Dive flags are crucial whether one is diving off a Florida "party barge" or a private lobster "honey hole" in the Bahamas.
Blair Jeutter-Robertson is an accomplished swimmer from a family of award-winning competitive swimmers, and her transition to scuba diver was a simple one. However, with a background in Red Cross lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor courses, Linda can take a non-swimmer to the same point, given student motivation and plenty of time!
Joshua Weikersheimer presented two challenges: finding a mask
that sealed over his facial hair and a correctly spelled c-card. We had success
on both counts: the mask not 'til we got to 20 feet and NAUI got the card right
the first time.
Frances Liu organizes her gear to make donning everything go smoothly.
A very important part of diving is being part of a methodical, well-prepared buddy team, as Bill and Matt Rickards demonstrate.
Kent Raine demonstrates how handling gear properly out of the water makes the trudge back to the "donning" site a much safer and simpler task.
Chris McKinney demonstrates why lobstering is one of diving's most popular specialties!
Barger Jeutter-Robertson knows that an up-to-date logbook means entering information very soon after a dive is completed. (Her favorite entries are the ones from Bonaire, naturally!)
Student demonstrates that a correct exit from the water requires keeping gear in place and contact with the exit ladder…snorkels may leave the mouth for a big smile among the cattails!
Scott Morris demonstrates excellent gear and reef skills….a hood is always a great way to keep that 25% of body heat from escaping so easily, a moustache requires just the right mask, and a comfortable diver is neutral in the water, arms at sides, feet off the reef, and in perfect trim…AND no gauges dangling to disturb the reef!
Even on a nice warm day, the water temperature at the bottom of "Sunken Quarry" can dip below 50 degrees Farenheit and a drysuit will make repetitive diving more comfortable.