Divescapes 2012 Sponsors

AUC's appreciation to all Sponsors who help make Divescapes 2012 very special & rewarding for all. 

Those shown here are acknowledged for their generous sponsorship and/or donation of prizes so don't miss out on your chance to WIN!! 

Get your Divescapes Gold Pass Tickets = SORRY SOLD OUT!! 

Gold Pass Tickets: $130+GST pp - SOLD OUT!

Full Day Pass (Sat only): $50+GST - Balcony Seating only

1/2 Day Pass (Sat only): $30+GST (AM or PM) Balcony Seating only

FILM SHOW Pass: Saturday Evening: $40+GST, 8 pm - 11 pm, Balcony Seating only

 

It's fun to WIN PRIZES and AUC's special thanks to all our Divescapes  Sponsors - scroll down below!

 

Be sure to check back often for many additional exciting updates acknowledging our generous donors of: Gold Pass Holder Prizes, Silent Auction Prizes, Dive Travel Accommodations/Dive Boat Charter Prizes, Sponsorships, Advertisers, etc, for Divescapes 2012

 

 

 

Sponsor for: Saturday's Dinner & Film Show Sponsor:  International Presenters: Pat & Jim Stayer (US)

 

 

TDO     BonaireDiveVilla.com

 

 

A very generous Divescapes Prize:

Gold Pass holders at Divescapes will have great chance to WIN:

One Week Condo Accommodations in Bonarie at BonaireDiveVilla.com (sleeps 4) Value: $1174 

Must be used as offered, limited available dates, plus airfare, diving, etc, extra.

 

PLEASE NOTE:(This is an additional One Week Condo Prize Offered by The Dive Outfitters & BonaireDiveVilla.com. Another diver or volunteer who attended or helped out at two or more Dive Alberta 2012 Dive Events or Lake Cleanups also have their chances to WIN!

Both draws will be held during Divescapes Dinner Buffet (by Sawmill Catering) on Saturday evening so be sure to get your GOLD PASS (SOLD OUT!)

 

 

And Sponsor: WING DIVER SCUBA CLUB (Edmonton) for International Speaker: Michael Pitts (GB)

 

Wing Divers Club

 

 

 

SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS and/or PRIZES FOR GOLD PASS HOLDERS ONLY: 

Be sure to bring your cheque books or spare change for AUC's SILENT AUCTION at Divescapes to raise funds for special programs like Banff's Lake Minnewanka Stairs Project, or Lac Beauvert Dock Project, etc.  Got an idea for an AUC Scuba or Underwater Hockey Project .... please contact Cathie or an AUC Board Member at the AUC Office

 

In support of the AUC & Divescapes Scuba Conference 2012, TITLE SCUBA, in conjunction with our Alberta dealers, gear manufacturers & suppliers has proudly donated the following items as Silent Auction Prizes:Title Scuba

 

HOG GEAR Drysuit - generously donated to Divescapes 2012 HOG Gear & Title Scuba Ltd on behalf of local Alberta Dealers: Aqua-Nuts Diving (Central Alberta), Aqua Sports Scuba (Calgary), Leisure Dive Canada (Airdrie), and The Dive Outfitters (Edmonton). 

See HOG Drysuit on display at the Title Scuba booth at Divescapes 2012.

This robust, hard wearing technical drysuit is designed for the most demanding diving and is increasingly popular amongst Canadian scuba divers.  Retail Value: $2050.00

www.edge-gear.com

 

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Hog Drysuit

 

 

 

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Seac Icaro Buoyancy Compensator - Prize for Divescapes 2012, Value: $600.

Light weight Rec/Tec BC - c/w alloy backplate, ideal for travel.

 

Seac Icaro BC Prize 

 

 

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 Drift Action Camera & Underwater Housing: Value: $415.

 

Drift Camera

 

 

 

 

 

 SUBA

SUBA (Swiss Underwater Buoyancy Assistant) Intregrated BCD/COMPUTER Unit, Retail Value: $3100.00

www.yoursuba.com

 

 

SUBA unit

 

 

 

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EDGE GEAR PACKAGE COMPLETE FOR SCUBA: Retail Value: $400, c/w Frameless Mask, Boots, Gloves, Hood, Transcend Fins, Dive Knife & Gear Bag

Edge MaskEdge BootsEdge Gloves

Edge HoodEdge FinsEdge Dive Knife

 

A complete, high quality scuba accessories package for discerning divers!

 

 

 

 

 

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SNORKELER SERIES:

 

Snorkeler MEN'S WETSUIT - 1 Piece Explorer, Retail Value: $240

Snorkeler WOMEN'S WETSUIT - 1 Piece Explorer, Retail Value: $240 

 (see TITLE SCUBA'S Booth at Divescapes 2012 for these Wetsuits)

 

 

WOW, that's nearly $7500 retail value in DIVESCAPES PRIZES for AUC's Silent Auction!

Many thanks to Title Scuba Gear Rep: Steve Moore

Be sure to stop by the Title Scuba Booth at Divescapes & thank him for all these generous prizes! 

Title Scuba

 

So what's the value of your AUC Membership & Divescapes ticket now?

  You can do the math!!

 

Be sure to get your Gold Pass ticket at Divescapes Scuba Conference before Oct  15th, for your chance(s) to WIN!!

