Definitely a *serious* dive light... Rated to 2000m...
http://www.nuytco.com/products/lights.html
But, do they have a goodman handle for it?
200W-600W HID... Yeah, that should be about perfect for the failing eyesight

I just finished reading The Last Dive, which chronicles the experiences and
deaths of divers Chris and Chrissy Rouse.  Interwoven into Chowdhury and
Rouse stories was the history of diving to present day and the evolution in
sports diving - deeper, longer, farther.

I travel tot he Caribbean a lot and love to snorkel so I am thinking
about taking scuba lessons this summer, but now I rememeber that when I
swim down the the bottom of the pool (12 foot depth) I get acute pain
in both ears that forces me to quickly return to the surface. So my

Does anyone know what happened to a company from Vancouver B.C. called
Watervision? They made underwater lighting systems for caving and video. I
can't seem to find them on the internet.

From: The Times Friday June 17 2005 NEWS 27
by Simon De Bruxelles
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Sighiting of the sharks have increased by 65 percent in Scottish waters

I've started on our Cozumel 2004 trip (I have a little over 1000
pictures to sort through, this has taken me a bit longer than I
expected).  Also check out "proud to be an Aggie".

I'm travelling to Cairns & Post Douglas
for Open Water diving.
Which is the better location to base my dives?
Or should I just go from both?

Planning a work/vacation trip this summer:  About 10 days on St.
Maarten (with some work for my SO each day), then about 10 days
elsewhere.
Interests: some novice-level diving (me), maybe a resort course (SO),

   Just wanted to let everyone know about a great gift for a fellow diver
or yourself. Please checkout http://www.ruparscustomclocks.com/page11.html
for the scuba divers desk clock. It's something to look at in your cubicle
while

Years ago, an instructor in a scube course claimed that the clear mask
skirt was developed for the movie "The Deep," staring Nick Nolte and
Jaqueline Bisset. The claim was that the director could not get good
underwater face shots of Bisset with the black-skirted masks of the

Looks like I'm going to the Caribbean for a couple of weeks this
summer, combo work/vaca.  Having only done a few dives (not really
finding much time for it vs. competing hobbies), I have only
mask/snorkel/fins and a heavy wetsuit so far.

Just got back from a LDS where I was looking for an open-pocket fin for use
on my upcoming Belize trip. The guy in the shop sold me on the Aqualung
Caravelle which seems decently stiff. My reason for this purchase is that
the fins were the only thing left that didn't fit in ...

I received my YMCA Open Water Cert. about 6 years ago and recently
received my Advanced Open Water Cert. through PADI.  
The latter dive instructor was very knowledgeable and skilled but I
have to say that I was really put off by the PADI Training Manual.  The

Does anyone have any recent experience with this liveaboard?