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To celebrate the New Year, Regaldive, the diving holiday specialists, have announced a new competition to win an exciting 7 Night Ski Holiday for two people to France. Divers booking a diving holiday with Regaldive between 28 December 2016 and 28 February 2017 will be entered into a competition to win a fabulous 7 Night Ski Holiday for two people staying at Xtra Chalet Le Curling Espace in France.

Thanks to you, in the past year we have celebrated numerous victories for people and the planet. We won the lengthy fight against Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, pressured the government to ban microbeads, and protected Canada’s national parks from commercial encroachment. As 2016 has come to a close, and 2017 is now here, our team is reflecting on the this year.

How much stuff will you give and receive this holiday season? Add it to the growing pile — the 30-trillion-tonne pile. That’s how much technology and goods humans have produced, according to a study by an international team led by England’s University of Leicester. It adds up to more than all living matter on the planet, estimated at around four trillion tons.

We recently got back from the Dema show and had a great time. We were happy to introduce the latest additions to the Aquatica line up. Our A1DX MKII housing for the Canon 1DX MKII got a lot of interest from many people. It is undeniable that with a maximum of 14fps standard/16fps Live View burst rate and up to 170 RAW images per blast when using a Cfast card, as well as improved AF performance and 4K video capture, this camera is destined to be the camera of choice for serious underwater photographers.

Getting back in the water. Sometimes, life, the universe, and everything conspire to keep you out of the water. It happens. The trick is making sure you get back in the water safely. Some may have noticed that I’ve been pretty light on posts here for the last year or so; that’s because I’m one of those divers right now. So how am I going to get back in the water? I’ve got a 3 Step Plan to get myself back in the game!

Diving holiday specialists Regaldive have recently expanded their programme for Indonesia with the addition of Mercure Manado Tateli Beach Resort. Many divers will already be familiar with Eco Divers in Manado and Lembeh. Renowned for personal diving services and small groups, the Eco Divers team now has a new centre in Manado at the Mercure Manado Tateli Beach Resort.

Divers have rediscovered a 17th century shipwreck off Gunwalloe Church Cove in Cornwall, at exactly the spot where the shipwreck scene was filmed in 2014 for the TV series Poldark. First seen by a local diver in 1971 and designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, the wreck of the Schiedam had been buried for many years under the shifting sands of the cove.