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    Trip report on Gran Canaria

    Ok - now for the report. This was my second diving trip to Gran Canaria and the second diving with Scubasur on the south of the island. The idea was to dive twice a day for 5 days and to catch a bit of sun in between. Sunday Morning: Dive site : Anfi Reef Max depth : 22m I'd not...
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    I just got my new dry suit

    Finally, after almost a year of anticipation and saving up, I got my new dry suit yesterday - an Aerdura Dry Suit from Oceanic. Took it for a couple of dives today and it is FANTASTIC!! First - made the move from cuff dump to auto dump - How easy is this!! What have I been missing up until...
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    Personal Dive Tables

    As I have got more interested in diving and, in particular, reading about technical diving, I have read more and more dive reports with divers referring to using their own personal dive tables. I am curious as to how these are developed. In one particular report (can't remember which one now)...
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    Look at the pretty picture!

    This is a shot of the dive site I dived last Wednesday with Andy2tanx Took it at about 8.30 am - please excuse the crappy quality but was with a digital camera so no real depth. The 'steam' was literally rolling off the lake and the sun was just breaking over the far cliff edges. Site -...
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    Just read this - still laughing!

    Hows this for a UK night dive?
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    Need cheering up

    Have had a dive trip planned for this weekend for weeks now. Weather is shaping up to being perfect (as far a perfect goes in Scotland - 9c, sunshine on both days etc.) I have my cylinder nicely filled with EAN27 - perfect for the dives planned. The dive boat is booked for 14 of us, as is the...
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    What do you do when winter sets in?

    What difference does winter make? Do you change exposue suit from wetsit - semidry - dry suit? Do you change regs from an open first stage to environmentally sealed? Do you hang up your fins till Spring? Or do you look forward to cracking the ice on Christmas Eve? I always dive a...
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    Heres one for you - TOOTH EXTRACTION

    I had a molar extracted last Friday (bloody hurt and all!!). I am planning to go diving on Saturday to a max depth of 18m on 40% EAN. My question is, is there a possibilty that some air has been trapped in my cavity (the gum has started to heal over)? My concern is regarding reverse block that...
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    ATTENTION UK DIVERS

    Don't know if you are already aware but the UK government has started a new initiative to encourage life long learning called the 'Individual Learning Programme'. You can register for FREE and it pays part of your ongoing learning costs and GUESS WHAT? PADI professional courses have just been...
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    Where do you draw the line?

    In the UK, we have had a series of deaths this year involving students undergoing OW training under the supervison of an instructor. The Health & Safety Executive (a government organisation not directly linked to diving but responsible for overseeing Health & Safety regulations across all UK...
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    Realism or what?

    Just finished my Rescue Diver course and without going into too much detail, my final scenario included a missing diver, a 3 boat coastal search, the coastguard, a lifeboat launch and a search & rescue helicopter on standby - all ended happily but talk about a 'realistic' scenario!! Reckon I...
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    Why not?

    Mainly because of the cost of a Nitrox refill. As Nitrox has mentioned earlier on in this thread, 20m or shallower there is no real net gain in using EAN - save your pennies and use good old air. Deeper than that, it enhances bottom time but more importantly (for me anyway) it provides an...
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    Redundancy demands a back up!!

    All you need is a simple waterproof analogue watch, dive tables, an analogue SPG and a dive plan you stick to. I agree that the chance of a computer malfunction is remote but is isn't zero and if you are already on a dive and your computer goes west, you have no option but to abandon the dive...
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    Come on then - lets see what you look like!!

    We all chat online but have no idea what we all look like so I thought I'd open myself up to ridicule and start the ball rolling. LETS SEE WHAT YOU ALL LOOK LIKE!! For the UK divers - yes, that IS Stoney Cove in the background!!
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    Cuff versus Shoulder Auto Dump - Your opinions please

    My dry suit has a cuff dump and it is the only type I have had any experience of. I am interested in your opinions please as to the pros and cons of the shoulder dumps. Cheers
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    Busy Weekend starts in 12 hours

    Hopefully the next time I am on I will have my Padi advanced cert and 2 specialities (nitrox and dry suit) to my name. See you all on the other side.
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    Suunto Stinger for silly money

    Have just managed to track down a Suunto Stinger for £249!! I've got to wait a week for it to arrive but who cares - now need to save up for the interface :( (unless any of you clever sods can build one for me!!)
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    Anyone planning to be in Dahab last week in October?

    My wife and I will be out there then - my brother is a PADI instructor there and we will be organising some dives (hopefully shore and boat) and would love to meet up with anyone from the board who will also be there.
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    Please define 'Asthmatic'

    Hi, this one is a grey area to me. Basically, according to my doctor I have asthma but am not classed as an asthmatic. I have had one attack in my life (11 years ago) when I was 19 (bit like a panic attack - short of breath). I used to smoke also (dumb I know, but kids will be kids). I only ever...
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    Question for UK divers

    Up until now, I have mainly dived in tropical waters (Red Sea, Canary Islands) but have made the decision to really go for it this year and get a few certs and a lot of logged dives (have had enough of my 9 to 5 and want to go down the dive instructor route). At the moment I use a Scubapro R380...
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