Cavern Diver Class
Educational - Posted on 11/9/2009 9:11:55 AM by DivingFirefighter
Hey everyone! Been a while since I’ve been on.. been even longer since I wrote a blog! This past weekend I did part of the dives for my PADI Cavern Diver specialty. We did two dives on Saturday. I learned some things besides the Cavern stuff. One I learned that even if a diver had more experience then you and more dives doesn’t mean they are a better diver or even a good diver. The diver in question was nervous as part of his personality which didn’t help is comfort level in the water. On at lea...

Full Cave in the Riviera Maya
Dive Trip - Posted on 11/3/2009 8:00:06 PM by jfhuard
After a week of drift diving in Cozumel with my wife and Alison, I headed to Puerto Aventuras for the final portion of my full cave certification with Steve Gerrard.   Steve is a great instructor with a fun personality and lots of stories... He’s been cave diving for 30 years and teaching for about 25.  If you want to know about him, visit his website http://www.deephorizon.info. Day 1: 2 good dives at Dos Palmas ~35ft. Water temp is 75F. Dive 1: 1h23 following the gold line to get acclimate...

First Dry Suit Experience - SeaSoft
Equipment - Posted on 11/1/2009 9:04:33 AM by aa3sc
Last night, I had a chance to take the dry suit class with Off the Wall Scuba. They recently got 3 new SeaSoft dry suits in their rental program and I was looking forward to trying them out. I find myself doing a bit of local quarry diving and the idea of a dry suit was looking appealing. But given the cost of a dry suit, I really wanted to try before I buy. Prior to the class, the only other dry suit I had tried on was the Whites Nexus 3 suit. It was OK. Again, it was my first ti...

Saga of the new diver continued
Event - Posted on 10/31/2009 11:13:09 PM by Silvertongue
Well, it was a beautifull October day.  A lovely day for a quick shallow dive to do some pumkin carving.  She was sooo looking forward to this, especially since it was the first time she actually gets to use her new "Malibu Barbie B.C."  (yeah, she’s small) she was ready to go when I pulled in.  Yeah, so, it was a little windy but that’s what wet suits are for right?  We showed up at the Lake of Dreams campground (late of course) and pulled out are gear and started getting our gear ready...

Cancun Dive
Dive Trip - Posted on 10/29/2009 11:28:32 PM by rfegeley
Looking for 8 to 14 people to join me and my friend on a trip to Cancun. We are leaving Jacksonville, Fl headed to Cancun. This is an all inclusive dive trip, airfare/hotel/food/dives/air/equipment rental. Airfare includes standered baggage, extra bag cost are at your expance. title="Big Grin" border=0 alt="" src="images/smilies/Standard Smiles/04.gif"> We will be leaving Wed 12/9/09 and coming back Mon 12/14/09. Thats 6 days and 5...

Cozumel - 26 Oct 2009
Dive Trip - Posted on 10/27/2009 12:04:40 AM by jfhuard
The weather was fantastic today in Cozumel.  Air temp mid-80 but very humid. Sunny and calm seas.  The water is warm, 83F, and a 2mm shorty is almost an overkill.... Can you imagine I showed up here with a 5mm. I was told a few weeks ago that the water was getting colder and it was time to dig out the 5mm....  That was probably only for a couple days before the current heat wave...  This is our first day of diving with Alison and Carlos this week. They’ve painted the Maximus earlie...

Meg tooth dive
Dive Site - Posted on 10/25/2009 2:29:41 AM by Joe65
Hello all, Going on my first Megaladon shark tooth dive in North Carolina November13th-16 can’t wait, anyone have any input, techniques, or suggestions. This will also be my deepest dive to date so I’m open to any suggestions on that also. I will be going with East Coast divers out of  Hagerstown Maryland. It has been suggested I jump on a nitrox cert. before going due to the deep diving. Gary from  www.eastcoastdiverllc.com is going to help me out with that.   ...

Beach & Underwater Cleanup
Event - Posted on 10/23/2009 9:55:23 PM by seejork
Our very first attempt to organize the cleanup for Project AWARE. Although little time has been spent in organizing the event, the turnout was more than what we have expected. Local government (Saudi Arabia) representatives witnessed and provided their support for the cause. A total of about 60 bags/sacks of garbage has been collected both on shore and underwater keeping our scuba training area clean. On behalf of PISD, we thank and congratulate everyone who p...

R300 3rd Open Water Test
Equipment - Posted on 10/22/2009 9:37:53 PM by RedRedus85
On 10/21/09 we took the R300, my Dad’s homemade submarine, out to Medina Lake for it’s 3rd open water test.  Several firsts were accomplished, including the first successful operation of the variable ballast tank with it’s new level sensor, the trim weight system with its new position sensor, the manual depth gauge, cabin overpressure valve, new hydraulic system, expanded yaw movement to shorten turning radius, new main and variable ballast tank motorized balls valves, and rebuild jet pump and m...

