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CCR Training – Crossing the Rubicon

CCR Training… After decades of diving open circuit and thousands of hours underwater with scuba tanks, I finally decided to cross the line that divides recreational diving from full-on technical diving: rebreathers.Closed-Circuit …

Diving on Air at Bikini Atoll

Divers on the USS AndersonDiving on Air at Bikini Atoll… With any adventure, there’s almost always a pivotal moment when the hypothetical meets the reality.And the full magnitude of what you are trying to do becomes apparent.At …

Try CCR – Should You Go There?

Try CCR… If you had asked me just three years ago whether I would ever consider spending five figures on a rebreather, my response would have been a resounding no. Back then, I had no idea how they worked, saw no need for one. And frankly …

Diving Technically in the Solomon Islands

2024 was my first full year of diving technically and it involved a lot of learning. Some not insignificant “investment” (expenditure…) in new equipment and a whole new mindset around the preparation for a trip!I had planned the year carefully …

Diving Papatura – A Real Gem!

Diving Papatura – a Solomon Island’s Gem… It’s a romantic notion most of us have, but very few realise. Find an island paradise, far from the modern world. And then transform it into a desert island dream and live off the grid, …

Understanding Conservation in Raja Ampat – Part 1: Mark Erdmann

Understanding Conservation in Raja Ampat… In just over 20 years Raja Ampat, the “Four Kings” of Indonesia’s remote West Papua province, has evolved from an almost unknown location into one of the world’s most sought-after tropical …

Diving Bikini Atoll – It’s Complicated

Commodore Ben Wyatt addressing people of Bikini Atoll – Courtesy of WikiCommons Diving Bikini Atoll… How do you tell 167 men, women, and children that their island home, which had always provided for all their basic needs, is going to be …

Solomon Islands WWII Wrecks

Diving the Solomon Islands WWII Wrecks… Located at the eastern tip of the renowned Coral Triangle, the Solomon Islands consists of a long string of beautiful tropical islands, which are surrounded by the deep trenches and basins of the vast …

Diving Baja California

Diving Baja California… Bounded to the north by the US state of California, to the west by the Pacific Ocean. And to the east by the Sea of Cortez, the long and narrow Baja California peninsula is one of Mexico’s most visually spectacular and …

Diving the Banda Sea

Diving the Banda Sea… It seems almost beyond belief that some 360 years ago, one of a cluster of ten small and very isolated volcanic islands at the remote eastern end of what was then called the Malay Archipelago, was so valuable that it was …

Blackwater Diving – The Anilao Night Shift…

Juvenile Argonaut Getting into Blackwater Diving… The images are what immediately grab your attention – seemingly alien creatures lurking somewhere out there in the dark of night. Long after most people have called it a day! What are …

Technical Diving Match Fitness

Technical Diving Match Fitness… As the end of 2023 approached, I made a decision to approach technical diving from a different perspective.Instead of merely hoping to engage in occasional tech dives. I decided to commit to dedicated trips …