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President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Break and more!

Join us for our upcoming events:
Assert your right to have fun – make an executive decision to join us President’s Day weekend for a Fun Dive on February 19th at MacAbee beach! How about a long weekend of lobster diving in the Channel Islands? Join us! What could be more “green” than joining us on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, for a beach cleanup? Enjoy Spring Break in sunny Cozumel! So many last minute options for great diving fun! Call us at (408) 244-4433 or check out our website or our FB page for details.

Fun Dive, Sunday Feb. 19th, 8:30am, MacAbee Beach
Join us for our next FREE Fun Dive, on Sunday, Feb 19 at 8:30AM! Celebrate Presidents’ Day weekend underwater. We will plan to dive MacAbee Beach. The site orientation will begin at 8:30AM, and divers will have the opportunity to do two dives. The event is FREE. Must be a certified diver with cold water experience to participate. Mark your calendar and plan to join us! Call the store at 408-244-4433 or sign up through Facebook.
*Refreshers, cold water diving orientations, tours are available by appointment for a fee.

Channel Islands trips aboard Truth Aquatics liveaboard the Vision
February 25-26-27 – Catalina – aboard the Vision – spots still available for the end of lobster season! $575 – Trip meeting, Feb 15, 7PM, at AWS.

Beach Clean Up, Saturday March 17th, 8:00AM, Del Monte Beach
Be Green this St. Patrick’s Day, and join us for a beach cleanup at Del Monte Beach by Wharf 2. We will also be offering a Project Aware specialty to coincide with the event. Certified divers will be collecting trash below the waves while non-divers can help clean up the beach. Call the store or sign up through Facebook.

Enjoy an Underwater Fiesta for Spring Break
March 24 – 31, 2012 $1195/diver + airfare
Join us on our annual trip to Cozumel – diver’s paradise! Package includes a 7 night stay, 6 days of boat diving at the world renowned dive sites on Palancar Reef, unlimited shore diving, a boat night dive, all meals, a beach BBQ dinner and piñata party. Do an advanced class, or specialty certifications while you enjoy yourself on vacation – ask for details! Dates coincide with SJSU, West Valley, and UC Santa Cruz Spring breaks! Be a part of the fun!

Continuing Education Opportunities

Advanced Open Water Diving Class
March 7, 10, and 11
Join us for a fun-filled weekend learning the skills required to certify you as an advanced diver. Enjoy five dives designed to fine tune your buoyancy skills and guide you through the techniques for deep diving (100ft), advanced navigation, night diving, and boat diving. $265 course fee includes instructional materials, instructor fee, 2 boat dives, 3 beach dives, and your certification fee. Equipment not included, but receive 20% continuing education discount on your rentals for that weekend.

Drysuit Training
March 15 & 17, April 26 & 28, or call to schedule an appointment
Tired of being cold when you’re diving? Come experience drysuit diving! Sign up or schedule an appointment to receive instruction on how to use the suit in a pool session, followed by an ocean dive. $150 fee includes instruction and use of the drysuit.

Nitrox Training – Love is in the air… No – just more oxygen!
Monday, March 12, 6PM-9PM
Join AWS for a one class session and earn your Enriched air certification. No ocean dives required. $125 covers instruction fees, materials, and certification. This course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of using enriched air nitrox (EAN) as a breathing gas. You will learn the benefits, hazards and proper procedures for diving with nitrox mixtures containing between 22-40% oxygen (EAN22-EAN40). This course benefits all levels of divers seeking safer diving practices and provides the basic fundamentals for those interested in pursuing technical dive training.

Rescue Diving, Advanced Nitrox and Tech Diving, Divemaster training, specialty courses – many options available for continuing education!

More Exciting Travel Opportunities

CA Seller of Travel # 2920475-40

Channel Islands trips aboard Truth Aquatics liveaboards

February 25-26-27 – Catalina – aboard the Vision – spots still available for the end of lobster season! $575 – Trip meeting, Feb 15, 7PM, at AWS.
July 22-23-24 – Catalina – aboard the Vision – spectacular diving, all inclusive summer escape- $575 – includes a night ashore in Avalon.
Oct 8-9-10 – Cortez Banks – aboard the Conception – lobster season! All inclusive $595 – kick off the season with an amazing trip to Cortez Banks.

Philippines, May 24 – June 2, 2012
$1550 per diver for the first week, R/T airfare not included
This fantastic dive trip includes 7 nights at the Atlantis Resort www.atlantishotel.com, all taxes, 6 days of boat diving (unlimited diving 8am-6pm), a day trip to Verde Island, R/T private transport from Manila to Puerto Galera, three gourmet meals daily, and free internet. Puerto Galera features exhilarating Indo-Pacific dives in crystal clear, warm water exploring world class dive sites. Bruce Fischer, PADI instructor and accomplished underwater photographer, will lead the trip. Add on 7 days in Dumaguete for only $1895 more – includes R/T domestic airline flight from Manila to Dumaguete, private transport from airport to the resort, and the same dive package! Two Apo Island trips also included.

Bilikiki, Solomon Islands, Aug 18-28, 2012
$4200 per person + airfare
Truly a trip of a lifetime, join Debby Degnan for a 10 day adventure aboard the Bilikiki, and luxury liveaboard, diving the pristine waters surrounding the Solomon Islands. Immerse yourself in the culture, the history, and the incredible diving – $2000 deposit. Ask for details.

Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay aboard the Star Dancer, Sept 25-Oct 5, 2012
$2495 per person + airfare
An amazing bargain for 10 nights double occupancy accommodations aboard the Dancer Fleet’s luxury liveaboard, the Star Dancer, in a stateroom with picture window views, up to 5 dives daily exploring Papua New Guinea’s spectacular dive sites teeming with life, all meals (3 meals daily + snacks between dives), and all the amenities divers have come to expect from a Dancer Fleet vessel. R/T airfare is provided from the Bay Area by several major airlines, estimated fare is ~$2000. Arrange your own airfare, or we can assist you with booking your flights. Papua New Guinea features some of the world’s most prolific dive sites, and the best way to experience it is on a liveaboard! A full itinerary and details about the vessel can be obtained by visiting www.dancerfleet.com. Contact us at
[email protected] or give us a call at (408) 244-4433 for more details or to sign up. A $500 deposit will hold your reservation.

Belize, Nov 3-10, 2012,
$1995 per person + airfare
Experience the world’s second largest barrier reef in comfort and luxury, aboard the Sun Dancer II of the Dancer Fleet. Belize offers a combination of reefs blanketed with a profusion of corals, sponges, and walls that begin as shallow as 20 – 40 ft. This 7 day itinerary provides the time to experience the best of Belize’s diving variety: Blue Hole, The Elbow, and Lighthouse Reef Atoll are among the featured sites. Package includes 7 nights accommodations aboard the Sun Dancer II (each stateroom features in-suite bath facilities, individual air-conditioning controls, flat screen LCD’s and DVD players, and most have picture window views), opportunities for up to 4 or 5 dives daily, 3 gourmet meals daily, and airport transfers. Airfare not included, est. ~$700.
Whether this is your first dive trip, or one of many, Belize is
an ideal choice.

Stay tuned:
Truk/Palau adventure Feb 2013, and opportunities to dive the Caymans, Fiji, and more! Watch the website for details.

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