It was a cold stormy night; the air was as thick as a rubber duck. The team was stuck inside wondering when the weather would break so they could go submerge in the tropical waters. It was at this … [Read more...]
Wade’s Excellent Scuba Diver Specialty Weekend
Wade is hosting a Specialty Diver Weekend! Now, before you tune it out, it isn't until May so the water will be warm and the weather will be stunning (ok, the water will be warmer, we can't guarantee … [Read more...]
Dealing With Accidental Decompression
There is nothing to fear about accidentally going into deco as long as you know what to do when it happens. Simon is the best-selling author of Scuba Confidential – An Insider’s Guide to Becoming a … [Read more...]
Ten Tips for Reducing Your Air Consumption While Scuba Diving
A note about the author - Simon is the best-selling author of Scuba Confidential – An Insider’s Guide to Becoming a Better Diver and Scuba Professional – Insights into Scuba Diver Training … [Read more...]
New Scuba Diving Instructors
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Let it be known that Oceanic Ventures Has Four New Scuba Diving Instructors! After a lot of time listening to lectures, working through a mound of homework, having … [Read more...]
Rebreather Scuba Diving – The Advantages of Silent Scuba Diving
I am often asked why I prefer to dive a rebreather over open-circuit scuba. My reasons are mixed and sometimes maybe a little hard to quantify. But the simple answer is, for me, it has a number of … [Read more...]
The Making of a Scuba Diver
I have been scuba diving for over two years - since December 2012. Not only that, I had 100 dives within 10 months, and I had another 100 dives within another 10 months. I LOVE it! I am 59 years old, … [Read more...]
Rebreather Scuba Diving – Not Just for Technical Divers
Imagine just floating and watching a parrot fish or a grouper in a cleaning station. While you are there, you see the little fish swimming in and out of the gills while small shrimp crawl around on … [Read more...]
First Dive Cache In Texas Established by Scuba Divers at Oceanic Ventures, Inc. in Houston, Texas
This past weekend, our new Cache Master, Steven Soulen, Installed the first Dive Cache in Texas. The Cache was placed in 288 Lake in a secret location. In order to find the cache, you can follow … [Read more...]
Discovering the Why’s of Diving…Science of Diving Course Scheduled
Who is Archimedes and why should we care? Is Dalton really important to divers? What do penguins have to do with diving? What is Martini's Law? Do tides really effect diving? The answers to these … [Read more...]
