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Just finished putting a couple of dives on the Apple Watch Ultra with Oceanic+ this past weekend. It was not my primary dive computer It requires you to press the action button, to acknowledge the "I'm fit and ready to dive" declaration, otherwise the watch will not record your dive. It seems...

I might beg to differ. Having just put 14 dives on my new Cosmiq+, I'm not impressed. While the depth and no deco times are easy to make out, everything else is very tiny. The safety stop timer is unreadable on a sunny day. I'm actually now considering the Quad.

I recently purchased Deepblu's Cosmiq+ as a secondary computer, mostly out of curiosity. I took it to Little Cayman to try it out. The Good: Extremely easy to set up (via bluetooth connection to your smart phone). It will handle Nitrox mixes up to 40% Depth and No Deco numbers are large and...

I've got one on the way. I've got my primary Suunto that won't change, but I'm interested in test driving the Cosmiq and see how it compares. I'm not too worried about the algorithms, as I routinely dive fairly conservatively

"Look but don't touch" is the rule I always follow when diving. There is usually no need to ever touch or disturb the marine life. It's just good diving karma. Sounds like your brother in law has difficulty conveying this philosophy in a calm, non-confrontational manner. In other words, he's a...

Sorry, I did actually realize that but just noticed I didn't really address it directly in my previous remarks. I'm always a bit wary of dual-use anything. More often than not, it fails to do either well. That said, I still think that many rollaboards or backpack/rollaboard combos can still...

Seems like this is a solution in search of a problem. I've never understood why people look to scuba manufacturers for luggage needs. Nothing screams "steal me" like a bag with a scuba manufacturer's logo emblazoned all over it. I carry all my gear using bags made by Eagle Creek. They're...

If you're using Google Maps, please be aware someone tagged Fish 'n Fins in the wrong location. Makalal island is where you will find Palau Royal Resort, Neco Marine, Sams Tours and Sea Passion Hotel (another option to consider). Fish 'n Fins is actually located on the Southwest side of...

Bulls are a regular fixture at the Beqa Lagoon shark dives in Fiji. Contact Aqua Trek in Fiji.

I usually tip $10 per tank on a day-boat, and 10-15% for the dive staff at a dive resort, 15-20% for liveaboards. It's generally commensurate with the service received.

Actually, they handled this reasonably well. There were always two divemasters on every dive. One divemaster would ascend with the first few to run low on air, and the second would stay with the rest of the group. Dives were mostly timed to 55 minutes. As far as dive sites, inexperience...

Please don't let my trip report put you off visiting Palau. Despite everything, it remains a spectacular destination. I would just encourage anyone who observes blatant disregard for the marine environment to speak up. Talk to the dive operation owners directly. Send emails to Harry Fritz...

I have no doubt this is true. I've seen it from my own countrymen plenty of times. There's always the issue of buoyancy skills with any new or infrequent diver, regardless of origin. What I observed went well beyond the clumsy bump or careless fin kick from the novice or inexperienced diver...

I can recommend Aqua-Trek. We dove with them a couple of years back when they had an operation in Taveuni. They've apparently consolidated their operations into their single location at Pacific Harbor on Viti Levu. Their signature dive is the shark dive in Beqa Lagoon.

Just back from 11 days in Palau. It's very informal. We lived in shorts, t-shirts & flip-flops. I just rinsed a few things each night and hung them up to dry to avoid having to bring too many changes of clothes.

Just got back this morning from 11 spectacular days in Palau. Getting there: We flew United from San Francisco via Honolulu and Guam. The connections in Guam are absurdly tight, even if all flights are on time, which they never are. We were 30 minutes late out of Honolulu, making up 15...

Thanks Griffins for starting this thread. I'm headed off to Palau in a few weeks (18-28 June). Staying at PPR and diving with Fish-n-fins. Can't wait. I usually go everywhere in the off season and I've yet to have dives disrupted by bad weather. While I might miss the big peak season...

Last year in the Maldives, my old and much loved Flathead 6 accidentally fell overboard during the crew's transfer from the dive dhoni to the main ship. The boat's US representative very kindly replaced my regulator with a brand new Flathead 7. I'm now in the Philippines and my 1st stage...

Just got back from 9 days aboard the Ark Royal. In the interest of full disclosure, this was my very first live aboard experience, so I don't have any frame of reference for comparison. I was told by others, that I started pretty close to the top in terms of comfort. That said, this was a...

As I get ready to head out to the Maldives, I just realized that I never posted a report after starting this thread. Diving the Big Island in December was excellent. We had great weather, calm water, although a bit cool - I actually got cold for the first time, although it was the 3rd dive of...