Amazing dive video
Amazing dive video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDp58Wrz4Uk
Even if you aren't a cave or wreck diver, I think you'll find this video beautiful and amazing. The diver is Steve Bogaerts, who is a cave instructor down in Mexico.
Even if you aren't a cave or wreck diver, I think you'll find this video beautiful and amazing. The diver is Steve Bogaerts, who is a cave instructor down in Mexico.
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This video answers fishstiq's "thousand words" question. Awesome
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Awesome! Watching him work makes me feel clumsy and ill trained. That is some rig the way he has it setup.
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Wow!
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Bouyancy??? How the heck does he control it? That was awsome!
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I asked him that question -- he says with that wetsuit and those tanks, he's just about neutral in salt water, so he does his buoyancy control entirely with his breath.
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Wow...that is the epitome of Zen underwater. I've been curious about the sidemount since diving with Laura last...however, after watching this video....now I'd try it.
Again....wow....
Again....wow....
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Perhaps most of you who have dove a fair amount in warm water already had this figured out - But in Bonaire I finally got my weighting perfect - I'd dump air at the beginning of the dive and not touch my BCD the entire dive, just doing buoyancy control with my breath. It was truly delightful!LCF wrote:I asked him that question -- he says with that wetsuit and those tanks, he's just about neutral in salt water, so he does his buoyancy control entirely with his breath.
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Wow tht's unreal. Makes me wanna jump in the water right now.
I still don't understand how he controls his buoyancy though. I mean what about the loss of buoyancy of neoprene at depth? and what about the change in bouyancy of the tanks as they become empty? Is this a situation where it was perfectly balanced at THAT depth for THAT 8 minutes?
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I still don't understand how he controls his buoyancy though. I mean what about the loss of buoyancy of neoprene at depth? and what about the change in bouyancy of the tanks as they become empty? Is this a situation where it was perfectly balanced at THAT depth for THAT 8 minutes?
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Can't comment on him specifically, but I know that it seems that in warm water when you are just a hair negative you can control your buoyancy throughout the dive with breath control - due in large part because the swing isn't as large as it is when you are in cold water with mucho crapola (technical term) and air spaces. I wouldn't have believed that it works if I hadn't experienced it.
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It's the fins Matt. I've got a set just like 'em. You're more than welcome to try 'em out.Mattleycrue76 wrote:Wow tht's unreal.
I still don't understand how he controls his buoyancy though.
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Mattleycrue76 wrote:Wow tht's unreal. Makes me wanna jump in the water right now.
I still don't understand how he controls his buoyancy though. I mean what about the loss of buoyancy of neoprene at depth? and what about the change in bouyancy of the tanks as they become empty? Is this a situation where it was perfectly balanced at THAT depth for THAT 8 minutes?
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Carefull weighting and lots of experience. There won't be a huge swing between full and empty tanks, or his wetsuit compressing at depth. The more you dive, the easier it is to handle weight differential- within reason.(especially if you're a warm water diver) This guy's obviously very good.
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