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Comment on Sport Diver Awards 2012 by Josefa

Josefa — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:20:48 +0000

Extremely good post.Really thank you! Will read on…

Comment on Don’t wear your mask on your forehead by David

David — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:36:42 +0000

When I started diving 40 years ago, I was taught ‘ Your mask is either on your face or in your bag, never on your forehead’. Sound advice that I still follow, along with keep your DV in your mouth until you’re safely back on the boat. A mask on the forehead can easily be knocked off and if you fall off the ladder (not unheard of) you can imagine the consequences with no mask or DV. Also if in distress you need the mask on your face anyway.

Comment on Which Scuba Diving Films The Best? by Roseman

Roseman — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:28:19 +0000

What about The Big Blue – free diving

Comment on Koh Tao Nian Rhapsody by sarah groves

sarah groves — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:05:01 +0000

check out Master Divers’ latest rendition of a Robbie Williams classic….

http://www.master-divers.com/blog/2011/08/31/master-divers-does-robbie-williams/

Comment on The Chagos in turmoil by JOHN KAY

JOHN KAY — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:31:19 +0000

For me and many like me who are aware of the shameful history of British intervention in the chagos archipeligo, the important issue is not that of the marine reserve and the restrictions to fishing etcetera but about the impact of the creation of the reserve on the rights of the indigenous Illois people to return to Diego Garcia, Peros Banhos and the Salomen Islands. These people were tricked or coerced into leaving their homeland, or forcibly removed by the British Government in the late 1960’s and early 70’s, so that Diego Garcia and the whole area could be leased to the US for use as a military and intelligence base, in return for a £14.5m backhander. Since the US took over Diego Garcia it has done huge environmental damage by blasting out coral reefs (to use for concrete runways, and in order to create deep marine channels for war ships.)
The last indigenous inhabitants were ‘removed’ from Peros Banhos and the Salomen Islands in 1973 and dumped on the docks in Mauritius, since when they have lived a life of abject poverty, ill health and sadness. The Blair Government was told by the High Court to allow the islanders the right of return. instead of which, Blair invoked invoked an ancient ‘Royal Perogative’ which involved the Queen issuing a decree (without any parliamentary debate) banning the return of the islanders for ever. The UK government has cynically promoted the setting up of the marine conservation area in order to use it as a further obstacle to the return of the islanders. If you scuba dudes care about marine environments, then you must also surely care about the peaceful people who inhabited them before they were so cruelly ‘removed’. Please support them and their leader Olivier Bancoult in the struggle to force the UK government to allow them to return home. Thank you.

Comment on Don’t wear your mask on your forehead by Mark

Mark — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:33:46 +0000

Padi taught me that the distress “Signal” was to have the mask on the forehead. This doesn’t appear to be based upon any logic and doesn’t appear to be part of BSAC training. As we see above it is not without it’s problems. Wearing a mask around the neck is very uncomfortable in my opinion (almost a choking sensation if it gets caught up).
So why do we see it in all the photo’s? Divers look very odd when wearing masks, not an attractive frog like appearance. Seeing the eyes is better for the photographers.
The good news is we all carry a spare mask (don’t we?)

Comment on Suunto Dive Manager 4 for Mac by andré

andré — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:45:40 +0000

How is it possible for Suunto to release the DM4 with less functionality than the previous DM3 version. When importing dives from DM3 most of your data is not transferred.

Im relay disappointed that all Mac users needs to have a PC somewhere just for handling the Dive-computer.

Suunto should know better !!

Perhaps its time to change to a different brand.

Comment on New Black Edition Suunto Computers by Fergal Stanley

Fergal Stanley — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:25:33 +0000

is the black D6 metal, ceramic or what? looks good.

Comment on New Black Edition Suunto Computers by richard

richard — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:48:59 +0000

And I bet the vyper air black will be released soon… Just days after I got the boring blue one! Gutted!

Comment on The Weirder Side of Scuba Records by mrt

mrt — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:17:15 +0000

Video about underwater checkers tournament: http://vimeo.com/19206436