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Congratulations to Lucja and Tom who both successfully completed the GUE Fundamentals course this last weekend, our first for the new year. Well done guys, very well deserved!

Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) www.gue.com is a non-profit organization formed by leading explorers, researchers, and educators; these individuals are dedicated to the training of divers as well as the study and protection of the aquatic realm. GUE and its associated projects are responsible for conducting some of the world’s most remarkable dives, setting numerous world records in the process.

Tuesday saw the commencement of the February Tec 1 diver course with 3 students: Nicola, Ian and Antonio. Many hours of training dives completed at Chowder Bay and North head as well as intensive theory sessions were had over the course of the six days. All their training and preparation paid off with the completion of the final 2 check out dives done on Sunday, and all Three divers passed the course with flying colours. This is a great Achievement as lots of hard work was put in before and during the Course, We all look forward to seeing you out of the Tec dives with us all soon Keep up the Great work guys Liam, Team DCB and GUE. To learn more about GUE and the courses they offer click on the link: http://www.divebondi.com.au/gue

Well done to Sam, Ryan and Ian on completing the first GUE Fundamentals class of 2009 at DCB. Conditions were perfect at Bare Island and we had a great weekend of diving. Also great to see Jamie Obern over from NZ to complete some of hims last internships prior to his IE in March. Matt White also joined in on the first of his internships on becoming an instructor.

Hi guys,

Over the last week I took my Cave 2 course with David Rhea in Florida. We spent the first 2 days in the cave around High Springs and dived in Peacock and the famous Ginnie Springs cave system. We then went north to Marianna in Jackson County and dived Jackson Blue, Twin Cave and Hole in the wall. The diving is truly beautiful in warm waters and great visibility. Cave diving requires a certain discipline not found in ocean diving requiring finesse in propulsion techniques, buoyancy and trim to prevent silting out the cave. This course covers complex navigation including jumps, traverses, and circuits, we also covered decompression and stage diving which allows further penetration into the systems. To access the GUE Cave classes you must be certified in GUE Fundamentals.

Hope you enjoy the photos and I will try to get some video soon!

Liam

GUE Cave 2 class inst and buddies

Stage and Deco bottles

Tec 1 is designed to prepare divers for the rigors of technical diving and to familiarize them with the use of different breathing and decompression mixtures. Congratulations to Phil, Nicole and Cassandra who embraced this challenging and rewarding course. I look forward to taking you on the ‘check out’ dive.

Liam & the DCB Team