No doubt about it – there’s little to beat the peace of snorkelling lazily over coral reefs with the occasional lazy kick of the flippers. But that experience could be greatly enhanced by the acquisition of a nifty little machine called the Seascooter GTi.
Small, compact and lightweight (18 lbs or 8.4kg), you simply hang onto the handle bars and let it pull you along while you focus on the spectacle below or around you. It can reach a speed of up to 2.5mph (or 4kph) and, if you’re equipped with the appropriate diving gear, dive to about 100 feet. It’s tested to 115ft/35m, rated 100ft/30m.
This is a very neatly made little machine indeed. Very manoeuvrable, it has adjustable buoyancy, protective grilles, auto shut-off and dual trigger control. Run time is about two hours. Size-wise, it’s 60 x 37 x 31cms and comes in a hardy carry case. All very neat indeed.
I know how easy it is to get carried away by the beauty and the moment when snorkelling. You’re doing absolutely fine. You see a fish or a shoal and follow it just a little way. Then you see something else, which leads you a little further away. Then a rock formation promises a hidden treasure of sea life. Eventually, when you start to weary, you can find yourself a long way from where you thought you were. That’s the time when it would be super to have your little sea scooter to switch on and give you a ride back to your starting point. Or, of course, you could conserve energy from the outset and let the sea scooter do all the work – just watch your time so that you don’t have to give IT a ride home!
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