Ok, so now it is time for your night dive. Taking that giant step in the black unknown. Seeing marine life that only comes out at night. Pretty scary for most. One way to help overcome that fear is to have a really bright light and a good backup.
For years divers have relied on the […]

Snuba is a cross between snorkeling and scuba diving and gaining popularity in Hawaii.  Snuba allows you to be and breath underwater without having to be certified for scuba diving.  With snuba you breathe through mouthpiece that is connected to a hose that is attached to a scuba air tank.  The air tank sits on […]

A really deep woman: Nina Preisner
 
A Briton who gave up her job as a lawyer to pursue a career in watersports has claimed the record for the world’s deepest dive on to a wreck by a woman. Nina Preisner, 37, took just four minutes to reach a depth of 525ft (159.8m) but her ascent was […]

A Scubaology Best Buy, because it can SAVE YOUR LIFE. 
A Great Holiday Gift.
This Safety Sausage is available through a few different companies.  Leisure Pro, Amazon and 123scuba are just some of the places to buy this inexpensive life saving Signaling Device.  If you want to read more about the Safety Sausage here are a couple of links […]

 
Researchers Call for Worldwide Public Warning of Mercury Contamination in Fish
The health risks posed by mercury contaminated fish is sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public — especially children and women of childbearing age — to be careful about how much and which fish they eat. That is one of the […]

It was a frightful day, the wind was whipping, there were ice storms, snowstorms, and even tornadoes touching down.  A perfect day for flying right?  Well actually, this is how the trip in the airport started.
We were scheduled to fly from Chicago to Miami at 5:30 PM, the day before our cruise was to leave. […]

I recently came across a new gadget that would be of benefit to ALL travelers.  Hydro-Photon has created the Steripen which purifies water using ultraviolet light.  Divers often travel to areas where bottled water is required.  The Steripen will kill almost all bacteria and viruses and many waterborne microbes.  If you do a lot of traveling, this might […]

New Scientist Environment recently reported about the discovery on new species while exploring the collapse of the Larsen ice-sheet in northeast Antarctica. Among the potential new species found during the trip were:

15 new shrimp-like amphipod species, including one that was 10 centimeters long, make it one of the largest ever seen in Antarctica
Four new species of […]

 
Ok you here in warm Caribbean and it time to dive.  The dive boat is leaving at 8AM and I am at the dive shop at 7:30 filling out the paper work.  As I board the boat it’s important to me to have good boat etiquette.  I always look around to see the wide variety of experienced divers and what […]

Instructors should always be on the alert for students with asthma or other respiartory problems.  Asthma is one of the diseases, which can keep a person from diving or even snorkeling.  Dan has compiled a lot of information about asthma and diving.  Our YMCAscuba program requires each student to have their doctor sign a medical form before taking lessons. 
Now the people at MedDive have […]