Northwest Dive Club

Good info; I had my gear stolen along with my car almost two years ago. Keep good records of your items, a nice digital library is an excellent idea. My homeowners covered the gear; but it was a battle. It is best to have people who know the dive business insure it. And yes, $99 a year is so worth i...

As a dive instructor, you always will carry the demand of having responsibility when leading a dive or running a dive event. You will find that the many professionals who frequent these boards will have a protocol of really finding out about you as a diver before they take the "big splash"...

Yeah Bob, it definitely sounds like an advanced course; with some of the basic open water in as well! So, for the pro, do we have to do all the skills with mask on or off ;) Holly, you so need to do this! I have utmost faith in you :) Jackie(my search and recovery partner) and Val, you gonna make th...

Great idea - Good comments so far! 1. Know your limits 2. Dive your limits 3. Know your buddy 4. Dive with your buddy 5. Buddy checks 6. Be willing to call the dive if necessary 7. Have FUN 8. Enjoy the LIFE and the EXPERIENCE Okay, I know there are creative people out there that can make this fun; ...

OH, I got carried away on the whole argon theory and forgot the buoyancy issue. (bird-walking) With a shell suit, my tendency is to use both that and my BC for buoyancy as it takes a bit more air in the suit to prevent suit squeeze. (or giving yourself a body hickey) With my foam suit, I need enough...

Since argon is a heavier gas, the theory is that it will help with insulation better than air or other mixes.(that is in easy terminology) I have found that there are people that swear by it and people who don't believe it makes a difference. I would suggest you try it before deciding if it works fo...

Amy, We cannot condone what happened here; I also know the instructor who was on the dive and though the decision to go deep was unthinkable, my heart goes out to him in this horrible event and to Chad's family. There are guidelines and common sense rules in scuba. If you are diving with people who ...

This instructor will tell you the same Bob. Recreational dive limits of 130 feet are actually too deep for some if they tend to get narc'd easily and if the tank size does not suffice. I once had another instructor offer to team teach with me on my advanced course; when I told him I did a minimum of...

This is an extremely tragic event as any diving accident is. My hope is that we all take the time to possibly learn from this and be safe when diving. In addition, we must be sympathetic to all those involved on this dive. They will be changed forever by this incident and we need to be supportive an...

Jumped on the SanPan today to do a three tanker. Ultimate goal, to try out my new camera before the Galapagos trip in 2 weeks. Dive sites, Dalco, Sunrise and the Barges. First dive Dalco - left the camera on board since didn't want to get overly distracted with the new camera at depth. So, OF COURSE...

John, Thanks for the kind welcome; of course I am interested in Race Rocks! Did a couple dives there in May, but haven't been up since then. Galapagos is the end of next month; any words of wisdom would be wonderful from anyone. And, doing the wrecks in Nanaimo the first part of November. Hmmm, let'...

Hi all, Sonya Baker here; new to this forum; got the link from Valerie, checked it out, nice positive conversations so glad to be here. Avid NW diver, over 1000 dives here; SSI and PADI instructor; love Vancouver Island, Photography, Critter Watching and teaching people to blow bubbles. See you on t...