****ORBIT CAPSULE****
Updated May 8, 2008 CURRENT DIVING & KITEBOARDING
INFORMATION
BELOW!
**** EARLY SPRING
HOURS ****
TUE - FRI 12 NOON-7PM, SAT 9-6,
SUN & MON CLOSED
FULL SEASON HOURS WILL BEGIN AFTER MEMORIAL DAY!
Our local diving season is fast
approaching! We've been getting a lot of calls about when we will start
our charters, certification dives, wreck dives, etc. Typically, the
water and weather conditions improve for good diving around the first
or second weekend in June. Those of you waiting to complete your
four Open Water Training dives for certification should call or e mail
us around May 25 for our scheduled "Opening Day!"
For those of you biting at the bit to get back on my newly discovered
wreck in only 25' of water will be happy to know that I plan to use an
air dredge this year to suck some sand away from the wreckage to expose
more of it's "goodies!" I'll be working in a pool the next few weeks
making sure the air lift will work and beginning mid June, offer "Capt.
Noel's Mud Suck" dives on Wed morning charters at first, then maybe
over the weekends. As there will be more equipment on deck for
these dives, space will be limited to 4-6 divers. I'll keep everyone
posted as we get closer to our dive season.
I just began our first PADI Rescue Diver program of the season. I will
offer another Rescue diver course in June, Aug and Sept/Oct. You need
to be Advanced or equivalent. Call or e mail me for more info. Course
details are posted on our Trips link.
PADI EFR (Emergency First Response) course will be given May 13 &
15. Please call if interested. We will also include emergency Oxygen
administration as part of the program.
PADI Divemaster course will begin Mid May. If you are already Rescue
certified and want to move up the ladder in your training, Divemaster
is for you, assuming you want to achieve a leadership certification. I
f you just want to expand your knowledge, then Master Diver
is the rating you want. Just complete 5 specialties and you've got the
rating. I will be posting specialty courses shortly on our
Classes link for more information. I've got the boats, the staff and
all of Long Island Sound to make local diving a pleasure and you don't
have to drive or fly anywhere!
Twelve
of us just returned from another great trip, this time St. Lucia!
Although I've been to St. Lucia before, never did I stay on shore. I
have to admit St. Lucia's got to be one of the prettiest islands I have
ever seen! Majestic mountains, lush forests and incredible hills,
valleys and "long and winding roads!" Aside from being a bit
tough getting from one place to another because of the mountains,
everything else was great! I'll be back!
Looking ahead to future trips, we have
Freeport, Bahamas, May 29- June 2, San Salvador, Bahamas June
26-30, North Carolina late August 10-14, and Turks & Caicos Aug
28-Sept 7, to
name a few! Late September, I may offer a South Florida/Fla Keys
weekend! Palau& Yap
will be
another of our big
trips. October 24-Nov 6 are the dates.. This trip is now full!
I'm in the process of pricing trips and will be posted on the "Trips"
link on the menu as they become available.
My planned Red Sea trip for 2009 is now a reality and is now full! Oct.
27, 2009 we are to leave
for Cairo, spend two days touring the pyramids, Cairo Museum, Nile
tour, then head for Hurghah and board the MV Emperor for a week of
spectacular diving the reefs and wrecks of the Red Sea! Waiting list
only! I'll have more
info shortly on this and
other planned 2009 trips! Cabo San Lucas and the Sea of Cortez is
also planned for April/May '09!
Space is always limited on all of my trips, so
please contact me as soon as you think you might want to go.
Note that many of my trips are long weekends, so you don't
have to take too much time off from work! Why not take several of
our trips a year?? Remember....
"I'm
going with or without you!"
SCUBA DIVING
IS A GREAT FAMILY ACTIVITY! AGES 10 AND UP!
GOING
AWAY THIS SPRING/SUMMER? THINKING OF GETTING INTO DIVING? LOOK INTO
CLASSES..NOW! WITH WINTER WEATHER ALWAYS AN ISSUE, DON'T WAIT FOR
LAST MINUTE COURSES BEFORE YOUR TRIP AS DAYS/NIGHTS ARE CANCELED DUE TO
SNOW/ICE CONDITIONS! FOR CLASS INFO, PLEASE CLICK ON "CLASSES" ON MENU.
IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU WANT, CALL OR E MAIL ME: 1-800-395-DIVE
(3483) OR orbitdive@aol.com.
We're stocked and ready to sell you anything you need for diving!
I know it's a temptation to just buy on line, but supporting us, you
local dive center, insures we'll be around to service what you own. We
will match any authorized on line dealers prices. Call me for details!
We need your business and I hope you need us!
BRING
YOUR GEAR IN NOW FOR ANNUAL SERVICING! WE ALWAYS GET SWAMPED ONCE
SPRING ARRIVES PUTTING A STRAIN ON OUR SERVICE TECHS TO GET YOUR GEAR
BACK TO YOU WHEN YOU NEED IT. PLEASE GIVE US AT LEAST A MONTH LEEWAY
FOR SERVICE TIME AS DIVE COMPANIES MANY TIMES ARE OUT OF NEEDED
PARTS. TANKS NEED ANNUAL VISUAL INSPECTIONS AND 5 YEAR PRESSURE
TESTING (HYDROSTATIC). AGAIN, DON'T WAIT FOR OUR BUSY SPRING
RUSH! DO IT NOW WHILE WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU ON TIME!
KITEBOARDERS
AND KITEBOARDERS TO BE........Possible good news! I've
been without a kiteboarding instructor for the past two seasons. I am
meeting with several local certified instructors in the next few weeks
to see if we can work together to expand this exciting sport
locally. Like diving, I'd love to offer several great trips a
year just for kiters! Organize a local kite club, promote winter
ski/snowboard kite events and just plain have fun are my goals. More
about this next month!
COMING SOON! STAND UP
PADDLE
SURFING (SUP)!
WANT A SPORT
THAT WON'T BREAK YOUR BONES, TAKE LONG TO LEARN,
CAN BE DONE IN FLAT, CALM WATER? THIS IS THE SPORT FOR YOU! MORE
INFO SOON ON THIS NEW, UP AND COMING FAMILY ACTIVITY!
Please buy local! Your local
brick and mortar businesses need
your $$$ to stay in business. Dive centers need this $$ even more
than the "big box" mall retailers. My promise to you is I will
match any on line AUTHORIZED resellers advertised price. What this
means is if you find a lower price for any item I carry on line, and
that on line reseller is a "FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALER" for that
company, I will match their price. To find out if anyone is an
Authorized Dealer, just go to the MANUFACTURER'S web site and
click on
"Dealers." I want and need your business! I've been here for 35
years trying to service all your diving needs. Not to mention I'd have
to actually go to work for a living! Please support us!
JOIN THE "PACKAGE CLUB!"
PURCHASE ANY
REGULATOR, BCD, OCTO AND GAUGE CONSOL PACKAGE AT ONE TIME AND ENJOY 30
DAYS OF AN EXTRA 10% OFF THE PURCHASE OF ANY OTHER GEAR!
(TANKS, REGS, BCD'S, OCTO'S AND GAUGES/COMPUTERS EXCLUDED)
JUST ARRIVED! A SPECIAL BCD,
REGULATOR, OCTOPUS AND COMPUTER CONSOL SPECIAL! JUST $899.00..AND
THAT'S WITH A COMPUTER!
Classes..classes.....Our Basic Open water classes have been coming and
going every week or other week! Want to learn to dive? Give
us a call and we can tell you what you need to do. We'll continue Open
Water classes every two weeks through out the year. Just check out
class schedule on our "class" page.
Advanced, Rescue, and Divemaster classes have ended for the
season. We'll start back up with these programs in the Spring, unless
you're planning on doing a trip with us somewhere South. However, the
PADI Emergency First Responder course (required for Divemaster and
Rescue) will be offered in Dec, Feb and April. Nitrox will
always be offered on request as dives are not required for
certification. It's wise to take a Nitrox class before your next trip
to enjoy the benefit of longer dives!
