PADI Search & Recovery Diving Specialty

New PADI Specialty on Sea Fun Divers Website ....

• PADI Search & Recovery Diving Specialty
  

As promotion for our new online course presents we offer a 10% Discount if you book the course online before end of July 2011.Contact Us Now!  

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Dive Mask - Guide for Scuba Diving Gear

Choose your dive mask

Diving Mask

Your eyes cannot focus in water. Your dive mask provides an air pocket so your eyes can focus and you can see clearly underwater.

Its also known as dive mask, scuba mask or goggles.

Sea Fun Divers as a PADI Dive center has a large selection of masks to choose from. The following points are needed for a a proper dive mask:

• Your nose must be within the eye pocket so you can adjust for pressure changes. This is the main reason why swim goggles cannot be used for scuba diving.
  
• Tempered glass as plastic lenses  & standard glass is hazardous if accidentally broken.

Features you like to have and also found in more less all masks made for scuba diving are:

• A double skirt - Makes mask seal more reliable and comfortable
  
• A wide strap with touch buckle adjustment - Mask adjusts quickly, easily and stay adjusted during the dive

Visit on of our dive shops and we can help you find all the right mask and other scuba gear

Optional features you might like are:

• A low volume as the the smaller the mask, the less drag it has while diving. Your face may require something a bit larger, so don't consider this an absolute.
• A purge valve which is used to blow water out, however this you can do easily without a valve so not really needed
• Special lenses - Some scuba masks can be fitted with prescription lenses, which is convenient if you wear glasses or use contacts.

How you choose a mask?
For most divers the problem in choosing the right mask. Best way to find the right one is to choose several different masks with the features you like and than ... hold each mask gently against your face (Please do not use the strap) and  inhale gently through your nose and if they fit, the mask(s) will stick to your face and stay where they are without leaking and without continuous suction through your nose. Than simply choose the one that fits best.

Finally a few tips:
Don't save money and buy a cheap mask. They may look the same, however the important things you can't see (the quality of silicone& glass) as just as important as those you can. Your mask is one of your most important pieces of scuba gear as if you only have a dive mask, you can still have fun swimming & snorkeling in the shallow parts of the reef looking at the tropical fish, shells and other stuff. But if you have every piece of scuba dive gear except a mask, you not even get wet.

Scrub out the mask and use defog to prevent mask fog, which plagues many beginning divers, however it is actually easy to prevent as all you need to do is first scrub out a new mask with toothpaste as recommended by many manufacturers. This will remove a chemical that sometimes coats the glass during the manufacturing and causes the fog up. This you only need to do this when you get a new mask. Then, before your dives just use defogging solution and your mask will stay fog free and you can a have a great time under water.

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Customer reviews - Jeff & Tracy - July 2011

Jeff & Tracy had a great time joining our Phuket IDC and day trips while staying at the Katathani Beach Resort.


THANK YOU Rene, Bent, John, Rob, Priaw, Pae, Boris & crew for such a smashing trip. You are benchmark professionals & Jeff & I are grateful for our time with you. Thank you for your hospitality! Please come see us in Okinawa! Yours, -Tracy (Jeff, too) :)

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Breaking News - Whale Shark on 16th July 2011

Today on the first day of our Phi Phi Overnight charter  we had again an incredible encounter with a whaleshark.

The divers came up from the dive back to MV Sai Mai with tears of joy in their eyes, telling that they spent almost all the time diving at a depth 5 meters together with this about 4 mt. whale shark.

The magic took place near the Phuket dive site of Shark Point, located between Phuket and Phi Phi islands. The funny thing is that “their new friend” had then decided to literally follow the boat for a few more minutes on the route to Phi Phi.

Pictures about the whale shark that was seen that day here: Latest Whale shark pics

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Whale Shark

Whale Shark at Richelieu Rock, Thailand

Whale Shark

Recent Whale Shark sightings around Phuket Island:

• Whale Shark at Shark Point - 16th July 2011
• Whale-Shark at Koh Doc Mai - 26th June 2011

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Phuket Scuba Diving Packages

Kata Noi Beach

Phuket Island offers plenty of beautiful bays & beaches with turquoise waters plus all the modern amenities you can think of.

Phuket Island is Thailand's most popular diving destination. A tropical island located in the Andaman Sea where you will find some of the best dive sites in Asia, including the Similan Islands, Koh Phi Phi plus local dive attractions such as Phuket Shark Point and the Racha Islands.


With our partner Easy Day Thailand we offer Diving resort packages for all budgets

What is normally included in our "Diving + Hotel" packages? Why book with us?

only 30% deposit & balance on arrival Phuket airport return transfers 1 day activity / Tour - Choose from a long list small diving groups 4:1

24 hour hotline accommodation breakfast we come to see you

 Here an example:

"The Sea" package - This new boutique property near the tourist center of Patong, but minus the noise is a great place to stay during your Phuket diving package. The spacious rooms include all the amenities that you can think of to ensure a pleasant stay.

7 nights + 3 days diving starting from THB 19,800 only

More about our Scuba Dive packages soon on Sea Fun Divers Website.

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Leopard Shark

Leopard Shark - Frequently seen on dives at Shark Point, Anemone Reef & Phi Phi Island

Leopard Shark

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PADI Multilevel & Coputer Speciality Course

PADI Specialty of the Month July - PADI Multilevel Diver

For many dive site around Phuket island, where you can dive on a sloping reef like Ray Noi, a wall as in Koh Doc Mai or other topography such as the King Cruiser Wreck, that allows you to start deep and ascend to shallower depths, you can plan a multilevel dive with your computer.

Sign up now for your Multilevel Diving Specialty

As its our PADI Specialty of the month we offer a 10% discount if you book your course online, plus you get a special rate if you like to buy yourself a new diving computer. Contact Us Now!  

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