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We did raise some eyebrows when we took our drysuits (see the companion sidebar article “Fusion is truly a Polar to Tropics drysuit”) to dive the in the “warm” waters around Grand Cayman. But we were in absolute comfort the whole trip and quickly found a lot of good reasons for diving dry in the [...]

Pete Naylor’s awe inspiring photo at the right does a better job than any words I can conjure up to illustrate why we are passionate about diving, more passionate about diving cold water, claim that B.C. diving is the best in world at any temperature, and why diving with Porpoise Bay Charters will likely be [...]

On our recent visit to the Grand Cayman Island, we had the pleasure of diving with the dive masters and Instructors of Dive Tech, the Cobalt Coast’s onsite dive shop/charter/training center. Dive Tech is a full service dive shop, complete with mascot Mojo the dog, offering a wide range of classes, from beginning to tech [...]

A new dive shop has arrived to patch the hole left by the failure of Smokey Point Dive Center and the Underwater Sports closing of their Everett Washington store. We stopped in for a look and found Evergreen Diver Service to be a very friendly, clean and moderately sized dive shop. Their main brands are [...]

I am posting this quick and abridged article to let our readers know about the lawsuit against ScubaBoard, a bit about the far reaching consequences and what you can do to help. There are many long and thorough articles available and we will give you some links at the bottom. Quick summary Maldives Scuba Diving, [...]

The Accommodations Our recent trip to Grand Cayman included a 5 night stay at the Cobalt Coast Resort on the peaceful Northwest shore. Because of online comments, we chose Cobalt Coast Resort over Sunset House*, another popular dive resort, advised that it was a “boutique-type” place, away from the busy cruise port of Georgetown. Cobalt Coast promises unlimited shore [...]

Dive charter and live-aboard operators consistently tell us that it is much easier to become a diver-lost-at-sea statistic that most divers realize. Although they do not let on, boat captains and crew live with this realistic fear on most trips that are outside of calm, current free coves. On a recent dive trip to Neah [...]

Even if you are an avid NatGeo nerd, you will still find plenty of remarkable facts you did not know about the GPO (giant Pacific octopus) in the new book Super Suckers The Giant Pacific Octopus and Other Cephalopods of the Pacific Coast by James A. Cosgrove & Neil McDaniel. The first lesson the book offered [...]

In a story by Jose Cortazar, reporting for Reuters today we see that well publicized drug gang killings which have left more than 13,000 people dead in the past three years, has moved into the Cozumel resort area. The torture and killings of four men by suspected drug hit-men were the first sign that the drug [...]

Like Port Hardy (see article) Quadra Island diving is one of those dives you must dive before you die. The best image of diving here is to image a weightless flight along the cliffs of an alien planet completely covered with life in all the colors of the best tropical dives. A couple of our [...]