| New boat launched |
Posted November 2nd 2008 |
Fish 'n Fins are pleased to announce the launch of our latest and largest day boat. Named Triton after the Greek God, she is 38' (11.5m) long and is powered by twin 225HP Yamaha four-stroke engines. Amazingly spacious, she can hold 16 divers (plus crew) with plenty of space for everyone. With 4 tank holders in front of each double seat and ample drybox storage under the seats everything you need will be right there with you all day. Triton is ideal for the larger groups who would like to dive together but without being squashed, as can happen at other dive schools with smaller boats.
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| Ongoing education |
Posted October 4th 2008 |
We've been spending some time recently on the program of continuing education for our guides and drivers. Firstly Andrea r an an EFR refresher for us. Then last week we spent 2 evenings together, pooling our knowledge so we can carry on showing you the very best of Palau. Although used mainly as an open forum between our staff, things were kept on track with short but educational presentations by Elise (dive sites and currents), Kenneth (Palauan migration to Palau), Navot (World War II, geography and tides) and Andrea (dive sites). Thanks to all of them, and for the rest of the staff for their time and effort into what became 2 enjoyable and educational evenings.
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| We've got Hoop Dreams! |
Posted October 3rd 2008 |
Here looking smart is our new Basketball Team, the Fish 'n Fins Hunters. The boys of Fish 'n Fins and Ocean Hunter have recently taken their teamwork to new heights by entering a team in the Palau Business league. Playing their games mainly on Tuesday nights, the guys have been pretty successful so far, winning this week by nailing the final shot at the buzzer, while the non-playing staff members cheered them on from the stands.
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| Planning your next trip? |
Posted Aug 6th 2008 |
It's never too early to start planning your 2009 dive trips, so let us make the decision easier for you - why not come to Shark Week 2009? We've set the dates (March 8th-15th), we've checked the tide tables and the moon phase (it's Full Moon, good for diving, good for romance!) and we've even worked out how much of a bargain we can make it for you. So pop over to our Shark Week page where you can download our PDF guide to next year's event.
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| The Eagles have landed |
Posted Aug 5th 2008 |
We've been having fun with Eagle Rays lately at Fish 'n Fins. Firstly we've had some sightings of the  rare Ornate Eagle Ray at Ngerchong. These beautiful rays, which boast amazingly long tails, are a lovely and unusual sight and made 2 groups of Fish 'n Fins divers very happy. Then our resident Fish 'n Films guru Richard recently came across a very sociable Spotted Eagle Ray whilst diving at New Drop Off. The friendly elasmobranch allowed Richard to film nice and close while the ray foraged for food amongst the corals.
(Eagle Ray, Quicktime Movie, 5MB)
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| Flat seas, warm sun |
Posted July 8th 2008 |
Well this is supposed to be the slightly wetter time of year here in Palau, wi th slightly rougher seas and a slightly higher chance of rain. Someone forgot to tell the weather though, as we've currently been enjoying gorgeously sunny days and flat calm seas. The diving has been good too, the real benefit of diving in Palau at this time of year is the lack of boats out there, meaning you can go days without meeting another group underwater. The fish are enjoying themselves too - we've seen manta a few times lately, and 2 days ago one of our groups saw a Tiger Shark in the shallows around German Channel. Clear blue skies, warm water and big sharks - what more can you ask for?
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Wrexpedition 2008 starts |
Posted June 6th 2008 |
Tomorrow sees the start of our annual Wrexpedition event, where wreck-minded divers from all over  the world come to enjoy our many diveable shipwrecks. Most of these vessels are Japanese ships, sunk during World War II - you can find a little more of the history of the fleet both in our history page and in our individual divesite pages. Wrexpedition takes place when the waters inside the lagoon are at their clearest, giving us the best visibility possible to explore the wrecked ships, some of which are virtually undived. We'll let you know soon where we went and what we saw.....
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Welcome to the new News! |
Posted June 3rd 2008 |
Greetings from Palau! We'd all like to welcome you to our new page for the news. This is  where we'll be telling you everything you need to know about what's happening at Fish 'n Fins. We'll be covering anything you might be interested in - news about the diving, the wildlife, our staff, boats, guests, courses..... anything and everything we think you might like to know. This page is a replacement for our old irregular newsletters - click here for last newsletter.
As always all feedback, comments and suggestions are welcome - please email us at info@fishnfins.com. We can't promise that we'll be able to bash out even a single Shakespeare sonnet, but we'll do our best!
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