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Product Review : Scubapro Fusion Dry Suit

dive mistress — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:41:21 +0000

Scubapro Fusion: Dry Core technology - Hybrid Techskin 200D Bi-laminate membrane + 1mm neoprene shell (neoprene super stretch and standard mix), nylon socks, latex neck seal with additional cuff, latrex wrist seals with double wrist cuff to minimise water entry and protect from sunlight, tough coat knees for abrasion resistance

Over the past month or so, I have been trying out the new Fusion Dry Suit from Scubapro.
And I was so impressed that I put my DUI CXL450 up for sale – and bought one! I must add, that I love my DUI – if you know me, you know that this is true – but I have had it for nearly three years now and it and I have done literally hundreds of dives. Given the chance and the money, I would definitely buy another one.

When Andrew first showed me the new suit from Scubapro, I thought it looked and felt like a giant condom. However I was also have a minor leak problem with my current suit so I took both dry suits on the July Three Day White Island trip.
I decided to give it a good try out so I jumped in to the suit for the very first dive.

Before I had entered the water, I noticed that the flexibility in the suit was great.

Although it looks a little funny compared to the standard Trilaminate or Neoprene dry suit – yes I did get laughed at a lot – the Fusion is flexible and the ease at which I could pick up and put on fins even with my twin set on meant I could get my own laughs back from time to time.
I’m liking the idea of this as a working suit as often when you are teaching, there is no one there to help you and you need to be ready very very quickly in order to be able to help your students out.

On the first dive in the suit, the major difference I noticed was a slight decline in temperature.
The waters at White Island were pretty comparable to what I had been diving in the weeks previous, however my legs felt cooler. This can be, and was, remedied quite easily with the addition of another layer or swapping back to my Fourth Element Artic leggings.
I’ve made do without my leggings for quite some time as the bulk of them under the trimlaminate of the DUI was hard to work with.

During the dive I felt comfortable with good trim.
I had been having a bit of a problem with my left shoulder for a few months and completing twin set gas drills had gotten quite hard. Even with the telescopic body in my DUI, I needed to tip forward quite a bit to grasp my left post valve.
I did not need to do this in the Fusion – there is just that little bit more flex with the neoprene duo of the super stretch and the standard neoprene. Chalk another mark up for the flexibility of this suit!

So, I decided to write this Product Review after reading the details and information on the Scubapro Fusion website.

In fact the following two sentences were the ones that I really wanted to have proven wrong :

ONE;

Fusion is an exclusive hybrid suit by SCUBAPRO. It is a cross-over of the tri-laminated style, providing ultimate protection against water entry, and the neoprene style, providing maximum comfort. This unique combination is for incomparably comfortable dry suit diving.

TWO;

SCUBAPRO has incorporated DryCORE Technology, a patented, double layer system using: an internal dry core of tough 200D bi-laminate and latex seals with a sleek outer layer of soft 1mm standard and super-stretch neoprene, for the utmost in durable flexibility.

Streamlined for a hydrodynamic effect reducing friction and drag.
Fusion requires less energy both in and out of the water.

Having been very very very happy with my DUI for nearly two years, I wasn’t quite ready to like another suit.
But the reality of being a Dive Instructor – and spending as much time in the water as I do – is that there are some pieces of your equipment that you just cant get too attached to. And really, a dry suit is one of them.

I totally agree that the Scubapro Fusion is a very flexible suit. It is very comfortable to wear both on the boat between dives and in the water. I like the fact that I can take the neck off and still keep my arms in (no trying to tie it around my waist or stuff the wet arms inside the suspenders).
And as a working suit, I can see that this suit and its design is going to make quite a few tasks a whole lot easier.

The air distribution through the suit promotes good trim.
The outer neoprene layer helps to squeeze the air in an even arrangement around the suit. I did not feel the collection of air in my ankles even when partially upside down checking out holes for crayfish in the Marine Reserve – the only time I check for them as I cannot be hassled about my lack of hunting skills!

I need to do a weight check to see whether there really is a difference for me and once I download my dive profiles tonight, I will be able to see if there is a difference in my SAC rate to justify the claim that the suit requires less energy.

However, as I mentioned already, I am sold. My conclusion is that this is a great suit.
I bought a Scubapro Fusion Dry Suit and spent this weekend in it at the Poor Knights and I loved it.

So I now have a DUI CLX450 XL for sale. More information on that to follow soon.

Scubapro Fusion Dry Suits are available now from New Zealand’s friendliest Dive Centre – Global Dive.

Scubapro Fusion Technical Details :

The neoprene layer minimizes air shifting, for better stabilization no matter what your position.

Require 10% less air, meaning less added weight.

Double layer construction with heat sealed seams for durability and warmth. Temperature stays constant throughout the suit and requires less energy to keep your body warm.

Outer skin is replaceable.

Si-Tech® balanced side-activated inlet and adjustable outlet valves facilitate operation and increase comfort.

For all-temperatures: from extremely cold water diving to multiple dives in temperate waters, you control your thermal layer by choosing the underwear to match your diving needs.

Nylon socks to be worn with FJORD HD Rock Boots or neoprene boots.

Latex wrist and neck seals for assured watertight insulation and protection. The additional neoprene wrist cuff protects the seal.

Convenient and protective front entry double zipper system: heavy duty brass dry zipper on interior layer plus a second robust low profile zipper on exterior layer guarantees double protection.

Abrasion resistant kneepads ensure durable flexibility.

Slim pockets on each leg, with two zippers each to increase pocket size and ease of use.

Anatomically shaped hood with prolonged neck and Fairskin interior keeps you warm where you need it most.

OzTek Conference 2011

dive mistress — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:58:57 +0000

The seventh OzTek Dive Conference and Exhibition is being held in Sydney on 12th and 13th March 2011.
The location will be the Australian Technology Park.

I wanted to attend the last event but I did not quite get organised enough – so I have promised myself that I will attend the next one.

Produced by divers for divers, the OZTeK Conference and Dive Exhibition offers unique insights into the entire world of underwater adventure by encouraging a better understanding of all that diving has to offer.

