n ewsletter - Extreme Exposure

The
April/May 2009 Edition
Products & Services
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Diving Tips & Tricks
Upcoming Classes
Tech Talk
Upcoming Events
Local Dive Site Conditions
Quote of the Month
Spotlight on EE
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ScubaPro Twin Speed Fins
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Upcoming Classes
Open-water classes are offered yearround and are designed to accommodate your schedule!
May 22: Open Water with Kevin Segall. [email protected]
June 5: Open Water with Paul Gore.
[email protected]
June 6: GUE Fundamentals with
Douglas Mudry. [email protected]
June 19: Open Water with Kevin
Segall. [email protected]
July 2: Cave 1 with Mark Messersmith. [email protected]
July 9: Cave 1 with Jarrod Jablonski.
[email protected]
July 16: GUE Fundamentals with
Douglas Mudry. [email protected]
Diving Tips & Tricks
Excerpt from The Fundamentals of
Better Diving
By: Jarrod Jablonski
Diving Experience
Though good training is necessary to producing a
solid base of experience, no amount of training can
replace time in the water for honing your skills and
for developing comfort, confidence and awareness. In other words, familiarity and comfort with
what a given div­ing task demands requires repeated
exposure to those demands. Once a diver develops a
solid foundation of diving skills, s/he should then
pursue an active diving regimen that will progressively build upon these skills. Too many divers and
diving educators undervalue the process of gaining
experience outside course training. Dive training is
essential in the process of creating a good foundation, but only diving experience can build the skills
and awareness that create a good diver.
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T h e EE D i v e r
April/May 2009 Edition
Upcoming Events
Tech Talk
Dive Day!
Excerpt from Quest article:
Helium’s Long, Strange Trip
By: Thomas Sawicki, Ph.D.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Helium is the second most abundant
Dive Bonaire!
Site will depend on conditions
Join Extreme Exposure and Aquatic
Center for our next Dive Day! Participants will have the opportunity
to get in the water and practice skills
and trim as well as test out the latest
gear from Halcyon, ScubaPro, DUI
Drysuits and more. Come enjoy some
good diving! Event includes:
• Free use of Extreme Exposure and
Aquatic Center rental gear
• Opportunity to chat and dive
with NAUI, PADI, and GUE
instructors as well as WKPP team
members
Event is open to divers of all certification levels. To participate, please contact [email protected]
Our planet is 4.6 billion years old.
element in the universe. (Photo courtesy
During this time, an enormous amount of NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team
[STScI/AURA])
of helium has been produced by
radioactive decay. Unfortunately, most of this helium has been lost to space.
However, as radioactive isotopes decay deep within the Earth’s crust, some
of the helium atoms become trapped within the same geological formations
that trap hydrocarbons, especially natural gas. When gas companies drill
into these formations, natural gas rushes to the surface due to the enormous
pressure of the overlying rock. Any helium trapped along with the natural
gas in these formations also rushes to the surface. The helium we use during our diving activities is captured as a byproduct of oil and natural gas
production. Unless the helium is captured during the drilling process, it is
lost to the atmosphere and eventually to space. So, we have traced helium’s
long, strange trip. It has taken 4.6 billion years for the agonizingly slow
radioactive decay of uranium and thorium to produce the helium found on
Earth. Once we consume Earth’s helium, it is gone forever. For technical
divers, helium is irreplaceable due to the combination of its very small size
and its inert chemical nature. Without helium, exploring the depths of our
watery planet via scuba becomes much
less safe. For now, it appears helium
Local Dive Site
supplies worldwide are sufficient and are
currently untapped in many countries.
Conditions
Unfortunately for Americans, helium supplies may have peaked, meaning that in
Ginnie Springs: High flow;
the not-too- distant future, America may
good visibility
have to import helium. Helium prices
Little River: Flooded
are now on the rise and if this continues,
Peacock: Flooded
we may now be in the golden age of
Manatee Spring: Flooded
deep water exploration by recreational
Madison Blue: Flooded
divers. With a greater knowledge of how
(should reopen on May 9)
helium naturally occurs and its inherently
Jackson Blue: Moderate flow;
limited availability on Earth, it is my
Good visibility
hope that the technical diving community will develop and initiate policies and
Troy Springs: Flooded
procedures for its conservation. At the
very least, we should be strong advocates
for the production of this valuable resource by governments and oil and gas
companies.
July 1-8, 2009
Join us on a weeklong dive trip to
Bonaire! Due to their status as a
protected marine park, the waters
surrounding Bonaire are home to
some of the healthiest reefs and best
wrecks in the Caribbean. We will
have the privilege of being guided on
our dives by local GUE instructor
and Bonaire resident Benji Schaub
and his staff of expert local guides.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get
an insider’s look at Bonaire!
See the special insert included
on page 3 of this issue of
EE Diver for more info on
DIVING BONAIRE!
Spotlight on EE
The Council on Retail Excellence
(CORE) is dedicated to identifying, acknowledging and sharing
“BEST RETAIL PRACTICES”
from within the diving industry. Extreme Exposure was recognized
for excellence in Dive Center Appearance. Check it out at http://
www.corescubaretailers.org/index.php?did=23.
The SCUBAPRO Platinum Dealer Program recognizes and rewards
participating U.S. dive centers that choose to represent SCUBAPRO
exclusively and carry the entire line of SCUBAPRO products.
Platinum facilities have thorough SCUBAPRO
product knowledge along with well trained staff
and service professionals.
Extreme Exposure and the Aquatic Center recently achieved SCUBAPRO Platinum Dealer
status! Check it out at http://www.scubapro.
com/americas/english/platinum-dealers/florida/
extreme-exposure
Quote of the
Month
25 S Main Street
High Springs, FL, 32643
(386)454-8158
[email protected]
www.extreme-exposure.com
“If Columbus had turned back, no
one would have blamed him. Of
course, no one would have remembered him either.” -- Anonymous
6450 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
(352)377-3483
[email protected]
www.aquaticcenter.com
Dive Bonaire!
July 1-8, 2009
Join us on a weeklong dive trip to
Bonaire! Due to their status as a
protected marine park, the waters
surrounding Bonaire are home to some
of the healthiest reefs and best wrecks
in the Caribbean. We will have the
privilege of being guided on our dives
by local GUE instructor and Bonaire
resident Benji Schaub and his staff of
expert local guides. Don’t miss this
opportunity to get an insider’s look at
Bonaire!
Trip Includes:
 7 nights accommodations in an ocean-view
condo with private balcony or porch, fully
equipped kitchen, living area with cable TV, air
-conditioned bedrooms, each with private bathrooms.
 7 day rental of one 4/5 passenger truck per unit.
 Daily breakfast.
 Government room tax (subject to change without notice).
 6 days unlimited Nitrox 32 fills for Nitrox
certified divers.
 Weights and weight belt.
 6 recreational boat dives.
 6 shore dives guided by
local staff.
 Guided night dive.
 Free trip t-shirt
 Farewell BBQ
Price: $1239
Guided technical dives also
available!
Divers with a GUE Tech 1 rating
or above can substitute two days
of boat diving for 2 days of
guided Tech 1 dives! Includes
18/45 backgas in twin AL80s,
and 50% deco gas in AL40.
Price: $1779
Contact Kevin Segall at
[email protected]
386-454-8158 or 352-377-3483
Deadlines: $250 deposit to hold your spot. Full payment due by May 11. No refunds after May 15.