Navigation & Night Dive
Posted on Sep, 2009 in Home/Scuba Training/Navigation & Night Dive
Good morning Dip ‘N Divers, On Saturday, September 19th Dip ‘N Dive will be holding a Navigation and Night Dive over at Windmill Quarry in Canada. Navigation: One of the most important underwater skills is navigating. Learning to find your way around underwater is important for dive planning and safety. You will learn advanced compass [...]
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Product Review: SeaLife- DC1000 Underwater Camera
Posted on Sep, 2009 in Home/Reviews/Product Review: SeaLife- DC1000 Underwater Camera
Good morning all, This week we’re going to review the DC1000 by SeaLife. This camera is a great compact camera that consists of 10 megapixel compact camera with a 6.9 cm LCD screen. The zoom lens has a range of 37-185mm (5x optical zoom). The camera works on a rechargeable Li-Ion battery. The battery life [...]
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Travel: Belize
Posted on Aug, 2009 in Home/Experience/Travel: Belize
Dip ‘N Divers, Today we’re going to look at Belize which is located on the Caribbean coast of Central America between Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to the north and by Guatemala to the west and south. The country is rather small in size as it consists of approximately 9,000 square miles including its islands and a [...]
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Product Review: Suunto D9
Posted on Aug, 2009 in Home/Reviews/Product Review: Suunto D9
In the world of wristwatch dive computers, the Suunto D9 may very well be at the top. The Suunto D9 has all the bells and whistles in a neat wristwatch. With a new look, the Suunto D9 now combines all gauges into one stylish and effective package. Standard Features: All of the standard features you’d [...]
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SCUBA Diving “Brockville” with “Dip ‘N Dive”
Posted on Aug, 2009 in Home/Experience/SCUBA Diving “Brockville” with “Dip ‘N Dive”
The “Thousand Islands” are home to one of the most popular and beautiful SCUBA diving destinations in North America, “Brockville, Ontario”. This past weekend Dip ‘N Dive sponsored an “All-inclusive” Dive trip to “Brockville” where we scheduled three Shipwreck dives on Saturday and three more dives on Sunday. Joe, Dave, Pat and Alex were the [...]
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Oceanic: OC1 Dive Computer
Posted on Aug, 2009 in Home/Reviews/Oceanic: OC1 Dive Computer
As some of you know, Oceanic just came out with a new wrist dive computer called the OC1. The Oceanic OC1 is an advanced all-in-one dive computer featuring Oceanic’s exclusive Dual Algorithm, wireless air-integration, digital compass, remote Buddy Pressure Check, and so much more. All in a strong, lightweight titanium housing. Some of the features [...]
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Mares: URGENT SAFETY NOTICE
Posted on Aug, 2009 in Home/News and Events/Mares: URGENT SAFETY NOTICE
Mares NEMO Air quick-disconnect o-rings the subject of this important notice. The following was issued by Mares Management yesterday afternoon: “Please be informed that we have discovered a quality issue on the O-ring assembled on the Nemo Air quick connector. Under certain circumstances, the O-ring can fail and consequently Nemo Air may start leaking through [...]
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Product Review: Oceanic Probe LX BCD
Posted on Aug, 2009 in Home/Reviews/Product Review: Oceanic Probe LX BCD
I bought the Oceanic Probe LX BCD about 3-4 months ago after trying on several different types of BCD’s. I found that this BCD fit the requirements that I was looking for. One of the most important features that I was interested in a BCD was that it had a Integrated Weight System. I spread [...]
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Product Review: Oceanic Vortex V-12 Fins
Posted on Aug, 2009 in Home/Reviews/Product Review: Oceanic Vortex V-12 Fins
I’ve had these Vortex V-12 fins for several months now and have used them quite frequently. I’ve found that out of all the fins that I’ve personally used, that these have worked the best for me. The split fin helps me propel to an area fast than I could with the other fins I’ve used. [...]
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Diver discovers ruins of Ancient City
Posted on Jul, 2009 in Home/Experience/Diver discovers ruins of Ancient City
SQUILLACE, Italy — An amateur scuba diver has discovered what may be the ruins of an ancient city off the coast of Calabria, a local town council said Friday. Alessandro Ciliberto, an architect with a passion for scuba diving, discovered a group of stone blocks around 3-4 metres under water while he was diving 15 [...]