Representing the broad spread of diving interests the Speaker and Exhibitor list for OZTeK’11 will again include many of the most prominent world leaders in their particular fields of expertise; people whose wealth of knowledge is second to none and who have been instrumental in helping to shape the future growth and development of diving.

Focussed on the full spectrum of underwater activities, (from recreational, technical, commercial, military and scientific diving through to free-diving and marine conservation issues) the two-day OZTeK’11 Conference & Dive Exhibition will merge all facets of diving into one event aimed at promoting the exhilaration and adventure of diving to a passionate and enthusiastic audience.

The Speaker list for this year has been published – http://www.diveoztek.com.au/speakers.html – and it includes my Instructor, Pete Mesley!
Dr Simon Mitchell will also be talking at the Explorers Evening.
I have not yet had the pleasure of attending one of Simon’s talks although I hear that they are extremely interesting. In many ways!

The Explorers evening sounds like it will be one of the highlights of the conference:

To be staged in the main auditorium on the evening of Saturday 12th March 2011, OZTeK and the Australia New Zealand Chapter of the Explorers Club (ANZEC) present an evening in the company of some of modern diving’s most accomplished underwater explorers; members of The Explorers Club whose adventures and achievements have made significant contributions to our better understanding of the world’s oceans and waterways.

Keeping alive the traits of vision, courage and tenacity that make diving exploration among the most compelling and relevant of high-risk enterprises, the evening promises a rare opportunity to listen to – and be enthralled by – divers whose names have become synonymous with adventure and excitement.

With full details of the evening’s programme to be announced closer to the event, speakers and presenters – listed alphabetically – already include:

Kevin Denlay

Peter Fields

Jarrod Jablonski

Casey McKinlay

Jeff Maynard

Associate Professor Simon Mitchell

Steve Trewavas

Tickets are now available.

A Full Gold Pass for the Conference – which provides access to all of the speakers and the workshops and the Exhibition hall.
These are priced at $AUD240.00. Works out at a rather reasonable $300.00ish New Zealand dollars.

Tickets for the Gala Dinner are now available as well. These are $AUD145.00.

If you are planning on going to OzTek, let me know! And I will see you there.

Trip Report : Winter Wonderland at White Island

dive mistress — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:36:19 +0000

A small convoy of us headed down to Tauranga from Auckland on a chilly winter Thursday evening.
Jono, Veronika, Francois and I stopped for massive steaks (at the Horny Bull – Francois’ choice) and talked about what an excellent weekend we were going to have.

Whilst waiting for the rest of our group to arrive, we stood around on the dock in the freezing cold sipping kawakawa Mr. Vodka and Veronika’s own mulled vodka concoction til we could feel our toes and our fingers again.
Francois then decided that red wine was in order – but all of this is a story for another time (including the small cloud of vomit that we needed to ascend through the following day).
Tony and Ben finally arrived – with Brent in the morning – and it was time for bed to be rocked to sleep in my cosy little berth.
And it was cosy.

Ma Cherie is a lovely boat.
She is made of wood and although we crammed 7 divers and 2 crew on for the weekend (luckily we are all friends here), if you are my height, then there is plenty of room to move around.

The next morning I woke to find John Baker – our skipper – had arrived and was loading all our food for the weekend.
We quickly hit the supermarket for more wine (yes MORE .. what was I thinking) and then unloaded the truck.
We headed out of Whakatane Marina just after 8am on Friday morning while everyone else would have been in traffic on their way to work. Ha ha!

It takes around 3 hours to get out to White Island. It is 50km offshore.
My Telecom XT mobile lost coverage about 10 minutes before we arrived at our first dive site … bugger! #NOT!

This weekend I tried out the Scubapro Fusion Dry Suit (thereafter nicknamed ‘the Condom’. I have to say – I loved it, bar the small issue I had as below in one of the dive logs.

Dive One – The Fumeroles (Shark Bay)

Grey Moray Eel hanging out in the Kelp

The Fumeroles are so named for the tiny holes in the sand where you can stick your fingers and warm them up.
You can also feel the warmth of the volcano by lying on the sand. But diving is not all about lying down so Veronkia and Jono and I spent the dive exploring. There are heaps of boulders and crevices and a swim-through.

This is a lovely site that I will be doing again – perhaps minus completing a safety stop watching the fish chow down on what Francois could not keep in his tummy. Ewww.

Dive Data
|| Depth: 25.44m | Time: 58 mins | SAC Rate: 15.25L/Min | Temp: 16 degrees |

Dive Two – Club Rocks

This was a nightmare – a whole seven minutes of feeling water leak into my suit!
Anyway, there is not too much more to say about this dive – other than it was a total user error. Bum as it was going to be a good one – I could tell that as soon as I descended near the rock wall.

We had been watching the seals for quite a while as the tanks were filling. Francois and Brent headed off – again Francois was determined to get seals swimming in the water on video.

Dive Data
|| Depth: 11.24m | Time: 7 mins | SAC Rate: 23L/Min | Temp: 14 degrees |

Friday night and we huddled in to a bay on the eastern side of the island.
John and our deckie Dylan cracked out the BBQ and we had a few quiet drinks.
Now is probably a great time to say that both John and Dylan had made all of us feel extremely welcome on the boat and were just awesome at taking care of us. Its amazing how fast the time can pass when you are all sitting around on a boat – even with no television. Music, stories, laughs – this is part of what makes a liveaboard so much fun.

Dive Three – Twin Peaks

We decided to head out to Volkner Rocks – I was so excited. Volkner Rocks is a marine reserve and I had heard great things.
This dive was a great way to start the morning! The first thing I noticed was the size of the fish!

We dropped down under the boat and headed off in search of a pinnacle. I am still not 100% sure that we found it – but we found a big rock nearly reaching the surface and that was good enough for me.

The Pink Maomao were the fish that I noticed had the greatest difference in size. And I also noticed that the grey moray eels were seen more wrapped around the kelp than they were hiding in rocks and cracks.

Dive Data
|| Depth: 19.78m | Time: 52 mins | SAC Rate: 14.52L/Min | Temp: 15 degrees |

Dive Four – Diadema Rock

WOAH WOAH WOAH YEA YEA YEA! I did not want to come up from this dive!

