This year is definitely the year of changes in the diving industry. First was the acquisition of Aqualung , and then the never-ending soap opera of the PADI sell. Now, Huish Outdoors, LLC acquires Oceanic and Hollis brands from American Underwater Products (“AUP”)....
A white sand beach merges with a turquoise sea on a dreamy sunset. Where does all this beautiful, soft, white sand come from? In tropical and subtropical areas one of the main suppliers of sand is neither Neptune nor a beached mermaid, but it is the...
As we announced last March, Padi has been sold to a consortium of investors for 700 million dollars. Since the news flooded the social media there had been no statement from the Dive Organisation. Finally, on 16 May, PADI CEO Drew Richardson released the...
Previously (read our previous Buoyancy Sessions) you have learnt how to be proper weighted and to perform a perfect descent. Once at the bottom, it is time to decide in which position you will dive. That “small” decision is more important than what it may seem. Today...
Saturday 15th of April. “Sa Piqueta”, Mallorca (Spain). One of the largest caves systems in Europe.That Saturday, as usual, Francisco Gràcia, was surveying the cave. Suddenly Francisco realised that he had not enough air to reach the exit. He decided to wait in one...
