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Scuba Outfitters is offering up a chance for our fellow divers to design our new club shirts! The design must be emailed to Info@Scubaout.com by February 28, 2010.

The Rules:

1) Must contain Scuba Outfitters Logo and contact info.
2) Must be Scuba or Aquatic Life related picture or artwork.
3) Must be centered on back of shirt (button up, polo and t-shirts to be used)
4) All work must be original.
5) Must contain no more… Continue

Mike’s Scuba Clinics
Scuba is a sport, right? To play sports really well you must practice, right? When was the last time you “practiced” your sport of Scuba Diving? You’ve probably never “practiced” Scuba Diving. Over 75 percent of divers including “Advanced” divers have never practiced their skills since their Open Water class. Every professional athlete practices for hours every day so when game day comes they can perform to near perfection. So should we. When your next dive comes woul… Continue

This is a great article that I found on Divefitness.com. Enjoy.

Breathing Heavy: How to reduce your gas consumption

by Cameron L. Martz, ACSM H/FI

For some divers, being the first to hit turn pressure means nothing more than a good-
natured jibe from dive buddies once back on the boat. For others, a high rate of gas
consumption stands as an obstacle to their full enjoyment of diving.

There are more ways to solve this problem than just throwing a bigger tank on your back.
That o… Continue

For anyone who might be visiting Little Cayman in the future here is the basic information on a trip there.
Little Cayman Trip Information

Passport valid for 6 months past travel dates is required to enter the Cayman Islands

The exchange rate is US $1.25 = CI $1.00. Change is given in CI. Credit cards can be used as well.

Itinerary
Meet at Scuba Outfitters at 6:00am on Saturday December 5th.
We will be taking the limo over to and from the Miami airport as a group. Bring $15 each way tip for t… Continue

Congratulations to Ronnie, Mike, and Mike (we wont mention the nickname) on getting open water certified this weekend. They all did a great job considering the conditions. Now that they have experienced dives like these diving from now on will be easy. Everyone on Sunday burnt a ton of calories and received a great leg and arm workout on the wreck of the Tracy. The second dive on Sunday was a shallow drift dive on a reef called Oakland Ledges. A few divers found lobster but they were very few an… Continue