A negatively buoyant descent off the back of the boat due to a bit of swell that was rocking us around but as soon as I put my head under the water I could see the rock. And the water was blue. Oh so blue.

We headed down to our maximum depth. On this dive, Tony was trying out my DUI Dry Suit so Tony and I, Jono and Veronika hung together. There was a bit of a current heading around the rock to the eastern side however swimming in to it for the first half of our dive meant we were swept slowly back to our ascent point for the second half.

And I know why it is called Diadema Rock!! You could not help but notice that the rock was covered in them – as well as Scorpion Fish and Crested Blennies.

Northern Scorpion Fish on Diadema Rock

Dive Data
|| Depth: 32.05m | Time: 62 mins | SAC Rate: 14.39L/Min | Temp: 15 degrees |

Dive Five – Homestead Reef

A little dusk adventure time. The swell was reasonable but we could manage it – us intrepid adventurers.

I think John spent most of the weekend planning ways to send us off in search of dive sites and then watching our bubbles and laughing to himself. However his directions were spot on and Jono, Francois, Veronika and I took off to explore Homestead Reef. It was basically a night dive by the time that we hit the reef and the visibility was terrible compared to the 30m or so that we had out at Volkner Rocks that day – but again the Pink Maomao were out and were interested in our torches.

Oh and I found a Spanish Lobster for the boys.
I hear Francois tried to grab it but I think his crayfish tickling skills need some improvement!!

Dive Data
|| Depth: 16.64m | Time: 37 mins | SAC Rate: 18.63L/Min | Temp: 15 degrees |

Dive Six – Red Snapper Rock

Trumpet Shell at Red Snapper Rock

First thing on Sunday morning and we headed straight back out to Volkner Rocks.
We were planning on diving the two massive rocks that make up the marine reserve – and yes, if possible, find some seals for Francois.

Red Snapper Rock is on the western side of Volkner Rocks and has a small channel circling around the massive rocks and heading up to a reef at 9m.
The channel was filled was massive fish – Porae and Blue Moki! At least twice as big as what we see normally up at the Knights. Jono and I spent some time cruising in the channel – checking out the fish and a few small Clown Nudibranchs and some shells, and then headed around the channel and up over the reef. Thats where I shot the video of Jono – from a previous post – Rocking out at Volkner Rocks..

Dive Data

|| Depth: 20.25m | Time: 64 mins | SAC Rate: 15.38L/Min | Temp: 15 degrees |

Dive Seven – Central Spire

Our last dive and again, the visibility was amazing.
Francois was actually chasing seals although they were trying to avoid him like the plague.

We were all pretty full of nitrogen after all the diving over the weekend so we headed down to our maximum depth – an easy 30m and then spent the rest of the dive in the sunshine slowly heading up to a safety stop depth.

We found a lovely swim through where we shot some more video and we also found either practice ammunition shells or something else hidden in one of the crevices.

I was pretty tired during this dive and was watching my NDL’s so I was quite happy just to cruise around checking out the rock formations which are nothing like what we normally dive up north.

Dive Data
|| Depth: 31.87m | Time: 55 mins | SAC Rate: 14.06L/Min | Temp: 15 degrees |

With a huge thanks to John Baker – and to Dylan – and hugs all around to my weekend dive buddies Jono, Veronika, Francois, Tony, Brent and Ben. I had an excellent three days out at White Island and Volkner Rocks.
Before I left, John and I booked another weekend so we will be heading back at Labour Weekend! Can’t wait!!

Francois made an excellent video of the weekend

White Island Live Aboard
Uploaded by ozfrancois. – Explore new destinations and travel videos.

Poor Knights Islands – Lance’s weekend Video

dive mistress — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:54:11 +0000

Lance was one of my Advanced Open Water students this weekend.

Thank you Lance for putting this video up on YouTube!

Mac Dive 2.0 Released!

dive mistress — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:13:20 +0000

Nick (a Kiwi as I found out tonight!) has completed a spiffy re-write and new look and feel for Mac Dive and it is just gorgeous!

Mac Dive 2.0

Version 2.0 includes maps and a very Mac like interface, with menus for locations, better gear lists and sorting by dive dates.

I’ve just installed this and it has imported all my dives and settings from the previous versions with no problems.

I will be trying it out more over the weekend and will update this post after I’ve imported those dives.

Version 2.0 is now shareware but at a very reasonable $25.00, it is well worth the upgrade.

Check it out now : http://www.mac-dive.com/

Rocking out at Volkner Rocks

dive mistress — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:09:25 +0000

The trip report is coming! I promise!

Here is proof that the visibility that I will rave about is real ….. Jono and Francois diving the Volkner Rocks Marine Reserve

Trip Report : Winter Days Diving at the Knights

dive mistress — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:31:26 +0000

the winter-less north

With the few problems I have been having with this site and some little bugger who thought it would be fun to try and trash it, updates have been few and far between.

It also feels like ages since I got out for some really nice diving and scratched my itch.

In my quest to finish 300 dives by the end of winter 2010, I arranged for some dive buddies to head up to Tutukaka with me to spend the weekend out with Noel and Jo of Yukon Charters.

Marty and I drove up Friday morning – leaving a rather wet Auckland and heading through a rather foggy Bryndrwyn Hills to arrive in what Kate loves to call “the winterless north” And she was right.

Tutukaka Marina was bathed in sunlight and there was not a hint of a breeze.

We headed out to the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve looking forward to the great visibility that we had all been hearing about for some time.

Friday Dive One – Northern Arch

Skip and Marty and I headed towards the Arch from the Southern side of the entrance. Frustratingly for me, my camera battery had not charged properly overnight so I managed five/six photographs before it died.
This meant I got to an Arch absolutely clear as a bell and stacked full of fish with no camera to shoot it all.
l looked back through my dive profile and I hung in the Arch just spinning and watching the massive snapper for about 20 minutes (am getting really fed up with ending a dive because I need to pee!)

Dive Data
|| Depth: 27.15m | Time: 54 mins | Used Gas: 98.07 bar | SAC Rate: 11.53L/Min | Temp: 16 degrees |

Friday Dive Two – Rikoriko Cave

We headed down to the Cave and on the way down, Paulie started telling us how the Department of Conservation had apparently tried to tow the dead sperm whale – the one that was in the back of the cave during our end of May trip – out into deeper water.
There was talk of bones at the entrance of the cave – and an especially large piece of the head of the whale.

