Behörden. Die Schließung dieser Tauchstellen hat keinen Einfluss auf unserer Tagestouren oder auf Tauchsafaris die von unseren Partnern durchgeführt werden.
Wenn ihr weitere Fragen zu diesem Thema habt dann zögert bitte nicht uns zu kontaktieren. Wir möchten euch auch herzlichst bitten nicht alles zu glauben was in der Presse veröffentlicht wird. Manche „Quellen“ behaupten das alle Tauchstellen der Similan- und Surin Nationalparks geschlossen seien, ja sogar die ganze Andaman See gesperrt wäre.
Alle Bilder mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Nathaporn Chotmaneepithak und Khao Lak Scuba Adventure
Unsere Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung "Dive for Dogs" war ein großer Erfolg. Dank Melanies Idee und der Teilnahme von 21 Tauchern aus aller Welt waren wir in der freudigen Lage 22439 Baht (ca. 550 Euro) an Soi Dog Foundation zu spenden. Wir alle hatten viel Spaß für den guten Zweck zu tauchen und wir hoffen das wir nächstes Jahr mehr Spendengelder sammeln können.
Hier könnt ihr mehr über Soi Dog erfahren!
Dr. The und Fergie von der Soi Dog Foundation erhalten den Scheck von Melanie & Jürgen.
Hier könnt ihr mehr über Soi Dog erfahren!
Dr. The und Fergie von der Soi Dog Foundation erhalten den Scheck von Melanie & Jürgen.
Geschafft! Nach knapp zwei Monaten in der Werft sieht nun eure M/V Dive Asia II besser als je zuvor aus. Neben den "normalen jährlichen Wartungen" haben wir diesmal unser Augenmerk auf eine Neugestaltung des unteren Salons und einer größeren Küche gerichtet. Ihr könnt nun tolle Unterwasseraufnahmen auf einen Großbildschirm bestaunen, gute Musik über ein Surround Stereo System anhören, anhand unserer ausgiebigen Fisch- und Riffführer Bibliothek identifizieren das was ihr eben beim Tauchen beobachtet habt und die originale Royal Thai Navy Seekarte "308" für den exakten Kurs zu Phuket's besten Tauchplätzen studieren. Kommt, genießt gute Tagestouren mit uns und eurer M/V Dive Asia II !
Dive Asia became a proud Supporter of Shark Savers today. Join and sign the petitions too.
Shark Savers was founded in 2007 by six long-time divers driven by a shared passion and fueled by decades of business, marketing and media expertise. As divers, we felt an emotional connection to the oceans and in particular, sharks. And, we all witnessed what we came to love begin to disappear. We realized we had to take action. Today, over 10,000 members from 99 nations share that sense of urgency.
We focus on action and results, designing our programs to result in saving the lives of sharks. By leveraging professional experience and expertise, Shark Savers brings the issue to the masses in many compelling forms, motivating people to stop consuming sharks, serving as the voice for a maligned species, and focusing their attention on locations where sharks need to be protected.
Shark Savers enables people to make a difference and take a stand in their home, their local businesses, and throughout shark hot spots all over the world.
Please visit http://www.sharksavers.org/index.php and sign today!
Photo by Chris Gawel at Shark Point!
Shark Savers was founded in 2007 by six long-time divers driven by a shared passion and fueled by decades of business, marketing and media expertise. As divers, we felt an emotional connection to the oceans and in particular, sharks. And, we all witnessed what we came to love begin to disappear. We realized we had to take action. Today, over 10,000 members from 99 nations share that sense of urgency.
We focus on action and results, designing our programs to result in saving the lives of sharks. By leveraging professional experience and expertise, Shark Savers brings the issue to the masses in many compelling forms, motivating people to stop consuming sharks, serving as the voice for a maligned species, and focusing their attention on locations where sharks need to be protected.
Shark Savers enables people to make a difference and take a stand in their home, their local businesses, and throughout shark hot spots all over the world.
Please visit http://www.sharksavers.org/index.php and sign today!
Photo by Chris Gawel at Shark Point!
Thank you to all of you for participating in our Quiz all month long. We
received more than 900 answers from close to 200 Players and I believe
that all of you had some fun and maybe learned a bit about the sport we
love.
Here are all daily Winners:
1 Nasser Al-Khanjara
2 Jaquelene Teo
3 Marcus Krueger
4 Lisi Pokorny
5 Steve Gibbins
6 Cris Fraga
7 Jaquelene Teo
8 Nina Ho
9 Caroline Boysen
10 Alyson Hilbourn
11 Steve O Stewart
12 Doug Heil
13 Sabine v.d.w. Schroth
14 Scian Ray
15 Aurelia Schenkl
16 Herrebaut Dimitri
17 Alyson Hilbourn
18 Alexander Kleppe
19 Jens Bo Christensen
20 Paul Harker
21 David Hilbourne
22 Mats Kaellman
23 Peter Moeck
24 Wilda Oberacker
25 Britta Dildei
26 Bernd Sannemueller
27 Peter Henfling
28 Luke J Cox
29 Christa Himmelmann
30 Neil Parson
And the Winners are:
the 4th Prize goes to David Hilbourne
the 3rd Prize goes to Britta Dildei
the 2nd Prize goes to Jens Bo Christensen
the 1st Prize goes to Mats Kaellman
Congratulations to all of you from the entire Dive Asia Team.
