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yo all The Highway 307 overpass through Playa del Carmen is finally finished after a couple of years of construction and opened last night. I went over the new overpass today and can report a smooth ride with the speed limit set at 80 km/h. This is making passing through Playa del...

yo all Due to frequent questions and experiences here in Mexico I wrote an article about renting a car in mexico as well as the rules and experiences you might encounter. Renting a car in Mexico is a great way to get around to see the Mayan ruins and of course to organize and enjoy your...

yo What a nice way of ending the year. Last dive of 2010 with CCR JJ Rebreather divers Jirky and Kristy from Finnland while I was diving my Megalodon CCR. Happy new year to all of you Matt

yo Lately I was thinking a lot about about how to be ready for a ccr cave diver training program, how to beat frustration and god forbit ... have fun When planning to take a ccr (closed circuit rebreather) cave diver training program, when planning to take a ccr into the cave environment...

yo Most cave divers may wonder at the beauty of cave maps and may even use them for cave dive planning but few have learned how to make cave maps. I recently taught yet another survey and cartography cave course with Dirk from Germany. We both used CCR Rebreathers as our primary breathing...

yo Back mounted counterlung Rebreathers are used to be not breathing so well compared to front mounted counterlungs due to the harder work of breathing effort as the counterlungs are a bit shallower then your real lungs, making inhalation a bit more difficult then exhalation. During the last...

yo all The continuing exploration of particular Cenotes, cave systems and sinkholes within the Yucatan Peninsula takes time in terms of divers committing to exploration with training and experience, the financial as well as the time burden that such explorations are coming with. Another...

yo Looking forward to participate in the Riviera Maya Xcuba Ha Underwater Photo contest starting next week Saturday December 5th. Especially for the wideangle, cavern and cave workshops offered welcome to the Rivera Maya Underwater Photo Contest greetings Matt

yo all Stage cylinders are generally used in addition to “back mount” cylinders or in addition to “side mount” cylinders while cave diving. The reasons that cave divers, wreck divers and technical divers use stage cylinders include but is not limited to increase the...

yo all While divers spend a great deal of money, time and commitment to get the best training possible it is amazing to see that there are a lot of dives out there who use inferior regulators and do not see the point of the regulator being life support equipment in a otherwise hostile...

yo For our Russian cave diving friends we have a new article on our blog Protec Advanced Training Facility — Protec Blog Как подготовиться к Кей&#1074...

yo all The whole article can be found on our blog Protec Advanced Training Facility — Protec Blog greetings Matt Configurations vary but easy deployment, easy location and identification has to be of paramount importance. Double tanks with isolator manifold are commonly used...

yo all For all Spanish speaking visitors we have written an article in Spanish. The complete articel can be found on our blog Protec Advanced Training Facility — Protec Blog greetings Matt Ciertas personas tenemos la dicha de vivir en un estado tan maravilloso como Quintana Roo...

yo all I have posted the below article in its full length on our blog under Protec Advanced Training Facility — Protec Blog Openwater divers have different equipment requirements as cave divers, technical divers and wreck divers and again different equipment requirements apply to...

yo all We will have another free rebreather try out during our Dive Alliance social bbq at the TCB pool on Saturday September 12th. This time we will try hard to come with a Classic KISS and a Megalodon. We start around 4 pm and be done around 6:30 pm. see ya there Matt

yo all Good diving technique is important in any diving environment and at any level of diving ranging from the openwater diver to the technical diver, rebreather diver or cave diver. Skills necessary and accumulated in one environment don’t necessary translate into another environment and...

New Scuba Diving Photo Contest in the Riviera Maya 1st Scuba Diving Photo Competition to include Ocean, Cavern and Cave Photography August 15, 2009 Playa Del Carmen, Mexico The Riviera Maya Divers Alliance announced the first free entry recreational and technical Scuba Diving Photo...

yo With great pain and distress we have received the passing of friend and avid cave, technical and rebreather diver Dean Repola yesterday. Our condolences go out to his family. Matt

yo all Saturday 1st of August the River Maya Dive Alliance is holding its diving community pool side BBQ at the Abyss Dive Center. The event is open for all and will start around 4 pm. The food will be ready around 6 pm. Please come by if you like for a chat, some food or some drinks. The...

yo I have written an article and posted the entry on our ProTec blog under Protec Advanced Training Facility — Protec Blog in regards to 'How to find your Instructor - is cheap better ?' greetings Matt