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Camia, Boracay Island, Aklan, Philippines
October 10, 2017 | 09:32
Fun-Dive to Camia II shipwreck with @Gary Wilson, NAUI Assistant Instructor, who got his first certification back in 1970s with NQS (now FAUI).
Finally got my hands onto laptop with GoPro Studio, but I wish that I shot more footage :) Perhaps next time. Enjoy watching!
Soundtrack:
Ronald Jenkees - Unusual Weather
http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/
#faui #oceanreef #padi #apeks #nqs #wreck #naui #seaworld #boracay #scuba... More
White Beach, Boracay, Western Visayas, Philippines
October 17, 2017 | 18:12
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course with Aleksey. He have chosen night adventure dive as one of his training dives (total 5) towards his certification, so here we are.
Night dives at Boracay executed only from the shore, because coast guard doesn't permit any night diving boat operations, but it doesn't mean that its gonna be boring, you can see it yourself! :)
Soundtrack:
Ronald Jenkees - Sidetracked
http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/
#night #idm #oceanreef #boracay #shore #seaworld #apeks #aqualung #scuba #deepblu... More
Once upon a time whale sharks visit Boracay Island ;)
Its one of the few documented encounters in our area, happened in July 2015 at our Camia II wreck. We still don't know if we will ever see it again and we really, really want to. There was documented sightings in 2010 at the same dive-spot and one more in May 2016 at Yapak dive-site. Seems like few whale sharks migrate through our waters annually midyear, I wish we had more data on whale shark migration patterns, so I could tell you more.
Here is more info about what we do know about shark migration:
https://www.sharksider.com/whale-shark-migration-travel/
#whalesharkguardian #boracay #philippines #camia #sidemount #hollis #apeks #seaworldboracay #sms50 #wsx25... More
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!!... More
Yapak1, Boracay Island, Aklan, Philippines
August 26, 2017 | 09:12
Seven of us went for a fun-dive: 2 in-house Instructors and 4 divemasters (2 divemaster candidates), plus one Advanced Open Water Diver. We did a negatively buoyant entry from the boat once we hit a landmark, as there's no buoy and no line. Landmark for the divesite is: 2 small islands on the horizon behind Carabao island have to stand out from left and "crack" have to connect with "boobs" on our Boracay island. Once we hit the water, we head to 60 degree while descending to 25m and after few minutes we arrived at the wall at 30-35m and started exploration to our left with a current. Some divers fell deeper than planned and required a reminders to get shallower. Our Advanced Open Water Diver been distracted with a use of his UW camera until he realized that his Suunto D6i Novo is faulty, giving incorrect data. Despite being such a short dive, due to our very deep profile, we still managed to see few white tip sharks and groupers, corals on top of the wall are still healthy and show no signs of bleaching. We did our deep stops and safety stops, while D6i Novo owner still wasn't able to get it working and followed his buddy for a safety stop. Air remaining in tanks after a dive was from 100 to 40 bar, best breather is one of our divemaster candidates - Yong from South Korea, with his Apollo equipment and split fins ;)
After debriefing we figured possible cause of the problem with a dive computer: recent "DIY" battery replacement at home. Most of Suunto dive computers batteries are not user-replaceable, and its best to bring your computer to authorized retailer for battery replacement, otherwise you have good chances to "fry" your expensive toy and sabotage your dive.
Notes for navigation at Yapak: if you see no bottom, then welcome to the blue, where bottom is 70-75m, your compass course is correct (60 degree), keep swimming until you see some fish around you, which means the wall is near (don't freak out in the blue, because its all you going to see for a few minutes, TRUST YOUR COMPASS and be patient) and if you see the bottom close to you, then change your course to 240 degree and swim towards the fall. This dive requires appropriate planning and use of tide tables and moon cycles. Best to be done on a rising tide, with current pushing you towards the wall from the blue. Remember that currents during full moon and a new moon are the strongest so if you missed the wall, you might have no chance to reach it back and most likely you will have no chance to repeat (unless you have loads of spare tanks on the boat) because its a very deep dive, which requires you to do a safety stop, so you're lucky if you still have at least 150 bar after mistake.
Watch your gauges and dive computers while you dive, check on your buddy, dive within your limits, read your equipment manuals, trust your compass and...
Dive on.
#wall #boracay #deep #yapak #philippines #deepblu #blue #suunto #scuba #diving #idm #aqualung #oceanreef #Mares #apeks #apollo #Halcyon #Gull... More
Thank you! Anytime! (=... More
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Hey Guys! Tell me about your sidemount experience. Which kind of sidemount system do you use? I'm using the Finnsub Fly Side BCD. It's a great one. My regulators are from Apeks (XTX 200 1. and 2., DST)
#sidemount #finnsub #apeks... More
Major advantages: safest way to dive, solo diving, flexible and streamlined, great for wrecks, cavern and cave diving... More
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Welcome to cenote dreamgate! Beautiful cave, amazing cavern, this is one of the nicest dive site around Tulum even for recreational divers!
#tulum #mexico #scubadiving #diving #cavediving #caverndiving #cenote #sidemount #zendiving #hashtag #photooftheday #travelphotography #underwaterphotography #tdisdi #tulummexico #instagood #instaphoto #unique #gralmarine #gralmarinelights #apeks #omsdive #razorsidemount #scubapro #tecline #diverite #underground #divingisfun... More
coolllll! water is so clean! which depth?... More
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Cool cave dive in cenote dreamgate
#tulum #mexico #scubadiving #diving #cavediving #caverndiving #cenote #sidemount #zendiving #hashtag #photooftheday #travelphotography #underwaterphotography #tdisdi #tulummexico #instagood #instaphoto #unique #gralmarine #gralmarinelights #apeks #omsdive #razorsidemount #scubapro #tecline #diverite #underground #divingisfun
#tulum #mexico #scubadiving #diving #cavediving #caverndiving #cenote #sidemount #zendiving #hashtag #photooftheday #travelphotography #underwaterphotography #tdisdi #tulummexico #instagood #instaphoto #unique #gralmarine #gralmarinelights #apeks #omsdive #razorsidemount #scubapro #tecline #diverite #underground #divingisfun... More
Very beautiful ... More
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I use quick disconnect adaptors from scubapro for my Ocean Reef IDM and Apeks ATX200 regulator in order to make switching easy. Stoppers on male part of adaptors rusting very fast and obviously aren't made of stainless steel, however even without stoppers they function as intended, I only wander if it is safe and what is the actual purpose of those.
#safety #diving #qd #idm #scubapro #regulators #ffm #oceanreef #apeks... More
Stopper rusted and broke.
Stopper rusted and broke.
Super happy passed the Apeks service tech course
#Apeks #pinksthenewblack... More
congrats... More
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a sneaky trip to Ponta do Ouro #SideMount #apeks #Pont #PontaDoOuro
#SideMount #apeks #Pont #PontaDoOuro... More
Malabunot's Reef, Boracay, Western Visayas, Philippines
August 31, 2017 | 09:37
Fun-diving with Grant from UK. Was quite good, we started at Malabunot and finished close to Crocodile.
#oceanreef #idm #apeks #aqualung #boracay #seaworldboracay... More
Mimi, I just like diving without regulator in my mouth and breathe through my nose, but I admit sometimes I have an itch on my cheek, eyebrows or nose and I can't do much about it ;) Anyway, I only use IDM for fun-diving and advanced courses. Can't use it for teaching DSD and Open Water, yet.... More
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Great video mate thank you :-)... More