There are a few articles on my blog about Closed Circuit Rebreathers and of course you hear of them going wrong all the time. This is a quick article about my new Sentinel, what happened when it went wrong and why I bought the bloody thing…
Until a few years ago, the acronym ‘CCR’ had a very different meaning to me. The 70’s, the US deep south and Fortunate Son: a track which no self respecting helicopter scene in a Vietnam war movie should be without. However more recently, CCR means Closed Circuit Rebreather and has become something of an obsession with me and my fellow explorers at Triton Oceanic. A guest article by my fellow Tritone, Tony Bridge
As we are in the process of negotiating the purchase of a ship, I thought it prudent to continue my nautical education. So this is the brief tale of moving from RYA Advanced Powerboat to Coastal Skipper in something a little bigger than a RIB…
Rather than using standard hotel accommodation, Tony convinced me it was a ‘great idea’ to take his caravan down to Longleat. In the past I have taken the piss out of Tony for this purchase. He keeps telling me its just for Emma (his partner) for travelling along dog agility events). I think its more fundamental. He watched ‘Snatch’ and fancied himself as a Brad Pitt character. But, the question is why the hell are we going Longleat?
The British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC), as governing body of the sport in the UK, maintain annual, diving related incident reports for all recreational diving activity. From these it became clear that poor buoyancy has been the cause of an increasing number of incidents…
I have been going regularly to St Abbs now for around five years. In my opinion it has some of the best, accessible, scenic diving in the UK. Its perfect for trainees as the visibility is great and there is plenty to see. There is also a wreck, the Glanmire, which lies around 200m off St Abbs head but every time I dive it people seem to have problems…
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