Mark Evans – Editorial Director of ‘Scuba Diver UK’ – recently invited me to join him in a Q&A session; one that (thanks to my verbosity) he ran over two issues of the magazine. While omitting many of the images… Read More ›
Buoyancy Control
Saying No To JIM
In diving’s pre-computer age, many occupational divers compiled their own work manuals filled with essential safety information like decompression and therapeutic recompression tables, basic treatment for pressure-related illnesses, and useful trivia … including, in some instances, job offer letters. My… Read More ›
‘Technically Speaking’ – by Simon Pridmore
Offering an engaging, beautifully written, and meticulously researched insight into the phenomenon of Technical Diving, and its impact on a single decade of diving’s evolving history, Simon Pridmore’s new book, ‘Technically Speaking’ is an outstanding tour de force from one… Read More ›
“Fins ain’t wot they used to be.”
Although a seemingly simple device, fins are a comparatively modern invention made possible by the introduction of vulcanised rubber. In 1929 the inventor, a Frenchman by the name of Louis de Corlieu, produced a prototype fin made from this material… Read More ›
The Wonders of Salvage
Periodically, I make the decision to sell off all of the diving-related books, manuals and documents that I’ve acquired over many years. It’s a ritual that involves taking them down from the book-shelf, blowing off the dust and then taking… Read More ›
Sum Teamwork
Anyone who has ever struggled to descend – or fought to stay afloat – while diving will recall the story of Archimedes discovering some fundamental facts about flotation while splashing around in his bath-tub. As with other Laws of Physics… Read More ›
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