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"Freedom's just another word, for nothin' left to lose..."

We ALL need a reminder.

Mma Constance Maputwse, proprietress of the Most Excellent Jamaican Detective Agency, sat on the edge of her bunk, her head reeling from the motion of the Dancer. A good friend of Captain Frank, she had confided to him that her detective business in Montego Bay was a little slow, and, at his...

The Dancer plunged ahead through the gathering storm. The wind gusts kicked up a choppy sea, churning up an oily, brownish-grey foam. The turn in the weather had made Clancy nervous. "Why are you sharpening that knife" she asked uneasily. In response to her question, I nodded across the deck...

"I want you to know that I appreciate your help." Clancy said. "When I saw that patch on your jacket, I knew you were the one." Her youth and innocence touched me in a way that was hard to put into words, and I felt the old protective instincts surge to the fore. I reached for my hip flask and...

I "Advanced?" I said slowly, not sure I heard her right. I was having trouble hearing anything, at that point. "Yes" she breathed, "Yes, they told me you were the only one who...who...." She broke off suddenly, looking at me intently. "They said you were the only one who could help me." I sat...

Yes, but knowing you, you would be turning out very advanced OW divers... IJS

To the foregoing I will add just one little thing (for which I will undoubtedly get a hot reception), and that is this: I feel that every time I dive at a new site, which is often, I am a "beginner". I don't recognize any landmarks, I have no idea what the currents are likely to be or how they...

Sorry, Dennis, I had to punctuate! I just couldn't help myself! (Yes, I know the advanced editor did it) :D

Bob, I can only think of one option: Swim to my buddy, and then, if the two of us cannot get back to the wall (e.g. - by swimming along the bottom or cross current), relax, and ascend. I think I would call that no more than "competent", for the simple reason that any diver with a little...

Back when I was growing up, we used to just drink when we got thirsty. Poor benighted us. But that was before the Hydration Industry discovered that they could market and sell a plastic one-liter bottle of tap water for more money than a liter of gasoline! Since that discovery, we now know...

Certainly the biggest issue with cold water diving is the bulky exposure suit and it's related buoyancy requirements. But there is a lot more than that. The following is from my own observations: Visibility off the West Coast is often measured in a few feet or yards, and in some places it can...

I saw a similar discussion between you two a year or so ago, and I'm guessing that this has been festering for some time. ??? To tell you the truth, new members read these posts from the two of you and are very disappointed, because you are both respected a lot. I'm not so naive as to think...

Hi hqduong, Like you I went from warm water to cold water, but I took lots of courses and was very glad I did, because cold water is very different. If all your training and experience has been in warm water, then cold water diving will present a number of new challenges that are outside your...

As someone who has enjoyed and benefitted immensely from Scubaboard, I would just like to thank you all for the wonderful thing you have created.

I have spent hours and hours doing searches here with, at best, mixed results. It is much easier just to ask your question, and very often you will gain more information than you thought possible.

I say get a tan because (1) it's been my observation that the most common "scuba diving injury" is sunburn, and I've seen many vacation divers who were pretty miserable because those lily-white arms, legs, neck and face got a large and unaccustomed dose of tropical sun. There are other (and...

I'm a year older than you, I don't get motion sickness, but have always hated traveling, and those marathon trips leave me discombobulated for days afterwards. But I've picked up a few chestnuts here and there so I will offer them FWIW. First, research the flight options thoroughly. There are...

That's what I did, but I used the small weight pockets sold by Oxycheq. I have one on each side, on the waist strap and slid up close to the backplate, and they are perfectly comfortable. They have velcro flaps and can hold up to a 5# weight.

"Agencies vs the individual diver" might be a fine topic for a new thread, but wasn't meant to be a topic on this thread. However - after re-reading the OP I can understand how a reader might focus on the idea of "individual" - after all, I used the word four times in the post! If the US is...