Buddy Dive Tech Diving Event


October 13th - October 20th & October 20th - October 27th 2012 - This year in October Buddy Dive Resort will team up with Dive Rite and TDI for some exciting weeks of Technical Dive Demonstrations, Presentations and Trainings. Additionally Special Equipment, Materials and Fills will be available during the event.

With as many as 60 officially listed dive sites on Bonaire, most of them easy accessible from shore, Bonaire offersthe perfect conditions for tech divers. Forget about the hassle of carrying your heavy tech diving gear onto boats, heading out for a long boat ride and hoping for good visibility. Instead, pick your own dive site, drive there whenever you like, gear up at the back of your truck and just walk easily into the warm, calm and clear ocean!

Buddy Dive Resort is totally geared up for you to make the most out of your tech diving vacation. With a fleet of custom dive boats and a well stocked 'Drive Thru' offering air/nitrox tanks, every divers needs can be satisfied. Besides unlimited air/nitrox fills for the entire 6 days, qualified CCR divers will have unprecedented support for the dives including scrubbing material and tri-mix fills for FREE! Sidemount divers will have tanks available in various sizes included in the package.

“Dive Something Different, Learn Something New”
For divers that have not experienced Rebreather or Sidemount Diving, Free Demos will be available throughout the week. Educational sessions by leading Dive Professionals will also be available to help educate divers, in this style of diving and technology.

Weekly schedule:

Saturday 3:00pm Check in
Sunday 9:00am

6:00pm
Dive Orientation followed by check out dive

Presentation - The tech photographer
Monday 9:00am - 12:00pm



3:00pm

5:00pm
Demo - Sidemount diving
Demo - O2ptima CCR
Demo - Doubles diving

Workshop - Single tank sidemounting as a lifestyle

Presentation - The plain truth about CCR diving
Tuesday 9:00am - 12:00pm



3:00pm

5:00pm
Demo - Sidemount diving
Demo - O2ptima CCR
Demo - Doubles diving

Workshop - Bottle riging, regulator configuration and gas

Presentation - Solo diving, is it for me?
Wednesday 9:00am - 12:00pm



3:00pm

5:00pm
Demo - Sidemount diving
Demo - O2ptima CCR
Demo - Doubles diving

Workshop - Sidemount diving off a boat

Presentation - Where sidemount came from
Thursday 3:00pm

5:00pm
Workshop - Bottle riging, regulator configuration and gas

Presentation - Solo diving, is it for me?
Friday 3:00pm

5:30pm
Workshop - What's in a regulator and how it works

FREE Rum Punch Party with LIFE MUSIC!
Saturday 12:00pm Check out


Stay with us during the event and book our famous Drive & Dive package which includes:
- Accommodation for 7 nights
- Daily breakfast buffet (7 days)
- RENTAL VEHICLE for 7 days
- Airport transfers
- Unlimited air/nitrox for 6 days
- FREE trimix fills for CCR divers
- Bail out bottles, only pay when used
- 408 & 812 size Scrubbing material or ExtendAir® cartridges for FREE
- 40, 63 & 80 cu/ft. tank available without extra charge for sidemount diving
- 10% Discount on open circuit fills
- Wifi on property (fee based service)
- Buddy Dive Tech Diving T-shirt
- FREE Rum Punch Party
- Welcome drink
- All government taxes

From $768.65 for the whole week (per person based on 6 persons in a 3-bedroom apartment)

Add on 6 Boat Dives for only $129.60 pp. (incl. tax)
Add a Special Guided Tri-mix dive to the Windjammer Wreck (depth: 200ft) for only $250.00 pp. (incl. tax)

To make a reservation please contact:   

Buddy Dive Resort  
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