Media Savvy Writing a Media Release: an abridged extract from the 1999 manual. __________________ Because of the impact that it has on all of our lives, there’s a tendency to forget that the media is nothing more than a very… Read More ›
technical diving
What a Guy
First published in 1934 and widely regarded as the first book to popularise recreational snorkelling and scuba diving, Guy Gilpatric’s, “The Compleat Goggler”, concludes with, “Man, we reflected, has polluted the rivers, destroyed the forests, pitted the fields with high… Read More ›
Diving Knives
Diving without some sort of cutting implement is like eating fish and chips without the salt and vinegar. You can do without. But why try? An equipment item that usually receives low priority both in its selection and its maintenance… Read More ›
‘Hear’ today; gone tomorrow.
With so much emphasis placed on sleek equipment design and technology, it’s hardly surprising that divers tend to give greater priority to things like face masks and fins than they do to their more important biological bits and pieces. Take… Read More ›
A Corkhead’s Chronicle
A Corkhead’s Chronicle: Experiences of a Royal Navy Clearance Diver 1955 – 76 By: David J Lott BEM A riveting page-turner, ‘A Corkhead’s Chronicle’ is an enthralling, warts-and-all account of one man’s life and experiences as a Royal Navy Clearance… Read More ›
Deep thoughts
If Archimedes had been taking a shower instead of a bath then it might have been centuries before somebody else came along and defined the principles of buoyancy. It was a random thought that popped into my head while I… Read More ›
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