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Living in Paradise
The breeze rustles through the palm trees as you store your gear on the boat and get everything ready for today’s dive. Once in the water you have the feeling of almost being weightless as you glide effortlessly and gracefully through the warm tropical salt water. As you enter the open-top Sea Cave you start to watch three playful Hawaiian Monk Seals swimming overhead. As they watch you they become curious, and finally venture down from the surface to investigate. For what seems like hours the p...
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Honolulu Dive Club
I recently found out about Meetup.com and while searching the list of local Meetup groups I came across the Honolulu Dive Club which has 169 current members and organizes various diving events on Oahu for its members to get together. And the best part is its FREE. I almost couldn’t believe it, a dive club […]...
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Dive 91
Date: July 13, 2013 Repetitive Dive: 1 of 1 Time In: 08:43 Time Out: 09:29 Time: :46 Dive Location: Makaha Caverns, Makaha, Hawaii Dive Shop: N/A Purpose: Honolulu Dive Club Event Dive Type: Shore Environ: Ocean / Salt Conditions: Mild Current Weight: 14lbs. Visibility: 50-60′ Air Temp: 82 Bottom Temp: 78.2 Max Depth: 35.2′ […]...
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Shark Incidents On The Rise In Hawaii
This graphic depicts only confirmed unprovoked incidents, defined by the International Shark Attack File as “incidents where an attack on a live human by a shark occurs in its natural habitat without human provocation of the shark. Incidents involving…shark-inflicted scavenge damage to already dead humans (most often drowning victims), attacks on boats, and provoked incidents […]...
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All Diving Certifications Are Not Created Equal
I always believed that scuba certifications from the various mainline agencies were basically all the same, just depended on which agencies name you wanted on the card. That is, until today. I just found out that the Master Scuba Diver certification from NAUI is nowhere near the same level of training and experience as the […]...
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Dive 90
Date: July 9, 2013 Repetitive Dive: 2 of 2 Time In: 16:49 Time Out: 17:19 Time: :30 Dive Location: Kea’au Beach, Oahu, Hawaii Dive Shop: N/A Purpose: Solo Kayak Dive Dive Type: Kayak Environ: Ocean / Salt Conditions: Strong Current Weight: 14lbs. Visibility: 60-70′ Air Temp: 86 Bottom Temp: 76.4 Max Depth: 58.6′ […]...
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Dive 89
Date: July 9, 2013 Repetitive Dive: 1 of 2 Time In: 13:29 Time Out: 14:03 Time: :34 Dive Location: Kaiser Reef, Oahu, Hawaii Dive Shop: N/A Purpose: Solo Kayak Dive Dive Type: Kayak Environ: Ocean / Salt Conditions: Moderate Current Weight: 14lbs. Visibility: 80-90′ Air Temp: 89 Bottom Temp: 77.2 Max Depth: 33.7′ […]...
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Possible Dive Shop Employment Opportunity
I was visiting Island Divers Hawaii, the new dive shop on Schofield Barracks yesterday and while talking to the store manager he mentioned some staffing issues that they were having and that they were looking for someone part-time for weekends. I have thought about working part-time at a dive shop to get more experience with […]...
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Tips To Help You Conserve Air
Today we are going to look at some tips that could help you control your air consumption. Making your air last as long as you possibly can is important in scuba diving. Having more air means longer dive times, it can also mean the difference between life and death if a diver were to become entangled […]...
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Scuba Diving Safety Tips
Whether you are a seasoned diver or you are just learning how to dive, there’s a lot to learn and remember when it comes to diving. I am going to go over some handy tips that will help to keep you safe on your next dive. Get Certified – First and foremost, NEVER scuba dive […]...
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Why I Want To Fill My Own
I was not expecting it until next Tuesday, but my new portable high pressure breathing air compressor arrived on island today. Instead of waiting for the trucking company to deliver it on Monday, I went down to their warehouse and picked it up myself. I thought I was going to have to race to the […]...
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Dive 88 – Night Dive
Date: July 4, 2013 Dive Shop: N/A Location: Kaiser Reef, Oahu, Hawaii Dive Type: Boat Environ: Ocean / Salt Conditions: Light Current Visibility: 50-60′ Air Temp: 73 Bottom Temp: 74.0 Weight: 14lbs. Time In: 22:24 Time Out: 22:53 Max Depth: 59.0′ Average Depth: 41.5′ Time: :29 […]...
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Dive 87 – Night Dive
Date: July 4, 2013 Dive Shop: N/A Location: Corsair Wreck, Oahu, Hawaii Dive Type: Boat Environ: Ocean / Salt Conditions: Light Current Visibility: 80-90′ Air Temp: 76 Bottom Temp: 72.4 Weight: 14lbs. Time In: 18:59 Time Out: 19:28 Max Depth: 103′ Average Depth: 74.8′ Time: :29 […]...
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Dive 86
Date: July 4, 2013 Dive Shop: N/A Location: Koko Craters, Oahu, Hawaii Dive Type: Kayak Environ: Ocean / Salt Conditions: Moderate Current Visibility: 80-90′ Air Temp: 82 Bottom Temp: 76.6 Weight: 14lbs. Time In: 14:16 Time Out: 14:49 Max Depth: 34.0′ Average Depth: 28.3′ Time: :33 […]...
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Dive 85
Date: July 4, 2013 Dive Shop: N/A Location: Koko Craters, Oahu, Hawaii Dive Type: Kayak Environ: Ocean / Salt Conditions: Moderate Current Visibility: 80-90′ Air Temp: 84 Bottom Temp: 77.6 Weight: 14lbs. Time In: 13:10 Time Out: 13:40 Max Depth: 38.0′ Average Depth: 26.2′ Time: :30 […]...
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Product Review – Sea-Doo Explorer X
I have been using my Sea-Doo Explorer X DPV’s for several months now and thought that it was about time for me to write a review on them to let everyone know what experience I have had with them. I wanted to wait until I had a chance to really test them out under various […]...
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Finally – For the Diver Who Has Everything
We have all been waiting in anticipation since 1977 when James Bond drove his submersible Lotus Espirit underwater in the famous movie The Spy Who Loved Me, for our chance to be able to drive a car underwater. Now the wait is almost over. Almost 40 years later the underwater car is now a reality. Rinspeed […]...
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Adapt . . . Improvise . . . Overcome
We scheduled two dives today with a group from Facebook to dive the Sharks Cove area this morning and I was really looking forward to it. I wake up extra early, drive across the island to get to the North Shore early enough to find a place to park with my dive trailer. Two hours […]...
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Dive 84
Date: June 27, 2013 Repetitive Dive: 2 of 2 Time In: 09:51 Time Out: 10:45 Time: :54 Dive Location: Sharks Cove, Oahu, HI. Dive Shop: N/A Purpose: Solo Dive Dive Type: Shore Environ: Ocean / Salt Conditions: 1-3′ Swells, Mild Surge Wt: 16lbs Visibility: 20-30′ Air Temp: 81° F Btm. Temp: 79° F Max Depth: 36.4′ Average Depth: 22′ Safety / […]...
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Dive 83
Date: June 27, 2013 Repetitive Dive: 1 of 2 Time In: 08:05 Time Out: 19:06 Time: 1:01 Dive Location: Sharks Cove, Oahu, HI. Dive Shop: N/A Purpose: Solo Dive Dive Type: Shore Environ: Ocean / Salt Conditions: 1-3′ Swells, Mild Surge Wt: 16lbs Visibility: 20-30′ Air Temp: 81° F Btm. Temp: 79° F Max Depth: 32.9′ Average Depth: 19′ Safety / […]...
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