SCUBA Diving¶
I got my open water certification in June of 1993 from SSI. I’ve been diving all over since then. In the Caribbean: Bahamas, St. Maarten, Saba, Bonaire, BVI. The east coast of the U. S.: Florida, Maine, Massachusetts. The west coast: Monterey. And the cold, clear lakes of New York: Lk. George, Skaneateles, Sacandaga, Green Lake. Well okay, Sacandaga is the color of strong tea and silty, but the others are outstanding.
Trip Reports. Why bother? you might ask. For a long time, I read every trip report on rec.scuba. It helped me set my expectations and plan successful trips to Bahamas, Bonaire, BVI, and other destinations. I owe it to the other members of rec.scuba to post similar high-quality trip reports.
Photos and videos:
- Bonaire ‘97 Photo Album.
- Bonaire ‘99 Photo Album.
- Bonaire ‘01 Photo Album.
- Tortola ‘03 Photo Album.
- Bonaire ‘05 Photo Album and Bonaire ‘05 Slide Show.
Note
On-line Dive Log?
Why bother? you might ask. I used to keep my log in an Apple Hypercard stack. It’s easy to unwind the stack as an HTML file or a CSV file. So, for an hour of development time, I have an on-line extract of my dive log Hypercard stack.
Since Hypercard went away, I was reduced to a spreadsheet. (<sniff>)
Other SCUBA Stuff¶
General rec.scuba news group. Plus the rec.scuba FAQ.
The rec.SCUBA.locations news group.
The Florida SCUBA site.
My local dive shop, Diving Discovery, which is associated with Middle Keys Scuba on Marathon Key. Sue P. taught my son to dive.
I also use Capitaland Scuba Center; they taught my daughter to dive.
The shop where I got certified, NAS, in Syracuse, NY, is a very friendly place. Mike and Russ and Jerry (the owner) are a great bunch.
A link to diving resources in the Capital District of NY.
Some of my dive gear manufacturers:
- Citizen Aqualand Dive Watch. Nice watch but what a lame, useless, “Brochure-ware” web site.
- Scubapro Mask, BC & Regs
- US Divers Knife
SCUBA Locations¶
Places I’ve been diving in my career:
- Skaneateles Lake (with NAS in Syracuse, NY)
- Lake George (with Scuba University in Ballston Spa, NY)
- Sacandaga Lake (don’t bother – it was opaque)
- Green Lakes State Park (once only, for an underwater cleanup)
- The Bahamas (with Unexso)
- St. Maartin & Saba
- Bonaire (call 1-800-U-BONAIRE for the tourism board; the Bonaire .ORG site)
- Florida (with Diving Discovery, Marathon Key, FL)
- Monterey, California
- The St. Lawrence River (near A-Bay)
- Tortola (with UBS Dive Center).
My own research on visiting:
- Grand Cayman.
- Curacao. An official Curacao Tourism site
- Okracoke, on North Carolina’s outer banks, near Cape Hatteras and Nag’s Head. This is the ship graveyard of the world.
These are some other location links:
- The SCUBA New England web site
- Trinidad & Tobago at 1-800-595-1TNT. Also a national tourism board.
- Florida Keys.
- Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
- TravelBase Scuba Guide
- rec.travel library
- Soft Scuba dive travel specialists.
SCUBA Links¶
Some SCUBA organizations:
- Bonaire Marine Park
- R.E.E.F.
- DAN which I support
- Fish Information Service Catalog of Marine Fish and Invertebrates: Saltwater, and Freshwater.
- NAUI, the organization my son is certified with
- NOAA
- Ocean Planet
- PADI
- SSI, the organization I have my certification with
Martin, Lawrence, M.D. The Wall: Chronicle of a SCUBA Trial. 1998. A small “novel” on SCUBA diving.
Magazines of interest to divers.
- Rodale’s SCUBA diving magazine.
- Conde Nast Traveler magazine.
These are yet more SCUBA links
- Some underwater photos
- Cave Diver’s Corner
- Divers on the Net
- Guide to Underwater Archaeology Resources on the Internet
- Internet Dive Computer Review
- Parker’s Nitrox Page
- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
- Save Paradise Reef
- Scuba Dudes
- Underwater Photographer’s Home Page
- WeatherNet
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