Last dive of 2007

A good number turned up at Vobster for a last dive of the year the day after Boxing Day. The water was a chilly 6 degrees but with only a few people around vis was up to about 15m. It was a great way to end the year and we look forward to plenty more club dives next year.

Nice to see so many of you

The Moose Milk weekend was even busier than previous years and it was great to see so many club members and customers and be able to say Happy Christmas. With a course going on in the main classroom the shop got a bit full at times. We reckon about 80 or so dropped in over the Saturday and Sunday to say hello and join us for a glass of Moose juice.

For those that we didnt see in person, we would like to thank you for your support this year and we wish you a very merry Christmas.

Congratulations to our New EFR Instructors

A huge well done to Hannah, Ruth, George and Kevin who all successfully passed their Emergency First Response First Aid Instructors course on 23 December. We hope to see them teaching in the centre in the future.

BBC Rehearsals - Definitely not the Sea of Cortez

As you know we have done a bit of work for the BBC recently. There is another film shoot coming up in January for the LIFE series. So this week we went on a recce to check out a suitable alternative - and the site chosen was .......... yes, Stoney Cove. We went in advance in order to find the spot in the lake for the shoot, sort out logistics and run trough various light sources to see which one was the best on camera. As night fell we went back out to the designated spot and tried out various torches, high intensity light sticks and flares. Our view was that the flares looked amazing, however with only a minute of burn time getting a film sequence is going to be interesting. We will let you know how the film shoot goes next month.

Another Donation to Charity - The Rainbow Centre

Once again we have made a lot of children smile. For the third year running we have donated enough money to buy the Christmas presents and fund the Christmas party for the Rainbow Centre in Fareham. The centre provides care, support and education for children with Cerebral Palsy. Over the past 3 years we have raised thousands for the Rainbow centre and we were delighted to hand over a cheque for £1000. Donk and Tina helped out once again, standing in for Father Christmas and Chief Elf (who are a bit busy at the moment), and Rhiannon sprouted fairy wings for the occasion and handed out the sweets.

This year has seen us continuing to support our regular charities as much as ever with your help. In May you will remember that we handed out cheques to the Rainbow Centre, RNLI, Project AWARE and Rowans Hospice totalling £3000. This year we have raised a further £2600 through various means, such as raffles and sponsored events. As well, we raised a additional £500 for the Scuba Trust when we held the Monty Halls evening and £150 for the Fire Service Charity in the summer. Coupled with our continued support to Enham Alamein, The Harbour School, The City Boys School, Positive Futures, and Bayhouse School, amongst others, we continue, thanks to your help and support, to make a small difference. Thank you for all your efforts, no matter how small, and we look forward to another positive year in 2008. Have a great Christmas. All the best from the Triton Team

Scubapro Launch New Computer Software - Press Release

UWATEC Launches PDIS - Profile-Dependent Intermediate Stops
UWATEC, the industry leader in dive computers, introduces PDIS, a unique algorithm option for technical divers as well as recreational and advanced divers. Due to the physiological concept behind it, PDIS boasts total versatility and adaptability to all types of dives.

Although a trend towards ‘deep stops’ has infiltrated the dive computer industry, UWATEC has responded with real science. UWATEC’s intermediate stops take key elements into the equation and actually incorporate your profile into the calculation, considering: Nitrogen accumulated from the ongoing dive , nitrogen accumulated from previous dives (repetitive diving dependent)and the type of breathing mixes you use. For more information go to the equipment news page on our website.

Another Excellent Function - Christmas Ball 2007

Over 130 members and their guests sat down to dinner last Saturday for the Christmas Ball. The Royal Beach Hotel once again did us proud with some excellent food. The raffle raised £600 which is going towards paying for the Christmas function at the Rainbow Centre in Fareham for children with Cerebral Palsy. The party went on long into the early hours of sunday morning and everyone had a fantastic time. Photos have been posted onto the gallery. The next club function will be on the 10 January, again in the Royal Beach. This will be the Mike Pitts presentation "Making Blue movies". We still have some tickets left so get in contact with the dive centre if you don't have one but would like to go.

Doing our bit for the local kids

We're always keen to help the local community as you know, so when we were asked to run some taster sessions for The Harbour School, we had no hesitation. Unfortunately a couple of the lads decided not to come, but that still left enough for a worthwhile session. After over an hour in the pool, it was hard to get them out as they were enjoying themselves so much. Well done guys and we look forward to helping you all out again in the New Year.

