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Rock on ScubaExtreme! November looks like a fun month. Pompano Nov. 13-14th. Free food at Ginnie! What else do you need? Yes, Friends. Email or call Scubaextreme for details. Winters coming upon us. If your hanging up your mask for the winter, first, your hanging it up too soon. We’re still diving! Get your training done before the outside weather gets too cold. Florida springs are a constant 72ish degrees F year round and one of the advantages of living in the Sunshine state, the Springs are crystal clear. Looking forward to seeing you in Pompano and Ginnie Springs this month. I know it’s been a long year for me. This is a nice way to end this year and begin the next. … Read entire article »
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Florida Dive Show Dec 3,4 2010
Mark your Calendar December 3th & 4th, 2010 Question Email info@divechronicles.com Palm Beach County Convention Center Show Hours: Friday 5 PM – 8 PM Saturday 9AM – 5 PM Seashepherd will be coming to the show aka Whale Wars! Tickets are avialable at the show. Cost is $ 15.00 at the Door Stop by your local dive center to get a discount coupons saving you 50% off the gate admission … Read entire article »
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Buggery on the High Seas
I loaned out my video camera to a team member for todays dive offshore florida. When they returned the camera, they unknowningly left it recording while out at sea. Unfortunately there is no video because it is facing something that made the video dark, BUT the audio came out. Here is what the camera recorded. Sounds like a rough ride back for a few… 🙂 Listen to The Buggery No one on any boat was harmed during the making of this audio. Cheech and Chong: Pedro and Man at the drive in. … Read entire article »
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Manta Ray filmed off Jacksonville
This film clip of a manta ray was taken Friday October 22, 2010 off the coast of Jacksonville Florida. The divers reported the scale was at least a 20 foot wing span. This is a first. I never knew they came this close to our coast line. October 22, 2010, a Friday to remember for these divers who not only saw the Manta Ray but filmed her. The TISIRI team was once again working on the environment. Out collecting trash as part of a grant by West Marine. The days events were being documented on film. Joe Kistel, as the last diver to enter the water explains the story to me like this: I was just about the enter the water when Ed pops up yelling “hey big bam rayjama smellow.” The captain … Read entire article »
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Recent Post on facebook
I placed this post out under PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) Discussion Topics area this morning. Why are Instructors excluded from being a choice for students to select when registering/signing up elearning? a few years ago, PICs were available online except for Instructors. Now elearning is online and ALL Teaching Status Instructors are not listed as a contact for the prospective student. Take the total number of Teaching Status Instructors there are in the database. Divide the number of IRRAs into that number and tell me if the quotent is a realistic number? That number represents the number of instructors / IRRA. It’s over a 100 instructors / IRRA. What is the average number of Instructors / IRRA? Perhaps 10. Why is there such a deviation between the two numbers? Now, take that difference, … Read entire article »
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A Concrete Boat
The TISIRI Team once again is out looking at material for it’s candidacy as an artificial reef. We are contacted by Carl Blow,who informs us there is a concrete vessel parked outside his door. It didn’t take long for the team to assemble, head to St. Augustine, Fl. and catch a skif over to this vessel. Here are some pictures from our visit 14 Oct. 2010. We figured we were driving by this vessel on our way to Whitney Labs, so we stopped. As Carl Blow, St. Johns County Waterways Commissioner, Joe Kistel, Larry Davis, Ed Ed Kalakauskis, with TISIRI approach the boat. From the bow, I snap this shot of Carl Blow and Joe Kistel discussing the opportunity of this vessel as an artificial reef of the St. Augustine, florida coast line. Carl Blow … Read entire article »
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New Years Dive 2o11
If you are interested in a New Years Dive at one or more Florida Springs, 2011 post your interest here or email lars2923@divetalking.com with the subject: New Years Dive 2o11 You will be updated to time and location as well as attendees. This is usually an over nighter and diving the next day as well. I hope you will make it. Larry Davis … Read entire article »
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Photography – Canon 5D Mark II
With todays camera being able to make movies, I decided to test this out for myself. Already owning two UW HD Video systems, this would be a nice addition to my collection. I decided on the Canon 5D Mark II. Everything I’ve read and seen about this camera is fantastic. The final season of House was filmed with this camera. In addition to the Canon 5D Mark II, I also purchased the following: Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L USM & 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM Lenses CTA Digital CTLPE6 LP-E6 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.4V, 1950mAh) Canon CALPE6 LP-E6 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 1800mAh) Canon CABGE6 BG-E6 Battery Grip SanDisk 724557 64GB 600x Extreme Pro CompactFlash Card Swarovski SWCT101 CT-101 Carbon Fiber Tripod w/ FH101 Fluid Quick Release Pan/Tilt Head Kirk KIBL5DM2G BL-5DIIG L-Bracket for Canon 5DMKII Camera Body Still … Read entire article »
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2010 International Coastal Cleanup
Saturday September 25, 2010 was International Coastal Cleanup day. The Jacksonville Reef Research Team will again be the site captain for the cleanup at Helen Cooper Floyd Park, also called the Little Jetties. Members from the NAS JAX SCUBA DIVES club and the REVLON COMPANY volunteers participated with the cleanup. We all met around 9am, collected our rubber gloves, bags and tools and began walking the shores, picking up any man made garbage. Here are some picture from that days event. Phil Harville, JRRT Public Relations … Read entire article »
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Scuba Extreme September 2010 Flyer
Scuba Extreme – Adventure Sports and Travel is located in Middleburg, Florida. Here is their September 2010 Flyer … Read entire article »
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