Enjoy your Prizes and we look forward to welcome you here in Phuket.
Here are all daily Winners:
1 Nasser Al-Khanjara
2 Jaquelene Teo
3 Marcus Krueger
4 Lisi Pokorny
5 Steve Gibbins
6 Cris Fraga
7 Jaquelene Teo
8 Nina Ho
9 Caroline Boysen
10 Alyson Hilbourn
11 Steve O Stewart
12 Doug Heil
13 Sabine v.d.w. Schroth
14 Scian Ray
15 Aurelia Schenkl
16 Herrebaut Dimitri
17 Alyson Hilbourn
18 Alexander Kleppe
19 Jens Bo Christensen
20 Paul Harker
21 David Hilbourne
22 Mats Kaellman
23 Peter Moeck
24 Wilda Oberacker
25 Britta Dildei
26 Bernd Sannemueller
27 Peter Henfling
28 Luke J Cox
29 Christa Himmelmann
30 Neil Parson
And the Winners are:
the 4th Prize goes to David Hilbourne
the 3rd Prize goes to Britta Dildei
the 2nd Prize goes to Jens Bo Christensen
the 1st Prize goes to Mats Kaellman
Congratulations to all of you from the entire Dive Asia Team.
Enjoy your Prizes and we look forward to welcome you here in Phuket.
Your last chance to win fantastic prices. More details at: diveasia.com/blog/2010/05/dive-asias-june-giveaway.html
To choose the last Question was very though. We choose Questions from various PADI Exams, diving history and some were locally related - but not about Dive Aisa - so I dedicated the last and final question to our great Staff.
The final question: Who is the Man in the picture below:
A: Chris
B: Lann
C: Dani
D: Marcello
Send your answer to info@diveasia.com or post it here. The Winner will be announced, tomorrow 1st of July at 12:00 noon Thailand time, just before we draw the four lucky winners.
The Correct Answer of June 29th Quiz is: A: Ted Nixon. Today's Winner is Christa Himmelmann from Germany. Congratulations on entering the final Lucky Draw on July 1st.
To choose the last Question was very though. We choose Questions from various PADI Exams, diving history and some were locally related - but not about Dive Aisa - so I dedicated the last and final question to our great Staff.
The final question: Who is the Man in the picture below:
A: Chris
B: Lann
C: Dani
D: Marcello
Send your answer to info@diveasia.com or post it here. The Winner will be announced, tomorrow 1st of July at 12:00 noon Thailand time, just before we draw the four lucky winners.
The Correct Answer of June 29th Quiz is: A: Ted Nixon. Today's Winner is Christa Himmelmann from Germany. Congratulations on entering the final Lucky Draw on July 1st.
Join and win fantastic prices. More details at:
diveasia.com/blog/2010/05/dive-asias-june-giveaway.html
Today's question: Who introduces in the mid 50s the red and white "Divers Down" flag?
A: Ted Nixon
B: Lloyd Bridges
C: John Cronin
D: Dick Bonin
Send your answer to info@diveasia.com or post it here. The Winner will be announced, tomorrow 30th of June at 12:00 noon Thailand time, just before we post the next question.
The Correct Answer of June 28th Quiz is: A: small bubbles in the bloodstream after a dive that do not cause decompression sickness. Today's Winner is Luke J Cox from Oxford in England. Congratulations on entering the final Lucky Draw on July 1st.
Today's question: Who introduces in the mid 50s the red and white "Divers Down" flag?
A: Ted Nixon
B: Lloyd Bridges
C: John Cronin
D: Dick Bonin
Send your answer to info@diveasia.com or post it here. The Winner will be announced, tomorrow 30th of June at 12:00 noon Thailand time, just before we post the next question.
The Correct Answer of June 28th Quiz is: A: small bubbles in the bloodstream after a dive that do not cause decompression sickness. Today's Winner is Luke J Cox from Oxford in England. Congratulations on entering the final Lucky Draw on July 1st.
Join and win fantastic prices. More details at:
diveasia.com/blog/2010/05/dive-asias-june-giveaway.html
Today's question: Silent bubbles are:
A: small bubbles in the bloodstream after a dive that do not cause decompression sickness.
B: bubbles that accumulate under the skin and causes subcutaneous emphysema.
C: bubbles that interfere with the nerve transmission and cause narcosis.
D: bubbles found anywhere a barotraumas occurs.
Send your answer to info@diveasia.com or post it here. The Winner will be announced, tomorrow 29th of June at 12:00 noon Thailand time, just before we post the next question.
The Correct Answer of June 27th Quiz is: B: Austria vs Germany. Today's Winner is Peter Henfling from Hamburg in Germany. Congratulations on entering the final Lucky Draw on July 1st.
Today's question: Silent bubbles are:
A: small bubbles in the bloodstream after a dive that do not cause decompression sickness.
B: bubbles that accumulate under the skin and causes subcutaneous emphysema.
C: bubbles that interfere with the nerve transmission and cause narcosis.
D: bubbles found anywhere a barotraumas occurs.
Send your answer to info@diveasia.com or post it here. The Winner will be announced, tomorrow 29th of June at 12:00 noon Thailand time, just before we post the next question.
The Correct Answer of June 27th Quiz is: B: Austria vs Germany. Today's Winner is Peter Henfling from Hamburg in Germany. Congratulations on entering the final Lucky Draw on July 1st.