Egpyt Gallery

I have posted some images from the Dahab trip into the Gallery and Jules has put some up on the facebook page. Click here to go to gallery.

New Advanced Open Water Divers

Many congratulations to the 7 divers who have just completed their Advanced Open Water qualification. Mark Dobbyn and Chris Whyte finished on Sunday and Emma Thompson-Murrell, Deborah Rose, Kelvin Lam, Mitchell Jones, Tiphanie May who opted to do a night dive at horsea to finish their training last night. Last but not least a huge "well done" to 12 year old Tom Perrin who qualified as a Junior Adventure Diver.

November Newsletter

November Newsletter has been loaded onto the website for those that don't receive it automatically by email. Click here.

Course Successes in Egypt and UK

With so much going on we unfortunately forgot to tell you about a few course successes the weekend we went to Egypt and had a few more while we were there, so here goes for the last 2 weekends:
Many congratulations to Mark Dobbyn, Ed Butcher, Chris Whyte, Alfie Rawlinson, and Kev Rimmington who all passed their Drysuit courses. Terry Stocker, Sue Whiting and Mike Gear who completed their Level 2 Digital Photography course and not forgetting Bradley Redman, Ashley Redman, Steve Warwick and David Meade who successfully passed their AOW course. And finally, a huge well done to Melanie Mason who upgraded from Scuba Diver to Open Water diver and conquered several personal gremlins along the way.

We're Back from Egypt!

We all arrived safely back from Egypt last night. It was an epic club holiday with 40 people enjoying the sun, Sakara and some superb diving. A report is being written as I speak and will be published in due course along with some excellent photos!!!! Just trying to work out how to get some of the videos onto the blog! Remember, if you want to book on any of next years trips there are only a few spaces left.

And Again ....Another Award from PADI

Last month we told you that we had been awarded a certificate by PADI in recognition of outstanding service. No sooner has that one been put up on the wall than we get another! The certificate reads
"Awarded to Triton Scuba for outstanding customer service and professionalism in PADI scuba instruction as acknowledged below:
Whilst I have good experiences at several PADI Resorts and Dive Centres around the world, I still feel that Triton stands out above them for the quality of its staff and its training"
Signed Peter Hulme
Thanks for the praise Pete - we are still getting it right.

Oceanic Dealer Locations for DX Regulator Upgrades

Since we published the Oceanic recall notice on our website we reckon we have got hold of most of you who have either purchased regulators from us or had them serviced by us recently. If you still need the hp seat upgrade in your Oceanic DX 1st stages (or if you are not sure whether you do or not) you need to contact an Oceanic Authorized Dealer. Do not use the regulator until you have done so. In Hampshire and Sussex the dealers are:

Triton Scuba, Portsmouth (02392 838773)
Isles World of Diving, Shoreham (01273 463291)
YoYo Divers, Southampton (02380 212100)
Mulberry Divers, Selsey (01243 601000)
Ocean View, Lancing (01903 767224)

The upgrade process is simple, free of charge and can be done while you wait at an Oceanic Dealer. Please note, getting changes undertaken by unauthorized dealers will affect your product warranty. For more information go to www.oceanicuk.com

New Kit for Courses and hire

We have recently had a bit of a clean out of some of the older gear - infact all of it! and have just about replaced everything in the kit store. So next time you come in you will see brand new Scubapro T-1 BCDs, new Scubapro regulators, new fins, masks, snorkels, gloves, boots and hoods. We have also replaced out old suits with some really shiney nice new wetsuits. We have put in Oceanic Shadows, good for some extreme temperatures and these were used for the first time this weekend on the Open Water course. The students verdict - toasty!

A Sunny Weekend

The sun came out and it was more like September than November! So the Open Water and Drysuit students had a bit of a treat down at the lake with some good vis as well as warm weather. Still 12 degrees in the water! Many congratulations to the 9 successful students.

October Newsletter

The October newsletter is available for download on the website for those of you who did not receive it by email. Click here to go to the newsletter page.

Great South Sponsorship - Update

With pledges still coming in I am really pleased to tell you that the total now raised has just gone over the £1000 mark. Thanks to everyone for your support - it is fantastic.

Great South Sponsorship

We've tallied the sponsorship money pledged so far and it comes to just under £1000 in total. Many thanks to all the club members who sponsored the runners, my thanks to everyone at Xyratex who sponsored me, to those at Estee Lauder for sponsoring Andi Davies and to Rothman Pantall for their generous sponsorship of Terry Stocker.