San Francisco rebreather review course

Curt Bowen

San Francisco – San Jose – San Carlos
Rebreather Review and Experience Course

February 26th, 2006

Advanced Diver Magazine www.advanceddivermagazine.com and Wallin’s Dive Center of San Carlos, California www.wallinsdivecenter.com are hosting a Rebreather Review and Experience course.

During the first half of the course, representatives from 3 different rebreather manufacturers will be showing, discussing, and answering questions about their rebreather models.

The manufacturer and a representative from Jetsam Technologies, the designers of the KISS Classic and KISS Sport will go over the design and functions of their units.

www.jetsam.ca


Representative from Diverite, the manufacturer of the Optima CCR will go over its design and functions.

www.diverite.com


Silent Diving Systems will be going over the Inspiration CCR and the Evolution CCR.

www.silentdiving.com


In the afternoon, under the observation of an instructor you will have the opportunity to try on and dive with each unit in the Wallin’s Dive Center’s heated swimming pool.

Course fee is only $55.00 and includes

A one year free subscription to Advanced Diver Magazine ($25.00 value)
Lunch and soft drinks ($8:00 value)
Study materials
Instructor fees

For more information and to register please go to

http://www.advanceddivermagazine.com

This course is limited to 35 attendants and will be held on a first register basis.

Curt Bowen
Publisher / Owner Advanced Diver Magazine

Curt Bowen

I got the Wallins web site incorrect

it is

www.wallins.com

hoppyinca

Agh,... just moved from Bay Area to North Texas...

planning on scheduling a review course near Dallas anytime soon,... ever?

BTW, love the your mag!

Curt Bowen

I have not, but it is the thought.....

Westcoast Diver

Hi Curt,

I've been looking recently at getting into the rebreather thing and had heard from a buddy about the classes that you have been setting up. I figured the best place to get some answers is at some of these forums!

It seems like a great event and a good oportunity..but does everyone really get a chance to actually try these units on and get wet? Anyone out there who has actually attended any of these events have any feed back?

Also, I would love to hear some comments from anyone who has attended that didn't have any prior rebreather expeience. As i am a complete novice to rebreathers I am not certain which way i should go and would appreciate any help I can get.

caveseeker7

Go to Advanced Diver Magazine's home page, you'll find the announcement for the bay area class as well as plenty of pictures from the class at Ginny Springs.

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debersole

I went to the Rebreather Experience in Tampa, Florida with Curt Bowen and representatives of Kiss and Megalodon several months ago. I was a semi-closed rebreather diver and instructor but had no CCR experience. I thought it was an outstanding course with a lot of information. I did not do the pool session as I had another commitment but I heard that was great as well. As a result of the course I decided that the Sport Kiss was the unit for me. I've now purchased one, gotten trained on the unit, and have logged about 20 hours of CCR diving. I would highly recommend the course to you!!!

Kim Smith

Hi there Westcoast,

Curt is off diving for a week or so, so I thought that I would answer your questions. If you come to the San Francisco Rebreather event, I will be one of the speakers for Jetsam and the KISS rebreathers.

Yes, everyone will get a chance to try at least one of the KISS rebreathers, if not both. Due to time constraints, we can't promise that there will be an opportunity to try both. In general with past presentations, divers have had about 10 to 15 minutes on one of the KISS rebreathers. You will also have a chance to try the other guys rebreathers, as well ..but, being biased, i think ours are the best! Actual in water time depends on how many attendees we get.

During the classroom session at the beginning of the day, the goal is to educate divers and explain what closed circuit diving is, how the equipment works, what the benefits are over open circuit diving, and what the differences are. Once we cover that, then we go into what the KISS rebreathers are all about, and following that the other manufacturers discuss their units.

If you have even a slight interest in closed circuit diving, I highly recommend this event. It is good value for the money and it's tons of fun!!

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Kim Smith
www.jetsam.ca

scubagrunt

westcoast, go to one of these demos, you will not be dissappointed! the last one i went to all the participants gained a lot of insite into the unit they wanted. there are so many choices and so much miss-information out there it is best to get the info from the source (the dealer!!). when you start thinking CCR you may have an idea of which you want. go to a demo and you may find the unit you thought was best for you was not actually what you want, or it just does not feel right. hands on is where it is at. then talk to as many people as you can about what you want. Rebreather World is a great place to get honest answers too. everyone here is friendly and helpful. good luck.
mel

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guardian1

Will there be anymore courses in the east? Sounds great and will help me narrow down my choices. thanks