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Good to know about Divelog... It struck me as odd we don't have any Aus specific dive magazines - there's a couple in the UK, and even as a Brit I think it's fair to say that there's a bit more diving to be had downunder!

Would love to know how you found the diving... let us know how it went :)

I'm in a similar position, 170cm and 120kg. If you're in Europe, then I'd absolutely reccomend Technodiver of Italy. They have a wide range (everything from 2mm wet to 7mm semidry, as well as drysuits) and do custom sizing, as well as extensive customisation (choice of thigh pockets, dual...

Yep. 2 metre swell, according to the article. Can't imagine following the bubbles working too well in those conditions Post edited

Don't know about North America, but I've seldom seen a PLB or the likes "in the wild" either in Europe or Australia (both of which has some pretty wild and remote coasts tbqh). The old Nautilus Lifeline VHF / AIS combi was a great idea - such a shame they stopped making it. I do keep an eye out...

Australian mum and sons say dive boat had disappeared when they surfaced from scuba dive All survived and were picked up a few hours later by a garbage collection boat, after the group attempted to swim to an island, and they were reunited with their vessel. Thankfully the mum was pretty...

A real, 7mm semi-dry should be fine even with the worst that a Sydney winter will throw at you. By a real semidry I mean the single piece type with glideskin roll-seals on ankle, wrists and neck, and a dry-zip across the shoulders. These are all the rage in mainland Europe and are *way* better...

Hope you don't mind me posting here rather than opening a new thread, but it's kinda related. My partner and I are thinking about a FNQ trip next May, coming up from SYD. Never done the GBR before, so hope I can get some guidance on how best to tackle it. Situation is: * Partner doesn't dive...

Keep us posted, please! - would like to see a Quattro / GS comparison :)

Just asking out of curiosity more than anything but wondered if anyone has dived around the Palm Islands out of Townsville? Pretty much zero tourism there and other than the Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander settlement no real development, and a bit further offshore than Magnetic Island so just...

A research team at the NUS Experimental Marine Ecology lab in Singapore have been working on including micro habitats onto already existing seawalls, jetties and the like using sculpted tiles and rocks to turn them into more artificial reef-like environments. While you can easily build a new...

Not to worry, my other half is Aussie so she's keeping me safe ^_^ - Little dab of vegemite on pulse points and behind the ears has done wonders for me so far, not a single ambush from those little buggers!

Cool - thanks for the heads up! I have heard good stuff about SWR on a couple of fronts, so could be a good option... less driving too :)

Sounds like the entirety of the north coast now, sadly. We're stuck in Sydney rental hell and want to buy outside the city, and it's just insane. I was reading on Mike McFafyen's site that a lot of the sites in Byron that used to be dived are no longer offered by the local operators and it's all...

Sorry to re-open and old thread, but felt a lot of the info on here is still relevant and would like some local input. We're planning a trip up the coast for next summer (prob late nov / early dec, just before the hols) and are split between whether to base in Coffs or Byron (or somewhere...

Hi all, I've tried to dump my Cobra logs to my PC for the first time since *checks logbook* 2009 (for reals?!) and have downloaded DM5. It downloads the dive logs like a dream, but will *not* sync when it comes to updating the sample interval and resetting dive data, which annoyingly you can...

Going for a used setup can save you a lot, but it's a gamble. I did that and piked up an old Olympus TG-3 which I've absolutely loved, but sadly it looks like the electronics have finally gone. I'll go for a new camera this time, but it got me started and for the price I really can't complain.

Looks like I've found my new camera!

Just updating this in case anyone else looking for Cuba information stumbles across this thread. Be aware that the dual currency system was closed down on the 1st Jan this year. The "convertible peso" has been withdrawn. All transactions are now with the standard peso (moneda nacional). The...

I suspect you're right. Distribution is a big cost - there's a big inventive to keep it farmed out if you can, especially in a sector that's hardly booming, and esp in North America, away from their home market. Thankfully my Cobra has been good as gold and I'm super-fond of it, but I'm fully...