I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that this is the worst movie ever made. I don’t think a worse movie could be made; I’m willing to make this prediction even… Continue reading…

The Big Blue (first released in 1988) is a fictionalised account of a rivalry between two free divers, Enzo Maiorca (renamed in the film to Enzo Molinari) and Jacques Mayol. As children, they compete diving… Continue reading…

Dive South Africa – Al J. Venter & John H. Visser Veteran war correspondent (and veteran scuba diver) Al J. Venter has written over 35 books – chiefly about the various conflicts and wars he… Continue reading…

Sharks are cool. Even three year olds know that. They’re charismatic, beautiful, and images of these creatures in their natural element generate a certain frisson of excitement in even the most jaded shark watcher. Sharks… Continue reading…

Wired magazine, source of many things interesting, published an article breaking down the depths of the sea according to who – or what – can get there. Check it out here. Unfortunately it’s in imperial… Continue reading…

Wild Seas Secret Shores of Africa – Thomas P. Peschak Thomas P. Peschak is the official photographer for the Save Our Seas Foundation. He’s also a marine biologist, and has a deep knowledge of his… Continue reading…

While waiting for Season 2 of Deadliest Catch to arrive, Tony and I watched this. It’s just two 45 minute episodes, and it concerns the tuna fishermen off South Australia. It’s another Discovery Channel offering…. Continue reading…

In a first for this blog, I’m going to review two books in a single post. They concern (more or less) the same series of events, were written by two men who were close friends… Continue reading…

Seven Tenths: The Sea and Its Thresholds – James Hamilton-Paterson My parents gave me this book when I was fifteen (it was published in 1993) at the end of a school year, and I reread… Continue reading…

The Art of Diving – Nick Hanna & Alexander Mustard Tony gave me this book out of his collection when I was lying in bed with a cold, needing entertainment. It’s hard to pinpoint the… Continue reading…