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Dive Stores in the Internet Age: survival means better local service -- Publicly Available

Ben Davison — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:00:00 -0500

The recent announcement that Scubapro has joined with LeisurePro to allow some of its gear to be sold online reveals a break in the last wall of resistance that the dive industry has put up against Internet equipment sales. As we wrote five years ago, online sales of dive gear were seen by dive stor [...]

Raja Ampat Liveaboard Goes Down in Flames -- Publicly Available

Ben Davison — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:00:00 -0500

On the morning of December 29, the five passengers aboard the Mandarin Siren went for a dive at Manta Sandy in northern Raja Ampat. Undercurrent subscriber Thatcher Hayward (Cambridge, MA) was the first to surface an hour later and saw thick black smoke coming from the aft of the boat. "I got on the [...]

All Articles in the February, 2012 Issue

Ben Davison — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0500

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The Red Sea, Egypt , three great dive trips, three prices
Yes, But Is Egypt Safe?
Rendezvous Dive Adventures, British Columbia , a laid-back idyll on Vancouver Island for cold-water divers
Two Letters to the Editors
Beneath Cold Seas
Dive Stores in the Internet Age , survival means better local service
Did This Divemaster Commit Suicide, or Was She Silenced?
Raja Ampat Liveaboard Goes Down in Flames
Still Unclear How Key Largo's Get Wet Got Wet
A Computer for Non-Techie Divers , the $350 Cressi Leonardo
How Divers Can Give Back: Part I , and your dive trip may be tax deductible
Loving the Chambered Nautilus to Death

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All Articles in the January, 2012 Issue

Ben Davison — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500

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Topdive, Bora Bora and Rangiroa, French Polynesia , fantastic diving - - if you can afford it
Cheaper Ways to Dive French Polynesia
Bonaire, Caymans, China. . . , a dangerous Baja dive shop, and what, no octopus for your buddy?
Does High-Fat Fast Food Mean a Lower Risk of DCS?
Scubapro Nixes its "Free Parts for Life" Program
This Year's Batch of Dive Gizmos , my picks and pans of the annual DEMA show
Diver Dies in Sinking Boat Near Key Largo
Insurance for Your Next Dive Trip , why you probably shouldn't leave home without it
A New Lionfish Hazard to Worry About
The Shark Massacre at Malpelo
A Brighter Side of Underwater Photography , how Lembeh resorts are turning their guests into better divers
Showdown in Cabo Pulmo
Flotsam & Jetsam

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Make your own Mini Chapbook of diving reviews from places and operators you want

Ben Davison — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:00:00 -0400

Our new Mini Chapbook feature allows you to generate a collection of our reader reports on any dive destination, where you select the dive resorts/liveaboards of interest for any years you want. You can choose the formatting of the report and download to your computer for printing or just reading. Only reports before 2008 are available to non-subscribers. See our Chapbook FAQ.

The 2011 Travelin' Diver's Chapbook is the December, 2010 Issue

Ben Davison — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:00:00 -0400

Here are over 600 reports on dive resorts/liveaboards worldwide filed by Undercurrent readers during the past year. You can download the 2011 Travelin' Diver's Chapbook or have it emailed to you, choosing the format of your choice -- with all the details in the reports, or only the highlights -- and sized to fit your printer. On your computer you can choose to print any or all pages, or just view it there -- it's a PDF file. All those reports are now at your fingertips, easily carried wherever you want. You must be an active subscriber to get this Chapbook. See our Chapbook FAQ.

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All Articles in the November, 2011 Issue

Ben Davison — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:00:00 -0400

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Arenui, Komodo Island, Indonesia , here there be dragons - - and fish big and tiny
The Komodo Dragons
A Mouthpiece to Prevent Diver's Mouth
Lion's Dive & Beach Resort, Curacao , for families, suntanners and easy divers
Which Dive Computers for High Altitude Diving?
Australia, Grand Cayman, Philippines . . . , and when it's really the best time to dive in Raja Ampat
We Need Your Reader Reports
The Nautilus Lifeline Finally Ships , and how a little openness can prevent PR headaches
Why Divers Panic , Malcolm Gladwell explains in his latest book
Got Your Cockroach Yet?
Scuba Snobs' Guide to Dive Etiquette , the formerly unspoken rules for good divers to live by
The Death of Steve Irwin, Redux
Shark Hunt or Witch Hunt? , Aussie dive operators call for shark killing rampages
The Fins Sharks Like Best
Nobody Wants a Bursting Scuba Hose , questions arise about Miflex's high-pressure hoses
Two Reads on Raja Ampat
Flotsam & Jetsam

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All Articles in the October, 2011 Issue

Ben Davison — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:00:00 -0400

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Spoilsport, Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea, Australia , something for everyone, even snorkelers
A Tale of Three Fees
Lest We Not Forget Our Fellow Divers
Turks & Caicos, Grand Cayman, Costa Rica , plus advice about Mabul diving and your passport pages
The Mysterious Case of the Stolen, Exploding Tank
Dive Shop Owner Convicted of Killing Wife Underwater is Set Free
The Painful, Disabling Sting of a Lionfish , a reef scientist's firsthand encounter
Have Lionfish Met Their Match?
The Evolution of DAN , is the Divers Alert Network still fulfilling its mission?
One Insurance Claim DAN Should Have Approved from the Start
Exercise and Diving , pre-dive workouts can protect against decompression sickness
Stay in Shape
Shark-Repelling Magnets for Divers , they might work, but do you need them?
Scuba Diving for Health

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