Technical Scuba Diving
As the saying goes, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." The Lemon As I wrote about in my previous post, the plan was to spend 4 days diving the amazing USS Oriskany aircraft carrier off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. I was going to be diving with Ben Lair and Justin Judd and we [...]
Intro I had already booked and paid for my March 2022 to trip to Palau when Aron Arngrimsson from The Dirty Dozen Expeditions reached out to me and said that they were organizing an inaugural expedition to Palau and asked if I wanted to go. I was having troubles getting wreck dives scheduled for my [...]
Background Malta was the third trip in my Spring/Summer trifecta (first was Palau in Mar/Apr and then second was Vis, Croatia in May). I was really looking forward to this trip. I had done quite a bit of research and started planning it about 6-9 months ago. I saw the videos and pictures of the [...]
Background This is a lengthy and detailed report of my recent trip to Vis, Croatia to dive some amazing wrecks. It includes information about travel, Covid, hotels, logistics, dining, etc. It is a long post but offers a lot of details for anybody else considering diving in Vis. Follow-on posts will concentrate on the wrecks [...]
Intro It has been a little over two years since my last big, international dive trip (Grand Cayman for a KISS Crossover Course and some deep wall diving in Feb 2020). I had originally planned to dive only wrecks in Palau but I have the opportunity to return in August for "once-in-a-lifetime" rebreather speciality wreck [...]
My wife and I went tp Kona, Hawaii for ten days on our first "real" vacation since Covid started in March 2020. We wore "double masks" and flew United direct from LAX to KOA and felt relatively safe. We have been back for five days and neither of us has any symptoms so I'm hoping [...]
Diving and taking photos at the bell on the Typo wreck 180' deep in 40F water (Photo Credit: Mel Clark) Background Quite a few people have asked about the equipment needed to safely dive and photograph wrecks that are 200 feet deep in 38-40F water at the bottom and with reasonably long (75-90 minute) decompression [...]
Background The F.T. Barney was our last dive of the trip. It is a bit shallower than the previous wrecks and is up near Rogers City where we were staying (as opposed to Presque Isle where the other wrecks are). We decided to conduct one long dive on the wreck since Mel and Greg had [...]
Background The Typo was named by the owners in recognition of the their successful printing and writing careers. The triple-masted 137-foot "canaler" was built in 1872-1873 by the Wolf and Davidson Shipbuilding company in Milwaukee and launched in March of 1873. Canaler ships were designed to fit the width and length of the locks on [...]
Background The Windiate is probably the most popular deep wreck in the Presque Isle area -- and for good reason. The wreck is sitting upright in 180 feet of water and it is in pristine condition and very picturesque. The three masts are still standing, the wheel at the stern is still attached, and the [...]