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My spouse and I have done hundreds of dives together. I am a drop out (moved away from the dive shop, never started up in my new area) from a dive master program and pretty much a by the book diver when it comes to safety. My spouse has aow and thinks rules are made to be broken. There have...

Anybody know how warm the water is down below right now? I'm trying to decide which wetsuit to take with me.

Dude, it's 1000% better than the local quarry.

My sister would like to do her open water certification in Nassau next month. I would have dragged her over to Dive Dive Dive but I see that they have closed. I've contacted Stuarrt Cove's and Paradise Divers. One has gotten back to me. The other has not. Are there any other options on...

Has anyone had personal experience with this dive op? I'm thinking of diving with them later this winter and I would love to hear stories from previous guests.

It's a grey snapper. If you look close you can see a slash over it's eye. It's barely visible in some light conditions at certain angles.

I can tell you about Blackbeards from personal experience. I don't really think of Blackbeards as the Motel 6 of liveaboards. I think of it as backpacking the Applacian trail. The accomodations are not luxurious, but they are adequate. The food is camp style but satisfying. Salt water...

Oh lucky, lucky you! You have so much to look forward to! Oh how I love the Aquacat!!!! Have fun!

I've been using a Suunto for years. I'm a liveaboard addict. I love my computer. Do you really want to push the no deco limits if you're doing 3 - 5 dives a day? I don't. I don't mind the Suunto's conservative algorithm. My hubby uses a different brand dive comupter. Sometimes he has...

I've done 4 trips on blackbeards and they have all been great. If you like swanky, it's not for you. My husband refuses to ever go on another Blackbeards trip. (He's OK with the Aquacat though.) But I've seen somne of the most amazing things on Blackbeards dives. If you just want to dive...

I'd be happy to answer your questions. We were making our ascent towards the safety stop at the Casino Dive Park on Catalina Island. I don't remember exactly how deep we were but I know we hadn't made it to 15 ft yet. I like to do deep stops on dives of more than 60 ft. I think the belt...

I can let the gear issues slide, even the fact that you didn't check your bouyancy at the surface. I don't understand this: 1 - Why didn't you call the dive when you realized you were WAY under weighted? 2 - If your computer indicated that you were on the verge of deco, why didn't you...

Wow! I've never been narced like that. I get a little happy sometimes, but never anything to scare the %@# out of me. Good job getting yourself out of it.

What agency? GUE rules or TDI rules or IANTD rules or PADI rules? Dive certs have taught me. Diving and talking to other divers has taught me much more. My early SSI and PADI training taught me nothing more about gas management than "Back on the boat with 500 lbs." I don't think I even...

I wouldn't consider questioning this person's dives. FYI I did 150 dives in my first two years of diving and finished my rescue cert and was woring on DM. (Moved to another state and never finished but- oh well). Some people dive 5 or 6 times a year on vacation. Other people grab their cert...

I have done several hundred dives. My buddy had done about 20. We were on Santa Catalina Island at the casino dive park. Our dive profile took us down to 59 ft. We swam around, darted through the kelp, looked at stuff. Then the bat ray came. My buddy is a marine biologist. She has...

The AquaCat is the most comfortable liveaboard I have ever been on. That's not a small thing. I'm a liveaboard addict. The food is superb. The staff is attentive. The main salon is cavernous, comfortable, and clean as a whistle. The diving itinerary includes some wonderful sites. I...

My friend and I will be on Catalina Island over Labor Day weekend. We really want to go to the Farnsworth Banks with ScubaLuv. They have a regularly scheduled trip the first Friday of every month. We're signed up but there's a problem. They need 6 divers to make a trip go. My friend and I...

My husband and I are leaving for Grand Cayman tomorrow morning. Have any of you locals been diving recently? Can you tell me what water temperatures are like right now? I'm trying to decide between my skin and my 3 mm. Thanks in advance for your help! :)

My husband and I are leaving for Grand Cayman tomorrow morning. Have any of you locals been diving recently? Can you tell me what water temperatures are like right now? I'm trying to decide between my skin and my 3 mm. Thanks in advance for your help! :)