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• Total Diving Freedom.....

  ..... is what I always said was the salient feature of diving with Captain Scott W. Smith ("Scottie") aboard his Dolphin Dream (DD) . Now, being back from my last two one-week trips to the Tiger Beach area, I could add: On the DD, guests have also total cooking freedom. [...]
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• Since "Opa" is not allowed to post (and brag) about his gorgeous grand-son Wolfie.....

  .... here are just two recent photographs of him taken by his father:
  
  
  
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• White Shark in Miami Beach

  Never thought I would be using that title for any of my posts...about a month ago Raul Boesel Jr. was freediving right off Miami Beach in about 80-90ft of water when Neptune decided to be good and grace him with a 10-12ft White Shark.  The encounter was quick - the [...]
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• Tiger Beach: Last Minute Deal - and I mean "D-e-a-l"!!

  Dom Macan from DiveAdvice who arranged the November 10-16, 2012, trip to Tiger Beach on the Dolphin Dream received two cancellations from Germany due to an emergency today. In view of the tight time factor, Dom is willing to sell the two vacant spots at an incredibly low rate. The regular price for this year's' [...]
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• No words, just an image....

  ..... to express the excitment I feel at the prospect to be with "them" soon again.
  
  Photo: Wolfgang Leander (Tiger Beach 2011)
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• How Jaws Changed the World - Shark Week 2012

  
  
  
  I vividly remember watching Jaws for the first time – actually, I spent most of the time hiding behind the couch or my hands – peeking out once in a while trying to catch a glimpse of the monster.  Going to the swimming pool became [...]
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• Impossible Shot + Sharkzilla - Shark Week 2012

  
  
  So far so good…after watching three episodes I have yet to see blood in the water – and that is a great thing.  The Impossible Shot is just about that – pushing the limits of getting that new angle using creative and ingenious ideas + technology.  There [...]
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• Air Jaws Apocalypse - Shark Week 2012

  
  
  What can I say – I am highly impressed with the first episode of Shark Week 2012 and very much looking forward to the rest.  While Air Jaws as a concept is not new and breaching White Sharks are not novel anymore – the technology used [...]
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• Shark Week 2012

  
  Shark Week has now been airing on the Discovery Channel for 25 years.  Anyone that has been watching the last five years can attest to the degradation of the show year after year. Focused on sensationalism, it has lost its soul and passion that it once had way back [...]
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• Almost lost a finger thanks to a lionfish

  About a month ago I was out with my friend Manuel Menendez diving / spearing - all in all it was a great day...but...in Manuel's own words:
  "On July 4th I went diving with Felix Leander, Manny Dobal, and Nick Bernal.  We had a decent day and got a few'" [...]
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