Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - An Open Water Adventures News Reminder

An OWA News Reminder !.... Try Cool Gear For FREE ! Oceanreef Full Face Mask Demo This Weekend... Friday 6:30 PM - See, Touch, Ask, Learn about Full Face Mask benefits and technology. Saturday 10:30 AM - 4 PM - Pool Demos Dive it, Feel it, Breathe it...Why not, it's a cool thing you may not get a chance to do anywhere else Sunday 9:30 AM - 1 PM - Open Water Dive Blue Stone Quarry, Dive it at depth...Get the "FULL" Face Experience...No Charge, PAy your way at Blue Stone. See More @ www.oceanreefgroup.com 704-547-5991 www.openwateradventures.com

Monday, March 24, 2008 - An Open Water Adventures News Reminder

An OWA News Reminder !.... A Party You Don't Want To Miss This Thursday @ 7 PM @   www.stickyfingers.com 8021 Concord Mills Blvd 704-979-7427 Join us for Food, Fun, Door Prizes, Trivia Prizes and more... * New Certified Divers Recognized and Recieve Their Cert. Cards with Gifts * See the Juliet Virgin Islands Trip Slideshow - Really this time, I promise! * Troys back in town from Saba- this week only - hear about life on a caribbean island * Hear about Free Demos on Cool Gear * Travel News - Trips selling out...Don't miss your chance to join us this year * And other announcements Go To  The New Club Page On Our Website To See The Years Social Schedule 704-547-5991 www.openwateradventures.com

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - New Photo Album at OWA - See the lastest trip pics!

An OWA News Alert !.... Now Showing ... The Juliet Virgin Islands Trip Pics! Go To The Photo Gallery @ Openwateradventures.com to see your dive family having an amazing time. The group had many adventures above and below water all over the BVI's... Post a blog comment ! Share your trip experinces here. Hear from Joe and some of the others about their trip at our monthly club social.Thursday February 28th at Sticky Fingers @ Concord Mills  6:30 PM Go To  The New Club Page On Our Website To See The Entire Years Social Schedule

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - OWA February Newsletter - Great New Features!

