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This is the new home for our diving adventures. Diving is a fun and exciting sport that we can enjoy as part of our cruising lifestyle however, it is important to have the right gear to protect you and keep you safe.

The Mad Dogs are certified divers and have gear onboard the sailboat to allow us to dive in all but the coldest waters. Our Bare drysuits and Neptune Space full face masks keep us warm and comfortable in cold waters like Alaska and the BC coast, but it is our lightweight wetsuits, particularly suited for the WARM tropical waters, still combined with our Neptune full face masks with integrated communications are the gear of choice.

Underwater photography is a skill that is much more difficult to master than regular photography, but our choice of the Canon EOS 20D and an Ikelite underwater housing help us to achieve the best photos we can.

Underwater photos by The Mad Dogs
Follow the link below to view some of our diving photos

Photo album: follow link to our diving photos from the Cayman Islands - Pages 1-9


About our current SCUBA & diving gear

To make photos under water we use the following camera equipment
Most of the diving photos where taken using our Canon EOS 20D SLR mounted inside of an Ikelite watertight underwater housing (the “watertight” aspect is the important one!). The Ikelite housing is designed specifically for the Canon 20D camera and allows full control of all camera functions. All seals and button accesses are kept waterproof using multiple O-ring seals. An optically clear front lens allows very clear underwater pictures. The Ikelite is a little bulky and clumsy to use, we are very pleased with it as an excellent system for underwater photography.

MaxAir air supply
Dive shops are not always close at hand to refill SCUBA tanks when you are exploring cool underwater locations. To allow us to refill our own SCUBA tanks and continue exploring these areas, we have a MaxAir / Honda dive compressor onboard the sailboat. The multi-step filtration system provides for the best quality, cleanest air refills for our SCUBA tanks. No more having to leave exciting dive sites just to have our bottles refilled!

Communications under water
We recently upgraded our dive gear with a pair of Ocean Reef Neptune Space full face mask with integrated GSM DC underwater communications (very handy when one of the Mad Dogs spots a Great White Shark looking for a “Dog treat”!). The Neptune Space mask is a full face mask, meaning it actually covers our entire faces, providing protection from cold waters while allowing us to breath and talk to each normally via the high-tech ultrasonic communications system. We will provide feedback and updates on how the system works once we’ve had a chance to try them out.