If you’re checking to see if it’s legal, and how you plan to punish me, please allow me to explain. I’m a PADI Master Instructor of Scuba Diving, and I spend my working days teaching scuba in Thailand. One of the most rewarding experiences for my diving students’ is shooting great photographs of aquatic [...]

Scuba season is over? I don’t think so! As the holidays speed towards us like a freight train, and the waters turn cold.  Many of our thoughts turn from Scuba diving to other projects and endeavors.  For many, the dive season has come to a close and their gear is dried and stored, waiting for [...]

It is a wonderful thing to get ready for scuba diving vacations.  Denver residents can get out of the winter cold and head out to a sunny locale for the best in scuba diving.  But before you do that, you may need to get some appropriate diving equipment.  Denver divers will find that they can [...]

Triggerfish Appearance The triggerfish can become quite a large fish, sometimes up to 3 feet in length.  They travel in groups, and are characterised by their green scales covered in spots or stripes.  They are an attractive fish, usually very popular with snorkelers and scuba divers.  They have a fairly flat body and two dorsal [...]

Hundreds of thousands of people get certified to Scuba dive every year.  Some of them are doing it for a one-time thrill on their honeymoon.  Others are getting certified as a first step, in many, to a (underwater) world of adventure.  In either case, taking a beginner lesson and getting your Open Water Scuba Diver [...]

On the first day of Scuba class, a student learns how important buoyancy is in diving. Once certified, a diver will spend a better portion of his/her training perfecting their buoyancy. Simple fact, buoyancy is more art than science. With good technique, the right training, ongoing practice and the right equipment, you can perfect your [...]

The Sea of Cortez, one of the most unique bodies of water on the planet, is the closest “salt water” for Scuba divers in Arizona.  This amazing place has lured folks like John Steinbeck, Jacques Cousteau and millions of others for its romance, sea life and quaint oceanside hamlets.  Legendary diver Jacques Cousteau described the [...]

by John Flanders, Academy of Scuba There are many folks who ask, “how do you Scuba dive in Phoenix”? Arizona is, after all, the “all beach, no ocean state”. However, those of us who dive … that crave blowing bubbles, no matter what the temperature is outside or how far away the nearest ‘mega resort’ [...]

The dive community in Phoenix is a small but tight family. Around town, there are several socials every month in which divers gather together. However, many of the divers in the community are searching for more interaction than just a crowded restaurant gathering full of strangers. These divers are looking to share ideas, experiences, tips, [...]

As the summer rolls to an end around the country, the Phoenix area is still scoring 100 degree days.  Unlike most cities around the United States, summer doesn’t come to an end on Labor Day weekend.   In fact, it is common to have 100 degree days well into the month of October.  And, when those [...]