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Is Swimming Required For Snorkelling: Don’t Snorkel Before Reading This

By Russell BowyerPosted in Scuba Travel, Snorkeling TipsTagged No Comments on Is Swimming Required For Snorkelling: Don’t Snorkel Before Reading This

If you’re asking the question ‘Is swimming required for snorkelling?‘ Whilst the answer is potentially a ‘NO,’ in my opinion the answer should be an emphatic ‘YES,’ you should be able to swim before you go snorkelling. I say this for safety reasons, if you are a non-swimmer, you should learn to swim before you go into the water. I’m not talking about being a strong swimmer (you’re not going to be entering into the Olympics). Basic swimming competency is all that’s necessary.

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Socorro Island Manta Rays (Socorro Island Liveaboard Diving and How to Get There)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Learn to Scuba Dive, Liveaboard, Scuba TravelTagged , , , , , No Comments on Socorro Island Manta Rays (Socorro Island Liveaboard Diving and How to Get There)

Socorro Island’s giant pacific manta rays can grow to have wingspans up to 7 metres (23f). Scuba diving with Socorro Island mantas can only be achieved by Socorro Island liveaboard as the islands are 390 kilometres (240m) off the main land, making it a 24 hour boat ride from Cabo San Lucas.

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The Best Liveaboard Diving For Beginners (10 Top Liveaboard Destinations)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Liveaboard, Scuba TravelTagged , No Comments on The Best Liveaboard Diving For Beginners (10 Top Liveaboard Destinations)

The top 10 liveaboard diving for beginners includes: The Great Barrier Reef, The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, The Maldives, Thailand, Malaysia, Egypt and the Red Sea, Fiji and Mexico. All have shallow clear blue warm waters, which are ideal for beginner scuba divers.

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The Magnificent Blue Whale Size (Blue Whale Facts)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Fun, Liveaboard, Scuba TravelTagged , , No Comments on The Magnificent Blue Whale Size (Blue Whale Facts)

The blue whale size is 30 metres (100 feet) in length. They can weigh as much as 200 tons and have a heart that can pump between 200-300 litres (44-65 gallons) of blood with every beat. The largest animal that’s ever lived on planet earth can live for over 100 years and has a tongue which weighs as much as a female African elephant.

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Fiji Scuba Diving Liveaboard (The Best Scuba Diving Locations In Fiji)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Liveaboard, Scuba TravelTagged , No Comments on Fiji Scuba Diving Liveaboard (The Best Scuba Diving Locations In Fiji)

Scuba dive Fiji from a liveaboard to experience the ‘soft coral capital of the world.’ Fiji has some of the best diving in the world with pristine corals and abundant sea life. Some of the best scuba diving locations in Fiji include the area known as the Bligh Waters. This is better explored by way of a liveaboard dive trip. This allows for the exploration and enjoyment of the more remote dive sites in the region where less scuba divers go.

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James Cameron Scuba Diving (Celebrity Scuba Divers)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Learn to Scuba Dive, LiveaboardTagged , , No Comments on James Cameron Scuba Diving (Celebrity Scuba Divers)

James Cameron scuba diving celebrity and film director. Holding the accolade to have two of the four films that grossed over $2 billion. But he’s also been to the deepest part of planet earth, the Challenger Deep. Which gave Cameron the title for being the first person to successfully solo dive to the deepest part of the Mariana Trench.

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Jessica Alba Scuba Diving (Celebrity Scuba Divers)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Fun, LiveaboardTagged , , No Comments on Jessica Alba Scuba Diving (Celebrity Scuba Divers)

Jessica Alba began her scuba diving at the age of just 13 when she appeared in the remake of Flipper in 1995. It was 10 years later when she starred in underwater adventure movie Into the Blue that she used her scuba diving skills once more. Advanced PADI certified scuba diver Jessica Alba was taught to swim by her lifeguard mother at the age of three.

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5 Scuba Diving Entry Techniques (Tips For Entering The Water Safely)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Liveaboard, Scuba Diving Tips & SafetyTagged , , , , No Comments on 5 Scuba Diving Entry Techniques (Tips For Entering The Water Safely)

Five scuba diving entry techniques include the most common, which is the giant stride entry. But deep water entries also include the back roll entry and the forward roll entry methods. There’s also the seated entry method for entering shallow water or for entering the water quietly. The fifth way for entering the water scuba diving is the shore entry wade, which includes the backwards fin walk.

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Best Places To Scuba Dive For Beginners (10 Best Beginner Scuba Destinations)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Learn to Scuba Dive, Liveaboard, Scuba Diving Tips & Safety, Scuba TravelTagged , No Comments on Best Places To Scuba Dive For Beginners (10 Best Beginner Scuba Destinations)

The best place to scuba dive for beginners include Bonaire, The Great Barrier Reef, the Red Sea, the Maldives, Barbados, Antigua, Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, the Florida Keys and Koh Tao. A dive site for a beginner scuba diver should satisfy the follow characteristics: The depth should be shallower than 20 metres (66 feet); There shouldn’t be an underwater current so it’s not a drift dive; The dive should ideally not be a wall dive where good buoyancy control is a key requirement; The dive must have a key interest, be it a shallow wreck, an interesting reef etc.

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Best Place To Scuba Dive With Whale Sharks (18 Whale Shark Hot Spots)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Liveaboard, Scuba Diving Tips & Safety, Scuba TravelTagged No Comments on Best Place To Scuba Dive With Whale Sharks (18 Whale Shark Hot Spots)

The best place to scuba dive with whale sharks is in warm waters of 21°C (70°F) or more in temperature. The largest extant fish in the ocean and a filter feeder, the whale shark is on the endangered list of creatures. Places like the Ningaloo Reef, Australia and Isla Mujeres off the coast of Mexico near Cancun are some of the best places to see whale sharks.

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