If you can't make any of our trips,
please give me a chance to organize
your own dive travel. We are wholesalers for many resorts, so I might
be able to save you a few bucks over published prices and allow me to
make a few pennies and kudos on commissions instead of some on-line
agent. I'd be glad to put together your own group trip and maybe
include it in my trip list!
Our new thrust for our 2008 travel program will be...
"Go Diving...Grow Business!"
Many of my travel clients own their own businesses. It's not uncommon
for these folks to actually gain more business while networking with
fellow trippers. Professionals in all fields have benefited, so
why not you?! Lawyers, Doctors, Hair Specialists, Dentists, Building
Contractors and more have reaped the benefit of this new way of meeting
potential clients while enjoying the sport they love. I don't know the
legality of deducting the trip cost if business is derived from the
trip, but I'm sure it's a BIG possiblility!! Give it a try.
Click on "trips" on the menu for more info on what's in store for '07!
TRIATHALON & OTHER WATER SPORTS WET
SUITS & ACCESSORIES NOW IN STOCK! WE'RE NOT ONLY FOR
DIVERS! WET SUITS FOR ALL WATER SPORTS UNDER ONE ROOF. CHECK US
OUT!
It's no secret. The dive industry, like many sports, loses more than
50% of it's participants in the first five years of involvement. I'm
doing my best to give you a reason to keep diving and enjoying this
facinating, easy to do, activity. After 34 years in the business
and 44 years of diving, I still love that first splash of every
dive! I never know what's in store for me, be it on a new wreck,
reef or just cruising familar grounds. Get off your duff and get
back into the sport you once loved. I'm giving you the opportunity to
join a local group to travel to some of the best the world has to
offer. One thing I'm sure of...I'm only going around once, so
"I never want to look back and say I
should've!" That's why
"I'm
going with or without you!" Let Orbit Marine "Dive you the World!"
Left over kites and
boards at greatly discounted prices!
Skim boards now in stock! Paddle surfing boards on the way! We're
expanding our array of water
sports toys just to keep you in the fun! Not to mention the MBS Moutain
Boards for kiting or cruising the hills. Full line of protective wear
from Hillbilly
also in stock! Check it out!!
I HOPE TO SEE
YOU SOON!
Capt. Noel Voroba/pres
E mail me at orbitdive@aol.com if you
have any questions or want to join me on any of my
"Capt. Noel's Diventures!"
We will continue to offer
new
dive programs weekly! Our upcoming Basic Open Water
courses for this month are now posted under "classes". Note that we
will have programs at the
Westport YMCA, Univ. of Bridgeport, Shelton Comm. Ctr, Milford/Orange Y
and New Haven Park and Rec school. Please click "classes" for more
info. Classes are up from last year! Looks like more families are
getting into the sport with many classes sporting 10-12 year
olds! Yeah!!! Ma and pa divers are now coming back with the
kids. Diving is great family fun! So give us a call and
sign up! New classes just about every week or week end. Short, fun and
SAFE!
I do not solicit via e mail as I think it's
annoying. I prefer to spend a few bucks and mail you a post card once a
month to keep you posted on shop events. If you do not receive our
mailings, please go to "register" button. I'll take care of the rest.
* OH,
besides great trips, local diving and classes, we also sell gear..lot's
of it! If you see an item cheaper on line, we'll match the price
as long as the on line reseller
is a fully "Authorized Dealer."
The way to check that out is to go to the manufacture's web site and
check their dealer list. If the on line seller's are on there and they
are cheaper than us, we'll match them (unless it's a closeout item that we
can't get)!
Just bring in the copy of the web site and I'll take care of the
rest. I need your support to stay in business and you need my
support to take care of you. So let's work together locally and keep
the money HERE where we CARE!
NITROX CLASSES AT YOUR SCHEDULE! ONE NIGHT PROGRAM AND YOU'RE DONE!
KITEBOARDING...KITEBOARDING....'07
stock is now on super discount! Kites, bars and kite boards are
drastically reduced for quick sale!
I have a full selection of Dakine Tabu and
Fusion harnesses, NSI & Best bags and accessories. Mountain boards
from MBS and new trainer kites are in!