Do you have what it takes to be a technical diver? Are you a diver with the skills, the grit, and the mental focus to go to 200 feet (or beyond) and safely return? Find out this October at Tech Diver Boot Camp.

#9 Stare down a barracuda to see who blinks first.Jay Jeter of Austin, Texas/

#8 He quivers every time he hears the word "tank."

Plus: The straight scoop on energy drinks and the book no captain should be without.

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The Scuba Lab test team gets the big picture of underwater vision. See what you've been missing all these dives.

Stephen Frink shares his experiences capturing images of the ocean's most famous predators in this Nov. 7 - 14, 2003, week in review.

Down the Drain: Diving the hemisphere's largest tidal whirlpool.

A good dive insurance policy may be your best piece of safety equipment.