The Buoyancy Check Good buoyancy starts at the surface, even before gearing up. It begins with the decision about the amount of weight you are planning to dive with. Why? Starting a dive properly weighted is probably the most crucial contributing factor to performing...
Weights vs. Buoyancy Control Finally, the day has arrived—your long-awaited holiday begins. After eagerly anticipating this trip, you’ve arrived in a tropical country, ready with your diving gear. The guide approaches and asks you, “How many weights do you need?” You...
Did it ever happen to you that you approached a fish and it ran away as if the devil was after it? The excitement of being close to the fantastic beings that inhabit the oceans can not be compared to any other sensation in life. We all agree in one thing, it is not...
R.L. Stevenson once wrote about French Polynesia that it is a place hard to reach, a place hard to live but even harder to leave. For years, this stunning region of the South Pacific attracted countless ocean explorers, including perhaps the most famous, Captain Cook....
There are two kind of divers: the ones that pee into their suit and the ones that lie about it. Some articles state the disadvantages of peeing while diving, but today, we are going to support those brave ones that openly recognise that they actually pee into their...
