Sure, there might be other dive gear deemed more important to basic survival (a reg) or your general well-being (a dive computer) than a BC. But when it comes to being able to comfortably acclimate to being underwater — to the point where you feel like a resident rather than a clumsy topside tourist — the BC is the most important component of your kit. And nothing does a better job of providing comfort, security and near-effortless stability than a jacket-style BC.
We are here on a 10-day adventure that will take us snorkeling with whales, diving on World War II wrecks, hiking along the East Coast Trail and canoeing and fishing in the Terra Nova National park.
All entries in our 2012 photo contest are in, more than 400 in all — thank you to all of you who worked hard producing these shots, we are amazed at your talents.
I was lying on the bottom of this famous site, waiting for action to come to me, when a couple of California sheephead approached.
SCUBAPRO's big scuba gear demo tour debuts at Jupiter Dive Center
Diving is the best sport in the world, but like all high-adrenaline activities, things can sometimes go sideways. When they do, your level of preparation can make all the difference.
We are conducting a poll on Facebook to pick your favorite Scuba Diving cover of 2011. We’ll publish the result in the magazine’s March/April 2012 issue.
Most divers probably put “cage diving with great white sharks” high up on their bucket list of must-have dive experiences. But how many of us are truly serious about doing it? Adding it to a list of scuba fantasies is one thing, but actually putting yourself inside a steel cage and coming face to face with the world’s greatest predator is an entirely different matter. For all those who wonder what it would be like to make that epic leap from the safe confines of fantasy into the bone-chilling world of reality, check out field editor Terry Ward’s blog and photo gallery below documenting her first experience cage diving with great whites off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
After a lifetime of adventure in the Air Force, filmmaker Larry McKenna turned to a different adventure: saving leatherback turtles.











