ScubaBasics - Scuba Equipment Video Reviews and more! » ScubaBasics Announcements http://www.scubabasics.com/blog Providing in depth reviews of the latest dive equipment. Scuba equipment for all levels of diving. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:39:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Learning Scuba is Great Fun! (Comedy) http://www.scubabasics.com/blog/2009/09/01/learning-scuba-is-great-fun-comedy/ http://www.scubabasics.com/blog/2009/09/01/learning-scuba-is-great-fun-comedy/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:21:45 +0000 admin http://www.scubabasics.com/blog/?p=102 Okay this week I couldn’t help myself and needed a good laugh. Do you remember when you took your first breath underwater? Take a look at this group of new divers having fun with learning Scuba.

I will post this weeks scuba equipment video review later in the week for those of you who look forward to seeing the latest and greatest. Hope you enjoy the latest addition to our video library? Special thanks to all the divers who allowed me to video their class.

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IDC Treasure Hunt Clue.  The key to the next clue is here.  Don’t you just love treasure?  I wonder what’s  in the Treasure Chest.  Could it be gold and silver or maybe a key….  Heck and while your here you might as well watch the movie.  Hope you enjoy the show but it’s not the clue.

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Learn more about the Oceanic Ion3 dive mask at ScubaBasics. This is a great mask even for us divers who have a large face.

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]]> http://www.scubabasics.com/blog/2009/06/07/bare-blackjack-bcd-review/feed/ 1 Scuba Diving the Captain Keith Tibbetts Shipwreck http://www.scubabasics.com/blog/2009/04/08/scuba-diving-the-captain-keith-tibbetts-shipwreck/ http://www.scubabasics.com/blog/2009/04/08/scuba-diving-the-captain-keith-tibbetts-shipwreck/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:23:15 +0000 admin http://www.scubabasics.com/blog/?p=31 One of my favorite places to dive is Cayman Brac and is one of the sister islands of Grand Cayman. One of my more memorable dives was scuba diving on the Captain Keith Tibbetts shipwreck. With it’s abundant tropical fish, moral eels, and barracuda and still within most divers abilities makes it a great dive for the novice diver.

Diving the Captain Keith Tibbetts is relatively easy and was intentionally sunk in 1996 as an artificial reef and recreational dive site. When Scuba Diving the Keith Tibbetts you’ll notice it lies in a sandy area which leads to beautiful Coral Heads as well as an interesting wall and a drop off. The Captain Keith Tibbetts has seen some rough days since 1996 and has been battered some by Nor’Wester which has left areas where divers can penetrate the massive ship. This is great scuba diving with the combination of the shipwreck, Coral and Sea life.

Captain Keith Tibbetts

The Captain Keith Tibbetts, is a 330 foot long Russian Brigadier Type II Class frigate that is known by the name Russian Destroyer #356 and was built in 1984 in Nadhodka, U.S.S.R. She was built for the Cuban navy but the ship hadn’t participated in any great battles as long as she was in service. She was renamed Captain Keith Tibbetts to honor a local dive operator after being sold to the Cayman Islands,

Type of Diving: Wreck Drop Off
Experience: Novice
Max Depth: 90 ft.
Avg Visibility: 100ft
Currents: Light – None
Access: Dive Boat
Marine Life: Various

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Under the Sea 3D unveils incredible underwater footage that bring you up and close with the mating rituals of the Cuttlefish and the hard to see camouflage of the Leafy Sea Dragon. For the time you spend in the theater, you’d swear you were diving the Great Barrier Reef and swimming with Sea Turtles feasting on jellyfish.

Kids will be mesmerized by the vibrant colors and the film’s playful tone, the Sea Lions with their expressive eyes are just too cute for words, while adults will be wowed by the complexity of the 3D technology.

As a diver You might be asking yourself, How could I forgot there were such a thing as Sea Snakes or I forgot That Jellyfish are a favorite meal of the Sea Turtle? The combination of Imax and 3D technology makes you feel like you’re in reaching distance of all the critters on the screen. You feel like you’re in the world’s grandest aquarium.

Running length is 40 minutes which is nominal for IMAX documentaries. In the case of “Under the Sea” however you’re starved for more. The boys and I could have watched hours of this stuff. In March, Divers’ Supply Indy and ScubBasics is planning to attend another showing with all proceeds going to DAN. Don’t miss the chance to see Under the Sea 3d I Under the Sea 3D IMAX.

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