Peter Hughes knows a thing or two about live-aboards, and he has a spot in the DEMA Hall of Fame to prove it. In 2011, Hughes received the DEMA Reaching Out Award for helping to evolve the live-aboard diving industry over the past three decades. That same year, after spending more than 25 years building his former live-aboard company, Peter Hughes Diving, Inc., the 40-year scuba diving veteran threw all of his expertise and energy into a new live-aboard venture, the DivEncounters Alliance
Smooth, stylish, spacious and comfortable, Wolf Buddy and Darwin Buddy, the newest and most spacious liveaboard vessels in Galapagos, are much more than just two floating hotels. The two 120 ft. long vessels with 4 decks are equipped with cutting edge diving facilities like a dive deck that consists out of two separate sections. One section can be closed on cooler days and will be heated after dives.
A sighting elevates any dive to memorable status — when we're not in the water, we make do with sharing photos of these least understood and most endangered predators of our seas.
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SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa just returned from a live-aboard trip to the Galapagos. Here's his Day 6 blog post detailing encounters with sharks, sea lions and more at Roca Redonda.
SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa just returned from a live-aboard trip to the Galapagos. Here's his Day 5 blog post with an encounter with hammerheads, a dolphin, and a tiger shark.
SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa just returned from a live-aboard trip to the Galapagos. Here's his Day 4 blog post with yet another awesome video, including an amazing whale shark encounter
SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa goes on the dive trip of a lifetime. He's back on dry land with some great footage and all the exciting details
SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa goes on the dive trip of a lifetime. He's back on dry land with some great footage and all the exciting details
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