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  1. mjatkins

    Tool Kit?

    I have one that is essentially the innovative tool kit. I have added things to it as needed over the years, but that kit is a great starting point.
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    Dive Master Training

    Hi Ellen, First off, congratulations on your decision to pursue your dream and do something extraordinary! You do not need a specific EFR course, you just need one that meets or exceeds the prerequisite requirements. Pretty much any course from a recognizable training agency that includes both...
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    Windguru and Windfinder have me concerned about next week

    Yup, that was pretty much it Chief.
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    Windguru and Windfinder have me concerned about next week

    I saw just the top of Blue Angel's Bally poking up from the surface on our way back north today. Not sure about a second one, but I can confirm that Bally is down.
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    Cozumel 2014 Honeymoon Trip

    Happy that you and your wife had such a great time. Out of curiosity, why would you say you will not dive with anyone else? What was it that put you off every other shop on the island?
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    A day in the new life

    Kari and I wen't up to Victoria two weeks ago to meet the staff, and find a place to live. We settled on a very funky loft downtown. Wouldn't you know it, it has a cheese shop right across the street :)
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    A day in the new life

    I am the new manager at Ogden Point Dive Centre. I will be in the shop as of Monday morning, getting up to speed, and learning the ropes. Please drop by and say hi. I look forward to meeting everyone. Matthew
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    A day in the new life

    I have been trying to write this post for several hours now, and each time I do, it becomes a novel. The short version is that my wife and I became open water divers here in Cozumel in 2001. Since then we have both gone on to become instructors and instructor trainers. (IDC STAFF and and a...
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    Multiple divers from same boat to chamber today?

    [/LIST] We already have that course, we call it Open Water Diver. I would suggest you call your course "No, we actually meant those things when we told them to you" :) It's not that people aren't given this information, it's more that they, and many of the "professionals" they are following...
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    Multiple divers from same boat to chamber today?

    Don, it took a long time for the truth to start leaking out, and all the while it was doing great damage to the livelihood of the dive ops and professionals on this island who were loosing business as a result of it. Keeping quiet and letting the rumour continue (to this day as this thread has...
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    Multiple divers from same boat to chamber today?

    I'd like to field this one. As a person who has worked for several years and several thousand dives on Cozumel I think the "killer downwells" are for the most part a convenient scapegoat for bad divers. When Opal and her friends got themselves bent by being idiots, rather than admit to what...
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    Leaving CUN at 1am - what's the plan?

    If it were me, I would head over on the last ferry at 9pm, then just head straight to the airport. That having been said, you might want to go earlier. You could have dinner in Playa then head up. I like Tierra Madre on 5th ave for a good meal, and of course Club De La Cervezas on 5th and 38...
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    Dukoral???

    Best advise for staying healthy in Cozumel, stay off the scooters, don't assume that you ever have the right of way as a pedestrian. All the rest has been covered earlier in this thread far beyond what is necessary.
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    How is Palancar Horseshoe doing?

    Interesting. This is the first I'm hearing about it. How long ago was this?
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    How is Palancar Horseshoe doing?

    contaminated area?? Please explain.
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    Cozumel Dive Shop?

    I'm sure there are several factors that come into play. Just from my experience if I'm cold I pee, if I'm not I don't. And there is always a way around it. Self control until it becomes too uncomfortable, then end the dive and use the bathroom. Same as you would if you were out at dinner, or...
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    Cozumel Dive Shop?

    You're right Don, there is a term for it, poor thermal protection. If you can't control your ability to pee during a 60 minute dive, you need a better wetsuit. Since switching to a 7 mil I don't usually feel cold at all, and I rarely feel the need to pee. And when i do i am able to control...
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    The "Divemaster" thread ...

    FYI, Jorge is no longer working at Blue Angel, he is now at Tres Pelicanos.
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    Blue angel questions

    I have done this quite a few times. Swim out underwater from Papa Hoggs pier, or Takila. It is only about 30ft in depth for most of the way, so using air out to the wall is not an issue if you have decent air consumption. Go at a relaxed pace across the current. Last two times I did this...
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    Operator that allow Sidemount diving?

    I would be surprised if anyone has an issue with it. The bigger issue you may face is the availability of DIN tanks, assuming that's what you use on your sidemount rig. They are available from Meridiano (the main fill station) but they charge a bit more for them. At least they charge me more...
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