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I've been diving with DUI's Blue Heat electric underwear for a while now. It's excellent, but I'm not getting anywhere near the 2 hours of full-power battery life I've seen claimed. Admittedly, I'm using the gear in near-freezing water.. But that's why I made the investment in Blue Heat...

My newly certified student is travelling to Bonaire in April. It will be his first trip outside the cold waters of Canada. He intends to participate principally in shore dives. He has asked, "if you were able to make only one boat dive in Bonaire, which would you recommend?" I'm certain that...

I'm looking to lead a group from our Southern Ontario-based Club up to Tobermory in October. I'd be grateful for advice on dive-friendly places to stay (at the budget end of the scale) and best operations to use / sites to dive.

For anyone who may be interested, here's the link to my trip report on a dive vacation in Grand Cayman, Jan 29 - Feb 8. http://web.mac.com/mike.hill/iWeb/Cayman/Cayman%20Homepage.html

Early reports advise that an experienced British diver has perished in open water off the Gower Peninsula on the Welsh Coast. There are no details, but it can be expected that an accident report will emerge in due course from the British Sub-Aqua Club. The circumstances seem strange - an...

Can anyone advise me on a source of replacement O Rings for the Quick Disconnect on the Uwatec Smart Com Computer? It's badly designed and I've previously had to have the rings in the HP end replaced. Now I have a feathered ring in the Console itself and it's proving hard to find the correct...

For those of you who may not have come across this outstanding resource for anyone interested in learning about and enjoying underwater photography - check out this website. Underwater Photography Magazine If you agree with me that it's outstanding - please e-mail the author, Peter...

I recently posted to another thread, remarking that, ' most people seem to find the Rescue Diver Course the most satisfying they have done'. But is this actually the case? What's the best course you have undertaken as a diver - and why? Mike

I had the good fortune to do some diving off Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus last year. For anyone who has not enjoyed this Mediterranean location, I can recommend it heartily. The Dive Center I used was run by a guy called Asim Uygur, who has the following website www.amphoradiving.com It's...

I found this forum and board while hunting down information on diving in and around Northern Virginia and DC. Not long been in the area and wanted to know the ropes. Hopefully, some of you will be able to recommend good dive sites now the weather is improving - and the better stores to...