QCA Dive Club

03/03/2018

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/undetonated-explosives-found-on-mexican-tourist-ferry-off-coast-of-cozumel/article/2650550

The U.S. embassy issued a safety alert warning American citizens visiting the area to exercise caution.

20/09/2016

Thanks to a new addition to underwater social network Aqwary

06/07/2016

Any way the tide flows, doesn't really matter to me.

We like to have a bit of fun at work ! Hope this makes you smile too.

18/05/2016

28/03/2016

Aerial surveys show that 95 per cent of all northern reefs are suffering from severe coral bleaching.

04/01/2016

Awww

Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet.

26/09/2015

How awesome is this?!

The OpenROV Trident is a waterproof drone, which allows anyone to capture great quality images up to 25m underwater.

16/07/2015

Win a GoPro from Scuba Diver Life!

DiveBooker.com GoPro Giveaway

02/07/2015

Disclaimer: not actually smoking.

Now that I have the attention of all the smoking divers, in this article you will learn the secret behind smoking while scuba diving. I know, everybody says: “what!” Okay I lied. You will learn how to make it look like you are smoking underwater. And how is this useful you might ask? Just for...

17/06/2015

Author Neil Swidey’s book “Trapped Under the Sea” relates the little-known story of five men who were sent on an ill-planned and untested mission to rescue the Deer Island Treatment Plant.

16/06/2015

Very cool dive site! Anyone been there?

This scuba dive, wow. First off, it's a deep one at 34m (100ft). Secondly, it's in a cenote Angelita, a cavern near Tulum, Mexico. Thirdly, there is a 10 foo...

10/06/2015

I want to dive with one of these!

One of the largest Great Whites ever filmed. Guadalupe Island Video credit: Mauricio Hoyos Padilla

07/05/2015

More people are starting to look at what we’ve done to this planet, especially since the birth of the technological revolution. Our oceans have been suffering for a very long time, with countless oil spills and toxic waste dumped into them every single day from industrial practices and more. Despite…

16/04/2015

Nearly 2,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico, a research vessel had an “extremely rare” encounter with a massive creature off the coast of Louisiana.

12/03/2015

http://www.rockcitytimes.com/divers-find-300-year-sunken-pirate-ship-mississippi-river-st-louis/

ST LOUIS, Mo – A group of amateur divers this weekend discovered a sunken pirate ship in the Mississippi river south of St. Louis. The discovery was made Saturday near Oakville, Missouri after a group of divers, searching for lost river boat artifacts, came...

23/02/2015

Win this pretty pretty computer!

Enter now for your chance to win an Oceanic VTX Dive Computer!

11/02/2015

Subscribe to Earth Touch: http://goo.gl/thjT7W It's a cautionary tale with a twist. Unless we do more to protect them, coral reefs could become extinct by 20...

28/01/2015

How have I only been to one of these? How many have you been to?

Scuba diving is one of the most popular water adventure sports today. While diving can be done in lakes and rivers, most scuba diving enthusiasts prefer th

26/01/2015

Rum... for scuba divers?!

A Premium White Rum for Scuba Divers and Ocean Adventurers

20/10/2014

Interesting documentary about the lives of some saturation divers.

15/10/2014

Sleepy Whale is sleepy.

Humpback whales are the farthest traveling mammals on the planet, capable of journeying some 3,000 miles a year as part of their annual migration. But all that swimming sure can tucker a whale out.

01/10/2014

Way to go Ahmed!

On September 18th, Egyptian diver Ahmed Gabr embarked on a world-record breaking scuba-diving attempt, meant to take him deeper than anyone had ever dived.

26/09/2014

Yay!

Today (September 25), Barack Obama created the largest marine reserve on the planet, west of Hawaii. The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument has been expanded to six times its original size, now spanning almost 490,000 square miles of U.S. waters in the Pacific Ocean.

15/09/2014

Hello All

This is a quick reminder that the Dive Club meeting this Thursday September 18th is at Scuba Adventures QCA dive shop at 6 PM,

The P.A.D.I. Rep. will be here talking about how to make diving More FUN, and going pro if that thought crossed your mind, and We are giving away a few door prizes, One of them is a GoPro Mask, Ocean Pro Mesh duffle bag, and an U/W Kinetics Dive light. So Don't Miss out! Must be here to win. You'll need to R.S.V.P. So we know how many people are coming. Please! 563-324-8771 or e-mail me.

We'll be talking about going to Mermet springs this weekend Sept. 20th & 21st, for Advanced Open Water, Plus D.U.I. demo days. or Just for FUN!

This is an opportunity for you to try a dry suit for only $15.00 for a couple of dives, Enough to get your Dry suit certification if you want it.

Plus we just checked and the water temp. is 82 degree, and visibility is 20 to 40 feet. and the fish are very active. Should be a Good time for all divers!

See you all there!

15/09/2014

While there are no shortage of wacky ideas in science fiction about what creatures from other planets might look like, many weird and remarkable creatures can actually be found right here on Earth.

08/09/2014

yonaguni, nullarbor plain, strange dives, weird dives, lighthouse of alexandria, western australia

19/08/2014

This Thursday's meeting has been moved to the Rudy's upstairs in the Village of East Davenport as the River House is booked for 2 parties during our typical time. See you all there and let anyone you know who is coming the new location.

18/08/2014

Today an 8 year old with over 100 dives, reminded me just how much FUN scuba diving can be!! Thank you, Leo it is not often I get to dive with one of the bes...

08/08/2014

Flocks of Scallops!

juvenile scallops swimming on the wreck or the North Star in Stellwagen Bank.

07/08/2014

Beautiful caves!

Manatial Del Toro is the Dominican Republic's biggest flooded cave, part 1 features the first 5000 feet of this unique cave. Including Caroli's Room the bacterial…