I was very very excited to jump over board for this dive. Ania and I geared up and let the boys head off first and then we descended down the anchor line and over to the entrance of the cave – and there it was! Huge! A massive piece of whale bone at the front of our sea cave.

Richie took some amazing photographs – there is a link to his site at the end of this post and I’ll probably post another article link to there as well

Dive Data
|| Depth: 26.49m | Time: 48 mins | Used Gas: 74.96 bar | SAC Rate: 12.27L/Min | Temp: 16 degrees |

Crested Blennie at The Passage

Saturday was not quite as nice as Friday weather wise.
Veronika, Alex, Ania and I headed off on a girls dive to a spot that I have not dived yet (yayy love new spots!)

The wall at The Passage is a lovely 23m to the sand and is covered in gorgonian fans and sponges.
I got a couple of photographs but not nearly enough. Its on my list of places to head back to.

Dive Data
|| Depth: 23.91m | Time: 56 mins | Used Gas: 94.48 bar | SAC Rate: 12.27L/Min | Temp: 16 degrees |

Saturday Dive Two – Rikoriko Cave

The sloppy water did not leave us with too many choices on dive spots for the afternoon so we headed back down to the Cave. We had plenty of new people on board to show the whale bones to.

This dive I took some quick video of Alex heading down to the head bone to show the sheer size of it!

Dive Data
|| Depth: 24.18m | Time: 56 mins | Used Gas: 83.91 bar | SAC Rate: 12.82L/Min | Temp: 16 degrees |

Sunday Dive One – Blue Maomao Arch

Sunday morning and I had my fishies on the boat! Pete and Nickie and Jono and John and Janie came out for the day.
We headed over to South Harbour and took a look at Blue Maomao Arch – which would be the most perfect of perfect introduction to the Poor Knights for Pete and Nickie and Janie who had not been out before.

Pete and Nickie waited til we were in the water til they headed off. Ania, John and Jono and I headed down the line to get settled and sorted and then headed into the arch. There were not a lot of fish – a couple of lone snapper. What I did notice is the dramatic increase in the number of kina and how the arch walls at the southwestern end are a lot more barren than what they used to be.

We mucked around in front of the arch – waving hi to Nickie – and then I saw a bronzie in the distance! Quickly making my shark signal, I took off after it – well closer at least – but it was gone. We headed down to 25m to have a nosy for sting rays as they are often lying on the sand but sadly they were not around today. A Clown Toado (Sharp Nose Pufferfish) came streaking out of the kelp and I managed to get that sign across to Jono before we needed to head back up to our safety stop.

Dive Data
|| Depth: 25.28m | Time: 61 mins | Used Gas: 103.49 bar | SAC Rate: 115.83L/Min | Temp: 16 degrees |

Sunday Dive Two – Magic Wall

By the time Noel moved the boat over to Magic Wall, I was itching to get back in to the water.

Scorpion Fish at Magic Wall

I checked my surface interval and starting gearing up telling the boys to move their butts. Dropped into the bay and headed straight over the rocks and to the wall. Kingfish, rays – lovely marine life everywhere!

I have no idea where the boys were for a lot of the dive but I spent most of it stuck to my camera. I was photographing fans on the underside of the swimthrough when Jono pointed out a massive Scorpion fish just above me.

Cruising along the wall, I found my Diademas and Red Banded Coral Shrimp and pointed those out. Jono probably hopes I’ll stop raving on about them now.

Dive Data
|| Depth: 17.34m | Time: 53 mins | Used Gas: 73.21 bar | SAC Rate: 12.43L/Min | Temp: 16 degrees |

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Richie Robinson has also posted some information and photographs of the Sperm Whale on his site : http://blog.depth.co.nz/2010/07/05/sperm-whale-physeter-macrocephalus/

Sperm Whale | Richard Robinson

dive mistress — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:41:39 +0000

Sperm Whale Remains / Photography by Richard Robinson

As mentioned in my recent Trip Report, we were on “Arrow” the day we all dived the skeletal remains of a Sperm Whale. Richie has some amazing photographs on his side. Click the link through : Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus). | Richard Robinson.

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Diving after Pregnancy | Dive Bunnie

dive mistress — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:39:36 +0000

Clare Wilders recently published a great article on diving after pregnancy on her site Dive Bunnie.

Here is an excerpt of this article.

After the Baby is born!

Well, you waited your time, stayed on the surface during those months of growing that new life that seems to have totally taken over your world.

With even the best intentions, you would be lying if you were not itching to get back under that water and make up for lost time.

Of course we don’t want to ruin your fun, however to ensure that your return to the aquatic world is indeed fun, it would be wise totake a little time and thought to make a few preparations.

OK… some of these suggestions to some of you may seem like a slight case of stating the obvious, but you never know… there maybe that one thing that just slipped your mind.
If we are able to make the return to the water more comfortable and safe for even one of you well, that is enough to make this page most worth-while.

Please bear in mind that I am not a physician, so before doing anything, do ensure that you have the all clear from your doctor. They will know you and your circumstances, better than anyone and will be able to advise you accordingly.

Here is an excerpt from the Divers Alert Network web-site with their current advice regarding diving after having given birth:

“After a vaginal delivery, women can usually resume light to moderate activity within one to three weeks. Obstetricians generally recommend avoiding sexual intercourse and immersion for 21 days postpartum.

This allows the cervix to close, decreasing the risk of introducing infection into the genital tract.

A good rule of thumb is to wait four weeks after delivery before returning to diving.

After a cesarean delivery wound-healing has to be included in the equation.
Most obstetricians advise waiting at least four to six weeks after this kind of delivery before resuming full activity.

Given the need to regain some measure of lost conditioning, coupled with wound healing, and the significant weight-bearing load of carrying dive gear, it’s advisable to wait at least eight weeks after a C-section before returning to diving.

Any moderate or severe medical complication of pregnancy – such as twins, pre-term labor, hypertension or diabetes – may further delay return to diving.

