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  • Interacting with Animals and Scuba

    pet shark

    You see the videos on social media, divers and free divers touching sharks, dolphins, turtles, rays and more. You marvel as they come with in inches of the animal then run a hand over their body. They are fearless, confident and the animal doesn't seem to care.

  • Why I chose PADI to become a scuba pro

    padi pro

    If you have been a diver for more than a day then you know there is a constant battle over which training agency is better. Some will tell you certain agencies have better training and others are only interested in your money. My favorite is "agency X is a pyramid scheme." I'm here to tell you all of them are right and all of them are wrong. Huh? Let me explain.

  • What's a Full Face Mask and why use one?

    Spectrum

    Diving cold water and get face freeze? Maybe you are doing long dives and have jaw fatigue. Or perhaps you want to talk to your buddy underwater? A Full Face Mask is something that may be right for you. There are several types of Full Face Masks (FFM) ranging in price from recreational to professional. The 3 most popular ones are the Oceanreef Gdiver/Neptune, OTS Spectrum and the OTS Guardian. They are all FFMs but function a bit differently

  • The 6 Basic Open Water Skills

    So you want to do the Padi Open Water Course but are curious about some skills. Maybe you've already done the Confined Open Water part of the course in the pool and you want a refresh how to do some of the main skills. These 6 videos will help.

  • What is Trim?

    Have you been on a dive and felt you had to swim really hard to keep up? How about your feet seem to always be headed for the surface? Maybe you keep hitting the bottom or your buddy with your fins? These are problems associated with your trim.

  • Deco: Is it a big deal? Yes.

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    You are on a deep dive to something great like a wreak and in the briefing your dive guide says don't go below 5 on your NDL. On the dive you see an awesome turtle and want a closer picture. You glance at your NDL and see you are at 8, "I have 8 minutes" you think and drop down 20 feet and snap the pic. Satisfied you begin your ascent checking your air and then your computer to find your NDL is at 0 and you are in deco!

  • Choosing a dive Computer

    No matter if you are newly certified and ready to take on the world, or you have been diving for a while and ready to take the next step, picking a dive computer can be a daunting task. Console or wrist, 300 dollars or a thousand? Believe it or not there are not that many types of computers but your dive goals will dictate whats right for you.

  • Padi Neutral Buoyant skills

    While still optional, Padi is moving to performing skills while neutrally bouyant. To score a 5 on your divemaster skills evaluation, you must perform skills neutral so start practicing now.

     

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