Thermalution Products are made of the most advanced functional fabric, up-to-date design and ThermalTek® non-metallic Heating Wire Technology that generates heat and warms up the blood. It gives you the warmest clothing you will ever need in any cold situation. Thermalution is perfect for cold water activities like surfing, diving, swimming and kayaking etc. …
Diving is about enjoyment and you can’t enjoy anything unless you are comfortable. Over the past 2 decades I have witnessed several quantum leaps in equipment which has resulted in making diving much more comfortable and much more enjoyable. The introduction of the BCD, weight integrated BCD’s, super stretch wetsuits have all made diving …
I am naturally a little shy and I leant to dive in a large impersonal dive class and I was lost in the back of the class. Because of my age I was very nervous about diving which even more compounded the problem of learning to dive. In such a large class I had major … Continue reading
WHY PADI? | Does BIG mean the Best? Well when it comes to diving: HELL YEAH! So you are looking around for a Learn-to-dive course and can’t decide which one. Well this blog will help you understand the importance of choosing the right course and how it could affect your experience while learning to dive. … Continue reading
Looking for a travel BCD? You don’t have to give up features and comfort to have a good quality, lightweight rig. Check out the new Ride BCD from Hollis… Continue reading
In September 2012 a group of 16 Abyss divers/adventurers travelled to Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe & Tanzania to experience the amazing diving, adventure and unique wildlife found only in that part of the world. Continue reading
In September a group of Abyss divers travelled to Santo, Vanuatu to dive the famous wreck the “SS President Coolidge”. This wreck is over 200m long and attracts thousands of divers to the area every year. Continue reading
Dive Theory Study Tips I am lucky enough to get to watch lots of new PADI Instructors successfully pass their Instructor exams each year. As a Platinum PADI Course Director, working in Australia’s busiest PADI Career Development Centre I get to work closely with each candidate. I help each person individually, to prepare them for … Continue reading
If you are looking for a dive school in Sydney then Abyss Scuba Diving in Ramsgate has more to offer than any other dive school. Abyss has won the prestigious PADI most outstanding Dive Centre Award on two occasions, along with Most Innovative Dive Centre and the Diver Acquisition Award. Abyss has been the winner … Continue reading
If you’re an iPhone user you can create your own Abyss Scuba Diving ‘app’ that you can access straight from your home screen. Check it out…. Continue reading
When you go diving have you always followed behind a divemaster, instructor or more experienced buddy? Have you ever stopped in a site, looked around and thought to yourself “Where the hell am I?”. It is a good idea for any diver to learn about site navigation so you can always know your way around … Continue reading
Having good buoyancy skills is essential to being not only a competent diver but also a safe one. It is something that you will practice and develop on every dive after you learn the proper techniques. We all know how frustrating it can be to get to a dive site with conditions looking beautiful, … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago I got the opportunity to test dive the new Hollis F2 fins. Having a pair of F1 fins, and having dived these extensively for over a year now, I was a little skeptical that these new fins would be anywhere near as responsive as the F1. Being much lighter in … Continue reading
Has it been a while since you last went for dive? Do you think that you have lost some of the skills since your Open Water Course? Or are you going away on a holiday and would like to freshen your skills before you leave? If so then the PADI Scuba Review is the perfect “tune up” for you. Continue reading