For women who have had deliveries with medical complications, a medical screening and clearance are advisable before they return to diving.

to continue reading this article, please follow the Dive Bunnie link : advice diving after pregnancy.

Training a Scuba Diver with Multiple Sclerosis

dive mistress — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:43:44 +0000

Late summer, 2010 and I had just started teaching Confined Water sessions after a few weeks off with a strained shoulder muscle.
I had three students on this new course.
The following post is my observations and understandings, and my research on training and diving with a person who has multiple sclerosis.
It has taken me a little longer than I expected to write this – it is easy to note your observations and actions but not so easy to explain them in a way that hopefully does the person, and their attitude, justice.

Before I proceed, please understand and be assured that I am not medically trained – this is not a medical opinion and by all means, please consult a medical professional for advice regarding scuba diving and multiple sclerosis.

All the information I have gleaned is from the internet, the Hyperbaric Unit at the Devonport Naval Base and her doctor is quoted as such.
Jasmine waited a year after her diagnosis – to ensure she was symptom free – before receiving the final medical clearance to start a scuba diving course.

Firstly, I knew hardly anything at all about Multiple Sclerosis. Basically nothing at all.

I went online and read the definitions of MS.

MS is a disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) which includes the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.

The CNS is responsible for our conscious and unconscious functioning, including movement and the response to sensations such as sight, touch and hearing. It directs these functions by sending its instructions in the form of electrical impulses to the appropriate sites along nerve fibres.

Nerve fibres are coated in a protective insulating covering called the myelin sheath—this serves a very similar function to the coating around electrical wires. Myelin is important in speeding electrical conduction along nerve fibres and in insulating nerve fibres from one another.

The term multiple sclerosis refers to multiple areas of scarring (sclerosis) scattered throughout the brain and spinal cord. These scars are the result of healing patches of inflammation that are the basic cause of damage to nerve fibres and of the suddenly appearing symptoms that are referred to as an attack, exacerbation or relapse.

Patches of inflammation heal spontaneously over several weeks or months when symptoms may resolve completely or residual impairment may result, if they do not.

The inflammation causes damage particularly to the insulating myelin sheath covering nerve fibres, but also damages the nerve fibres (axons) themselves.

In MS, the typical damage is often referred to as “demyelination”. The nature of the symptoms and their severity depends partly on the site of the patch of inflammation (or lesion) and partly on its nature and intensity.

The course of MS varies widely from person to person. Some people will only ever experience mild symptoms over their lifetime while others will have relapses followed by incomplete remission when disability may worsen in a stepwise fashion with each relapse experienced. A number of people experience slowly progressive, worsening of disability over many months or years. There is uncertainty how much of this progressive process is due to low-grade inflammation and how much to loss of previously damaged nerve fibres.

Source : The Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand

Jasmine had talked to quite a few dive shops in her local area – most said that they could not train her, the others not so sure , and one even saying that she should have kept it quiet.
I could not believe this when I heard it! Firstly, Jasmine had waited a whole year – until she had been symptom free – until she had the Medical Statement completed, and secondly, MS symptoms can be so similar to DCS, why would a reputable dive shop want this to not be disclosed to both Instructors and Buddies?
Global Dive said we would train her. And that meant that we would train her properly – with all the information that we had available.

I then went to see if I could find some information on how and what effects scuba diving has on MS and what effects MS has on scuba diving.
I had read the letter that Jasmine’s doctor had sent along with her required Medical Statement.

There is no evidence that diving in itself has an effect on the disease.

About 20 years ago an unsuccessful effort was made to treat MS with hyperbaric oxygen. Patients neither suffered nor benefited from this treatment series.

Persons with MS are advised not to exercise to the point of exhaustion and to avoid becoming chilled or overheated. Diving candidates with MS should respect that advice.

In each individual case, consider whether the candidate can handle the physical load and master the water skills. Diving candidates should talk to their neurologist about diving.

Source : Divers Alert Network

And the accompanying letter from her doctor was quite concise :

The above named has taken a full Entry Level SCUBA Dive Medial to AS 4005.1 and is considered fit to dive with the following rider.

Dive Instructors and Buddy Divers should be aware of her history of multiple sclerosis.

This is not a contra-indication to compressed gas, SCUBA and surface supplied breathing apparatus diving or even breath hold diving but represents a potential threat in that the symptoms and signs of multiple sclerosis and optic neuritis are very similar to decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism. Any neurological symptoms within 24 hours of surfacing from a dive must be considered dysbaric and managed by referral for therapeutic decompression.
Multiple sclerosis would not cause a sudden underwater problem.

Multiple sclerosis is often a relapsing condition but the diagnosis in her personal case is not well established and it is probable there will be no recurrences. If there are, she should not dive for a year following resolution of symptoms.

The plan was to teach Jasmine to scuba dive – and to train her along with her husband, who was a certified Rescue Diver.
While of course, training the other two students who were signed up to the course along with her.

The first pool session went well.
Swims and floats (treading water) were relatively easy for everybody and the water keeps everyone nice and cool.
When the time came to start putting equipment together, Jasmines fingers were a little shaky which only caused a problem with attaching the low pressure inflator hose to the BCD.
Showing her how to do this by using her leg as a stabliser for her fingers holding the pinch clip so she could insert the BCD attachment, and then detaching it and letting her do it herself sorted that little problem out easily.

For the second pool session, we were completing deep water entries.
This was a little more difficult so we looked at seated entries – and later at gearing up in the water when it was too deep to stand.

My observations here are mainly around heat and muscle strength.
Getting geared up and moving into the water is quite imperative. If a diver with MS gets too hot, they can feel “woolly” or start to feel something similar to pins and needles – especially in the fingers (from what I understand).
Looking at ways to lessen the time spent standing around in full scuba gear is really important.

For the Open Water dives, we headed up north and did a day at Matheson Bay.
The weather report was fabulous however when we arrived, there was a little easterly swell that should have dropped off. We geared up and headed down to the beach. Once in the water, the swell was a little stronger than I expected however everyone agreed we could head out. Open Water Dive One is an underwater tour – no skills, just looking. The visibility was pretty yuck so after 45 mins, we came back in.

