We just finished a great dive on the Fumitzuki. Susan had her first real decompression dive with Steve and me. You know multiple stops, free swimming and 15 minutes.
The viz on this dive was not great and it was worse everywhere Jim and Jess were. They exhibited no finning technique. To make things worse Jim is still wearing those force fins that just generate silt on their own.
The weather has been mostly overcast with some wind in the afternoon which made some of our earlier diving a challenge. It has made the light underwater a little flat.
Holland had a rough first day — she flooded one of her strobes. The Captain loaned her one of his and she is going to take a class from him on wide angle photography. Not a bad exchange. Today went better for her.
Steve is having fun. He was the only one who did the night dive last night and will probably be the only one tonight. A diver after Ann’s own heart.
Our next dive is on the Shinkoku Maru. We will be here for the rest of the day. Steve and I will be starting on his penetration dives on this wreck. Steve is feeling lucky.
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Silence Underwater – Recreational CCR Diving
Dräger put it best when they coined the term dive silently in their advertising for the Dolphin semi-closed rebreather system. Technology has advanced significantly since recreational divers were introduced to rebreather diving by Dräger. However, the joy of hearing the sounds of the underwater world and getting up close and personal with the fish has not changed. The rebreathers currently available to divers make diving silently more fun and safer.
Michael Meerkat Visits a Starfish or Snorkeling Class
Veerity, one of Dive Mom’s Starfish students brought a friend, Michael Meerkat, to watch her Starfish class this post week. For those of you not familiar with him, he is like Flat Stanley and he gets the opportunity to do lots of things and then the children keep a diary of his adventures. Here is a page from her diary related to this visit.
Scuba Steve Brennan to Speak at February Club Aquarius Social Club Get Together
If you have not had the opportunity to hear one on Scuba Steve’s presentations, you do no know what you have been missing. Steve is an entertaining presenter with lots of practical knowledge to share. He has previously spoken on Dehydration and diving, as well as first aid hints for divers.
Blending practical advice with current medical knowledge as well as experience from his travels, Dr. Steven Brennan, more affectionately known as Scuba Steve, will talk about traveling around the world in this month’s Club Aquarius Social Club get together. His presentation entitled To the Ends of the Earth: Tips on Remote Travel will prneude you with some great tips for traveling around the world as an adventure traveler, whether you are diving or not.
I hope you will plan on joining your friends at the February Club Aquarius Social Club meeting. Remember members and non-members are welcome.
Time: 7:00 PM on 20 February 2014
Location: The Black Labrador, 4100 Montrose Boulevard (at Richmond) Houston, Texas 77006
Happy Scuba Valentine's Day!
Today is the day we think about the ones we love. At Oceanic Ventures, we want to thank everyone who helps us introduce others to the exciting world underwater and to the world of adventure around us. 2014 will be an exciting year here at the dive store. We have some incredible trips planned for 2014 including Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Truk Lagoon, Kosrae and Fiji. We hope that everyone will make this their year of adventure! Come let us open up the door for you.
