Hi divers What a windy week, or weeks we have had. Last weekend a bunch of us braved the rain… I don’t mind getting wet but there is just something unpleasant about kitting up in… Continue reading…

Hi divers Recent dives Last weekend delivered up some really spectacular boat dives on Sunday, with 20 metre visibility (and 9 degree water!) on the Katsu Maru in Hout Bay and only slightly less on… Continue reading…

Hi all I am sure most of you are happy that Christmas and New Year parties, expenses and rushing around are now behind you. Often this period is so taxing that a vacation early in… Continue reading…

Let’s get this straight, right off the bat: MASTER SCUBA DIVER is not the same as DIVEMASTER Are we all clear? I know a Divemaster candidate who is proud of announcing to people that he… Continue reading…

It’s taken me long enough, but I recently completed the PADI Rescue Diver course. During the Open Water course, there is emphasis on self-rescue (cramp removal, regulator recovery, and so on). The Rescue course teaches… Continue reading…

Hi everyone Weekend diving The weekend was not ideally suited to diving and Saturday was too windy for diving. Sunday saw a strong southeaster which dictated the only option for diving, OPBC. Close to the… Continue reading…

Congratulations to Kate, who arrived in Cape Town on 8 October 2010 having never dived before, and is leaving on 10 December qualified as a Divemaster, with more than 60 dives and over 45 hours… Continue reading…

I recently completed my EFR course in preparation for doing the Rescue Diver course (it’s a prerequisite). I’ve done a first aid course before – it was a nightmare of hand-scrawled notes, sub-zero winter weather… Continue reading…