“Not bad” our guest Susanne Raetz later commented after snorkeling in the Bay Coraya. A piece of blue cord covered in seaweed-covered floated by her mask. A couple of Butterfly Fish were already hard at work to eating the algae and seaweed. When she tried to put the piece of string in her pocket to dispose of later on land, she discovered a second brown cord that turned out to be Thorny Seahorse on closer inspection.

She handed the cord together with the seahorse to one of our Divemasters who brought the seahorse to a protected portion of the house reef. Now, the seahorse is waiting to be discovered by our guests on the next dive.

 

 

Seepferdchen-befreit

The interest in the sport of SCUBA diving continues unabated.

The Instructor team of Coraya Divers in Marsa Alam had a large Open Water course with 20 students of varying ages.  Kerstin, Derrick, Tiziana, Mounier and Wössi all had their hands full with teaching this large group the knowledge and skills necessary to dive safely dive with complete SCUBA equipment in the fascinating underwater world.

In the past, roughly 2000 students were trained annually in the Coraya Bay. This year is no different. Coraya Divers is well on the way to reach the extraodinary number of 2000 students trained.

 

Abenteuer Tauchen Open Water OWD

SSI LogoFor the second time this year Coraya Divers in Marsa Alam offers from November 28 to 7 December a SSI Divecon- and Instructor Course in Madinat Coraya. This time Nino Faranda will be assisted by Jürgen “Wössi” Wössner. These two experienced Instructor Trainers are ready  to pass on their knowledge gained over many years to the potential Instructor candidates.

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New team members at Coraya Divers

We have welcomed an experienced couple to Coraya Divers in Marsa Alam with Jürgen (Wössi) and Silvia Wössner.

Wössi is well known in the dive industry. In 1992, he passed his examination to become an Open Water Instructor. At that time, he was co-owner of the Tauchsportcenter Höri am Bodensee. In 1995, he founded his own company, the Tauchsportcenter Adventure Diving in Ueberlingen on Lake Constance. In 2009 he moved to Egypt where he worked as an Instructor and Assistant Manager at SubAqua in Utopia Beach, El Quseir. In 2010, the Manager responsibilities at SubAqua were transferred to him until August 2015, when SubAqua decided to close.

Wössi has a wealth of technical knowledge. He has participated in technology training from all major manufacturers such as Aqualung, Mares, Scubapro, CressiSub, Suunto, Bauer, L & W and many others.

As an Instructor, he continued his dive education. Wössi is authorized to teach according to the standards of SSI, PADI, CMAS, PATD and ProNRC.

Silvia has a background in the hospitality and retail industries. As a guest in Utopia, she met Wössi, and they were later married in 2011. Afterwards she started to work as a Dive Guide at SubAqua. From 2012, she took over the management duties of the front office and reception.

With their experience, Silvia and Wössi enrich the team of Coraya Divers in Marsa Alam and support the dive center in their daily work.

The Coraya Divers in Marsa Alam are offering another attraction.

Now it is possible to experience night dives in a light (fluorescent light), as you probably have never seen it – of course, under the expert guidance of an instructor.

It was discovered in 1927 that cnidarians can glow. Later it was found that coral species and some fish also shine brightly as invisible radiation is converted into visible light. The bright colors are based on the physicochemical phenomenon of fluorescence.

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You do not need to worry about the diving Younger Generation at Coraya Divers in Marsa Alam. The children’s program is offered and conducted with great enthusiasm.

In particular, the Kids program for children aged between 8-12 years is very well received. The Kids program entails four dives that are made over four days.  Also, before every dive the children receive a fun lesson on the diving equipment and its use.

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Coraya Divers had a special guest in August. Frank Hammer, a musician from Frankfurt, spent his diving vacation in the Coraya Bay.

Frank began his musical career as a 12 year old with a guitar.  At 17, he began to conquer the Frankfurter stages, where he has performed at almost all of them.  Whether weddings, birthdays, corporate parties, or garden parties, Frank makes music for every occasion.

Meanwhile, he has a repertoire of over Read more