Notes
Everything written so far.
- What the full-face snorkel mask sellers won't tell you The comfort is real. So is the risk the people selling them have known about for a decade. Who actually gets hurt, and what I'd tell you before you put one on a kid.
- 37% felt unprepared after class — that's the course, not you A 2023 survey put real numbers on what new divers already suspected. Here's the menu the shop usually doesn't volunteer.
- Pack zinc. Hawaii's sunscreen law, honestly. The statewide ban is two ingredients, not six. Maui's is stricter. Here's what's actually on the books — and what to put in your bag.
- Reef-safe sunscreen isn't the lever The worst coral bleaching event ever measured is happening right now — and the conservation conversation is pointed at the wrong thing.
- Before You Book the Red Sea, Read SB1 MAIB and BSAC put out specific guidance after Sea Story — a vetting checklist, not a reason to skip the trip.
- The Maldives cave incident — we know nothing yet, but here's what we can learn Five experienced divers died in a cave in Vaavu Atoll. We don't know the plan yet — but the line this points at is one every recreational diver can think about now.
- The Scubapro Hydros Pro 2 weight pocket recall — what to actually do CPSC Recall 26-393 covers the Monorail weight pockets, not the BCD. Here's how to check, what to send in, and how to keep diving while you wait.
- What actually belongs in a save-a-dive kit Start with a pre-assembled kit, then make it yours and check it. The point isn't the parts — it's not losing a dive, yours or your buddy's.
- Coming back to diving after years away Your certification didn't expire. Comfort fades faster than the card does. Here's the actual menu of ways back — what each one costs, what each one is for.
- Goats find the weak spot. Water does too. A goat doesn't test the strong part of the fence. A pre-dive check done as rhythm doesn't either. The fix is the same — slow down on the post you'd most assume is fine.