Tech diving

Spring vs Autumn Tech Diving in Malta & Gozo: Which One Should You Choose?

CCR Diving, Diving equipment, gozo, TDI courses, Tech diving

Mention Malta and Gozo, and plenty of divers will think of these islands as a seasonal destination. In reality, though, tech diving and training here is pretty much possible year-round. While the islands’ dive sites are at their busiest in summer, tech divers have long claimed the so-called shoulder seasons for themselves, but which one […]

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Carpet Skills: How to Practice Tech Diving When You Can’t Get in the Water

Getting started, TDI courses, Tech diving, Tech diving courses

A few weeks ago, a student asked me how best to prepare for his next level of TDI courses in Gozo. I realised that I’m in the very fortunate position to have easy access to a choice of dive sites, but that wasn’t always the case, and it’s definitely not possible for most people getting ready

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How to Master the Modern Pentathlon of Tech Diving

CCR Diving, Diving equipment, Getting started, gozo, malta, Sidemount, TDI courses, Tech diving

Have you been glued to updates about the Paris Olympics recently? I know I have been. And then I’ve been looking up some of the life stories of those athletes. Many of them have a few things in common: commitment – often over years – and time dedicated to targeted practice, for example. What’s it

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Mixed Team Diving – Combining Open Circuit Divers and Rebreathers or Different Rebreathers in a Dive Team

CCR Diving, Diving equipment, Sidemount, TDI courses, Tech diving, Uncategorized

Have you found yourself at a dive site watching CCR divers prepare for a dive and wondered what it would be like to join them? Perhaps some of your dive buddies have recently gone over to (more) silent, bubble-free diving, and you wonder if you can still join them? Or maybe you’re the one CCR

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The Drysuit Clock – Getting Ready for a Drysuit Dive in 40-Degree Heat

CCR Diving, Diving equipment, Sidemount, Tech diving

Have you heard of the drysuit clock? Don’t worry if not, Google doesn’t turn up much of an answer following a search either. But it’s an expression that comes up on dive sites from Bali to Mexico to the Mediterranean – and I’m sure divers talk about it in other places, too.  Whenever you dive

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