Just the tips: logbook advice for new divers
By: Jesse Iacono Depending on how you treat your logbook, logging dives can be seen as a chore, or it can be seen as an enjoyable part of the diving…
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Drift Diving – Considerations before your first experience
By Roy Cabalo Every diver has their preferred dive, be it reef, wreck, or cave diving. And every diver knows that each type of dive has its nuances that they wish…
Are you ready for your next course?
By Jesse Iacono Nothing matches the excitement of taking a new scuba course to explore new skills, equipment, and environments. It isn’t hard to see why many divers want to take…
Scuba Poker: A navigational training exercise
By Jeff Bozanic In most scuba courses, underwater navigation using a compass is generally one of the least enjoyable activities that a diving student will be exposed to. Yet, with a…
Scuba Diving: It’s Not Just for Vacation
By Dillon Waters The days of scuba diving being considered a bucket list item you check off on a random tropical vacation are long gone. Scuba diving is a growing…
Skill-Building Scuba Games
By Jesse Iacono Contributors: Mark Phillips, Thomas Johnson, Christopher Richardson, Dillon Waters Scuba divers are a fun-loving group of individuals; that’s the point of the activity! Most divers understand the…
Aquarium Dives: To count or not to count?
In the quest to further our scuba training, the question is aquarium dives: to count or not to count? The qualifications require a minimum number of dives. So, the obvious question…
Cave Diving Etiquette
By Jon Kieren When it comes to cave diving etiquette, people have a lot to complain about. Pages upon pages of shaming and bashing exist on the diving forums, and…
Reasons Why Scuba Diving is the Perfect Activity for Couples
By Cris Merz and Sally Camm It is Valentine’s Day and you are looking for something fun and different to do. Most couples have a nice dinner out, maybe a…
Five Tips for Divers with Back Problems
By Roy Cabalo As a long time diver, and now instructor, that has suffered from back problems for many years, I’ve come to a general set of rules that I live…