If you were trained more than ten years ago when you opened your tank valve, your instructor told you to turn it back closed quarter of a turn. Why? Generally it was explained the valve wouldn’t “freeze open” or that it was “b.. Read More

• Scuba Equipment
• Surface Marker Buoys

Emergencies - Unexpected scenarios like storms, growing underwater currents and high waves. Markers  Helps your own boat spot you as you ascend from a dive. Note your position during a drift dive and pick-up point after. Freedivers use them .. Read More

• Equipment
• Scuba tanks
• Diving equipment

I don’t know about you, but I tend to keep scuba related magazines around and page through them occasionally. They are good for reference, and yes, you can get everything online, but sometimes I find things I didn’t know I was looking for.. Read More

We upgrade our cell phones, TV's and other electronics regularly but hang on to our 15-year-old dive computer. Wouldn't you enjoy faster, more accurate and efficient performance? Sharper, brighter screens, larger numbers and be more intuitive.. Read More

1) YOU ARE NOW FREE TO MOVE ABOUT THE OCEAN Remember when you were a child and you dreamed of stepping on the moon? Maybe you wanted to be in inventor? An artist? And what about the meteorologist? And a marine biologist? Conservationist? Never forget.. Read More

For those of you that don’t know me, I am Mom to a spunky, opinionated, bad ass four-year-old that can bring a smile to anyone she meets. I am also a dive instructor (one of the many hats I wear). I was fortunate to be able to stay home with my.. Read More

As part of the instructor development process, candidates need to successfully complete an objective two day examination of their teaching skills in the water and on land that is performed by PADI employees. Sometimes it seems that the instructor dev.. Read More

No, not about weight! (well kind of it is :-)  When we talk about get a diver into "trim" what we mean is that when a diver stops moving through the water they stay in a horizontal or trim position without having their feet (common) or.. Read More

Scuba diving has traditionally been, and remains to this day, a male dominated sport. Approximately 1% of the world's population has participated in diving at least once (PADI, 2013) and of PADI issued certifications, only an estimated 37% are fe.. Read More

This new barefoot fin design is a boon to water-loving world travelers. Like its name implies, SCUBAPRO's new GO fin is designed for traveling. Lightweight, comfortable, durable, and a fast and nimble performer, the GO is.. Read More