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January, 2000

Bonaire, A Shore Diver's Mecca, the Carib Inn, deep diving, private guides
BONAIRE TIPS
Hurricane Lenny's Legacy
TRAVEL TIP — TOBAGO
Testing Fins, turbo, grooves, jets, or hydros, picking the best
HOW THE TEST WAS CONDUCTED
Consumer Alert, Aeris & Oceanic Computer Recall
Ad of the Month — Virtual Shore Dive
Australia's Lonergan Trial, learning how to count heads
Was There Anyone on the Boat?
Malaria in the Caribbean and Mantas in Hawaii
No - See - Ums, More Than Just an Irritation
EQUIPMENT TIP — HEADS-UP
Consumer Alert, Sea & Sea Strobe Recall
Flotsam & Jetsam

February, 2000

Midway Atoll --Three Hours from Hawaii, flush with fish but skimpy on coral
Klein Bonaire Rescued from Developers
Dive Gear and Dive Deaths, equipment problems? or diver error?
105 Equipment Failures Ranked According to Frequency
Can Bends Be Predicted?, a warning for twenty-five percent of us
Phony Ad Wrecks Vacation
Cozumel For the Serious Diver, A perennial returnee’s view
Recommended Cozumel Dive Ops For Advanced Diving
Tips for Diving Cozumel
Credit Card Surcharges, don't let foreign businesses screw you
Central American Tip
Live-aboard Tip
Thumbs Down for Riding Rock Inn
Flotsam & Jetsam

March, 2000

Diving From the Kona Aggressor II, Live-aboard Diving in Polynesia, USA
Hawaiian Collection
The DAN Accident Report, serious mistakes divers make
CARIBBEAN TRAVEL TIP
Undercurrent Gives Strobe Recall a Nudge
What's New at DEMA, new travel, new equipment, new downsize
PACIFIC TRAVEL TIP
Aging Aluminum Tanks, is the tank on your back likely to blow up?
Suspect Aluminum Tanks
What's DOT Going to Do?
Letters to the Editor, drifted away, sucked down, or left behind
Lost Cozumel Divers
Flotsam & Jetsam

April, 2000

Diving and R&R in the British Virgins, Smooth Sailing Aboard the Cuan Law
Leave Home Without It?
Land-Based Diving in the BVIs
The Ongoing Fight Against Mail Order, the referee calls the match and throws PADI and Performance out of the ring
EQUIPMENT TIP: DIVE LIGHT
A Letter to DAN & Dive Training — and it's not junk mail
Lost Live-Aboards
Left at Sea — Again and Again, it's serious, and it's time it stopped
Jettisoning Jetlag?
Bare Bones Study in the UK, necrosis and sport divers
Bioluminescent Playthings
Dive Dispatches, what's going on in the world of diving
Dacor Problems
Thumbs Down — Divers Get Taboo Treatment from Fiji's Taveuni Island Resort
Flotsam & Jetsam

May, 2000

Grand Cayman's East End, bargain basement diving at Cayman Diving Lodge
TRAVEL TIP
To See in the Sea
Diving Palau from the Sun Dancer II, the coral's been ravaged, but the fish are still there
Pollen in Your Tank?
Palau and El Niño
Oh, Those Releases
Always Do Your Deep Dive First?, though that's what we've always been told, it may not be necessary
Talk to TACA
Another Aluminum Tank Maiming
Why Divers Die, Part One: When Divers Panic
Flying Sportsman Plan
CAYMAN TRAVEL TIP: SNORKELING WITH A DOLPHIN
Flotsam & Jetsam

June, 2000

Cruising Vanuatu aboard the Nai'a, another time, another place, another exploration
Vanuatu Insider Travel Tips
The President and the Lady — Together Again!
More Bone Studies
Behemoths in Belize, scheduled whale shark trips in Placencia
EQUIPMENT TIP: BLACK LIGHT DIVING
Belize Coral: End of a Millennium
Why Divers Die: Part Two, taking diving to heart
Frequent Flier Finesse, airline mile strategies that pay off
Independent Journalism on Bonaire
Sea Contacts Brouhaha, internet coup de grâce
Is Sipadan the Shape of Things to Come?, dive travel dangers from theft to terrorism
Flotsam & Jetsam

July, 2000

Publisher's Picks & Pans, hot spots and new spots
TRAVEL TIP
Diving the Poor Knights, Getting Maomao’ed in New Zealand
$31 Million Verdict for Paralyzed Diver
Insured against Uprisings?, what to do when the coup beats you to paradise
Travel Insurers Contacts and Rates
Why Divers Die, Part III, getting caught in dead-end dives
There IS Something You Can Do
Divers Witness Mexican Carnage, when marine parks are no refuge
Flotsam & Jetsam

August, 2000

Provo Off the Beaten Path, Flamingo Divers leaves Grace Bay behind
Provo Dive Op Alternatives
Live-Aboard Lowdown, readers report on new craft, small ops, and boats that save a buck
Should Your Next Trip Be a Live-Aboard?
Equipment Tip
Sound Effects
Aluminum Tank Controversy Continues, safely separating truth from fiction
Rescue Devices, a new study points to improved diver visibility
Ms. Diver, a look at two new women's dive pubs
Why Divers Die, Part IV, diving's number one killer
Flotsam & Jetsam

September, 2000

Where In the World is Carmen San Diego?, . . . when she's shark diving with WWII wrecks
More About Sharks
When Your Guide Is Asleep At The Wheel, bum trips from our reader's logs
That Yellow Dive Flag
Mares ESA Mask
Left at Sea
In-Water Recompression, the ignored emergency treatment
Cozumel Warning
Mud wrestling over Nitrox
A New Malaria Drug, And what works best to keep mosquitoes at bay
Stewing Over Lobsters
Spoiled My Day
Flotsam & Jetsam

October, 2000

Adding It Up in Venezuela’s Caribbean, Aboard the Antares Dancer
No More Sea Lice; No More Jellyfish Stings
The Survivor Whose Torch Still Flickers
New Destinations on Land and at Sea, and one airline not to fly
Dramamine, Sudafed, and Ginger
Asia On The Cheap
To Feed or Not to Feed, the dive industry wins round one
If They're Going to Feed the Fish, At Least Teach Them to Dive
Two More Reasons Not to Feed the Fish
Can You Control Your DCS Risk?
Perfect Prints From Slides Every Time?, yes indeed, thanks to a new Kodak process
Buddies
Flotsam & Jetsam

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