Trying to get the girls up the beach was difficult. Difficult and not enjoyable.
During our surface interval, the girls made it pretty clear that they didn’t want to do Dive Two there – which was not a problem (we can complete three training dives in a day) so we decided to complete Two, Three and Four in Lake Pupuke the following day.

The next day went really well.
The only issue – not even a big issue – was the weight of the equipment that Jasmine was wearing and by the end of the day she was (we all were) pretty tired. A very very successful course!

It just goes to show, we humans are amazing creatures.
We can spend days talking ourselves out of being able to do and achieve all sorts of things. But when we really put our minds to it, we can talk ourselves into those same things in a matter of minutes.

Great attitudes, the support of our friends and family and a willingness to succeed means that we can all accomplish anything that we set our sights on.

“You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind” ….. Author Unknown.

For more information :

Multiple sclerosis presenting as neurological decompression sickness in a U.S. Navy diver

Upcoming Trip: White Island

dive mistress — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:19:15 +0000

I will be leading a trip to White Island in a couple of weekends with a crew from Global Dive.
The dates for the trip are Friday 11th, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June 2010.

Diving White Island

White Island is some 50 kilometres off shore from Whakatane and lies 8km west of the White Island trench which reaches depths of up to 1219 metres. White Island is an active stratovolcano and is one of the most accessible volcanoes in the world.

White Island

This fascinating place is brushed by the warm waters of an offshore current and offers exciting dives from pinnacles with 150 metre drop offs to cruisy reef dives.

Underwater vents are a feature of this volcanic area.

Several archways and extinct fumaroles make the area most interesting.

There are places for 6 divers on this fabulous trip.

The trip cost is $825.00 for the 3 days.

There are still some spaces available on this trip – more information is available on the Global Dive website:
Come Dive White Island – June 2010 | Global Dive.

$150.00 is required to secure your space. Get in quick!

Open Water Certification Dives in Lake Pupuke

dive mistress — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:58:06 +0000

I’ve had a great time with a couple of my latest Open Water groups – as previous posts have alluded to.
Teaching them was lots of fun …. even though we spent a bit of time in the lovely green Lake Pupuke

And most of them are still causing me trouble – we are still out diving (even though its the middle of winter) and they are completing Advanced Open Water, Specialties and Rescue Diver certifications.

So I have dropped the videos that Johan took while they were completing their skills in the Lake into this post.
For posterity. And to show them how far they have come … and how proud I am of them.

The Buddy Check

dive mistress — Sun, 16 May 2010 11:32:13 +0000

I’ve read a post about how, during a buddy check, one diver actually turned another’s air off and it was not detected until the dive had begun. This should NOT have happened.

Most technical divers do all of their own checks.
They may ask for assistance but will generally ask that you do not touch their equipment in any way.

A simple buddy check uses 5 steps, performed together as a team before entering the water – as follows:

1. BCD
Inflate your BCD fully – until you hear the over-inflate valve vent.

Johan and Jono before starting Pre Dive Safety Checks

Then check all your dump valves. Shoulder, rear, on the inflator hose if you have one. Ensure you know where they are and how to reach them. Remember that air is lazy and will always escape from the highest point so you may need to use a different dump at different stages of the dive.

2. Weights

Check that your weight belt is on or that your weight pockets are in the BCD (if you have integrated weights).

3. Releases
Check the release clips on your buddy’s BCD. Are they pinch clips or push clips?
Check to see if there is a drysuit hose to release, or a crotch strap. Is there any other equipment that you may need to know how to remove.
At this stage, turn your buddy around and check that the tank band is secured. Also check that the hoses and equipment is not tangled in any way.
Finally check that the tank is on. Generally it will turn back (to the left)

4. Air
Holding your gauges in front of you, take a few breaths from your regulators. Watch the needle on the gauge. It should not waver in any way (the tank may not be fully on) and the needle should not drop!
Know how to release your buddy’s alternate air source and take a few breaths from it.

5. Final check
Ensure you have your mask, fins and snorkel.
Also check to see that you have all the equipment you want on the dive (camera, torch, slates etc).

As a last check, ask yourself and your buddy if you are ready to do this dive.

Remember that any diver can call out of a dive at any time – without peer pressure. If it does not feel right, don’t dive.
There is always another day to dive.

When I am teaching, the PADI manuals use BWRAF – Begin With Review And Friend.
I like to use Blonde Women Really Are Fun – or for the kids, Burgers With Relish And Fries.

Wetkiwi – Clothing for Divers

dive mistress — Sun, 02 May 2010 00:15:40 +0000

Wetkiwi is about all things good underwater in New Zealand.

Wetkiwi pride themselves on supporting local events, people and charities.
Business meetings happen on the way out for a dive, and product testing is before and after diving.

If you can’t tell already, being underwater is their passion – just like it is Dive Mistress’ passion.

Started in 2009 Wetkiwi has already produced shirts for local competitions, sponsored the NZ Freediving Champs and started working on a unique line of T-shirts for a local charity.

The Wetkiwi goal is to spread love for New Zealand and the underwater world.
They strive to have the best customer service, highest quality clothing and stylish yet uniquely kiwi designs.

We think there’s no better way to express your passion for getting wet than with a Wetkiwi T-shirt.

Check out the Wetkiwi Website and Online Store here : Wetkiwi

A Long Way Down

dive mistress — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:07:38 +0000

Kerian and his monofin slide into the deep

New Zealand Free Diver Kerian Hibbs appeared in The Dominion Post again today.

The Dom published an article by Simon Edwards in the Hutt local news section on Kerian and his intense focus and attitude to training that now sees him ranked seventh in the world.

Hibbs, 38, is ranked seventh in the world in constant weight no-fin freediving. Constant weight means whatever weights you wear to get you down quickly, you also have to bring back up with you.

He can hold his breath underwater for 6 1/2 minutes. He enjoys the “self-challenge” of pushing himself to do even better.

Kerian is heading to Japan later on this year to compete in the team Worlds with Guy Brew and William Trubridge.

Kerian has recently left his job to focus on free diving full time.
He is regularly updating his site with his training and competition information – check out Kerians website here

A long way down and holding on | Stuff.co.nz.

