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Hovering or kneeling?
Floating or kneeling? - Why I prefer to let my diving students take off early The question of whether diving students should kneel or float at the beginning is a constant source of debate - and not just among instructors. Over the years, I have seen many approaches,...
Gas planning tool
New toys: I have tinkered a bit and now have three small new tools for gas planning - here to try out and discuss.This is NOT intended for complex deco dives, if you are planning a complete dive anyway, you have a gas planning in Subsurface or other tools that is much...
Who is afraid of oxygen?
One of the most important things you learn in every Nitrox course is that you can get an oxygen toxicity hit at high oxygen partial pressures. This can lead to seizures, which are difficult to survive under water. That's true, without a doubt, and we definitely don't...
For the few minutes on the outer reef….
Malpique: Where the soul is lost in black coral A friend once wrote to me that he had lost his soul at some point on the outer reef of Malpique and has been searching for it ever since. Still and again, it pulls him there just magically into the depths.Arguably...
Become a Divemaster: Pay for course in cash or in labor?
The business with dreamsSun, beach, diving - even as beginners, many begin to dream of doing this as a profession. Or at least for a few years... Traveling, making money all over the world, doing exactly what you love to do most anyway - irresistible.The reality is...
Where are the best dive sites in the Canary Islands?
Atlantic? Diving? Really?Always experiencing something new, exploring dive sites that surprise you, and still doing so after hundreds and thousands of dives - that is, at least for me, the most important thing about our beloved hobby.Many divers love warm waters, with...
