Posted Sunday 13th July 2008

Aquamarine Family Keeps Growing!

The Aquamarine family has expanded to include more Ni-Vanuatu dive guides, deckies -- and an addition to the next generation! We have two new

dive guides, Aidan and Simon, as well as Charles, our newest deck hand. Aidan, Simon and Charles bring our dive team up to 19 people! We're also thrilled to share the news that Graham Tari, who has been guiding with Aquamarine for over 6 years, has welcomed his first child, a beautiful baby girl named Delisa. Next time you visit Santo, pleaase welcome the newest members of our team and give a hearty congratulations to Graham.

Posted Sunday 13th July 2008

Working to Protect Vanuatu's Reefs

Working in collaboration with Reef Check, an international

non-profit organization dedicated to protecting reefs around the world, Aquamarine recently conducted another survey of the reef site around the President Coolidge. The results will be compiled with past information gathered by the Aquamarine Reef Check team, a team of 8 divers trained by Reef Check in 2006. Over time, the data will provide information about the health and vitality of Vanuatu reefs which will be used to educate the government and the public about reef preservation. Learn more about Reef Cheek at www.reefcheck.org.

Posted Monday 8th October 2007

Air Vanuatu from Brisbane to Santo Direct!

In August, Air Vanuatu began its 737

service from Brisbane to Espiritu Santo. Every Sunday, you can fly direct from Brisbane to Santo, leaving at 10 AM and arriving in Santo in the early afternoon. Direct flights return from Santo to Brisbane every Monday evening. Using the direct flights, you get 7 full days of diving plus time for off-gassing and a few land tours! Air Vanuatu has also improved its service from Port Vila to Santo making for easier connections and shorter layover times. Getting to Santo has never been easier. Check it all out at www.airvanuatu.com.

Posted Monday 1st October 2007

Aquamarine's New SDI/TDI Instructor Trainer

Congratulations to Brian Farrell, Aquamarine's Manager, for successful completion of his SDI/TDI Instructor Trainer course.

Brian is a top instructor and has been teaching tec diving with Aquamarine for over 2 years. With his new credentials, he'll now be able to certify SDI and TDI Instructors. Aquamarine now has 2 full-time SDI and TDI Instructor Trainers, giving Coolidge divers even more opportunity to advance their tec training. And what better place than the Coolidge to go tec? With warm, tropical waters and a massive wreck at depths up to 70 metres, the Coolidge is a tec divers dream. For more information on tec diving with Aquamarine, please visit our tec page.

Dive the SS President Coolidge in Vanuatu

Dive the SS President Coolidge with Aquamarine. As a registered PADI Resort, SSI Instructor Training Facility, SDI Instructor Training Facility and TDI Instructor Training Facility, Aquamarine is the most highly qualified dive shop in Vanuatu. Our guides have logged over 30,000 combined dives on the President Coolidge offering you incredibly adventurous diving as you swim through old corridors and stairwells and descend to depths from 20 to 60 metres. The Coolidge is over 200 meters long and mostly intact, making it possible to do over 20 unique dives on the wreck. To dive the Coolidge is to dive one of the top wreck dives in the world.

But the Coolidge isn’t all that Aquamarine and Espiritu Santo have to offer. There are WWII wreckage sites, gorgeous reefs, stunning blue holes, and fantastic tours to do during your surface intervals. Local resorts also offer kayaking, mountain biking and massage services. Browse our site to learn about the Coolidge, our staff, and our beautiful Pacific paradise. A holiday to Santo, Vanuatu to dive the Coolidge promises to be the dive holiday of a lifetime.