Water activities with Fins & FishPosted by admin Date: Friday, June 5, 2009
Categories: scuba diving fins
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Which fins are better? The Oceanic Vortex V16 or the V8?
I needs some fins for scuba diving. I have been impressed with the spilt fins and have narrowed it down to two or three possibilities. The Oceanic Vortex V16 or the V8. The V16 are about £25 more expensive. I was wondering what the main differences are, and whether its worth spending the extra money for the V16 if they are that much different.
Thanks in advance.
The fins that are 'better' are the ones that you find most comfortable to wear/swim with, so everyone will have a different opinion (and very few casual scuba divers will have tried both makes, so can't offer a comparitive opinon).
Ideally try out both models, maybe in a pool attached to a dive centre, and see which you like better. If you can't feel any difference, then it doesn't really make a difference which you go for, except for your wallet. But even trying-before-you-buy gives you no information about long-term durability. If you go for the cheaper option, you may need to replace them much sooner than the more expensive pair.
Alternatively you could look online. DIVER magazine's online version (www.divernet.com) may have a useful comparison, and old articles (and forums) can be viewed without a subscription. They get ex-Olympian Chris Boardman to do their fin tests, which happen every couple of years–I haven't checked to see when the last one was done, but you might get lucky. But remember, while he may at least have compared the fins, any verdict still comes down to personal opinion (maybe he kicks differently to you!).
Personally I swear by my Mares Avanti Quattros. I've been using the same pair since 2001, and that's including 4 years as a full-time diving instructor. They've literally been all round the world with me, and when they die, I'll probably get another pair, if they're still being sold.
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Posted by admin Date: Monday, May 25, 2009
Categories: scuba diving fins
Tags: "SCUBAPRO, scuba diving, scuba fins, seawing nova
John Chatterton Force Fins and SUDS
John Chatterton http://www.johnchatterton.com/index.php is one of the most accomplished and well-know wreck divers. The fins he uses is the Excellerating Force Fin http://www.forcefin.com/FF_PAGES/FF_Products/excel_force_product.htm
He supports SUDS and so does Force Fins. Learn more about John Chatterton and Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba http://www.sudsdiving.org/
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Posted by admin Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009
Categories: scuba diving fins
Tags: Chatterton, Diving, fin, Fins, force, forcecfin, John, Scuba, SUDS, wreck, wrecks
ross elliot 112 meter dynamic apnea(no fins)
ross elliot in training for the british record with a 112 meter dynamic apnea at waterworld in newquay.Bring on 6 lengths.
Music by “the sea”
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Posted by admin Date: Monday, May 18, 2009
Categories: scuba diving fins
Tags: apnea, breath, breathhold, british, buckle, Diving, dynamic, elliot, extreme, Fins, freedive, Freediving, hold, meter, metre, No, pool, record, ross, sam, Scuba, swimming, underwater, watersport
Aquasub Scuba Diving Centre – Richmond Hill
Aquasub Scuba Diving Centre
http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/Ontario/Richmond-Hill/Aquasub-Scuba-Diving-Centre/99595.html?AFC-TT2527453564
Ontario’s Leading Dive Centre!
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Posted by admin Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009
Categories: scuba diving fins
Tags: boots, cameras, Compasses, computers, Cutting, Dive, Diving, Equ, Fins, Tools, travel, Yellow
Video Cam Direct UploadPosted by admin Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009
Categories: scuba diving fins
Tags: apnea, Bahamas, Blue, breaststroke, breath, cnf, cwt, dean's, Dive, Diving, Fins, freedive, freediver, Freediving, hold, Hole, Island, Long, No, record, Scuba, trubridge, unassisted, underwater, vertical, William, world
Helicopter Wreck, Diving in Capernwray
Diving at capernwray on 02/05/09. This is the wessex dragonfy helicopter at capernwray. All the gauges n radio etc. have gone n so have the control columns! So not too interesting ha. Tags: capernwray dive site roach fish scuba diving wessex wreck helicopter plane boat sunk padi bsac ssac saa rebreather advanced open water rescue lancaster lake district uk ian chan fins split tank cylinder nitrox burst bcd emergency ascent buddy breath podsnap cessna lord lucan shergar black pool pleasure beach perch rainbow trout safety stop african queen dreamer 152
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Posted by admin Date: Friday, May 8, 2009
Categories: scuba diving fins
Tags: 152, advanced, african, ascent, bcd, beach, black, boat, breath, bsac, buddy, burst, Capernwray, cessna, chan, cylinder, district, Dive, Diving, dreamer, emergency, Fins, fish, helicopter, ian, lake, lancaster, lord, lucan, nitrox, open, PADI, perch, Plane, pleasure, podsnap, pool, Queen, rainbow, Rebreather, Rescue, roach, saa, safety, Scuba, shergar, SITE, split, ssac, Stop", sunk, tank, trout, UK, water, wessex, wreck
Diving at Capernwray
Diving at capernwray 02/05/09 A ‘practice’ vid cos there was nothing to take a vid of lol thats me at 0:15 Tags: capernwray dive site roach fish scuba diving wessex wreck helicopter plane boat sunk padi bsac ssac saa rebreather advanced open water rescue lancaster lake district uk ian chan fins split tank cylinder nitrox burst bcd emergency ascent buddy breath podsnap cessna lord lucan shergar black pool pleasure beach perch rainbow trout safety stop african queen dreamer 152
Duration : 0:0:53
Posted by admin Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Categories: scuba diving fins
Tags: 152, advanced, african, ascent, bcd, beach, black, boat, breath, bsac, buddy, burst, Capernwray, cessna, chan, cylinder, district, Dive, Diving, dreamer, emergency, Fins, fish, helicopter, ian, lake, lancaster, lord, lucan, nitrox, open, PADI, perch, Plane, pleasure, podsnap, pool, Queen, rainbow, Rebreather, Rescue, roach, saa, safety, Scuba, shergar, SITE, split, ssac, Stop", sunk, tank, trout, UK, water, wessex, wreck
Diving, African Queen & Dreamer at Capernwray
Diving at Capernwray 02/05/09.this vid shows the african queen and the dreamer respectively i think! Tags: capernwray dive site roach fish scuba diving wessex wreck helicopter plane boat sunk padi bsac ssac saa rebreather advanced open water rescue lancaster lake district uk ian chan fins split tank cylinder nitrox burst bcd emergency ascent buddy breath podsnap cessna lord lucan shergar black pool pleasure beach perch rainbow trout safety stop african queen dreamer 152
Duration : 0:1:36
Posted by admin Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Categories: scuba diving fins
Tags: 02/05/09.this, 152, advanced, african, and, ascent, at, bcd, beach, black, boat, breath, bsac, buddy, burst, Capernwray, cessna, chan, cylinder, district, Dive, Diving, dreamer, emergency, Fins, fish, helicopter, ian, lake, lancaster, lord, lucan, nitrox, open, PADI, perch, Plane, pleasure, podsnap, pool, Queen, rainbow, Rebreather, Rescue, respectively, roach, saa, safety, Scuba, shergar, shows, SITE, split, ssac, Stop", sunk, tags, tank, the, think!, trout, UK, vid, water, wessex, wreck