Jun 14, 20243 min readGet CALMI'm starting a new class. Sort of. Not a prerequisite class... not exactly... though sometimes it will be useful as a prep curriculum....
Jan 11, 20249 min readEenie, Meanie, Miney...How do you pick an instructor when you don’t know shit? At any level of diving? You need an instructor because you don’t know shit… but...
Aug 31, 20232 min read"Progressive Penetration"Cavern has, by and large, by most agencies, been moving in the direction of being more of a recreational-level safety class. This rather...
Aug 16, 20231 min readEntertain Me! Fuck Up More!Sometimes challenges as an instructor come from the unlikeliest places. Student I know. Pretty well. Worked with them before. I know...
Aug 9, 20231 min readConducting Drills "Wrong"I don't know why I never thought of it before. Wanted to get a lost diver drill done on this morning's dive. But during our exit (when I...
Jul 3, 20232 min readJust Put Them on Your Sides (If You Want to Look Like a Chump)The first time I'd ever heard of sidemount the only configuration-specific harnesses being produced for the market were the Golem Gear...