Divers and Dental Professionals Combine Work and Passion for Scuba Diving Through Fiji Project
Event - Posted on 7/30/2010 1:07:27 AM by MatavaFiji
By Mark Fischer Owner, HydroSports Dive and Travel Most people think of Fiji as an island paradise. But four airports, three types of aircraft, 19 time zones and 30 travel-hours from HydroSports (Keizer, Oregon) is the village of Kadavu Koro. Remote by both distance and time villagers have almost no access to medical or dental care. Located on the Island of Kadavu, Kaduva Koro is home to about 300 people. I have visited Fiji 12 times over the past 10 years.  During my stays ...

UE Team finds unknown shipwreck
Press Release - Posted on 7/29/2010 3:24:36 AM by blacksambellamy
On july 22, 2010 the UE team discovered another unknown wreck in the depths of Cape Cod Bay. Below we posted a larger image of the wreck which appears to be approximately 60 feet in length. Hopefully we will have a team in place by August to document the site and possibly retrieve artifacts for wreck identification. www.underwater-explorations.com ...

Culebra, PR
Dive Trip - Posted on 7/27/2010 2:16:08 PM by SnowboardDave
June ’10 Traveling to Puerto Rico is pretty easy, making your way to Culebra Island is a bit more than claiming your bags and checking into your hotel.  I was traveling with two other friends on this trip, we spent the day on the mainland and the night.  The next day we drove the rental car to the return station that was closest to the Fajardo ferry port.  We arranged for a van to take us to the ferry earlier in the day.  We sat for about 45 minutes...

Passing the Torch
Educational - Posted on 7/27/2010 2:14:38 PM by Xring0
There are proud moments for parents.  This was one of them. I think the only thing I regret about diving is the fact that I should have started sooner.  I have gotten a lot of joy from my dive adventures.  My 14 year old daughter has always been at home in the water.  From infancy, she enjoyed baths, playing in any pool or mud puddle that was available and wanted to learn to dive like me. Last week, we took a vacation together.  I decided to spend quality time with my daughter while she st...

Lionfish Warning!
Educational - Posted on 7/27/2010 10:50:25 AM by gigiftlaud
Courtesy of the Miami Herald: Native to the Pacific and Indian oceans, lionfish are growing in population in the Florida Keys, becoming a menace to the ecosystem and posing a threat to divers in the lobster miniseason. When thousands of divers and snorkelers take to the waters Wednesday and Thursday for the annual spiny lobster miniseason, they should beware of a new sea invader in the Florida Keys: the venomous lionfish. ``We are concerned because they tend to have t...

Fun times
Educational - Posted on 7/26/2010 4:10:36 PM by scubaclay
I have been teaching the boy scouts to dive so that they can get their scuba merit badges.  I did not know what to expect from these young men when I first started.  But the student I had last week was absolutely fantastic.  Robert was a very polite young man that had a big smile on his face after every dive including those in the pool.  This week I have 3 young men from upstate New York, again very polite young people and great students.  I don’t know who is having more fun me or the students. ...

Thanks for a great weekend Jim
Dive Trip - Posted on 7/26/2010 1:09:08 PM by sparkey
Just wanted to say Thanks to JRANDAL for an excellent weekend he planed for us at Dutch Springs..he watched over some of us who had less experience and made sure everyone was safe . he knew exactly how to plan each dives so we could get good bottom time and was able to see most of the things at Dutch and was great at navigating to all the points that was planned at the surface and was checking everyone along the way during the dives to make sure everyone had the right amount to continue ...

Free tix to Florida Dive Show Dec 3/4 (west palm beach) register before Sept 15
Event - Posted on 7/26/2010 9:07:57 AM by VicFLA
offer is valid until September 15, 2010 - Register online. http://www.divechronicles.com/fl/ Welcome to the Florida Dive Show! Florida’s Only Consumers Scuba Diving Show Over 75 Exhibitors and Friday Night Film Presentations presented by BackScatter, hosted by Berkley White. If you into Scuba Diving or Not, this events will show you more about diving under one roof. Learn what it takes to become a scuba diver, learn what it takes to become a professional dive instructors a...

Balmorhea State PArk
Dive Trip - Posted on 7/26/2010 7:14:32 AM by chazrich
Well, it’s vacation time at long last and the family and I are headed out to see the relatives in Colorado. We plan to stop off at Balmorhea state park on the way out of Texas Saturday and do a bit of swimming and diving. If you just happen to be in the area then stop by for a dip, I’d love to meet a few more of my dive buddies. Chaz  ...

Vintage Dive Rally
Event - Posted on 7/25/2010 9:03:14 PM by TColJeep
Friday September 3, 2010 - Monday September 6, 2010. The 17th Annual Labor Day Rally 2010 will be held at: Dutch Springs Adventure Park !! Here’s your chance to dive the heavy metal... US Navy Mark V along with the Russian and Japanese versions. You can check out The North East Diving Equipment Groups web site at www.hardhatdivers.org A SCUBA CERTIFICATION CARD (C-Card) IS REQUIRED FOR ALL DIVING. ...

