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Dear Fan of Sunset House,
Welcome to this edition of the
Sunset House e-Newsletter!
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Boat Update |
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Remember in the last newsletter, we told you of three boats purchaed from Divi after it's closing in the Brac? And how Rob became a missing person at the Marina? Well, here is the fruits of his labor! Meet Stingray II.
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Powered by twin 300 HP engines and running at 20 knots with 16 people on board, this 39 foot custom dive boat can get us where we want to go.
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This will permit more trips to the North Side of the island. Keep an eye on Mike's Column for updates on the other boats.
Speaking of being busy! |
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If you have read Mike's Blog, you know how busy Sunset Divers were this last month. One of the busiest months since the early 90's. But on top of that, the crew in their "spare" time were busy doing renovations on the dive shop! After Total Submersion is over and the week afters three groups leave, Sunset Divers will be expanding their shop to double its size. Stay tuned for further developments!
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Coming Next Year....Sunset House will Celebrate it's 50th Anniversary! |
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Calling all past guest!
We know you have them tucked away. Pull out your old photos of your stay at Sunset House over the last 49 years and help make next years extravaganza a memorable one for all! Scan in your old photos and send us your "classics". Some of the pictures are definitely a treasure. Abobe is a picture of "My Bar" in the early 70's. Who owns that new Maverick to the left???
See Us at SCUBA SHOW 2007 in Long Beach, CA. June 2nd - 3rd, 2007 Booth 623 |
20th Annual - Largest Dive Show in the Western United States!
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See Your Guest Photos in our Online Photo Gallery!
A Separate Album has been set up just for our guests!
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You will notice that we have several galleries up on the Sunset House Online Photo Gallery! One is specifically for you! Send us your favorite photos so you can share them with the rest of the diving community and the world.
Not only do we have an album for Sunset House Above Water and Below, but also for next weeks Total Submermsion. Please send us your favorite pics.
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Guest Comments
My daughter and I had a wonderful 8 days staying and diving with Sunset House. Mike was great with checking my daughter out on her open water referral dives. All of our dive masters were superb. Mike P. has assembled a great group with Tom, Rob, Kevin and Mike.
Thanks for making this vacation one we will never forget, especially the dive sites of Orange Canyon and Blackie's Hole that was teeming with ocean life!
Sally Wentworth Conneticut~ March 23, 2007
And from Scott Armstrong ~ April 7th, 2007
My wife, Ruth, and I just spent a wonderful seven days with the folks at Sunset House. It truly is a dive resort for and by divers. The crew at Sunset Divers were the best. Mike Pinnington, dive operations director, has assembled a fine group of diving professionals. Friendly, safety minded and always willing to lend a hand or offer a laugh. Dive boats never had more than a dozen divers on board allowing us lots of room. Special kudos to Jackie (Jaxx) a wonderful young woman divemaster who helped my wife get some of her diving confidence back.
We hope to return this year and explore more of the Cayman reefs with the great team at Sunset. Everyone should treat themselves to this diving treat.
Thanks, gang!
As always, we wish to remind everyone to have Trip and Dive Insurance. Hopefully, you will never need it, but it can be a life saver if you have it!
Get DAN Insurance by Clicking the Links Below!
(Trip or Dive Insurance)
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Meet the Staff
(Each month, this section will feature one of many amazing staff members at Sunset House! Their stories and backgrounds are all unique and intriguing as the next!)
Valma Jean McField - Housekeeping
Glenn Murray - Night Auditor
Captain's Blog |
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Hammerheads, Squid, Eagle Rayand PC Ewing
Mike Pinnington l Dive Operations Manager
We have some awkward winds out of the south west at the moment, not typical for our region and because of this we have had some unusual critter sightings. This afternoon Pete reported a Hammerhead, about six feet on the shore side of our Mermaid! That's in 30 ft of water. Another Hammerhead was seen this week on Northwest point harassing a Hawksbill turtle- we got the shot to prove it and a big thank you to Jacob for the donation.
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What's New...? |
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One thing most can say about visiting the Cayman Islands is that the need for a cool tropical beverage is often at hand. And up until now, it's been standard practice to serve those drinks in disposable plastic cups.
But as of early this year, My Bar, along with a few other venues on island have started carrying Greenware.
The significance of this product is far reaching as it takes petroleum completely out of the equation. That's because Greenware is made entirely of corn. The cups and lids are thermoformed out of Nature Works polylactic acid, a polymer derived from corn starches. Polylactic acid is produced by isolating the starch stored in corn kernels, which is then stored into sugars. During a process of fermentation and separation, the sugars become lactic acid, which is used to create the plastic polylactide.
Unlike petroleum-based plastic, the resources used to make Greenware are 100 per cent renewable. And Greenware breaks down. Under ideal composting conditions, the cups break down completely into entirely natural molecules in only 50 days.
Adrien Briggs, owner of resort knew it was the right move. "As a diving resort, Sunset has always tried to protect the environment and this fits perfectly," he says. "Considering the cost, this is a product that every business on the island should be using. It's benefiting the island and reducing its cost, will be a fantastic incentive for all the island's bars and restaurants."
The price is comparable to that of conventional plastic, but it's environmentally friendly, especially on an island like Cayman where there is no recycling programs available.
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Online Reservations Soon Come!
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