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I used the shore diving are from training for 6 years. We usually went in after the dive boats left for the morning. I always got into the water with and snorkeled around to see how strong the current was. The current has a tendency to go north (facing the water from shore that would be left to...

Chuck Taylors could rub you the wrong way in the water, plus they would take forever to dry out. Some people use them for drysuits that come with socks instead of built in boots. They are cheaper and more comfortable that Rock Boots. Make sure you bring your fins to try the boots out. Going to a...

some people get hot feet, my wife does. Hates anything other than 3mm sock or boot depending on the fin.

That was an old school trick to suit up on Neoprene/ no nylon wetsuit in the old days. Talcum powder was another thing that they used for our wrist seals . We used Johnson's baby shampoo back when we were using Poseidon Unisuits in the late 700' and early 80's. Just make sure that you use the...

Reminds me of Sea Explorer from Blackbeard's Charters in the 80's. I think they had better food.

I am sorry that you had this experience with DAN and the hospital staff in the hospital. I have had numerous dealings (all overseas trips) with DAN in the 90's and it was always top notch. I work in health Care in the US and am familiar with health Care in the Philippines and other small...

Our Frog kick (SCUBA) is nothing like the Breast Stroke kick . It think this statements explains it "Whip kick is often compared to the way a frog jumps except that your knees are kept closer together. It is the kick used to generate forward motion in the breast stroke, a popular stroke with...

My goals as a brand new dive store owner in 1985 was to get a Scubapro Dealership. It wasn't easy because the local dealers were pretty strong and were being protected. It was Pete taking time to stop and see my store and talking to my commitment to SP that garnered my respect for him. He did...

My wife and I were both Scuba Instructors and owned a dive store. My wife had issues with her back and was not allowed to lift heavy objects with her back. What she ended up doing was strengthening her back which took a couple of years to do. Meanwhile we made sure that her destinations and dive...

I started smoking when I was 11 years old. I became a scuba Instructor when I was 23, I continued smoking because I could still hold my breath and play underwater Hockey every week. I then married a non smoker. She was Ok with my smoking till we tied the knot. She laid down the law, I would...

Back in the Poseidon Unisuit days we would wear diapers when we would be in the water for more than an hour. When you had to go, you had in spurts and not just let it go because you would overwhelm the "Depends" technology back in the early 80's. I got my p-valve once I got into Technical...

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Being exposed to this practice in the upper part of Minnesota where there was a community of Finlanders that did it during the winter. As DDM mentioned , combining the two 9 cold water immersion and a sauna would create a major problem with your gas/body relationship. Now doing it of the off...

The leasing of dive boats has always been a part of the Cozumel experience since I have going there. My first trip was in 79. It changed a couple of years later when people actually brought the fast boats onto the island. When it first started all the dive operations were leasing old fishing...

I have the perfect instructor, but we live in Houston. My daughter got certified when she was 10. She put on her first scuba tank on in the pool at 8 years old. It helped that she grew up around a dive shop and both of her parents are instructors. My daughter approached one of more mature and...

Do people dive the "Windjammer" anymore?

If you pick Blue Angel , ask for Mateo to be your instructor. He is originally from Chicago and is a great instructor.

I have been diving in a drysuit since 1979. Diving in Lake Superior and having ice on the lakes 4 moths of the year allowed me to enjoy the diving without getting hypothermic. Many years ago when I took my cave diving class at Ginnie Springs we had to swim against the current and pull ourselves...

Interesting... we used to take the dive boats (Blue Angel's with Jorge) across from Cozumel to dive with the Turtles in Playa. Check out Scuba Playa they may give you more information on the diving in the area.

Some basic history about US Divers / Aqualung. I was familiar with the story because I was a dealer for 30 years and was always interested in history. I don't like typing so I did research and found this on Wikipedia. It is pretty accurate, and I never knew the name of René Bussoz, he was...