Scuba Santas

Scuba Diving Dressed As Santa Claus For Charity

- Sunday, 18th December 2011 - NDAC, Chepstow

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Blue O Two donate prizes to our dive raffle

Blue o two have donated 3 x £100 holiday vouchers for one of their great liveaboard holidays for some luck raffle prize winners!

Blue o two offer worldwide scuba diving holidays. Specialising in luxury liveaboards, they manage their own award winning fleet in the Egyptian Red Sea; as well as offering a wide variety of liveaboards and resort diving holidays across the globe.

Check out their website for more details about their great liveaboard and shore-based holidays: http://www.blueotwo.com/

For more information on the prize list, our auction, or the FREE gifts in our goody bag please see: Scuba Santas raffle and dive auction.

Scuba Santas is an annual World record holding event held each year and organised by Lloyd Watkin and members of the Yorkshire Divers diving club. The official website of scuba santas is http://www.scuba-santas.co.uk. The 5th annual event in 2011 will be held at the National Diving and Activity Centre (NDAC), near Chepstow where we will hope to break our own world record, and raise funds for the RNLI.

Don’t forget to look us up on Twitter, facebook, youtube for more fun and information.

Scapa Scuba donate ‘Wrecked in Scapa’ t-shirt to raffle prize list

Scapa Scuba have donated one of their famous medium sized ‘Wrecked in Scapa’ Scapa Scuba/Fourth Element t-shirt to the Scuba Santas 2011 raffle prize list.

Scapa scuba provide a great service in the Orkney’s fixing dry suits and other dive equipment over night great when you get stuck at one of the best dive sites in the entire world. Scapa scuba have supported Scuba Santas several times in the past and we are very grateful to have them back on board!

Make sure you check out their website: http://www.scapascuba.co.uk

For more information on the prize list, our auction, or the FREE gifts in our goody bag please see: Scuba Santas raffle and dive auction.

Scuba Santas is an annual World record holding event held each year and organised by Lloyd Watkin and  members of the Yorkshire Divers diving club. The official website of scuba santas is http://www.scuba-santas.co.uk.  The 5th annual event in 2011 will be held at the National Diving and Activity Centre (NDAC), near Chepstow where we will hope to break our own world record, and raise funds for the RNLI.

Don’t forget to look us up on Twitter, facebook, youtube for more fun and information.

Fleet dive make double donation to Scuba Santas!

Fleetdive.com are doubly donating to Scuba Santas this year! Fleet Dive is a young and dynamic company set up expressly for the purpose of providing bespoke diving holiday packages for groups of 6 or so divers at their perfect waterside location in Santa Margarita on Spain’s spectacular Costa Brava.

This region of the Mediterranean is right up there with the best! If you are looking for the perfect dive holiday, close to home, with an incredible choice of dive sites, then you will be in the right place! You can make all of the choices to design the perfect dive holiday with world class dive sites like the “Medas Islands” and “Cap de Creus” within easy striking distance of your base. Oh and by the way they are also a BSAC Resort Dive Centre!

Goody Bag Gift

All divers attending Scuba Santas 2011 will receive a link to a 5% discount on all dive holiday packages from fleetdive.com. The perfect sneaky trip away for a weeks diving for a group of 6.

Raffle Prize

Fleedive.com offer a holiday designed for 6 divers, they provide a 7 seater car and collect divers from the airport. The accomodation is a 3 bedroom house on the canal, and caters for 6 well. The terrace of the house borders the canal where there is a Valiant DR750 alongside and afloat. Two tanks are supplied per diver which can be filled at the local dive centre.

It is possible to rent just the house so fleetdive.com have something to offer not just divers but also groups of non-divers or families.

The raffle prize entitles a group of divers a 30% discount against a week or even two for either the complete dive package OR just the house.

A summer week for the package costs around 2800 euros for the whole group. The house alone would be 1500 euros peak week. That represents a saving to the winner of between 500 and 900 euros approximately  which has to be worth the cost of a raffle ticket would you agree?

