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Galapagos & Cocos Islands deals for 2022

Book your Pelagic Trip 2022 with Ultimate Diving. The Galapagos and Cocos Islands are world-renowned diving destinations and Ultimate Diving have negotiated special dates onboard the fantastic Galapagos Aggressor and Okeanos Aggressor I for the first 8 lucky divers where you can save a whopping £350 per person. All details are listed below.
Call the team today on 0208 655 6458 to confirm your space with a deposit of just £450 per person.
A dive holiday to the Galapagos will involve encounters with great schools of pelagic on nearly every dive plus regular sightings of sea lions, turtles, penguins, eagle rays, iguanas, golden rays, seals and whale sharks and of course the ubiquitous hammerhead sharks.
Costa Rica is the perfect destination for a mix of pelagic diving and rainforest exploration. Situated in the Golden Triangle, 550 km off the mainland of Costa Rica, the converging nutrient-rich currents from nearby deep water attract multitudes of pelagic action to Cocos Island. The area has been a UNESCO site since 1997 protecting the unique environment.
Book 10 nights from £3695 for the Cocos Island and 7 nights from £4795. Prices includes shared accommodation, full board and daily diving. Single supplements apply and available on request.
To enquire or book, just give the Ultimate Diving team a call on 0208 655 6458 and they can answer any questions you may have and give you the lowdown on the destination and diving.
Visit www.ultimatediving.co.uk for more!
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Announcing the Winners of Scubaverse’s June 2022 Underwater Photo & Video Contests

Another bumper month packed with amazing images and videos from around the world! It has certainly been another great month for entries in both contests – your underwater photos and videos are just getting better and better! Thanks to all who entered.
To find out who the winner of Scubaverse.com’s June 2022 Underwater Photo Contest is, click here.
To find out who the winner of Scubaverse.com’s June 2022 Underwater Video Contest is, click here.
If you’re not a winner this month, then please do try again. July’s photo and video contests are now open.
To enter Scubaverse.com’s July 2022 Underwater Photo Contest, click here.
To enter Scubaverse.com’s July 2022 Underwater Video Contest, click here.
Good luck!!!
Dive Training Blogs
Tips for… Navigation

Not the most fun of topics we guess, but pretty important for any diver! Now we are sure that there are some of you out there that steer away from the navigation side and are quite happy to follow along at the back. But if you are one of those divers and the reason is because you think that it is ridiculously hard.. we want to give you a few basic tips to help you!
Now using a compass may look scary but actually there is not much to it. First rule to remember… North is North under the water as well as on land… it doesn’t change! So, with that in mind we can use that pretty easily under the water to at least give us a point of reference whilst we are diving, even if you are not leading it. Knowing the direction that you are going and how deep you are is a good reference and will help you to become more confident. Get into the habit of taking a ‘bearing’ – fancy word for direction – on the surface before going under and check the bearing as you are diving.
Knowing which way is left and right – well, when going right, the numbers increase, and when going left, the numbers decrease… easy! Starting off with turning left and right 90 degrees will start to get you into the habit of making turns. Try not to use complicated numbers when you first start off, nobody likes maths at the best of times, let alone trying to add 273 to 32 under the water! Keep it basic.
Last but not least, navigating is not all about using a compass. If you are not a fan of it and want to keep your dives simple, there is nothing wrong with natural navigation. There are some amazing sites around our coastline that are perfect for this – harbour walls, piers, open sea coves, all allow the point of reference to be followed on one side of your body on the way out and the opposite on the way back. You can also check that you are going the right way on your return as the depth will start to decrease. This is a great way to start building your confidence with navigating if you are new to it, and what is even better, lots of marine life love to congress around these rocky areas!
Other aspects to consider to throw into your natural navigation bag are picking some land marks during your dives. If there is something notable that doesn’t move (fish are not highly recommended!) take a note of this and use it as a reference and pick another. On the return journey, you can use these ‘markers’ to find your way back to the starting point. A nice and simple way to find where you are going.
So, give it a go in a nice shallow bay area and see how you get on… practice makes perfect!
Find out more at www.duttonsdivers.com
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