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Using the right dive equipment is the key to comfort underwater. These six inexpensive products can help you avoid blisters, tangled hair and other common diving discomforts. Scuba socks When your fin or fin straps rub against your foot, it can cause blisters and raw spots – even if you wear dive boots. Many scuba […] Type: Post
How can the zen of freediving positively affect our health and well being? The answer may be blue health, a trend that’s growing worldwide with more and more people finding the soothing effects of being in and around water beneficial to mind and body. Of all the water sports, freediving offers something rather special. Total […] Type: Post
From the Great Barrier Reef all the way to the island archipelagos of Melanesia, the Coral Sea Foundation are working to protect our oceans. Through their combined philosophy of science, ecotourism and sustainability, they have been meeting with traditional land owners to develop a range of marine reserves. By developing these marine reserves, the Coral […] Type: Post
Open water certified? Check! Advanced Open Water qualified? Check! Dive trip booked? Check! So… what’s next? If you’re committed to making diving a regular part of your life, the next logical step is to buy your own diving equipment. The advantages to this are endless – on your next trip, you’ll have peace of mind […] Type: Post
More than $500,000 US in grants and scholarships for divers are on offer each year. Aspiring divers can receive $500 – $1000 US to start their dive training from the Women Divers Hall of Fame, and undergraduates can receive up to $25,000 US from Rolex/Our World Underwater to pursue career activities in an underwater discipline. […] Type: Post
You surface from the dive and make your way back onto the boat. You start to remove your scuba equipment and, looking around the deck, you see wet and happy people. Everyone is chatting and comparing their experiences of the dive. Back in the ‘real world’ someone is a teacher, someone is an electrician, someone is a […]