Carlos Cardiel and the Nautilus CCR

Nautilus Closed Circuit Rebreather Divers

Carlos Cardiel, TDI instructor trainer, recently completed his training on the Nautilus CCR.  The folks at Nautilus want to thank Carlos for his support and look forward to diving with him in the Riviera Maya later this year.  As divers pass through Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Cozumel, they may contact German Yanez and or Carlos Cardiel for an introduction to the Nautilus Closed Circuit Rebreather.

carloscardiel@hotmail.com

german@germanyanez.com

The community of Los Cabos is invited to join the Nautilus Dive Tech Team the last Sunday of every month for a free introduction to SCUBA. 

Participants will watch a video presentation that explains the basic principals of SCUBA, and learn the function of the various components of the SCUBA system. Once the participants are ready, they will move to the 130,000 liter training pool for a fun introduction to the world of diving.  Bring your bathing suit, towel, and get ready to take the plunge.

Time:  9:00 am to 4:00 pm/ refreshments provided

Free Scuba Sunday at Nautilus Dive Tech

Join the Adventure.... Nautilus Explorers

AGES: 13-17

COST: $150 USD

LOCATION: NAUTILUS DIVE TECH FACILITY (20 DE NOVIEMBRE AND MELCHOR OCAMPO), CANNERY BEACH (FOR SECOND SATURDAY ONLY) AND CHILENO BAY (FOR LAST SATURDAY ONLY), BRING THE FAMILY!!!!

DURATION: FOUR (4) SATURDAYS BEGINNING FIRST SATURDAY OF THE SPECIFIC MONTH WITH EACH SESSION LASTING APPROXIAMATELY FOUR (4) HOURS, 8AM-12NOON.

SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES: ADVANCED SWIMMING, FLOATATION AND TREADING WATER SKILLS. MASK, FINS AND SNORKELS WILL BE EXTENSIVELY USED AND PRACTICED WITH. ALL ACTIVITIES AND GAMES WILL INVOLVE THE SKILLS LEARNED AND ENCOMPASS WORKING AS A TEAM. BASIC SCUBA SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT WILL BE INTRODUCED AND PRACTICED, FIRST IN THE NAUTILUS POOL AND THEN IN THE SAFETY OF THE CONFINED WATERS OF CHILENO BAY. ADVENTURE, KNOWLEDGE AND FUN ARE TO BE HAD BY ALL!!!!!

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Arrival December 2^nd

5 days of diving

Departure December 8^th

Nautilus Dive Tech is hosting a week of no bubble fun for CCR divers!  Take a break from the rain and come down for some fun in the sun!

Morning excursions will include dive trips to the Cabo San Lucas Canyon, The Corridor, and Gordo Banks.  An official schedule of dive sites will be developed once we meet a minimum number of confirmed divers and evaluate the groups experience level.   Recreational divers and tech heads welcome.

Water visibility:          15-50 feet

Water temperature:  65-75 degrees

Depth:                         20-300+ feet (experience limiting)

Air temperature:                     Low 65/ High 80

Chance of Rain:          Almost zero

CCR VACATION PACKAGES

All packages include Hotel taxes and surcharges.

*Divers who wish to extend their vacation may add additional days for an extra charge.

• Diving activities include approximately 2-3 hours bottom time/day
• Weights, snacks, bottled water and CCR guide are provided
• 19 cubic foot cylinders with cross flow 300 bar DIN valves are available for $10.00/ day/ cylinder (limited availability)
• 19/30/40/63/80 cubic foot cylinders with yoke/200 Bar valves are available for $7.00/ day (SafeAir 21)
• Oxygen is priced at $.060/ cubic foot (blending fees may apply)
• Helium is priced at $1.00/ cubic foot (blending fees may apply)
• SafeAir 21 is priced at $.010/ cubic foot (blending fees may apply)
• CO₂ absorbent (SodaSorb 6-12) is priced at $3.00/ pound
• Nautilus CCR pool experience is Free.
• Nautilus CCR Try Dive is available for the special rate of $150.00.

Hotel Information

Comfort Inn

This Cabo San Lucas hotel offers free parking and free full gourmet breakfast. Guests are invited to relax by the outdoor pool and enjoy the beauty of the tropical garden oasis with palms and floral walkways. Swim up to or pull up a stool around the poolside bar and enjoy happy hour with a favorite cocktail or specialty drink.

La Isla Restaurant, located on the premises, is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Choose from the 43-item lunch menu, prepared by their own master chef. From local seafood to Mexican dishes, guests are sure to be pleased.

Business travelers will appreciate the computer with Internet access, as well as access to fax and copy services.

All affordably elegant rooms are decorated in a traditional Mexican motif and include hair dryers, irons, ironing boards, telephones and remote control satellite televisions. Suites with microwaves and refrigerators are also available.

This Cabo San Lucas hotel also offers safe deposit boxes, laundry and valet services upon request. Room service and concierge are also available.

Marina Fiesta

Please email info@nautilusdivetech.com for more info!!

June saw the launch of the new Nautilus Free Scuba Sundays campaign where Nautilus Dive Tech are giving people the chance to experience scuba diving free of charge. Free Scuba Sundays is the first event in an ongoing plan by Nautilus Dive Tech to give back to the local community and help to encourage people to try scuba and start their dive education in the best way possible…

The first month was a great success and  people have been arriving as soon as the doors open at 9am all the way through until 4pm.. The program entails a short educational video followed by directions from a qualified instructor and a hands on experience in the facilities custom built pool. Casey Omholt the facilities owner said” We are a primarily a Scuba education facility and we are trying to encourage more people to see and feel what it is like to breathe underwater in the safest atmosphere possible“.

With underwater games, music, food and beverages it certainly was a festive atmosphere and we look forward to seeing more events like this in the future!!

Free Scuba Sundays is an ongoing initiative and readers are welcome to go down to the facility on 20 de Noviembre Y Melchor Ocampo on Sundays between 9am and 4pm to give it a try!!!

Nautilus Dive Tech is an ANDI Scuba Training Academy and a PADI Dive Centre. All instructors are recognized by multiple agencies and teach using the most up to date materials. Nautilus Dive Tech also teaches with ANDI Safe Air, the cleanest available breathing air in the world. Recent test results for air quality are available to be viewed at the facility.

Some of the members of Team Nautilus (the rest are jealous) recently had the opportunity to check out an awesome DPV.  We have been told that the top speed is 20 knots!!!! at full power and 1-2 knots at 10%.  Instead of using propeller technology, the system is jet propelled.  Versions of this device are rigged to “deploy” up to 6 divers at a time.  The system is equipped with depth sensors, sonar, navigation system, etc..  Basically James Bond would have one of these in his garage…too cool!!

Bruce Bearfeld, Reinaldo Rios, Roberto Cortes, Guillermo Gonzalez, Dael Vasquez, Jose Cortes, Heriberto Olguin, and Mike Saint Claire have recently joined the ranks of CCR divers.  They have all completed the recreational rebreather diver program, and we look forward to seeing them again for the technical rebreather diver program.

The bay of Cabo San Lucas offers an ideal training area.  The depths vary from 15 feet to the abyss, and the boat ride is only a matter of minutes from the canyon dive sites.