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World Ocean Day
Happy World Ocean Day Has anyone else wished you a Happy World Ocean Day yet? It seems every day someone or another had declared a national day, there are well over 1,500. Some are trivial, while others bring attention to important issues. World Ocean Day was developed from a concept proposed by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development and the Ocean Institute of Canada back in 1992. Today is recognized by many countries and organizations worldwide including the United Nations. In the 1960s and 1970s, water pollution was a growing problem, with our waters reaching crisis status. The Great Lakes became so polluted that it was unsafe to eat fish…
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Your First Scuba Dive From a Boat
Your first scuba dive from a boat can be a very challenging dive. Many times it happens while still learning to become a scuba diver. In this case, it rapidly becomes something you are accustomed to. However, if you learned to dive at a location that has great shore diving or are diving at a quarry or small lake, you may have many dives before having your first scuba dive from a boat. Sabang Beach, Puerto Galera photograph by Charles Davis Your first scuba dive from a boat can be a challenge for a new diver. You will need to follow safety protocols. There are different methods of entering and…
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SMACO S400, An Alternate Air Source?
SMACO S400, Will It Be Your Alternate Air Source? You may be wondering how I came about reviewing the SMACO S400. Life has some interesting twists at times. As the end of the year approached, I started to plan what type of vacation I wanted to take in 2023. One of the trips I decided on was a scuba diving liveaboard. Looking over the conditions of the trip, I saw they allowed solo diving for properly qualified divers. Therefore, I added getting certified as a solo diver to my goals for the year. Each accreditation agency that offers it has a different name for it, however, the requirements are basically…
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An Underwater Scooter, The Perfect Holiday Gift
The LEFEET S1 Pro, The Perfect Holiday Gift The Holiday season is rapidly coming towards us, and you may be thinking of what special perfect holiday gift you should give your favorite scuba diver, even if that diver is you. Maybe you should be considering an underwater scooter also called a diver propulsion vehicle (DPV). Many scuba divers have been in awe of underwater vehicles. They were devices that only advanced scuba divers and often commercial divers would use. They could get divers over incredible distances in short periods of time, going 4 or 5 times faster than a diver could on their own. There were some downsides. First, they…
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Unboxing the LEFEET S1 Pro
LEFEET Diver Propulsion Vehicle A few years ago, I did a beta test for the LEFEET S1, and then when the product was about to be released, I did a review of it. I really enjoyed that diver propulsion vehicle and got many great dives from it. After I moved to St Michael’s I did not have much storage space and kept my dive equipment in rented storage space. It was not until we had a few cold snaps that I remembered that my DPV was still in storage along with the battery. The cold killed the battery. When I went to order a new battery, I found out that…
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My Most Memorable Scuba Dives
I am sitting here thinking about some of my most memorable scuba dives. It has been a while since I have been diving, and it is frustrating. I had plans to spend a part of this winter in Mexico. However, the high COVID rates pushed those plans aside, just like they did last year. Hopefully, things will improve and I can take a late spring trip instead. Completing my rescue diver course this year and getting my Master Diver rating is goal for this year. I decided to finally do that 2 years ago, only to have the lockdowns cancel my class as it started. I want to reach the…
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Learn How To Scuba Dive
You Want To Learn How To Scuba Dive Scuba diving is one of the few leisure activities that you must be formally trained to do. To learn how To scuba dive is not that difficult but it does require mandatory training. Getting started is fairly easy, but you may have many questions before you feel you are ready. Most scuba divers when they learn how to scuba dive start as autonomous divers. An international standard that allows divers to dive with a dive buddy without supervision. There are hundreds of training agencies around the world using this standard. A common name for this is Open Water Diver. These…
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History of the Spanish Armed Transport San Quintin
History of the Spanish Armed Transport San Quintin ex S/S Andes A BOILER OF THE SAN QUINTIN © 2015 CHARLES W. DAVIS JR. For decades, we have called the San Quintîn wreck a gun boat. Recently I started to try to find a better description of the San Quintîn to improve what we know and possibly find a photograph or one of a similar vessel. In the process, I found some items that did not fit with this wreck being a gun boat. Over time, I decided to start researching based just on the name and the reason it was sunk. Once I eliminated that it was a gunship, I…
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Aqwary Ambassador
If you have checked out my facebook page or that of Johan’s beach and dive resort you will see that I posted link for the Aqwary Ambassador program. This is the same product I did a review for early in the year on dive report and the Russian website. It will share information underwater such as air remaining, allow you to locate your dive buddy and even send programmed SMS messages. The Aqwary company are looking for promoters of their products using an Ambassador program. They are looking for divers who will use the smart console, report their observations and share the experience with other divers. A portion of their…
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Diving the El Capitan at Subic Bay
