NERD from Shearwater

Shearwater newest product which we are calling the NERD, Near.Eye.Remote.Display. 

Shearwater will be showing the NERD at the Birmingham dive show this coming weekend and also at DEMA in a couple of weeks.

WDT dive will be  accepting orders after the DEMA show, but not before.  Delivery lead times will be the end November.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me. We hope you like the NERD.

Let’s Welcome Fall with some Cave diving!

Summer was rainy in cave country this year, caves system have been opened and closed.

It was a good opportunity to organize some training in south Florida and say hello to good friends.

Caves have reopened and we have some good training going on until winter.

Lots of things are happening in North Florida this fall… we will be attending some shows in the area.

CAVE Country Update

Lots of Rain

It’s rainy season and we are missing rainfalls! Not only to grow green pasture grass back for our companions at our facility but also to get the aquifer levels refilled. As I am speaking today the cave systems are recovering. We went to Madison first week of October and the current is strongly kicking but the blue water is coming back.

Peacock is getting there also, the cave is flowing and the visibility was around 60 feet in some places.

Devil Ear and Eyes have been good.

Little River has been reopened.

Training in South Florida.

We did some training in Miami where I taught a CCR Megalodon Instructor course.

We had great time on wrecks specialty in Pompano Beach with great weather where I was able to conduct our CCR Trimix Nomoxic (CCR MOD2) diver and Instructor course.

Thank you Ocean Safari, Tiger tail, RJ diving and Miss conduct for their support.

Fall Agenda

Lots of events are happening in North and Central Florida, cave diving capital of the world J

Cave summit in Lake city: October 12

NACD annual workshop Gainesville

Cave Excursions “React 2013” in Luraville: October 26th

DEMA Show 2013 in Orlando: November 6th to November 9th

Our Facility

Staying closer to the cave systems, and keeping our philosophy alive was very important for us. We now offer our students a quality and natural learning environment.

Training Agenda at WDT dive facility:

CCR Cave diver course (upgrade): September 1^st to October 5^th 2013

CCR Megalodon Instructor Development course: October 21^st to 25^th 2013

CCR Pathfinder diver and Instructor Cross-Over course: October 25^th to 28^th

CCR Cave cross-over: October 28^th to October 31^st

Recreational side mount course: November 1^st to November 5^th

IANTD Cave diver Instructor -Instructor Development Course: November 9^th to 15^th

Technical Cave diver course last weekend of November 2013

Tips and training

One of my students had some issues with the weight of his tanks; his feet were constantly low. He is diving heavy doubles with a dual bladder and a comfort type harness with dual shoulder buckles.

The adjustment we did were:

- to switch his steel back-plate for an aluminum back-plate.

- to put a tighter “purist” harness instead of the double buckled shoulder straps.

- to reposition the tanks a little higher and close to the neck.

- to work on trim position, legs up on land.

These adjustments have allowed reinforcing my student’s swimming techniques and his trim.

100% positive results, and another happy cave diver!

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