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Diving Etiquette: the Diving Center
You made it right on time: got off the plane, looked forward to your travel bag with your dive equipment, and nearly cried in relief...
15 January 2020
Claudio Di Manao
DAN Member since 1997, Claudio Di Manao is a PADI and IANTD diving instructor. He’s the author of a series of books and novels about diving, including Shamandura Generation, an exhilarating portrait of Sharm el Sheikh’s diving community. He collaborates with magazines, radios and newspapers, talking and writing about diving safety, marine life and travels.
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Diving Etiquette
Diving etiquette: The Buddy
"Who's this guy who wants to teach us how to behave? Do we really need this?" The first misconception is that common sense is a kind...
18 April 2019
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: the treasures of Jackson Reef (Part 2)
Jackson Reef (Egypt): a sort of amusement park for scuba divers, with rollercoasters and five completely different routes. We celebrate its richness and beauty, highlighting...
19 March 2019
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: the treasures of Jackson Reef (Part 1)
Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt. Between the island of Tiran and the Sinai east coast of, the Gulf narrows. In the middle of the Straits, an...
07 August 2018
POP diving
POP Diving: when paper heroes scuba dive
It's 1952, and five years still need to go by before the premiere of 'The Silent World' award-winning movie by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle,...
11 May 2018
POP diving
POP Diving: The Big Blue
BACKGROUND INFO and FACTS In the 60's and 70's, freediving world champions Jaques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca face one another in the blue, beating each other's records....
06 December 2017
Member profile
Diving with champions: Interview with Aldo Montano
Fencing Olympic athlete, Aldo Montano is a two times World Champion, five times European Champion, and nine times Italian Champion; esteemed athlete endorser, well-known TV...
26 September 2017
Features
Talking underwater
For safety reasons, but also to have more fun, we communicate underwater, and share details and info. Our wish could be to signal that a...
05 May 2017
POP diving
POP diving: 007 Thunderball
POP diving. Our journey to discover what has made diving popular: characters, on paper or celluloid, who became cult heroes of the diving community. With 1...
08 March 2017
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: the USAT Liberty
Location: Bali, Indonesia.GPS: 8° 16' 28.80” S - 115° 35’ 34.77” EType of dive: wreckAccess: beachLevel: beginners - experts THE SETTINGTulamben's beach, on the North-Eastern side...
16 February 2017
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: Cenote Dos Ojos
Type of dive: cavern/cave-dive Experience level: cavern/cave-diver specialty GPS: 20°19'28.88" N - 87°23'31.16" W Cavern routes (rec.) Barbie line: 515 m Bat Cave line: 312 m Maximum depth: 9.1 m Size of cave system:...
27 December 2016
Features
Why go underwater?
Have you ever imagined an alternate world, where you can fly between mountain peaks, do somersaults with strange creatures, without ever falling? A world full...
14 November 2016
