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Rebreather Diving

Sep 03
1

First Dive on the Canadian Schooner Queen of the Lakes

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28-year-old Teddy Garlock has never been shy about reaching out to mentors. As a new scuba diver, at the age of thirteen, he contacted noted shipwreck explorer Jim Kennard. To Garlock, Jim was a local “Cousteau.” Kennard, an electrical engineer by trade, is a shipwreck enthusiast who has found over 200 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, NY Finger Lakes and in the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers over the past 35 years. Using side scan sonar and ROVs, Kennard has spent decades on the lake searching for some of the 8000 or more shipwrecks lost in the depths. In…

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May 07
11

Penguin Random House Canada Announces Multi-Book Deal with Aquanaut Jill Heinerth

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May 4, 2017. Toronto, Canada –Penguin Random House Canada is proud to announce the signing of a four-book deal with renowned underwater explorer Jill Heinerth. The first of two adult titles, Into the Planet, is scheduled for publication by Doubleday Canada in Fall of 2018. The first of two children’s books with Tundra Books will follow in 2019. Literary agent Rick Broadhead of Rick Broadhead & Associates completed the deal. More people have walked on the moon than have been to some of the remote places Jill Heinerth has explored on earth. Jill is a veteran of over twenty years…

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Mar 05
10

Oxygen Measurement for Divers

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Sadly, much of our information about oxygen sensors has been born on Internet chat forums. A lot of that banter is simple anecdotal evidence as opposed to scientific fact. Thankfully, owner of Vandagraph Ltd. in the UK, John Lamb has released his 2nd Edition of “Oxygen Measurement for Divers.” It might not be your idea of a book to curl up with in front of a fire, but it is one of the best investments you can make as a rebreather diver or owner of an oxygen analyzer. Lamb carefully breaks down the measurement of oxygen into abundantly illustrated chapters…

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