It was back in 1993 that rebreather evangalist Peter Readey first introduced me to the pleasures of rebreather diving. I was meant to do his pioneering course with Martha Holmes, a producer/presenter for the BBC, but her employer decided this diving technology was far too hazardous and after the first day she went off to … Read more
Scuba diving should be in no way competitive. If you are part of a group of divers, you want everyone to have a good time. We don’t want winners or losers. That said, the human spirit is without doubt naturally competitive and we will find ways to compete, however irrelevant. You’ll often see divers post-dive … Read more
Change is sometimes a good thing and sometimes it is not. We elected our current President on a promise of change. I’m sure you have an opinion about how that’s worked out, but I have no intention of going there. I have started writing this on the flight back from a trip to Cozumel. Talk … Read more
As secret agent James Bond once sagely observed to Q, who supplied his special equipment and was complaining that he was bringing it back damaged, “It’s hell out there in the field.” Divers aren’t dealing with jet-packs, ejection seats in Aston-Martin sports cars, or the best way to use the strangling wire released from the … Read more
It’s a common sight. A diver is about to enter the water when suddenly his octopus or even his primary second-stage suddenly does an impression of a jet engine at the end of a runway just prior to take-off. The sudden roar as gas at 150 psi of pressure rushes out uncontrollably often precipitates the … Read more
