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July 8th through 15th were the dates of our East Coast Dive Tour to dive the wrecks off Morehead City, North Carolina - the Saltwater Wreck Diving Capital of the world! We had a small group of 6 divers, 3 of which had never dived there before.Unlike previous years, we decided to spend our whole trip here rather than ferry up to Cape Hatteras for a few days. Once again we dove with Olympus

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Recently, some dive buddies of mine took a trip to Cave Country Florida to take a Cavern Diving course. I asked them how it went. Not everyone passes their first time around. Here is the thread: (Names have been changed)Jim V:Hi George. Just wondering how you and John fared on your Cavern course?George:We loved it and learned a lot but neither one of us completed it. We will go back and

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On Sunday, June 4th, myself and 5 other dive buddies boarded Dan Berg's Wreck Valley for a wreck dive. Because of the conditions, we opted to stay closer to the west and chose the wreck of the Eureka. While never positively identified, the wreck of the Eureka may be an unidentified clam dredge. She sits in 100 feet of water 16 mile out of Jones Inlet. Visibility was around 10-15 feet. http://

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On Sunday, May 21st, Craig Morris and myself had the opportunity to dive with Deep Sea Detective hosts Richie Kohler and John Chatterton by participating in the Michael J. Norwood Memorial Fund Dive organized by Blue Water Divers in New Jersey.Read all about it here: http://www.tdconline.com/enews/dsd.htmlDive 1 Dive 2

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Whether you are a seasoned Dive Instructor, DiveCon or in our Dive Professional training program, it’s important to always be the proper role model for students. Not surprisingly, new students, either in the pool sessions, Open Water or Advanced training sessions are always analyzing what we do, and how we do it. This is the time to show them how effortless diving should be and hopefully, give

Jim Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14261398408747600105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25901799.post-1146499073340775322006-05-01T10:54:00.000-04:002006-05-01T11:57:53.363-04:00

On Saturday, April 29th a small group of us make the trip into Manhattan to watch DEEP SEA 3D, a new IMAX movie.DEEP SEA 3D is directed by world-renowned underwater cinematographer, Howard Hall, produced by Toni Myers and Michele Hall and narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, with an original score by Danny Elfman.DEEP SEA 3D effectively transports audiences below the ocean surface to swim

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I am starting to think that I am bad luck. For the second time in as many times I have been up to Dutch Springs this year, the weather has been crappy.Saturday April 22nd and 23rd was our first Open Water and Advanced Training weekend of the year. We had 9 Open Water students and 3 Advanced students. Thank goodness Ed has the portable car port - it was the only thing that kept us out of the

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April 8th, 2006 - Mother Nature had apparently decided to play her own April Fool’s joke on us, throwing a mix of rain, sleet and snow at us throughout the day. (Talk about a forecast that was way off!) Not to be deterred, our determined group of bottom-time starved divers began setting up their equipment under the overhang by the main bathroom / changing area, which we commandeered for most of

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