Open Water Divers Bond

dive mistress — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:27:13 +0000

I have just finished teaching a PADI Open Water dive course – and it has been one of the most fun (if not absolutely the most fun) that I have had since I have been teaching.

Alan, John and Nickie all got on really well right from the very beginning.
And then when Nickie’s husband Pete (a certified Rescue Diver) joined us for the pool session on the Thursday night, a team was created.

The first pool session was a cracker.
I tweeted at the time that it was basically the BEST pool session ever.
Quite relaxing, lots of laughs, we trucked through all of the skills that we needed to and also headed into the depths of the Olympic Pool for some swimming around and buoyancy practice.
After the pool session (and the rinsing and hanging up of gear) the tradition of a beer or two at Swashbucklers began.

Week Two and things were a little bit tougher.
Nickie got a bit too hot. Waiting on the side of the pool with all of her gear on was a bit more strenuous so we got into improvisation mode. Looking at different ways of entering and gearing up however when we headed down to the deeper end of the pool and completed our descent, she was not comfortable on the bottom and wanted to surface. After ensuring she was okay, I worked with the guys.
We still headed off to Swashbucklers for a beer post pool – where the guys convinced her to come back next week and to carry on.
And to have 2 students completing Confined Water 4/5 and one student completing Confined Water 2/3 when you have a great Divemaster, well its just not an issue.
So she agreed to jump back in the pool again next week and to carry on.

Week Three and we had a great plan on how to best maximise our time.
Bronson – our Divemaster – was working with John and Alan on No-Mask Breathing while I got Nickie caught up on fin pivots. But the plan didnt quite go so well. Long story short, Nickie wasnt comfortable so she surfaced and worked on sitting in the water, balance and breathing through her snorkel with no mask on.
John and Alan and I finished their confined water skills and we all headed back to the shop together.

Not once did anyone make anyone else feel bad for the skills that they had trouble with.

Divers ready for Open Water Dive One

There was no doubt that Nickie (and her husband Pete) wouldn’t be there on the weekend that John and Alan (joined by Melissa and Jono) completed their Open Water dives).

Saturday morning dawned a beautiful morning.

We packed up the cars – along with a couple more certified divers – and headed up to Matheson Bay.

We had a Scuba Saturday day out on the beach. With bread rolls and quiches and yummies from the Matakana Bakery.

Nickie took a whole lot of photos and snorkeled above the guys while they were completing their skills.

Pete and Nickie on the BBQ

This morning we were off to the lake.

Once we had completed our two dives – with no problems at all – I texted Nickie to say we were heading back to the shop and her and Pete met us there …….. with Garlic Prawns! and Steak! and cheesy rolls. Oooooooh yea!

This course is quite possibly the most fun I have ever had teaching.
And it was all down to the divers.

From here, Alan is off back to the U.K, John will be diving on the Great Barrier Reef – and Nickie and I will be completing her Open Water dives at Easter.

WILL BE.
Thats right. We are going to nail this and we know that both the guys will be supporting her from where ever they are.

Scuba Diver Girls

dive mistress — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:35:15 +0000

Scuba Diver Girls know that Scuba Diving is just plain fun.
\Diving with your friends and doing fun stuff is better. Diving with your new girlfriends and laughing is the best!

Margot and Stephanie have started a Girls Diving Club in San Diego and it is quickly spreading all over the world!

SDG try and participate in ocean and environment conservation whenever possible.

Dive Mistress is now part of the Scuba Diver Girls club and is offering reduced rates for SDG members.
Take a look at the SDG directory entry here for more information.

Girls – you can follow Scuba Diver Girls on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

Whats Been Happening?

dive mistress — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:28:14 +0000

Hello Again!

Obviously it has been far too quiet around here lately. Quiet is a polite way of wording it.

So what has been happening for Dive Mistress in 2010?

Well 2010 actually started off with a hiss and a roar.

I’ll be adding a trip report from the New Year liveaboard trip – of which one of the major highlights was the dance party that was held in Riko Riko Cave. You will get the idea from the report – but I have to say that surfacing from a night dive, coming up to 3 metres and seeing the lights glowing in the cave and hearing some of the music made it the best New Years ever!

Before I started back at work, Bronson and I spent a few days with Sheila from Scotland, teaching her to dive.
I will write up a bit of a report from our great day out at the Poor Knights with Noel and Paul from Yukon Charters and post some photographs for Sheila as I promised that I would (and she paid me in chocolate).

Then it all went to heck.
I damaged my shoulder muscle quite badly and spent 5 weeks in physio and was not allowed to dive.
Do you know how hard that was?!?! VERY!

The next diving excursion came about as part of a weekend away – on a yacht.
And we headed overboard on a glorious Saturday morning to do some scallop diving. I wrote a trip report and posted it on my personal blog : HERE but I’ll be adding a little more information and I have a couple of videos from the trip that I will post as well.

And then following on from that ….. an addition to “The Best Weekend Ever” file was the inaugural Fourth Element Dive Adventures New Zealand Wreck Expedition to the HMNZS Canterbury and the Rainbow Warrior.
Well the swell did not play ball for the weekend and we did not get to dive the Rainbow Warrior – but we did get four dives on the Canterbury and being the first time that I had dived her – I had a brilliant time. And it was free!!
All I had to do was take photographs, video and write a trip report. Well okay! So I wrote a report and again posted it on my personal blog HERE and Fourth Element also posted my trip report and my videos on their site HERE

Fourth Element Dive Adventures – The HMNZS Canterbury

dive mistress — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:34:59 +0000

New Zealand scuba divers have been given the opportunity to get out diving with Fourth Element Dive Adventures.
Fourth Element offered 10 spaces on Northland Dive’s super dive boat to get out and enjoy the wrecks of the Rainbow Warrior and HMNZS Canterbury – all in exchange for trip reports, photographs and videos. My specialty!
And as I have been mostly out of the water for the last 5 or 6 weeks, getting the call from Pete Mes saying “girl get back in the water” was perfect timing.