Wreck Diving Magazine - Issue #21
Press Release - Posted on 7/24/2010 8:36:39 AM by dirtguy49
Wreck Diving Magazine has just published and sent out their Issue #21.  Included in this issue is an article on the Wrecks of Coron - The September 1944 attack on the Japanese fleet in the Philippines.  The Article was written by Ed Arata and Patrick Preston II with diving photographs by Ondrej Hindl.  Wreck Diving Magazine is available by subscription and at some newsstands and dive shops.  For subscriptions, please see their web site - http://www.wreckdivingmag.com/ ...

How To Know If Someone Is Drowning
Educational - Posted on 7/23/2010 3:52:49 PM by Greg
I recently read an article on Yahoo! about drowning...Yahoo! got the article from ModernMom: http://www.modernmom.com/article-6529-how-to-save-your-kid-from-drowning/ - The lifeguard moving quickly past Lindsey’s chair seemed to come out of nowhere. Four steps later he was in the air, jumping right in the middle of where her children were playing. Before she could get to her feet the teenaged guard had her 10 year-old pressed up above the surface and was baking...

Seacology protects coral reefs
Educational - Posted on 7/21/2010 12:07:53 AM by purplelibrarian
Have you heard about Seacology?  Their motto is "Saving the world, one island at a time."  There are many good causes.  This is another you may want to consider.  A very holistic approach. http://www.seacology.org/?gclid=CI2v0dzi-6ICFSFciAodZ0yLqA ...

Dutch Springs 7/17/10
Dive Site - Posted on 7/20/2010 10:30:05 PM by AOW_dude
Did a Dutch Springs grand tour: the helicopter, Helldiver, school bus, one of the boats. 53°F @ 63’ (air was high 80s).  It was great to finally dive the helicopter, Sikorsky S-56 (CH-37 Mojave) from the 50s. That thing is huge, dude (72’ long)! The great part about it is that it’s suspended, can’t beat that as far as access.  (I mean, how many wrecks are suspended out there?!)  Very spacious inside, bluegill and bass sw...

So many divers say it is what got them started.
Other - Posted on 7/20/2010 10:27:41 PM by Michael_37
I have talked to many older divers that say this is the show that got them started in scuba diving. I have watched most of them and they are still hours of great entertainment.  If your not diving this weekend I think you could loses yourself in a Sea Hunt Marathon on Hulu http://bit.ly/seahunt There are 39 episodes on Hulu and for those who don’t know what it is about " The adventures of scuba diver Mike Nelson, an ex-Navy frogman turned freelance diver, p...

2010 Scuba Diving Survey
Educational - Posted on 7/19/2010 3:49:04 PM by Greg
We have released our 2010 Scuba Diving Survey.  Your answers will help the scuba diving industry.  We appreciate your time when taking this survey.  Here is a list of the 5 survey questions: Q1: Scuba Training    ( results ) Q2: Dive Trips    ( ...

My First Quarry Dive
Dive Site - Posted on 7/19/2010 1:03:26 PM by Elonna
Well, I went on my first quarry dive on Saturday. It was also my first low vis dive (~7 ft.). Overall the dive was not very good...my dive buddies were awesome (thanks Jeff and Mark V), but I just had too much going on at once. I dove with my own gear which is all new to me, so had to adjust for that. After fiddling with weight and buoyancy, I had to call the first dive after about 5 minutes because I was sucking more water than I was air. After a surface interval and fiddling with my regula...

Are We Killing Our Oceans and Seas.
Other - Posted on 7/16/2010 4:35:49 PM by Michael_37
Though I have been diving for a very short time and up to a year ago I really did not think much about the oceans and seas - except that I wanted to move to Florida later on in life.  Well, to make a long story short I started diving and hope to see some of the beautiful locations I have seen in magazines and videos. I look forward to this as I am sure many other divers do also.  I recall a few years back seeing a video on a plastic vortex pacific ocean, a few nights ago I ...

10 Scariest Sea Creatures
Other - Posted on 7/15/2010 9:37:05 PM by Michael_37
Not sure if I agree with this list of Scariest Sea Creatures but the Sea Snake and the Moray Eels are definately on my top two list - http://bit.ly/9bjBx7  Please check the list out and let me know what you think. It could save your life Just curious what you think. ...

Dive Trip in November 2010
Dive Trip - Posted on 7/13/2010 7:40:08 AM by dirtguy49
I am putting together a small group of divers to dive in the Philippines in November 2010.   This trip can be 1, 2 or 3 weeks depending on your schedule.  Dive locations will probably be Subic Bay and Coron.  Arrival date in Manila will be Friday, 5 November Cost will be airfare, plus diving and room and board. You pay all your own costs, I will help with arrangements.  Cost per day should be less than $125 per day for divers and under $50 a day for non-divers. R/T airfare from...