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The Aquatic View: A Discussion (With Bonus Review of Sherwood Scuba Rona Mask)

The Aquatic View: A Discussion (With Bonus Review of Sherwood Scuba Rona Mask)(1)

November 11, 2010

Masks: Windows Into Another (damp) World! Divers dive for different reasons, but ultimately everybody from the lay snorkeler through to the hardcore tec diver is in the water for one thing: to experience the aquatic environment. Some people want to explore the wrecks of great vessels from our past, whereas others enjoy looking at shallow [...]

The Aquatic View: A Discussion (With Bonus Review of Sherwood Scuba Rona Mask)
Freediving: Diving Au Naturel

Freediving: Diving Au Naturel

What Is Freediving? Freediving is the act of diving down under the surface of water with no air source, ie holding you breath. Freediving is at once the logical evolution of snorkelling, the predecessor of scuba and its own separate entity. It’s not correct to see freediving as just another term for snorkelling because, as [...]

Dive Computers – Our Aquatic Personal Assistants

Dive Computers – Our Aquatic Personal Assistants

Computer Vs. Tables I tap my air gauge to indicate that I’d like to know my buddy’s air situation, he signals back that he’s still got over a hundred Bar, I look at my gauge and see that I’m also over a hundred, so I signal that we could head a little deeper to investigate [...]

A Review Of Three Modern Dive Knives

A Review Of Three Modern Dive Knives

Function Over Beauty I like a dive knife that looks great, we all do! However,  a sexy looking knife is not much use to you if it doesn’t cut through that mono-filament line that’s wrapped around your leg! I tried three modern knives out on an assortment of materials that commonly cause diver’s trouble, from [...]

“Going Pro” – A Career In Diving

“Going Pro” – A Career In Diving

A Guide to…Going Pro Let’s face it, every job has it own significant drawbacks…nobody really likes working in an office, nobody likes dealing with colleagues who are just as miserable as you are and I’ve never met anyone who thinks that wearing a shirt and tie is more comfortable than wearing shorts and T-shirt. Well, [...]

Top Ten Ways To Conserve Your Air

Top Ten Ways To Conserve Your Air

Everybody Is An Expert… There is a rule on every dive boat that is neither written nor spoken, yet every diver abides by it: if you perceive yourself to be a more experienced diver then you must thrust your advice onto the novice diver, whether it is sought or not. Usually this makes for either [...]


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