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    AOW, Stay and General Advice for Cozumel/Cancun?

    Many years ago, we were beginners like you, and we were in Akumal, on the western side of the strait, Read this: Beginners in Cozumel Some dives have slow current, some have fast. A good DM will know which ones are for you. If they mention the Devil's Throat, go with someone else. Make sure...
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    Sidemount training in San Diego.. any suggestions?

    That really doesn't matter to me. I want practical hands-on instruction in the setup and use of sidemount.
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    Sidemount training in San Diego.. any suggestions?

    Bump. Same question, same city, different year.
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    Best odds of seeing hammerheads in Roatan

    Yes, I know that there are many better places for hammerheads, but when the wife says "I need a vacation. Let's go to Roatan. I'm buying," one does not decline. I was hoping to find some pattern to the occasional sightings. PS: Cocos is on my bucket list.
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    Best odds of seeing hammerheads in Roatan

    DW is buying a trip to Roatan for my birthday in late May. Where/how can I increase my chances of seeing hammerhead sharks?
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    Dive boat etiquette and buoyancy check

    Ask? You don't ask the crew if you can do it. You are the customer. You TELL them that you need to do it. Then you ask them where and when they would prefer. ( Even on a drift dive they should be able to run a line out so you don't drift away while adjusting your buoyancy ) If they do not...
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    Roman coins found by divers in Spain

    From CNN: "Two amateur free divers have found one of the largest collections of Roman coins in Europe off the east coast of Spain. Luis Lens and César Gimeno were diving off the island of Portitxol in Xàbia on August 24 when they found eight coins, before further dives by archaeologists returned...
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    Body of San Diego diver recovered

    I'm in SD, I could have been his buddy. It is quite possible that I know him. Sigh. Why do people do this???
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    Body of San Diego diver recovered

    From the SD Union tribune: "SAN DIEGO — The search for a missing scuba diver on Sunday morning ended with the discovery of the man’s body in the waters off Mission Point Park in Mission Bay, San Diego lifeguards said. The missing diver was reported about 9 a.m. after the man didn’t show up to...
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    CIDP and Hyperbaric oxygen therapy???

    In a double blind test on MS patients, done in 2011, it appears that there was a very minor improvement. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/19836589_Hyperbaric_oxygen_and_multiple_sclerosis_Final_results_of_a_placebo-controlled_double-blind_trial
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    Lost buddy prevention

    A mirror should work quite well - if my buddy wears it. Then if I want to find my buddy, I just look for a diver who is getting his arm chewed off by a shark. Barrel rolls are easy. But I was an experienced body surfer before diving, so I may be biased. ( If you are on a big wave, and you...
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    Nitrox for shallow water artifact diving??

    Despite all of the pros and cons expressed above, I'm still not taking a bath without Nitrox.
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    Flight from Cancun to Cozumel?

    In the past ( multiple trips in the 20-teens ) the cheapest way to get there was the ferry from Playa Del Carmen. Based upon those trips, if I go again, this is how I would do it: 1) Fly into Cancun Airport 2) Use a shuttle to get to Playa. Haggle with drivers or curbside reps for lower...
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    COZUMEL: Ready or not, here I come

    Make sure that you know the hand signals for 'boat traffic overhead'.
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    Kona mid November shore dive buddy

    Wife and I will be in Kona from Nov 12th to Nov 19th, 2019. She might not want to go diving every day ( I will, of course ). Also, if the surf is big, she will not want to shore dive. ( I don't care until it gets 5+, then I'll go surfing instead ). So, I'm looking for a buddy on possibly...
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    Cozumel dive ops with hp119s or hp120s?

    DGE moved that page. It is now here: How to Select a SCUBA Tank | Dive Gear Express®
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    Fire on dive boat Conception in CA

    From the aforementioned LA Times article: John McDevitt, a former assistant fire chief, accredited marine surveyor and chair of a National Fire Protection Assn. committee on boat protection, questioned why both egress points – the stairwell and the hatch – deposited passengers into the galley...
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    First day of lobster season, first diver in critical condition

    A witness in one of the kayaks is quoted as identifying an 11-foot great white.
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    First day of lobster season, first diver in critical condition

    Thanks for posting that. But I have to be skeptical of an article that describes the attack as happening in 9 feet of water, and also as 200 yards from shore. "... The boy’s mother was on the beach at the time of the attack, which occurred in about 9 feet of water, [Encinitas lifeguard Capt...
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    First day of lobster season, first diver in critical condition

    Several decades ago, I used to surf at Swami's, little more than a mile south of Beacon's Beach. Great whites were reported regularly, probably once a month. This was informal chatter while waiting in the lineup, so it is anecdotal. I never saw one myself. I suspect that this incident is a...
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