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ScubaRadio – KLOS carbon fiber guitar seen soon on a surface interval near you!

Greg The Divemaster has always noodled on a guitar over the years. He loves to join his musician friends like the Scuba Cowboy when an extra 6-string is available and strum away those long surface intervals when traveling around the world for ScubaRadio. However, the size and weight of bringing along an extra guitar is difficult to justify. Plus the salty deck of a boat or the humidity surrounding many of these exotic dive destinations can easily damage a quality instrument.

A solution finally came when Greg stumbled across KLOS guitars on Kickstarter a few months back. This lightweight, portable and almost indestructible carbon fiber guitar appeared to be a cool and unique new option for someone like Greg or anyone else who likes to travel with a nice guitar. After reaching out directly to KLOS, he was sold and commissioned the first ScubaRadio logo'd carbon fiber guitar ever made. (Actually, it's one of the first KLOS guitars to ever have a carbon fiber logo period!)

The result debuted at DEMA 2017 as seen below and will now travel with Greg around the world on his ScubaRadio diving adventures! Check out KLOS guitars and know Greg The Divemaster gives them 2 big fins up!…with or without the logo. 😉

Check out HOUR1 of the 11-11-17 edition of ScubaRadio to hear Greg talk more about the new ScubaRadio KLOS guitar.

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Shipwreck Park Holds Underwater Poker Tournament in Pompano Beach FL

Sunday, July 23rd 9:30 a.m.

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Lady Luck, Shipwreck Park Inc. will hold the 1st annual Lady Luck Underwater Poker Tournament. This is a real live underwater Texas holdem tournament. There is no buy-in or money involved, the tournament is free. They will crown the underwater poker champion on the sunken Lady Luck. The tournament is not for poker professionals, anyone can enter as it is all for fun. Spectators are welcome.

Here is how it works: Qualifying rounds will be held on-line. The final six players win a free dive trip to compete for the championship on the poker table of the sunken ship Lady Luck with special Lady Luck cards and chips. The winner will be crowned the 1st Annual Lady Luck Underwater Poker Champion and will receive a trophy, prizes and will be featured on Scuba Nation TV! In addition, the winner will be the first diver on the Okinawa which Shipwreck Park will be sinking on August 19th off Pompano Beach.

Video and still pictures will be available immediately after the event.

To register, email your name and phone number to info@southfloridadiving.com. You will be emailed an invitation link to the Lady Luck online poker group with instructions and rules. The event dates are as follows:

July 16th           Registration Ends

July 17th           Practice game (optional) 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

July 18th           On-line games scheduled between 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

July 19th           Six finalists announced

July 23rd          Underwater Poker Final Dive Boat Departs 8:30 a.m. from Sands Harbor Marina 125 Riverside Drive

For more information call 954-783-2299.

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Explorer Ventures 30 year anniversary liveaboard adventure!

This video was shot exclusively with an iPhone 7+ using a Kraken smart underwater housing. The music is “Livin' Large on a Liveaboard” by The Scuba Cowboy!

Check on the entire 2-hour ScubaRadio broadcast from this liveaboard adventure in Saba-Statia-St Kitts by clicking below!
HOUR 1

HOUR 2

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New wrecks ready to dive in Bimini!

Neal Watson's Bimini Scuba Center Sinks Multiple Wrecks Off North Bimini

 

Bimini, The Bahamas ⏤ On April 22, 2017, local dive shop, Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center, in collaboration with Resolve Marine, Key Construction and Shannon Bullard and The Rock Shed Crew, sunk the 165 ft long J.P. Kipp Barge just miles off North Bimini. Within the following week, a 90 ft long Tug Manatee, a 70 ft long Landing Craft, dubbed “The Lady in Red” and a 30 ft Cuban Refugee Boat, were also sunk in the same area. All at a depth of 85 ft and within swimming distance, the 4 boats make up what is now called “The Coach Sugar Memorial Dive Site” — named after Bimini’s beloved chief youth mentor, Grathen “Sugar” Robins.

The Coach Sugar Memorial Dive Site is expected to have a booming impact on Bimini dive tourism. Once marine life begins to colonize, the wreck site will become home to a variety of reef fish, marine corals and various pelagic species.

“These artificial reefs provide a great sanctuary for undersea critters, help establish coral growth and recruitment, as well as being an awesome playground for scuba divers and water enthusiasts!” comments Duncan Brake, underwater cameraman and former Bimini Biological Field Station Manager.

The vessels — donated by Resolve Marine, Key Construction and Shannon Bullard and The Rock Shed Crew — are a welcomed addition to Bimini’s wreck dive options. Like the S.S. Sapona and Bimini Barge, the new boats come with their own colorful histories. Starting with the Tug Manatee, built in 1944, this craft was instrumental in the construction of Nassau’s mega resort Atlantis. Next, the Cuban Refugee Boat that ran ashore on Cat Cay in 2015 with 19 Cuban refugees on board — yes, 19! The passengers were said to have been found celebrating on the golf course thinking they had arrived in Miami. They were all sent back to Cuba.

Between the 4 companies — Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center, Resolve Marine, Key Construction and Shannon Bullard and The Rock Shed Crew — an estimated one-half million dollars was donated in terms of cleaning crews, dive crews, dive equipment, monies and physical vessels. The sinking of these four ships was an incredible community effort and will no doubt benefit the entire Bimini — from divers to fishermen to hospitality establishments.

Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center, located at the Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina, currently offers trips to the new dive site on an on-demand basis. Dive trips can be booked a la carte or as part of a Dive + Hotel Package. For more information about our dive rates and/or package information, please visit www.biminiscubacenter.com or call 800-867-4764.

 

About Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center

Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center operates 3 dive boats including a 60-foot glass bottom boat well-suited to accommodate divers, snorkelers and sightseers alike. In addition to reefs, wrecks and wall diving, Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center offers Great Hammerhead Shark, Wild Dolphin, Reef Shark and Sting Ray Safaris. PADI certifications and courses are also available. For more information, please visit www.biminiscubacenter.com