ENG I´m a dive instructor teaching at Windhoek Underwater Club, in Namibia. I have ample experience on teaching, from Open Water to Technical Diving, including most specialties, creating even one of my own (Limited Visibility Diver). After diving for years I found that some basics of diving are unknown for most divers. This blog intends to help divers, experienced or not, to understand better some aspects of diving. ESP Soy un instructor de buceo que enseña en el Windhoek Underwater Club, en Namibia. Tengo una amplia experiencia enseñando todos los niveles, desde básico hasta buceo técnico, incluyendo la mayor parte de las especialidades. Incluso cree la mía propia (buceo en visibilidad limitada). Después de años de buceo he observado que la mayor parte de los buceadores desconocen algunos básicos del buceo. Este blog pretende ayudar a los buceadores, con experiencia o no, a entender mejor el buceo
English, Español sigue tras el texto en ingles There has always been lots of discussion regarding this issue: what should I get, a jacket or a wing and a harness? If you do tech diving, I´ll bet you would vote for a wing. The reasons are clear: its better for your trim if you want … More Jacket or wing / Jacket o ala
English, Español sigue tras texto en inglés If you normally dive in cold waters this post is quite simple… but if you only have dived in warm waters, it may be useful for you. There is a huge difference between getting cold in warm waters and cold waters: when you dive in warm waters and … More Diving in cold waters / Bucear en aguas frías
English, Español tras el texto en inglés There are lots of different kinds of DSMBs and each one of them has a different use. Buying a DSMB is not just getting the first one, or the one that has a “cooler system” of inflation. I´m pretty sure you learned how to use them: open them, … More Inflation systems for DSMBs / Tipos de sistemas de inflados de boyas (DSMB)
English, Español tras el texto en inglés I know this post is about something quite straight forward but, for some reason, I have seen too many people doing just the opposite. I do not actually get it, it seams that some people think that if there is a wall, you should go as deep as … More Diving in walls / Bucear en muros
English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés I have been diving in low visibility environments for quite a good number of years, having done too many dives there. The biggest risk you may face when diving in very low visibility is loosing your buddy. For that reason, the dive team should always be composed … More How not to loose your buddy in limited visibility/Cómo evitar perder a tu compañero en visibilidad limitada
English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés Mapping, finding hazards and entry points, penetration techniques, using lines… Lots of things to learn in your wreck diving course (recreational)… and soon most divers (and dive guides) forget those rules: who has never been in a recreational wreck in a vacation spot that doesn´t have fixed … More Recreational Wreck diving / Buceo recreativo en pecios
English, Español tras el texto en inglés I have already written why I consider important to do a DPV course prior to getting one. However, a student recently asked me… ok, yes, I should do the course but… why should I get a DPV? For me it´s was so evident how nice is diving with … More Why diving with DPVs? / ¿Por qué bucear con un torpedo?
English, Español tras el texto en inglés I already wrote in a different post how important is that the regulator you buy can be serviced in the area where you live, or why I would choose int if I were to travel a lot. Today, I´m going to write just about regulators in general. It´s … More Choosing a regulator / Elegir regulador
English, Español tras el texto en inglés This is something that, even though has been repeated a 1000 times, it still gives confusion: a safety stop is NOT mandatory. It´s a plus for safety, but you do not have to do it if you have other reasons recommending you not to do it (little gas … More Safety stop or safe ascent / Parada de seguridad o ascenso seguro
English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés I think there is a confusion between tec diving and DIR diving: if you do tec diving, your goal doesn´t have to be diving as a DIR diver. Of course, if you want to, it´s a good choice. I know this seams quite a contradiction with the … More Tec diving and tec diving/ Buceo técnico y buceo técnico
Improve your diving / Mejora tu buceo 