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  1. Tienuts

    Covid-19 and Cayman travel...

    Divetech has 4 resident trips booked with the Cayman Aggressor. We just finished one of them last week, and 3 more coming. We didn't promote it outside of the islands for obvious reasons, but it was a screaming deal. The boat is filled to half capacity, and cost is $1,500 per person for...
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    Covid-19 and Cayman travel...

    I know a number of people who work for Red Sail. They and Sunset House let all of their staff go, except for a few managers. Clive (their GM) is driving their boats now with some of his assistant managers as dive guides. Clearly Cayman have put all of their staff up for free room (and 2 meals...
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    Garmin Descent MK2

    Said diver just violated their NDA with Garmin, which is pretty strict.
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    Covid-19 and Cayman travel...

    Right now, most dive employees are living off their pension contributions, which government allowed everyone to withdrawal. At some point this is going to end, and the dive sector for the most part will implode. The residents and locals have been quite good at supporting the dive ops, but in a...
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    Cayman closed until at least September 1

    No, we don't. 70% of the GDP of the Cayman Islands is tourism. Attorneys are not opening up. My attorneys firm is shut down, and the Government has encouraged her to leave, like all of the other permit holders. The little amounts of retail that will occur from locals that remain here is not...
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    Cayman closed until at least September 1

    I'm going to disagree with you on this. I live in Grand Cayman. There are many many people who do not support this at all. The examples are found largely on private Cayman Facebook groups, but there are some public examples too. How to boil a frog and why it should terrify you - Cayman...
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    Third Party Wireless Chargers for Teric

    Anyone have any updates on dual chargers? Looking for something that does both the phone and the teric at the same time. Thanks!
  8. Tienuts

    NERD2 question.

    His question was, can you use the DiveCan unit (which has a cable) as a stand-alone. The unit you referenced is the stand-alone only, without the cable. The answer is yes. The Divecan cable is waterproof, although you'd want to keep the connector clean. A cap for those is available, but is...
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    Carbon Fiber Backplates?

    I always respect an engineer's knowledge. But for what it's worth, I was given a Halcyon carbon fiber plate by someone 3 years ago. I'm a dive instructor and I absolutely beat the crap out of that thing. It has about 1000 saltwater dives on it, regularly gets chucked in a truck with tons of...
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    Depth difference of 0.4m between two Perdixes

    Is it possible to download both dives and compare them? That difference is large enough to suggest something else is going on besides depth differences.
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    Dive boat accident involving Dive tech and Cathy Church boat

    Sorry. I was there. There is not more to the story. She is an (alleged) idiot. This is (allegedly) standard procedure for her. She did this same thing (allegedly) to Turtle Divers the week before when her unattended boat (allegedly) severed their mooring Her medical emergency is she is 70 and...
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    Dive boat accident involving Dive tech and Cathy Church boat

    The only reason no one was harmed was pure luck. All the customer and crew gear was set up midships where she impacted the Divetech boat. It was pure fortune, there was a small group on the boat that day, and they were all on the stern having the dive briefing. Had anyone been gearing up, they...
  13. Tienuts

    Urgent.. Liveaboard cancelled — How’s diving in Miami?

    I lived and worked in South Florida for 10 years. The diving from Boynton Beach through Stuart is amazing - some of the best reefs I've ever seen in the eastern hemisphere. My recommendation would be to get a car and try various boat operators in this range. If you like shipwrecks, then you can...
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    Dive boat accident involving Dive tech and Cathy Church boat

    Very sorry! I wrote this as I was going to bed, mis-read your statement!
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    Dive boat accident involving Dive tech and Cathy Church boat

    I respectfully disagree. Had she not hit the Divetech boat, she would have plowed through a field of about 30 cruise ship snorkelers from Cayman Diving, and surely killed several and injured many more. Would your opinion be different had that happened? What if one of your family members was one...
  16. Tienuts

    Cayman Islands Hyperbaric Chambers?

    I'm a chamber technical here in Grand Cayman. There was a chamber in Cayman Brac, but it closed down last year. I'm not sure what became of the chamber itself, but I know we ended up with some of their linens.
  17. Tienuts

    DiveTech Denied Permit to Expand Lighthouse Point Operation

    Except that area is not zoned residential only. It's zoned residential/resort, and has been since before all the objectors had purchased there. And it is a very large property, so Divetech could put a massive resort there right now with the existing zoning. The only issue is the compressor.
  18. Tienuts

    Mistakes on Rebreathers

    I'm a rebreather instructor in Grand Cayman. We see many rebreather divers come through here, and I see several common issues that are worrisome: Not understanding O2 sensors, their behavior, failure modes, and troubleshooting. This is the heart of the rebreather, you need to understand these...
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    Dive boat accident involving Dive tech and Cathy Church boat

    Except the alleged offender in question is not a 20 year old kid. It's the owner, who has been navigating boats for 30 years in Cayman waters, and who also holds a USCG captain's license. I'm no lawyer but it seems very clear 2 violations of the Cayman penal code occurred: 210. Reckless and...
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    Dive boat accident involving Dive tech and Cathy Church boat

    No sorry, there is nothing complicated about this. Captain having a medical issue? You stop the vessel. Captain distracted by boss/customer/act of god? You stop the vessel. You wouldn't leave the helm of your vessel while it's underway any more than you would leave the driver's seat of your car...
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