Pete picked me up on Friday after work and we loaded all my gear in the car and headed up to Northland Dive, to the lodge known as “The Cowshed”. The Cowshed is famous in New Zealand – not just as great accommodation – for Shane and Julia’s hospitality and for Julia’s cooking.

When we arrived everyone was already there, except for Skip who would be joining us on Saturday morning.
The crew for the weekend was Pete Mes, Andrew ‘Simo’ Simpson, Skip, Copper Phil, GregL, DaveK and DavidH, Glen and DavidF and myself.
Yup – me and 9 guys on a dive expedition! Julia sorted me out with my own room – bliss

5 rebreathers, 2 sets of twinnies, 3 sets of single tanks.
Then there were 7 stage cylinders. Plus 7 camera systems and DaveKs video rig.
Yes it did all fit into Sea D Sea – the RIB that we would be using for the next two days – with Shane as our captain and crew.

Saturday morning did not look too bad for our day out. It took a little creative loading to get all of the above arranged nicely and to allow for 10 bums to be situated on the pontoons but we did it. And we were off.
It only took around 15 minutes for us to blast our way around to Deep Water Cove from the launching bay and then it was time for the next logistical consideration.
Order of peoples overboard and making sure we had enough room to gear up. Not a problem!
Rebreather divers first, then myself and DaveH with our twins, followed up by DaveK, DaveF and Glen on single tanks.

I headed over and down with Pete Mes, Phil and Greg. We were headed to the bow.
Pete had already warned me that he was going to try and get a couple of well posed photographs – and here was my opportunity. Underwater modelling is harder than it looks! And I am not only talking about not having a face full of bubbles in each shot. Face to the camera, chin up, eyes to the side, torch pointed at the dome …… phew. I like the photograph from the machine gun turret room.

Dive One Details :

Depth : 29.5m | Time : 60mins | Temp : 20deg

Getting my ass back on to the RIB post dive was a hell of a laugh.
The boys have enough upper body strength, once they have launched themselves out of the water, to then pull themselves up and over the sides of the RIB. Me, its a whole different ball game.
I can get most of the way up – and then I need to rely on Shane. Who grabs my shoulders with what seemed like a large laugh in his belly and yanks me into the boat. Hey, no one ever said that divers were all that elegant on land!!

Once everyone was back on board, we headed to a lovely sheltered beach for Julia’s huge sandwiches. And by huge I mean that their size was only restricted by the size of the mouth that you were trying to stuff it into.
Scrambled egg, lettuce, ham, tomatoes, beetroot, cheese, cucumber …… oooooh I am making myself hungry again.
After nearly 2 hours on the surface for most of us, we jumped/launched/scrambled back into the boat and headed back to the wreck. We had it all to ourselves this dive.

I dived with Greg this dive and we decided to head to the stern for a bit of a look.
Andrew and Skip were also down there and heading down into the ship. I spent some time on the railings – photographing jewel anemones. There were a lot more growing on the Canterbury than I anticipated given that she has only been down a couple or three years.

Dive Two Details :

Depth : 28.6m | Time : 54mins | Temp : 19deg

Post dive two – it was wine o’clock!
We headed straight back to the bay, stripped out of our dry suits and back to the Cowshed.
Make sure the rose is in the fridge, rinse the gear, place the tanks in the queue for yummy Nitrox fills, clean up a little and its time for drinks – and log books and checking the schematics and generally talking bollocks.

Pete decided to jump in the stream and take photographs of the super-sized eels.
I think Shane and Julia must have been feeding them Open Water divers. A couple of these guys are massive!
Either Open Water divers – or the left overs from Julia’s amazing dinners. Cooked chicken, huge green salad, potato salad, corn on the cob, sausages – washed down with a healthy dose of wine, good dive buddies and silly silly silly conversation.
It was a great night but by about 10pm, I could not keep my eyes open any longer! I slinked off to bed with a big grin on my face and anticipation for the next days diving.

The next day bought sunshine – and fruit salad for breakfast!
We were ready earlier as all our equipment was in place and we just needed to load the refilled tanks on the boat and our drysuits and camera gear into the car. Heading down to Te Uenga Bay, the water was flat and blue and we were all excited.

Dive One on Sunday and Greg and I decided to do the stern again.
This time we would spend around half an hour there – I wanted to dive all around the railings from port to starboard and then into the helicopter hangar. I had planned my dive so I would get around 40 mins of bottom time on the stern before heading to midships and coming up to 20m, switching gas, photographing the crows nest and coming up the line to 9m for about 6mins of deco. As it was, the plan worked a treat and as I hit 9m, I only had 4mins of deco to finish so I did a 3min safety stop as well – showing DavidH (who had also bought a Suunto Vyper Air) what the deco screen and change gas looked like.

Dive Three Details :

Depth : 29.5m | Time : 63mins | Temp : 20deg

Our last dive! I really wanted to spend the last dive on the bow.
I knew that I would be limited on my bottom time by the dives yesterday, plus my mix was leaner, and I had already completed an hour at around 30m on the previous dive as well as a deco stop.
Plus I really wanted to see if the HD video would come out alright considering we were bathed in beautiful sun – and therefore some lovely ambient light.
We went straight to the bow and I started on the starboard side. I was pleased with the photographs however the video is a little jumpy. It was very well suggested that I might need a faster SD card so I will give this a go. The video is on YouTube and I will embed it below.

Let’s just say, as a summary for Dive Four – in fact the whole weekend – it was so good that I did not want to get out!

I had 14mins of deco to complete when I left the wreck.
After switching to my deco mix, this dropped a couple of minutes however not enough. I shall be completing my Advanced Deco/Nitrox as soon as possible!!

Dive Four Details :

Depth : 29.8m | Time : 59mins | Temp : 20deg

A big thank you to Shane and Julia for their hospitality this weekend. It was the first time I had made it up to the Cowshed and even though Darryl was extremely rude (just kidding – we had our IE together), I’ll be back sooner rather than later.

And finally a HUGE thank you to Fourth Element Dive Adventures!
The idea of getting people out diving and keeping them diving – well it keeps our industry alive! If you have not signed up online or joined the SDNZ forum, I suggest you do so. Its not all about the diving – but you definitely meet some wicked people who will share some fun times with you …. and that makes you get your butt off the couch!

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