My current dive computer is the Suunto D5. Generally, I’m really happy with it. Its watch-style form means that it doesn’t necessarily look like a dive computer, but it’s very much up to the job of recreational diving. Recently, Suunto gave me the opportunity to test out the EON Core. It isn’t new, and is […]
Coming towards the end of September, and the summer season is nearly over. We didn’t get fully up and running until July really, primarily due to Covid restrictions keeping the swimming pools closed until June. Once we did, lots of people wanted to dive, and learn to dive, so we’ve kept relatively busy. Conditions have
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Ninepins is one of the go to dive destinations in Hong Kong. It’s not often we go there, primarily due to the time it takes to get there (usually around 90 mins from Sai Kung). It is also often inaccessible if the wind is being uncooperative. However, if the conditions allow, it can be spectacular.
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So you’ve become a PADI Open Water Diver. What’s next? Well, a few choices, but the most popular by far is to go on to the Advanced Open Water qualification. The main thing to decide, however, is when to do it. There are a few options. I’ve taught Advanced Open Water to people fresh
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I did it. Finally. Took the plunge and went for a specific underwater camera setup. To skip back a few steps, and for a bit of background, I love photography. My on the surface setup has taken me a fair while to build up, but I now have a full frame mirrorless body with a
As we are now in the full swing of summer season here, more and more people are wanting to get back into the water, some of whom haven’t dived for a few months, some for a few years. At my current dive centre, we recommend that many such people take a ReActivate (or refresher) course
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One of the appeals of most Open Water courses is that you get an all-inclusive fee. As you continue down the diving education route, course fees can become more opaque; are materials included, or aren’t they? How many dives does it cover? Is gear included? The beauty of the Open Water course is that, in
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After travel, quarantine, and general scheduling issues, I got my first dive of the summer season on Wednesday. I guess I was always expecting it to be a little different to diving in Puerto Galera =) In what turned out to be a nice surprise (and a long day), we set sail for Sung Kong,
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After weeks of preparation and anticipation, the Instructor Exam (IE) is done and dusted. And thankfully, I passed! Pleased is an understatement. So, what was it all about then? You can only enter the IE if you have passed your Instructor Development Course (IDC), and your Course Director is willing to enroll you in it.
I’m one week into my Instructor Development Course (IDC), and thought it would be good to give my personal perspective on what I think so far. Firstly, if you are thinking to do the IDC to primarily become a better diver, it’s probably time to rethink. Why is that? The IDC is all about learning