Plan Your Dive & Dive Your Plan Series: Part 1 “The Buddy System”
Plan Your Dive and Dive Your Plan Series: Part 1“The Buddy System” Why do we have a buddy system in SCUBA diving? Why do we stay in a group? Why…
Just Another Day at the “Office”
I mentioned in my previous blog entry that we instructors wear many hats. This has proven true once again. I was teaching a class at Ulua Beach and as we…
Meet Zac
Hi, my name is Zac and I’m the new gear guy at Maui Dreams. I’m from the Wyoming prairie, which is where I was Open Water certified in the fall.…
Teri’s 1999 New Year’s Eve Dive
Sharon Ringsven’s comment on Facebook reminded me about diving on New Year’s Eve. Ten years ago (ten!?!) two dive buddies, Philip and Christa, dove with me at Ulua. We went…
Jim Asks, Are We Taking it for Granted?
This is really more a question for all you local divers…
I can still remember the moment I realized that not everybody sees the ocean the same way.
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Turtle Stories
During the 10 years I've been teaching scuba, I have never EVER tired of seeing turtles. They are just amazing (who knew something shaped like a Volkswagen bug could be…
New Reef at Keawakapu
Did you see the barge, tug, and support vessels in front of Keawakapu today? Well, one of those was the Maui Diamond II. Several days a week, I captain the…
Squid photo by James Petruzzi
Confessions of a Course Director
Yes, I have gotten “lost” leading a night dive at Ulua! Although I know Ulua very well in the daylight, early in my career I felt a bit disoriented at…
Zuuuuuuuuma!
The Zuma is Aqua Lung's newest travel BCD. It only weighs 4.4 lbs! And let me tell you, when I packed up my gear to go diving today, I really…
Underwater “Olympics”
A question that I hear often is “Why should I bother learning about Nitrox? Is it really worth it?”. I used to ask that same question until it became obvious…
I Did the Nitrox Class Online!
A question that I hear often is “Why should I bother learning about Nitrox? Is it really worth it?”. I used to ask that same question until it became obvious…
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International Clean-Up Day
One of the many hats we as Dive Instructors wear is the one that teaches our students and guided divers the importance of conserving our reefs. We mention how important…