Silcone Drysuit seals
June 10, 2010 – 3:34 pm | No Comment

Drysuits are necessary for Scuba diving here in Southern California; the water is cold, usually about 55 degrees. Drysuits however are not cheap, $2000 to $3000, and require annual maintenance to keep them in tip …

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This is why we dive, Cape Charles Wreck on TV [VIDEO]
April 30, 2008 – 10:44 am | No Comment

A short piece aired near the top of 11pm news Sunday night on Channel 8 here in San Diego, ca I have not been involved in discovering or researching this, I involved in the …

Mondex – The Frog Dog?
April 29, 2008 – 3:44 pm | 2 Comments
Mondex – The Frog Dog?

Poor Dog
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Shark attack off Solana Beach (San Diego, CA) kills man
April 25, 2008 – 8:44 am | No Comment

This is awful but I hope people don’t go shark crazy again.
A Coast Guard helicopter is being sent to assist Solana Beach officials after a fatal shark attack was reported there this morning. A man …

Ballet Dancers Perform to The Pixies
April 25, 2008 – 8:13 am | No Comment

Simply awesome.

Traveling with a rebreather
April 24, 2008 – 12:39 pm | No Comment
Traveling with a rebreather

To divers, traveling on airlines with tons of scuba gear is almost always a pain. Add a rebreather and it can get even more complicated. You have weight issues, extra baggage fees and the fear …

Manta Bite scuba regulator mouthpiece
April 21, 2008 – 12:43 pm | No Comment
Manta Bite scuba regulator mouthpiece

I was poking around the interweb and I stumbled upon this SCUBA regulator mouth-piece: The Manta-Bite. Apparently, it’s designed to be placed in your mouth and then the “manta wings” create a water barrier.
This would …

Coming soon to a Iphone near you, a decompression program
April 17, 2008 – 12:21 pm | One Comment
Coming soon to a Iphone near you, a decompression program

I LOVE my iphone but I miss have a scuba diving decompression program on it. Having this I can plan my technical dives on the device that I always on me, my cell phone.
I used …

Amazing Underwater video from Ted Confernce [Video]
April 15, 2008 – 3:32 pm | No Comment
Amazing Underwater video from Ted Confernce [Video]

David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting cuttlefish, a pair of fighting squid, and a mesmerizing gallery of bioluminescent fish that light up the blackest depths of the ocean. He …

Half a century after being subjected to more than 20 nuclear tests, Bikini Atoll boasts a flourishing coral reef – but the coconuts are radioactive
April 15, 2008 – 11:25 am | No Comment
Half a century after being subjected to more than 20 nuclear tests, Bikini Atoll boasts a flourishing coral reef – but the coconuts are radioactive

Bikini Atoll the sight of the famous US hydrogen bomb tests should be some of the more radioactive places on earth. One would expect a vast waste land both above or below the water.

However, this …

Miss Scuba – New Website Dedicated to Female Divers
April 14, 2008 – 1:02 pm | No Comment
Miss Scuba – New Website Dedicated to Female Divers

This website/blog is written by and for woman scuba divers. It features trip reports, photos, tips and gear reviews that focus on women who scuba dive.
Pretty cool idea as most of the dive industry is …