To see a list of auction items and raffle prizes please go here: Scuba Santas raffle prizes and auction items

 

 

Scuba Santas is an annual World record holding event held each year and organised by Lloyd Watkin and members of the Yorkshire Divers diving club. The official website of scuba santas is http://www.scuba-santas.co.uk. The 5th annual event in 2011 will be held at the National Diving and Activity Centre (NDAC), near Chepstow where we will hope to break our own world record, and raise funds for the RNLI.
Don’t forget to look us up on Twitter, facebook, youtube for more fun and information.

 

VR Technology donate a copy of Kevins Gurr’s latest book

VR Techology have donated a copy of the latest edition of Kevin Gurr’s book “Technical diving from the bottom up” for our charity raffle. I’ve personally read the first edition and it was a great source of information to which I return regularly. The updated edition is sure to include some excellent updated information as well!

This is the definitive guide to Technical and Extended range diving. The 2010 edition has an additional 350 pages with guest chapters from leading lights in the industry such as Richard Pyle, Tom Mount and Jill Heinerth to name a few. A must read for any diver. (Current RRP £45)

VR Technology offers high calibre diving and engineering expertise, with existing rebreather and dive computer products currently used by NOAA and various navies, experimental divers, technical divers and commercial diving companies.

For more information please see: Diving prizes and auction

The book is on sale on Amazon here:

 

Scuba Santas is an annual World record holding event held each year and organised by Lloyd Watkin and members of the Yorkshire Divers diving club. The official website of scuba santas is http://www.scuba-santas.co.uk. The 5th annual event in 2011 will be held at the National Diving and Activity Centre (NDAC), near Chepstow where we will hope to break our own world record, and raise funds for the RNLI.
Don’t forget to look us up on Twitter, facebook, youtube for more fun and information.

Scuba Travel donate 2 £100 vouchers to Scuba Santas raffle

Those lovely people from Scuba Travel have donated not one but two £100 vouchers off their holdays to the Scuba Santas 2011 charity raffle.

 

Scuba travel offer liveaboard and shore-based based holidays all over the world and have won numerous award for their excellent holidays and great customer support.

Please see their website for more details about scuba travel: http://www.scubatravel.com

 

To see more great diving raffle prizes or see our list of items for our Scuba charity auction in aid of the RNLI please see: Diving raffle and charity auction.

 

Scuba Santas is an annual World record holding event held each year and organised by Lloyd Watkin and  members of the Yorkshire Divers diving club. The official website of scuba santas is http://www.scuba-santas.co.uk.  The 5th annual event in 2011 will be held at the National Diving and Activity Centre (NDAC), near Chepstow where we will hope to break our own world record, and raise funds for the RNLI.

Don’t forget to look us up on Twitter, facebook, youtube for more fun and information.

Divesigns.com donate to Scuba Santas prize list!

Divesigns.com have just announced that they are also donating to the Scuba Santas Christmas raffle with a £30 gift voucher!

Divesigns.com create hard wearing vinyl stickers for your dive gear, adding both safety and an extra sense of cool to your equipment. The stickers themselves make excellent Christmas gifts for divers , but they’re even better when there’s a chance of getting them for free!

 

Each year at Scuba Santas we hold a raffle to raise additional funds for the RNLI. This year we’re also adding an auction, grab yourself a bargin!

 

All you have to do to enter is make a donation and ensure we have your details! If you donate via justgiving then include your email or other contact details, on the day ensure that you leave your details with the team. Diving prizes are donated by generous diving and diving related companies and really help make scuba santas an even more fun event!

 

If you know any companies that would be interested in donating to the diving raffle and/or auction then make sure they get in touch with us ASAP as the event is drawing ever closer!

 

For more information on the diving prize list for 2011 please click:  Diving prizes and auction items

 

Scuba Santas is an annual World record holding event held each year and organised by Lloyd Watkin and  members of the Yorkshire Divers diving club. The official website of scuba santas is http://www.scuba-santas.co.uk.  The 5th annual event in 2011 will be held at the National Diving and Activity Centre (NDAC), near Chepstow where we will hope to break our own world record, and raise funds for the RNLI.

