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My fiance' and I dove Belize, Cozumel, and Fiji last year. We just got back from another trip to very buzy Cozumel. I have been doing some looking around on some alternate locations to dive, been to Grand Cayman twice and love it, but it is sooooo expensive. I actually had Curacao and Bonaire...

Went down, the weather was great! Stayed at Caribe Blu, dove with their dive shop, Blue Angel. Boy is Cozumel busy this time of year, one day during the week there were 11, count them 11, cruise ships in port. One of the taxi drives estimated 50,000 people in town that evening. This was my...

If DM was started (really, almost completed) with a certain instructor, can this course be transferred and finished with another instructor? I don't really want to go into details but have somewhat of a situation where I was really completed with all my DM checklist, it was supposed to be sent...

I am very aware of the negative effects of a full moon on elk and deer hunting... however, with the full lunar eclipse next week while I am in Cozumel, I was wondering if anyone knows what effects the full moon has on undersea night activity? I would think with the added light all sorts of...

As I stated in another thread, twebba and I took the RDP test last night and aced it. We also took the dreaded Physics test, missed a couple but good enough to pass. We are now finished with the Divemaster course, our paperwork is being submitted probably today. We had our pics took for our new...

I've not heard any comments about this exam... how is it? I know the tables thru and thru, just got initiated on the wheel. The dvd was painful (very dated) but doesn't seem like that big of a deal. Did the workbook stuff... any comments?

Well, did the Environment and Equipment tests tonight, passed with flying colors. Also did our dive briefing and got good reviews for them. Next week: physics and physiology exams. This weekend: watching another OW class and finishing up the skills that we did not finish last weekend...

Is there some sort of calendar or schedule for events in the Colorado area? A buddy of mine was wearing a SB tee shirt and said he got it at some event at Chatfield Res... just interested!

Has anyone replaced the plastic display shield on a Vyper? I got a couple of replacement plastic shields with the computers when I bought them a couple of years ago and decided to replace the scratched up shields... I took the wrist bands off, took the rubber housing off and there just isn't...

I'm working my DM cert as probably everyone can see. I have both n upcoming dive trip and possibly an upcoming trip with my instructor beforehand with an OW group. Please understand, my Instructor has the highest of ethic so the post is NOT about him or his ethics. I just would like some input...

I took my 3rd test last night, 100%. This was the DM Assisted Programs, so it wasn't that big of a deal. Next on the list for our next session is Equipment, Skills & Environment, and my Predive Briefing... Equipment is a BIG chapter... Moving along!

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/basic-scuba-discussions/213851-why-do-so-many-poorly-skilled-divers.html I posted my comments, surely this has been seen by others in this subforum (and stop calling me Shirley...). What do you think?

I was reading some threads and came across the GUE flavor of cert... now, it sounds like these divers are somewhat disliked but the courses sound really intense, and to me, that is a good thing. Anybody know of a place in Denver to investigate GUE training?

I searched and didn't find anything recent... has anyone been to the Chinchorro Banks/Mahaual lately? How was it? I've looked at dreamtimediving.com and passed a couple of emails with them, and of course, they tout it to be the best diving in the Caribbean. Anyone have any recent experience?

I know someone could have a field day with this, so please, be easy. I'm a 45 year old guy, in great shape (that is what I keep hearing on every dive trip, most recently Fiji). I'm a DM candidate currently also. My question is this - is it too late to pursue a Marine Biology degree? I used to be...

This doesn't quite pertain to underwater videography per se, but a videography question... I "inherited" a JVC camcorder, IS digital, uses the little cassette tapes. I'm looking to download the videos and went to a local camera store to help find the software and cables to do this (they did not...

Tonight I take my first tests for DM. I'm taking tests for chapters 3 and 1 (my instructor wanted us to do Chapter 3 first). So far I've sat thru both classroom sessions for OW, and both pool sessions. I've sat thru a Discover Scuba and a Scuba Tuneup at the pool. I've learned how to fill tanks...

I started my DM about 2 weeks ago, posted in the Basic section. I just replied to a thread here in the Going Pro section so I guess I'm now allowed! So far I've only worked 3 chapters, going to take the tests tomorrow evening. I've also sat in on the classroom sessions and the first pool session...

Well, with a few chapters of the DM book under my belt, I was invited to sit in with an open water class last week, working around the Thanksgiving holiday. Sadly I did not get to make the second pool session, it was THE day for my family get-together and I did not get to fit it in. However, the...

Well, after lots of research, AOW and ResQ, a really great thread about "DM Expectations" here on SB... and tomorrow I go pick up my materials to start my DM course. I am cranked! Thanks to all for the good posts in the "DM Expectations" thread, I asked some very good questions up front and with...