The history of ESCAFANDRA, is the history of an ambitious project, the principal objectives of which have always been clear and concrete, based on the INDEPENDENCE, THUTH, SERIOUSNESS in information, and at the same time OBJECTIVE in its comments.
The
board of directors of ESCAFANDRA is made up of a team of highly qualified
people, who know the ins and outs of the World of Diving, with the experience
provided by twenty-five years of exclusive dedication to Subaquatic Activities.
The resumé of these people deserves respect and credibility: Presidents of
Federations, Presidents of Clubs, and a a long list of etceteras. They have all
made ESCAFANDRA a landmark in Diving Publications on a worldwide scale, being on
occasion, a reference point for others, and a model to follow.Because of this we
feel proud of work we have done, and at the same time, committed to and
responsable for its continuation, bringing improvements to each new number. The
comments and reviews received have committed us to improving our line of action,
and to keeping our magazine, ESCAFANDRA the way the majority like it.Currently
supported by the envious
figure of 138,000 readers spread all over the world, thanks to the great invention,Internet.
It all began in August
1995, date on which our first issue was published on paper...
Of course, the idea to create ESCAFANDRA had been growing, since
1993 in the mind of Marivy Rasso, its creator and director, beginning to take
form early in 1995. Until then, the magazines specializing in Diving in Spain
(with the exception of one French publication), appeared and disappeared in a
short time. It was odd to see one that lasted for longer than a year, ending up
sucumbing to advertising, and its imperatives. Others were started in clubs,
edited by the clubs´ members, and financed by the funds of the club itself, (on
occasion these publications were used to criticise with harsh words whoever they
did not like). A Spanish magazine was needed, a serious one with continuity,
dedicated to subaquuatic activities, and ESCAFANDRA was the result.
Launching
a new publication specialised in the minority subaquatic sector, is difficult
and very expensive, extremely so if it is done without an ample adverstising
campaign, as has been the case.We have decided on ESCAFANDRA being a free
publication, and for it´s distribution at important sector trade fairs, in order
to make it known, doing without advertising as much as possible... The economic
investiment and the mount work involved have been staggering, truly enormous.
However the ESCAFANDRA project moved ahead, an today is a reason to feel proud.
FIDMA),
Which is attended by more that 700.000 visitors every year. The initial edition
comprised 2,000 copies of 24
pages, with front and back covers in full colour, black and white
interior, high quality glossy paper.Since its initial publication, the magazine
has been published on a yearly basis.
From the very first
issue, with the ISSN and DL (Legal Deposit) it has been printed at
Gráficas Loredo de Gijón - Asturias. More than 800 issues are sent by mail to
pertinent Official Organisations, Federations, Clubs, Tourism, and a
long
list of other subscribers. A liot of hard work, and sleepless nights, many
anectotes, stress, rushed, deadlines, (as in reporting the death of the
unforgettable Cousteau; issue number III haviing been already finalised, running
to the printed to stop the printing process, which had already started, to
include the sad news in that issue, and being the first publication to give the
news). Which has meant that our ESCAFANDRAS printed on paper have been
published with more erratas and errors than we would have wished; Although we
have learned from each and every one of them. " MI AVENTURA SUBMARINA" (MY
SUBMARINE ADVENTURE) had been printed as " MI AVENTURA CON MARINA" (MY ADVENTURE
WITH MARINA). we have had some truly hard moments...even though our
adorable. Eduardo took it all in good spirit, we had to use typex to correct
each issue, one by one..
Since 1995, we remained punctual and true to the date, every August, of the publication of a new and renovated ESCAFANDRA, and with each passing year our magazine has grown, both in the number of pages and subscribers. 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999..., are the years in which ESCAFANDRA was published on paper. That same year, the preparations began for launching the publication onto the world stage through the medium of Interent, with two short articles, renaming the publication with the world Electronic in the year 2000; making itself known all over the world as. ESCAFANDRA Electronic. Situated on the Website of the company MAR-IVY Sub Enseñanzas de Buceo ( www.mar-ivysub.com ) from the year 1999 until now, August 2005. It has become the number one Spanish publication specialising in Diving on the Net.