12210 N. Tryon St.  Charlotte, NC 28262 (704) 547-5991                  February 2008 Newsletter     Lifeguarding Classes At OWA  Lifeguards are aquatic safety professionals in charge of preventing injuries, responding to and managing from minor to major incidents. This is a rewarding and empowering skill set. Become a lifeguard for temporary employment, as the basis for an aquatic career, as a hobby, or simply to feel best prepared to assist others in and around water. You may become a lifeguard beginning as of age 15 and older. We are very fortunate to have Melissa Shearer as our full time Lifeguard Trainer. This is a complete certification course utilizing the Newly Updated American Red Cross Standards, which includes Lifeguarding; a 3 year certification, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer; a 1 year certification, and First Aid; a 3 year certification. Applicants must be 15 yo at time of enrollment, complete a 300 yd swim, & free dive and retrieve 10# weight. Spaces Available for the following classes: April 7 - 11 2008 M-F M-Th 9AM-4PM & Fri. 9AM-6PM May 3, 4, 17, 18 Sat & Sun 2 Weekends 9AM- 6PM Call Open Water Adventures To Sign Up @ 704-547-5991 What's Inside: News First Club Meeting Annual Gear Service Meet Our Dive Family Creature Feature Travel Last chances for '08 New trips for 2008 West Palm Beach! Classes Open Water Classes Advanced Classes Scuba Rangers! Winter Swim Classes Picture Of The Month  Joe's Jeuvenile Angel Fish. West Palm Beach 2007. Still one of our favorite dive destinations. Submit your best pics and be featured here ! Galapagos Pre-Trip Meeting During the Feb. 28th Club Social, we will gather the Galapagos travelers for a very important information gathering and giving session. Fill out the required forms, have a Q&A and more. Bring your passports. Please RSVP to Joe that you will make this date. Its just 5 Months away!   First 2008 Dive Club Social Scheduled !  Join us every month for an evening of friendship, networking, and news about diving the world with OWA. New Location for 2008!...Sticky Fingers @ Concord Mills, next to TGIFridays. Join us Thursday February 28Th @7pm for food and fun! See the New Dive Club Page on The New Website for All The 2008 Dates     8021 Concord Mills Blvd  Concord, NC  704-979-7427  stickyfingers.com New Feature... Meet the OWA Family Have you met Russell Leader? Russell is an Open Water and Scuba Rangers Instructor at OWA. He and his now wife Mel came to us in 2005 as new clients and quickly became a regular fixture on many of our trips and functions. His excitement for diving has led him to since become an Instructor. Russell enjoys families and especially introducing children to scuba. He is now a Scuba Ranger instructor showing the youngest divers how to enjoy this sport. In 2006 Russell and Mel got married in Bonaire on an OWA trip. Their witnesses were OWA family members they have become close to since joining our family. Russell is a favorite trip leader, instructor, and dive buddy among those who have come to know him. Thank you Russell, (and MEL, for letting him and joining him) for all you do to further the sport we all love in such a positive way. New Website Is Up! Loaded with many great new features! Trip and Travel Blog where you can submit comments and pictures for all to see, and learn about our trips - and yours - diving the world. The Photo Gallery is home for all of our trip photos. Show yourself off and see what trips you've been missing. The Events page will keep you up to date on our annual happenings and special events. There is an all new interactive Calendar where you can search and track any activity, trip, or class. Stay active with our Dive Club and monthly socials. www.openwateradventures.com Gear Service Reminder... Save time, beat the rush, drop off your gear now! Take care of the gear that takes care of you...prevent accidents and anxiety...Dive it Free in our indoor heated pool with any annual service. Did you know: Your warranty requires annual servicing to maintain valid status. Don't lose your warranty! Travel       Last Chance Trip! Have you been dying to get away? How about on the Juliet this winter? We've got some last minute spots open on some of our most popular trips. Sign up while you still can! Juliet Ladies Trip, April 2008 ONE (1) Space Now Available This special trip was created for our lady divers by our lady divers. There are just a couple of spaces due to scheduling conflicts for a couple of ladies. This is a great trip to the Bahamas for 5 Days.              Click here for trip details                           New Trips for 2008 The 2008 Trip Schedule Is Available at O.W.A. and On Our Brand New Redesigned Website **Call (704) 547-5991 or swing by the shop for details or to reserve a space!** Thanksgiving 2008 - Utopia in Utila Bay Islands Honduras ONLY 5 Spaces Remain! New Years 2008 - St. Thomas & Tortola on Juliet ! February 2009 -  Lots of SHARKS! Bahamas No Cage Tiger, Lemon, & Hammerhead Sharks  Thanksgiving 2009 -  It's official...Costa Rica ! Big animals, rainforest's, pristine paradise...!          Last trip we saw 21 Goliath  Groupers on One Dive ! Dive with the world famous Jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventures.    West Palm Beach         Memorial Day ls Coming!        Start Summer off right.  This is still a well kept secret locale. With the most diversity, largest fish, coral, and creature populations in the Caribbean. Still some of the best night diving anywhere   May 22nd - 26th What a value...Transport, Hotel, Private Dive Charters, and more... All For Only $595                                           Experience all the best amenities at the OWA famous Marriott Palm Beach Gardens...OOOh the beds are the best! We Know the area very well, you will experience local food fare and night life.             See Our W. Palm Trip Page...Click Here   This should be you in just a few weeks!     Be among the great schools of fish that frequent these reefs.  New Feature! Creature Feature Every month we will focus on introducing you to a new sea citizen. We hope to educate, heighten your interest in what you might see, and inspire you to protect the oceans for the health of our planet and future generations. Meet Stanley...he is a Nassau Grouper. Stanley is internationally famous for his antics interacting with divers. This species of grouper are known for their inquisitive nature and personality. Stanely acts much like a dog or maybe even a parrot. He resides at a coral head on the dive site Bull Run in Bahamas just south of Bimini. This site is more famous for its resident Caribbean Reef sharks, but Stanley is doing his part to hog all the attention. He will follow divers all over the area, push his snout right in your camera lens to interrupt your focus and spread his profile around the world. He will lay on his side in the sand and ask for a rub down, posture his underside right up to your face for a chin scratch, and many other behaviors that entertain us all. According to National Geographic and our own observations this unique and important reef resident is in serious danger from over fishing. For more information see this link...http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0304_030304_belizefish.html and http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/enric-sala.html. To meet Stanley you need only join OWA on any Juliet Bahamas adventure. In 2008 we have four of these, April Ladies Only Trip, May 5 Day, June Week long, and Four days in October. See the OWA trip page for The Juliet and become one of the many fans of this majestic ship and a new fan of Stanley! Classes Learn To Scuba! March Classes Filling Up...Get your friends or family in today! Saturdays 10AM-4PM,  Mon/Wed Evenings 7:00PM-10:00PM  All for 5 Weeks.  We also have Private Classes for any schedule. Advanced Classes for 2008! Check the OWA Website For The Entire 2008 Schedule Expand your diving knowledge and have more fun! OWA makes it easiest with our Advanced Course Package.  5 Certifications in as few as 3 visits to the store! Nitrox, Boat, Deep, Navigation, Equipment Classes All for Only $295 We also offer Computer, Wreck, Extended Range, Stress and Rescue and much more. NEW FOR 2008: Point and Shoot Photography, D-SLR Photography, and Marine ID.                                           Scuba Rangers, Kids 8 - 12 yo Next Training Session Starts March 2ND ! Call For Details and Enrollment Next Activity for Rangers:  Sunday February 24Th: Monthly Meeting plus Activity:  Marine Life Identification RSVP Required, Call Today To Get In!   Kids or Adults Learn To Swim ! The OWA swim school continues to grow through your referrals. Thank you for your confidence in us! Winter is the best time to learn to swim! Spring and Summer are less than 90 days away! At OWA we have an indoor pool, heated to a comfortable 84 degrees. Learn to swim in a private, quiet environment. Call Melissa Today @ 704-547-5991.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - OWA February Newsletter - New Great Features

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