Don’t forget to look us up on Twitter, facebook, youtube for more fun and information.

Scuba Santas 2010 Raffle Prize Winners

The Scuba Santas 2010 raffle prize draw has now taken place. We had a total of 24 prizes to give away from the following companies: aquapac, divesigns.com, Scimitar diving (Weymouth), and Blueotwo.

The winners are as follows:

£25 gift voucher from divesigns.com:

  • Rick Ayrton, Bristol of Clifton SAC

£50 holiday voucher from blueotwo:

  • Simon Rees, Bristol of Subaquaholics

Weekend’s diving for two with Scimitar diving, Weymouth:

  • Sarah Edney, Caerphilly

Waterproof mobile phone cases from Aquapac:

  • Jon Wilkinson , Frome of Frome BSAC 1639
  • David Drew , Warminster of Scuba Blue
  • Nige Thacker , Chippenham
  • Greg Parker , Bristol of Subaquaholics, Bristol
  • Tony B , Midsomer Norton of Norad Basc
  • mark piper , Salisbury of Euphoria diving
  • Eamonn Coffey , Dunstable of Chiltern Divers 1590
  • Robert Wareham , Bradford-on-avon
  • Helen Shaw , Chippenham
  • keith morris , Salisbury
  • Nora Holford , Reading of The Diving Club, Reading
  • Paul Minto , Thame of Oxford BSAC
  • Huw Rees , Neath
  • chris stevens , Oxford of Oxford BSAC
  • Chris Giles , Exwick of Exeter BSAC
  • Stuart Last , Bristol of AWSAC
  • Derek Davis , Tipton, West Midlands of Dudley Dolphin
  • Richard Ward , Reading of Reading Diving Club
  • Matt Head , Aldershot of University of Surrey SAC
  • Dick Allen , Bristol of AWSAC

Well done to all of the winners, I’ll be passing your details on to the various sponsors who will arrange to get your prize sent out (as appropriate). We look forward to seeing you all at Scuba Santas 2011!

Scuba Santas is a unique World record holding event held each year and organised by Lloyd Watkin and  members of the Yorkshire Divers diving club. The official website of scuba santas is http://www.scuba-santas.co.uk.  The 2011 event will be held at the National Diving and Activity Centre (NDAC), near Chepstow where we will hope to break our own world record, and raise funds for the RNLI.

Don’t forget to look us up on Twitter, facebook, youtube for more fun and information.

Blueotwo donate £50 voucher to Scuba Santas raffle

Blueotwo have donated a £50 holiday voucher to Scuba Santas 2010! We have a great list of diving prizes ready to give out after the event for those lucky enough to be drawn by our randomly selecting computer program thinggy-whatsit.

Blue o two offer worldwide scuba diving holidays,  specialising in Red Sea liveaboards operating and managing their own vessels since 2001. Dubbed the ‘next generation of liveaboard boats’, their fleet offers divers an outstanding level of service with a focus on luxury, safety and affordability.

With offices in both the UK and Egypt, blueotwo have complete control over their operations and therefore the quality of service they provide to  divers. Understanding how important your diving holiday is they make quality of service paramount, from initial enquiry to ground operations.  Whether in the UK or in resort, blueotwo’s team are always available to help.

For more information about diving prizes please see: Scuba Santas 2010 diving prizes

Scuba Santas is a unique World record holding event held each year and organised by Lloyd Watkin and  members of the Yorkshire Diversdiving club. The official website of scuba santas is http://www.scuba-santas.co.uk.  The 2010 event will be held at Vobster Quay where we will hope to break last year’s record of 158 divers, and raise funds for the RNLI.

Don’t forget to look us up on Twitter: Scuba Santas on Twitter

Just 1 week until Scuba Santas 2010…

Its just 1 week until Scuba Santas 2010 kicks off!

Things are looking very positive for a NEW WORLD RECORD as we have over 170 divers registered for the event (previous record 158). The weather is looking to take a turn for the colder towards the end of next week but hopefully this won’t have a great impact on the event (just remember to dress up extra warm!).

