Expressions of interest are required for an all-ladies scuba diving trip to the Maldives. I am thinking of a five day trip sometime during September 2010. All meals, non-alcoholic drinks and diving will be included in the price.
Prerequisites:
Advanced Open Water Certification
Minimum Age : 30 years and above
Diving Insurance (with DAN or other)
Good sense of humour!
Please email me at diva@divasindubai.com.
Post the recent BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of NOAA-supported scientists is forecasting that the “dead zone” off the coast of Louisiana and Texas in the Gulf of Mexico this summer could be one of the largest on record. The dead zone is an area in the Gulf of Mexico where seasonal oxygen levels drop too low to support most life in bottom and near-bottom waters. Read more
A luxury apartment resort has just opened in Croatia. Read more
Apr 14th.
I have some limited amounts and sizes of ladies modest swimwear. Read more
Apr 14th.
According to a recent press release, Tabata USA is recalling some 250 TUSA RS-670 SCUBA regulators. The first stage balance chamber plug can apparently loosen from the scuba regulator causing a high-pressure leak and creating unstable pressure. This can pose a drowning hazard to divers. Read more
Apr 4th.
Title: AIDA 2 Star Freediving Course
Location: Dubai/Fujairah – Al Boom Diving Club
Description: The AIDA ** freediver course is the foundation freediving course covering the necessary skills and knowledge for a non competitive recreational freediver to safely freedive with or without a guide line. It is designed to be a freediving beginners course for students who are already confident and happy in the water. The purpose of the course is to familiarise the student with the skills, knowledge, planning, organisation, safety procedures, techniques, problems, hazards and enjoyment of breath hold freediving. Students will be introduced to the basic disciplines of freediving; Static Apnea, Dynamic Apnea and Constant Weight freediving.
The course is NOT aiming toward competitive freediving and shall not include competition rules and regulations. The static and dynamic sessions are to be used to teach breathing, relaxation, finning and safety techniques. In the OW sessions the student will use the skills they have learned in the pool sessions and will combine these with the basic skills of OW freediving such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning.
Start Date: 2010-05-14
End Date: 2010-05-15
In the last posting I mentioned the Eight different disciplines of Freediving.
When considering taking up Freediving as a sport or favourite pastime it is very important to pay attention to Safety.
There are certain things that have to be considered when learning about safety; which are contractions, black-out, sambas (LMC), laryngospasm, the buddy system, the safety procedures and underwater rescue. Read more
Mar 25th.
Before you read any further I have to make clear that it is advisable to take a Freediving course. This post will provide an outline however it does not substitute professional training. I will explain basic things about Freediving, like an explanation of the disciplines of competitive Freediving useful for training, safety, the basic breathing technique, relaxation, visualisation, the dive reflex, equalisation, training tables and Freediving equipment. Read more
Mar 21st.
The familiar red-and-white dive flag was invented in the early 1950′s by Denzel James “Doc” Dockery from Michigan. In 1953, he followed instructions published in Popular Science magazine for building his own scuba unit, and began experimenting with ways to make a living in the brand new sport. 
Mar 14th.
This past weekend of March 9-13 saw out the Dive Middle East Exhibition held in conjunction with the Dubai International Boat Show at the Dubai International Marine Club, Mina Seyahi. More than 300 exhibitors set up shop which was a marine-related extravaganza to a much quieter crowd than previous years. Exhibitors provided an opportunity for enthusiasts to learn about the latest in diving equipment, services, supplies and industry innovations, with live diving demonstrations, presentations on the latest diving gear and interactive training programmes on offer.