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The recent posts search (http://www.scubaboard.com/search.php?do=getnew...) is throwing an extra HTML comment closing tag somewhere. I had a quick look through the source, but could not find the offending item. The particular search query I am running is...

This weekend I returned from a two week holiday with my family in Cape Town. In the rush to prepare for the trip, I shot off some emails to Monty Guest, a contact I had made on RebreatherWorld forum. He confirmed that it was worthwhile to bring my dive gear along, although I really did not...

I was alarmed to read this today, although not surprised. It seems that certain GW tour operators are flounting the regulations governing GW encounters. The result is that the sharks may become conditioned to associate humans/boats with food. This is particularly concerning in the light of...

A Dutch company, U-BoatWorx, is now selling personal submersibles. They are depth-limited to 150ft via alarms and an automatic ballast system. No pricing info available (but I can't imagine that these units are cheap!). The brochure is available here. Found via Born Rich.org Cheers...

The last we heard of St he was selling all his gear. He alluded to something that would prevent him from ever diving again. I am certainly missing his input in the gear forums. What happened to StSomewhere :06: Cheers, Andrew

Hi, I watched the movie The Cave a few nights ago, and the obvious voice-overs during the diving sequences got me thinking. They are diving with rebreathers, but the fact that they have mouthpieces precludes them from using a (standard) electronic communications system. This is surely...

I finally dived with my Golem Gear 35# SS BP/Wing on Saturday. I must admit that I had quite a bit of trepidation leading up to this dive, as I was making the change from a jacket BC without a mentor. Fortunately I got a lot of good guidance from this forum, as well as PMs from other members and...

Read about it here: Spear gun victim 'lucky to be alive' Cheers, Andrew

I have just (sort of) finished my Christmas project for 2005 and I was wondering what the other SB'ers have done with their (non-diving) time this holiday season. I have read about some DIY dry suit glove projects, DIY bottom timer mods and a pressure testing rig. What did you do this holiday...

Hi there, I have used the "archive" format of SB via my Nokia 9300, which works fine. Would it be possible to add a link to our Private Messages on the front page somewhere? That would be great. I tried to use the full version of SB to get to the PMs, but the Nokia doesn't like the...

Bellwether From this post. Definition from Dictionary.com: Cool word, StSomewhere! Anyone next? Cheers, Andrew

Lisa, Hope you are having a GREAT day! May you be blessed in the coming year with tons and tons of amazing photo ops (and more)! Keep the great photos (and advice) coming in 2006. Cheers, Andrew :monkeydan :monkeydan :monkeydan :monkeydan :monkeydan :monkeydan :monkeydan :monkeydan...

I've come back to Scubaboard after a long (work-related) absence to report on my dive yesterday. It was fantastic, with the Aliwal Shoal delivering one surpise after another, including Manta Rays, a Whale Shark (!!), Spotted Eagle Rays and a Frog Fish. The visibility was 20m+, which is...

Finally got my fins wet after a 3.5 month break. We dived on Saturday, Sunday and yesterday at Sodwana Bay. The sea conditions have not been very good lately on the KZN coast (there was a cyclone 3000kms offshore a few weeks ago - not sure if there is anything around still). But anyway, I...

Big feature in the online news here about a Great White attacking a British Tourist on a shark cage-dive... Well - if biting the cage counts as a shark attack! Here's a video clip...

Went snorkelling on Saturday on the North Pier in Durban. From appearances above the water, I was not expecting much. It turned out to be a very interesting and rewarding time. Took a few photos, but the vis was quite poor. However, two of them were quite good (except for the particles in...

From iafrica.com: More at news24.com More about the recovery diver and his record dive on this thread. Andrew

My wife and I finally got back into the water after a looong surface interval (induced by the new arrival). We had a good dive on Friday on Two Mile Reef, Sodwana. A selection of the photos are here: Sodwana Bay, Two Mile Reef, 17 December 2004 I am pretty pleased with the results...

Hi there, [It's been a while since I have posted - mostly due to lack of diving to talk about.] I use the Samsung V4 camera, which has now been superceded by the V5 (and V6). Other than the obvious improvement of the V5 being 5 megapixels, it also offers a custom white balance setting. I...

(Free)Diver killed by shark off Cape Coast: http://iafrica.com/news/sa/9824.htm http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1538847,00.html http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=271&fArticleId=2103997 This was most likely a freediver as the abalone poachers...