I’ve been informed that the guys at Vobster Quay are all set and prepared for the flood of Scuba Santas arriving at their doors on the 19th December, and our very helpful team from Trowbridge branch RNLI are getting ready for an excellent day.

I’ve been asked if there’s anything that divers can be doing to help the event in this last week? As far as the event is concerned everything is set, but there are many ways in which you can still help…

  1. Make sure all your equipment is working and suitable for cold water diving
  2. Ensure you’ve registered on http://event.scuba-santas.co.uk to help registration on the day
  3. Start nagging your friends to donate via http://www.justgiving.com/scubasantas2010 or download the sponsorship form
  4. Get your local dive centre or dive superstore involved by getting them to donate to the scuba santas raffle (they’ll get a warm fuzzy feeling and plenty of mention on the internet/diving community as thanks!)
  5. If you haven’t already done so ensure you contact Vobster Quay to book at space in the bottom car park
  6. When donating either online or via sponsorship forms leave your details so that you can be entered into the Scuba Santas raffle
  7. Familiarise yourself with the rules for the scuba santas world record

During the event? Whilst we have made as many plans as possible to keep things running smoothly help from participants makes things run much easier…

  1. Upon arrival go to the registration desk and get yourself signed in  - you’ll be able to collect your goody bag upon registration (priority is given to those who registered online)
  2. Please be patient, we have allot of vehicles and allot of divers trying to get to places!
  3. Plan your dive, if you’re happy for a longer dive ~45minutes for the record ensure you kit up early and get to the water for the start of the dive. Alternatively if you want a short a dive as possible leave room for divers to get to the water
  4. Please be efficient as possible in kitting up and entering/exiting the water
  5. Listen out for announcements and pay attention during the briefing
  6. Have as much fun as possible whilst at all times remaining safe

What about after the event? After what we hope to be the best dive of 2010 there’s plenty that still needs to be done…

  1. If you’ve taken photos of video please contact us and let us know where the photos are hosted so we can link to them. If you haven’t got anywhere to host online let us know and we’ll host them for you. Photos are usually requested from journalists for reports about the event so we ask if we can have permission to use them.
  2. If you’ve raised money using your own justgiving page, or donated directly to the RNLI please let us know and we’ll add your amount to our total
  3. Ensure you get all sponsorship forms to us by the 10th January 2011 (if you can’t get them to us by then please let us know)
  4. The diving prize draw will take place on the 5th January 2011 with winners being notified soon after. If you’ve donated and haven’t included your details anywhere let us know and you’ll be added to the list of entrants.

We’re really looking forward to the event, good luck with your fund-raising and see you next Sunday.

Merry Christmas, Lloyd.

Divesigns.com donate to Scuba Santas Christmas Raffle!

Divesigns.com have just announced that they are also donating to the Scuba Santas Christmas raffle with a £25 gift voucher!

Divesigns.com create hard wearing vinyl stickers for your dive gear, adding both safety and an extra sense of cool to your equipment. The stickers themselves make excellent Christmas gifts for divers , but they’re even better when there’s a chance of getting them for free!

Each year at Scuba Santas we hold a raffle to raise additional funds for the RNLI. All you have to do to enter is make a donation and ensure we have your details! If you donate via justgiving then include your email or other contact details, on the day ensure that you leave your details with the team. Diving prizes are donated by generous diving and diving related companies and really help make scuba santas an even more fun event!

If you know any companies that would be interested in donating to the diving raffle then make sure they get in touch with us ASAP as the event is just over a week away!

For more information on the diving prize list for 2010 please click:  Diving prizes list 2010

Scuba Santas is a unique World record holding event held each year and organised by Lloyd Watkin and  members of the Yorkshire Divers diving club. The official website of scuba santas is http://www.scuba-santas.co.uk.  The 2010 event will be held at Vobster Quaywhere we will hope to break last year’s record of 158 divers, and raise funds for the RNLI.

Don’t forget to look us up on Twitter: Scuba Santas on Twitter

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