2 dives: Anchors 2&3 and Anchor 5, both with Carol and Larry on Aurora and myself on Aurora. Arrived about 8 in case Chuck needed a hand ferrying divers. Larry...
Larry and I got fills at Glenn's yesterday. If you go there, have your card handy. They check them and are being VERY thorough about the paperwork and tank...
... Larry and I got fills at Glenn's yesterday. If you go there, have your card handy. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Carol is talking about Nitrox cards. She's still a...
Since we were talking about Nitrox fills, I thought the type of card was self evident. If I'm still addled from the gas I was breathing yesterday, it was...
Well, not exactly wreck diving, but it's semi-local (Coronado, near San Diego.) ... Recent storms have temporarily washed away layers of beach that usually...
... I don't think the San Jose store off Tully Rd does. In fact, the last time I was in there they seemed to be closing down their scuba section. Oh, and at...
I've rented occasionally during my eternal quest for the perfect suit (still underway). It never had dawned on me that the shops would require certification...
They are doing partial pressure fills now, working on banking 32%. Chuck Tribolet http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/triblet/ Silicon Valley: STILL the best...
Hi Guy, To be honest, I don't know. Larry took them in, I just tested mine when it was done. It was 32.5 and Travis did offer to try to mix it down.  ...
Hi, I'm new to SCUBA diving. I'm currently taking class and will be certified in two weeks. It seems to me the most popular dive sites are either up in Sonoma...
dove off lindamar beach a few times in pacifica. Terrible viz. i think most people dive in monetery area because the viz is much better. peter ... [Non-text...
With all this talk of GW's I figured I would make sure everyone got to read this guys post and see the video. Hopefully he puts pictures up soon. Scary stuff...
This past Saturday, I was helping with a class. It was the first open water dive for the students. The instructor asked me to go down and line the students up...
I was there on Saturday and heard similar reports. I didn't see it. ... -- "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -Pablo Picasso Bob Halem ...
Hello, After months of analyzing cameras, I finally purchased the Canon 7D with the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens. Considering how many strong opinions I...
i have a camcorder Canon HF100 and i use an Ikelite housing. It works really well. I like the construction material. Its strong and feels high quality. The...
Joe, I used to shoot Ikelite-Olympus and now I shoot Ikelite-Nikon and am happy with the product. I like the fact you can look inside the housing while you...
Thanks to Chuck and Carol (and Yasaki-San privately). If they're still charging extra for HP fills, they'll be pumping few if any Nitrox fills for me. I...
... That's one bit of 'luck' I'll happily pass up, for as long as I'm able. Of course, you're also right in the sense that the murkier the water, the less...
If you'd like to try to avoid the luck portion of encountering a white shark, dive mainly in the times that they are not generally present. Here's an article...
Sean, Great point. I will leave my brown furry drysuit at home from now on.... Todd Baldi These sharks are not going to mess with you unless you wear a brown...
On your Hawaii point. They are doing night pelagic dives out of Kona. After dark you go out about 10-20 miles, hang on a 40-50 foot rope and drop into the...
The question really is whether Ikelite has a port for the lens you are going to shoot without limiting the functionality of lens in some way (full zoom range...
Be sure to check out the total cost of the purchase. When Adm. Linda went UW with her Nikon D40, the Aquatica housing was cheaper than the Ikelite because it...
For fans of Google Earth, there are a bunch of new marine layers including "dive spots." Clicking on any of these links you to wannadive.net, which collects...
It's not that it's poor diving, it's just that an entry to the water is too rugged for most folks. A few of us have braved some of those sites, and when it's...
