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The Manta – A Ray of Sunshine!
The manta is the largest species of the rays with the largest known specimen more than 7.6 metres across, with a weight of about 2,400 kilograms – but enough about rays and more about the Manta travel bag from Fourth Element! Being in … Continue reading
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Tagged dive gear, equipment, reviews
Why I love teaching PADI Seal Teams!
I’m usually never asked why I enjoy teaching Seals – I guess nobody needs to… it’s apparent from the big smile on my face after an Aqua Mission session in the pool. When we get back to Diving Leisure after … Continue reading
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Tagged Kids and Diving, PADI Seal Team
Halo-lujah, find out how I got it right…
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed my experience of diving with a Halo3D for the first time and explained how I got it wrong with my thermal layering. Last weekend I got it right. Here is how it works. … Continue reading
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Tagged dive gear, Hints & Tips, reviews, thermal protection
Why Sidemounts?
It is always nice to hear positive feedback from students who have completed training with you. It is even better when that feedback is from a friend and fellow instructor. Many of you will know Christopher Hartley from him working … Continue reading
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Tagged sidemount diving, TecRec, types of diving
What do you think when I say “Eccy Delph”?
Today was fresh and breezy, but that didn’t stop us from diving. When I say us, I actually mean a quarry full of divers at Eccleston Delph dive site near Chorley, but not Alan Whitehead and I… Bookmark on Delicious … Continue reading
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Tagged dive site, dive trips, reviews, uk diving
How do you beat the cold in UK diving?
What do you think of when I say scuba diving in February in a quarry in Lancashire? I have been diving all year round for the last 10 years in the UK. Most of the time when I tell people … Continue reading
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Tagged dive gear, equipment, reviews, thermal protection, undersuits