Little Cayman Diving FANTASTIC!
Dive Trip - Posted on 10/21/2009 12:12:33 PM by h2ofria
October 21, 2009:  I just returned from a great week of diving on Little Cayman Island.  I can highly recommend the trip to any novice or well experienced diver.  I traveled with Aquatic Adventures (www.learn2dive.net)  out of Alexandria Virginia.  All flights go through Grand Cayman with a short hop to Little Cayman.  We stayed at Little Cayman Beach Resort, which has recently refurnished and upgraded all of their rooms.  Our, 8 day - 7 night,  package included three meals a day, 5 thre...

Way to go Maldives!!!!
Educational - Posted on 10/17/2009 7:41:54 PM by seanboy1975
I am not sure if any of you saw this so ia m posting the article from the AP on it. The President of The Maldives recently signed on to the UN Global Warming treaty and did it in a rather visual manner.....he and his cabinet signed on to the treaty 16 feet underwater....way to highlight the need for us all to be concerned!!!! Log on to the site in the article if you want to help make a change by purchasing one of teh wetsuits!!! By O...

Cozumel September 2009
Dive Trip - Posted on 10/17/2009 4:42:38 PM by bjones
I spent at week in Cozumel (Sept 26 to Oct 3).  I stayed at the Scuba Club Cozumel and had a great time.  It was so off season that there was only me and two other couples for most of the week.  We just hung out together.  It made for a very uncrowded dive boat.  For me the diving was some of the best I have every done.  The group even did the C-53 wreck; a new experience for me going inside.  I know that Cozumel has been reviewed before but I want to say that the boat crew, dive ...

friday and saturday dives
Dive Trip - Posted on 10/14/2009 8:22:57 PM by livesnake
Last Resort Thanks Scott for being a great dive buddy. We really enjoy the time we have spent together. Lets find somemore teeth like these, Your Shark teeth cleaned up really good. Maybe this Fri. 10/16/09 Lets get a hog TOO...

Monterey Bay - Aug 29-31, 2009
Dive Trip - Posted on 10/14/2009 8:04:39 PM by jfhuard
Diving in Monterey Bay area was fantastic. I rented tanks & weights, got fills and hired a local dive guide from the Monterey Bay Dive Center (MBDC.com) across the San Carlos Beach Park. DMs Chris and Tamin, and owner Jim Field are great local guides. The plan was to do 2 dives on Saturday and Sunday. I ended up staying an extra day to dive at Point Lobos on Monday and doing a total of 8 dives over 3 days. Point Lobos is booked months in advance, so early planning is necessary ...

Trip opportunity from a dive friend
Dive Trip - Posted on 10/14/2009 7:23:23 PM by MonkeyDiver
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TrashFest 2009 Comal River Clean Up
Event - Posted on 10/14/2009 1:41:54 PM by Greg
TrashFest 2009 was once again, awesome.  It’s unbelievable how many shoes, cans, other trash, etc people leave behind on purpose or by accident. DiveBuddy.com promotes the TrashFest pretty heavily each year and we’re proud to have won 1st Place in the Aggregate Weight category with 2002 lbs., that represents over 40% of the overall weight this year!  GO DIVEBUDDY!!! We had a great group of DiveBuddy members join Becky and I. We thank ALL of you who came out to join our team ...

Bonaire in December
Dive Site - Posted on 10/13/2009 8:49:42 PM by cowgirl
I’m thinking about planning a trip but have no one to dive with and never been there before. Anyone fancy a short dive trip or can recommend a shop to dive with? ...

Rincon de la Vieja
Other - Posted on 10/12/2009 1:47:05 PM by Richcoast
Last Sunday we went to Rincon de la Vieja with almost all the Rich Coast crew. The reason for this adventurous day trip was Brenda’s birthday. Well, it was actually her pre-birthday party since her birthday is not untill the 21st of October. However we had a blast! We rented a little bus, and left at 7am from Rich Coast. Our first stop was the McDonalds in Liberia. We had to pick one of our instructors up and we were a little bit faster than expected so we had some time to drink a...

Saturday morning tease
Event - Posted on 10/10/2009 11:02:45 AM by TColJeep
Stayed up late Friday night putting my gear together and making a few adjustments to my equipment. My drysuit seemed to also have a small seepage in the neck so I checked it out and found a pinhole in the back of the seal. Since i was meeting the boat in about 5 hours a quick fix with some neoprene cement would have to do. After catching a few hours sleep it was time to head down to the docks to meet our dive boat. At 66 degrees it was a warm morning for October and the clouds where breaking, pr...

October Cozumel
Dive Trip - Posted on 10/8/2009 1:19:29 PM by carpenterobueno
Okay, I leave for Cozumel tomorrow morning. Our flight leaves at 9:30am, but I think we are shooting for a 7:30am ETA. We’re staying at the Wyndham, so hopefully the stinky is gone by then. Also it’s supposed to rain the whole time I’m there. That shouldn’t matter too much when you are under the water, but it may hinder my ’adult’ recreation plans (bar hopping). I failed to find out about internet access at the resort, but hopefully I can get on at some point to let the fam...