Maui holds a special place in our heart as it was the place of our first scuba “a-ha” moment. Five years ago, as we drifted weightlessly around the back wall of Molokini, both Elissa and I knew that scuba diving was for us.
As a shake down dive, we chose Ulua Beach on the recommendations [...]
One of the most often used, and often disagreed upon, scuba hand signs is numbers. The following hand signals are used by cave divers and other technical divers because it can be implemented with one hand. In addition, these signs work as an alphabet, and does not require addition or counting of subsequent [...]
This past week has been spectacular. The cold upwelling has provided us a week of great visibility. At deeper depths, viz is easily 60+.
The original plan was to dive with Mike G and help him sort his gear. Unfortunately for Mike, Dan showed up with his small inflatable and promised Great Pinnacle. [...]
Before we put the basic levers for trim in use, it’s very important to review the horizontal trim position. For the majority of scuba divers, the horizontal trim position is not natural.
Horizontal Position
Consider the body in the horizontal plane. Now consider where the head needs to be for the body to be in [...]
The horizontal trim video below is part of the UTD Essentials DVD:
Overview
The horizontal position is often called prone, superman, or skydiver position. For a scuba diver, the horizontal trim is the most efficient way to move through the water. In addition, the horizontal trim provides vertical drag, helping divers maintain a constant depth.
However, [...]