Underwater Festival – Christmas Island

Major prizes for photographic shootout. In 1933 George Beuchat founded France’s first Diving equipment company. Over decades Beuchat has been at the forefront of Diving technology, creating equipment using the finest materials and designs.

Major prize for video shootout. Founded in 1989 and located in beautiful Monterey, California, Light & Motion has the experience to engineer great equipment and the location to put it to the test. Light & Motion was the first to introduce such technologies as Non-penetrating electro-magnetic controls, NiMH batteries, portable HID systems, and smart battery chargers to the dive and bike industries.

Prizes for photo & video shootout – pre-event participant discounts.
Scubapix is northern Queensland’s leading provider of underwater imaging services. Established in 1990, we are Australia’s only full service underwater videography and photography centre.

Wine sponsor for welcome BBQ, Movie Night & Festival Finale. The MadFish name is derived from the magnificent MadFish Bay near the Howard Park Great Southern winery in Western Australia. The traditional aboriginal water turtle design on the label is a symbol of perseverance and tolerance – no doubt characteristics displayed by the poor fish in MadFish Bay who are constantly under attack by their predators. In the spirit of Western Australia, MadFish wines are without pretension and without fuss.

Major prize for photographic shootout.
Ikelite manufactures a diverse line of underwater photographic equipment that ranges from housings for simple point-and-shoot cameras to exotic housings for slr and video cameras. Ikelite is famous for the design and manufacture of sophisticated electronic flash units, strobe mounting systems, and a wide range of unique accessories for underwater photography. In Australia the full Ikelite range is supplied by Planula Photo & Video.

Exclusive gift package for ALL shootout participants. – Dive Junkie is a fresh and progressive line of distinctive Scuba Diving clothing created for adventurous, nature-loving and fashionable divers all over the world.

Major prize for photographic shootout. AquaMarine Diving – Bali is a small company and will stay that way. As Ms. Thomas says “I want to keep people as people, not as numbers. Bali is a great place and the diving here is phenomenal – it is a shame that some people come here to dive and are put into ‘The Production Line’”.

Accommodation sponsor for Bali prize for photographic shootout. Voted the most romantic boutique hotel and spa in eastern Bali and among the top five on the island, The Watergarden is a secluded/secret hideaway of thatched cottages where romance flourishes within lush tropical gardens linked by waterfalls and private lotus ponds.

Camera hire sponsor & Prizes for photographic shootout.
Whether it’s your first time snorkeling or your annual scuba trip in the tropics, SeaLife cameras and accessories help you discover the underwater world. Taking underwater pictures as you explore the deep saves magical memories that you can relive until your next undersea adventure. These photographic short stories about peering into the eyes of rarely seen creatures are permanent records from a world infrequently revealed.

Prize for photographic shootout – trial torches for night dives.
Aunoc Lights are the makers of high powered LED lights made to military quality standards – tested to 240 meters – ultraclear glass and long burn times. Test them yourself at the Underwater Festival in 2010.

Major prizes for art competition.
Frog manufactures world-class buoyancy compensators, regulators, gauges and other dive components. Our products are made with only the best materials, to deliver reliability and at an affordable price. It’s time to get wet.

Prize for photographic shootout.
In picturesque Wori Bay, North Sulawesi is a dynamic new beach resort, Cocotinos in the heart of Kima Bajo, a fishing village, overlooking Bunaken National Marine Park. Just a 25-min ride from Sam Ratulangi International Airport, the resort is situated on a chocolate-coloured beach, in full view of majestic Manado Tua, a dormant volcano across the Sulawesi sea.

UF10 hat + goodie bag sponsors. Ocean Guardians – Dive Clothing and Accessories. Our aim is to increase awareness and inspire empathy for the protection of our fragile environment through the admiration of its beauty.

Prizes for photographic shootout.
For over 35 years Gates has designed and manufactured the most durable and dependable underwater housings in the world. Commercial divers, marine researchers, professional videographers, salvage operators, military divers, film and TV producers, and recreational divers turn to Gates for the same reason: our “bulletproof” housings produce results 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Prizes for photographic shootout.
As the manufacturer of the legendary Aquatica housings for underwater photography our commitment to excellence has put us at the forefront of the underwater digital photography revolution. Our brands are preferred by some of the top professional photographers and recognized around the world for their quality and craftsmanship.

Prizes for photographic shootout.
Ultralight Control Systems has been in the underwater photography and scuba diving industry since 1993. We are in the business of making light weight aluminum arms for attaching your topside or underwater camera or housing to your topside flash or underwater strobes. We can also attach lights to your video.

Prize for photographic shootout. Planula Divers Retreat in Byron Bay is a beautiful B&B style retreat with everything a diver needs and more including an extensive divers library, safe gear drying and storage cage and underwater camera hire. We specialise in diving/accommodation packages with a difference. All rooms with ensuite bathroom and we do early breakfasts for early divers.

Prize for photographic shootout and media support. As a diver it’s important to be prepared for unexpected diving accidents/illnesses. Being a member of the Divers Alert Network (DAN) means that wherever you live or dive around the world you have peace of mind knowing that DAN is available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week to assist in the event of an accident/illness.

Assistance in UF07 to 10 website setup and maintenance. Ingredients provide web design and development services and are part of the underwater.com.au team that develops the growing network of underwater websites.

underwater.com.au – underwater australasia is the regions premier website for divers and other marine enthusiasts. An intuitive, exciting, up to date and comprehensive resource for anybody interested in exploring Australia, Oceania and the Asia Pacific underwater.

Dive in, explore … discover!

Christmas Island Tourism Association Inc became an incorporated body in 1996. The Association is membership based and elects an Executive Committee annually at an Annual General Meeting. The Executive meets on a monthly basis with the CITA staff to discuss and implement strategies to promote tourism within the region.

Vibrant, colourful, and informative, Scuba Diver Australasia, the official publication of the PADI Diving Society, reproduces everything the modern diver wants and needs to know about exploring our fascinating oceans and the creatures within it. The magazine supports and promotes environmental research, exploration and conservation projects with the objective of increasing scientific knowledge, fostering environmental awareness and preservation ethics throughout Asia and Australia.

Sportdiving Australasia is the only dive magazine published in Australia and has been the Asia-Pacific’s premier dive magazine for more than 35 years.

Dive Log Australasia is the only give-away diver newspaper in the Australia. It has an unmatched diver readership with 10,000 copies distributed every month to divers in Australasia through participating dive retailers.

X-Ray Mag is an international dive magazine. It is complimentary and published in pdf-format and distributed worldwide over the internet every other month.

Ocean Geographic explores the dynamics of our ocean – the source and cradle of all life on Earth, occupying nearly 70.98 per cent of our planet’s surface and provides 99 per cent of the Earth’s living space. Each edition of Ocean Geographic is a visual adventure of discoveries, exploration and dives into provoking issues that guarantee to inform, inspire and invigorate.

The Beyond Ocean Network (BON) was created to grow and unite the scuba and watersports adventure industries. BON aims to bring together the world’s major events in these industries such as: exhibitions, conferences, shows and festivals.

Dive Discovery offers consumers with information about diving, fishing, boating, Jet Ski, surfing, and sailing — as well as giving positive images for those companies in the same industry such as dive shops, dive tackle, and the tourism industry to boost the economy.