 

Also see below for more PRIZES  -

Including Dive Travel/Dive Charter Prizes from generous sponsors:

 

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Additional Divescapes Prizes from:

 

 

 Beneanth Cold Sea

 

To purchase your own copy, contact your favourite local Alberta Dive Retailer & ask for this amazing coffee table book of images featuring the underwater wilderness of the Pacific Northwest.  Click here for a short Beneath Cold Seas YouTube Promo Video

 

 

 

BARE Jacket - Men's XL - from BARE and Ocean Sports (Edmonton)

 

 

 

 

From The Dive Outfitters & Scuba Gear Canada

 

 Rescue EAN

 

 

Rescue EAN Pod:  Add this to your Dive Rescue Safety Gear:

 

Administer 02 quickly & easily, attaches to your power inflator.  Use available Nitrox or Deco Gas until EMS arrives.  Compact & easy to stash in your gear bag (only 6 inches long).

 

 

 

 

From Dive Safe International - Universal U/W Digital Camera Housing Sea Shell:

http://www.seashell.hk/default.htm

 

 

Sea Shell Camera Housing

 

 

 

EXCITING DIVE TRAVEL SPONSORS PRIZES:

 

 

Generous Prize from Blue Angel Resort in Cozumel:

Divescapes '12 Prize: 3 nights at the hotel (one room), includes breakfast. Two days of 2-tank boat dives for two people. Dates are available between 1 June 2013 and 15 November 2013.  Must be used as offered.  No cash value.  Non Transferrable.

 

Blue Angel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generous BC Dive Charter Prize from Rendezvous Dive Adventures in BC's Barkley Sound



Divescapes '12 Prize: Two can stay & Dive for a weekend at the Renezvous Dive Resort for the Price of One Offer.  Limited time offer, must be used as offered.  No cash value.  Non Transferrable

 

Rendezvous Dive Adventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generous EXOTIC DIVE TRAVEL PRIZE From Fly & Sea Dive Adventures &  Eco Divers, Lembeh, Indonesia

 

 

Fly and Sea Dive Adventures

 

 

 

7-Night All-Inclusive Dive Package for one person at Eco Divers Lembeh, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Prize includes: 7 nights' accommodation at Eco Divers Resort Lembeh Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 6 days' boat diving with Eco Divers Lembeh (up to 3 guided day-dives per day)
Cylinders & weights
Free internet access
Round trip airport transfer, Air Fare extra

Winner must please contact the team at Fly & Sea Dive Adventures
diving@flyandsea.com or 1-888-995-3483
www.flyandsea.com www.facebook.com/flyandsea
Representing the World's Top Liveaboards, Dive Resorts and Dive Operators.

 

Eco Divers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generous BC Dive  Charter Prize Offer from  Mamro Adventures: Divescapes 2012 Prize: Liveaboard Diving Adventure for One: on BC's exciting West Coast. Limited Time Offer, Buy one & get the second diver at no extra cost.  3-5 Day Dive Charters, Port Hardy or other West Coast trip.  No Cash Value, must be used as offered.

 

Mamro Adventures offers all inclusive live-a-board dive charters for groups of 4-6 almost anywhere on the West Coast of Canada.  Also available for small film & photo crews, kayaking mothership trips, whale & bear tours, crew accommodations & water taxi.

 

Mamro Adventures

 

 

 

 

 

Generous BC Dive Charter Prize from Sea Dragon Dive Charters

 

Sea Dragon Dive Charter

 

Buy one get one free dive trip for 2 certified divers with Sea Dragon Charters! 
Value - $109.95

Tour includes: 2 spectacular boat dives, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, or soup


Restrictions:
All divers must be certified
Diving equipment is NOT included
(Equipment and/or air fills can be arranged extra)
Gift certificate expires Dec 31, 2013
Alberta Underwater Council Divescapes 2012 winner only

 

 

 

 

Generous BC Dive Charter Prize from Browning Pass Hideaway

 


"Buy one trip space @ regular price and get one trip space free" on
any trip up to seven nights in 2013, all-inclusive at the Browning Pass HideAway
(valid at all times except for stat holiday trips, No Cash Value, must be used as offered.  Value- up to $1495 plus tax)

 

HideAway's professional crew are fun, safe, experienced, and love to take people diving!  Rustic accomodations with amazing diving on Browning Pass near Port Hardy!


 We will attend to your needs for good information on sites, and for the best tide and current info available. We find giant Pacific octopus, visit friendly wolfeels at their dens, and maybe interact with Pacific white-sided dolphins in the wild. Our staff's orca (killer whale) observations work has led to the discovery of orcas' travel patterns in areas not previously well known, giving you the opportunity to see and photograph these amazing mammals in pristine wilderness areas near Port Hardy, BC.

 

 

 

 

 Faces of the Sea



Generous Dive Travel Prize Offer from: Faces of the Sea and the Phillipine Liveaboard: SY Siren

Philippines to Tubbataha (6 nights) on the luxury liveaboard the SY Philippine Siren for one lucky Divescapes Gold Pass Holder. The prize would need to be taken between Feb & June 2014.  The value of the prize is: €2,150 / CAD$ 2,690. There is no cash alternative, the price is based on availability within the date periods mentioned. The prize does not include flights or transfers or the port and marine park fees. The prize is for 6 nights on board the SY Philippine Siren in a twin berth cabin. All meals and snacks, soft drinks and beer. All diving (up to four dives a day), free Nitrox if qualified to use it. Scuba equipment rental is also included. The SY Philippine Siren is a great dive liveaboard and Tubattaha offers some of the very best remote diving in the Philippines with encounters of sharks, manta rays, eagle rays, turtles and even whale sharks all possible.

You can check out the SY Philippine Siren here: http://www.facesofthesea.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=192&Itemid=181

 

 

 

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Worldwide Dive & Sail

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generous BC West Coast Dive & Accomodations Prize from:

God's Pocket (near Port Hardy)

 

God's Pocket Resort will donate a 2 persons for the price of  1 dive trip for up to 7days/6night in Spring 2013

 

God's Pocket