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RISKS OF PANIC IN SCUBA DIVING IV
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
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Can individuals with high anxiety be trained in techniques that will reduce the risks of panic?   Dr. Morgan: Apparently not. The use of intervention techniques based upon procedures such as biofeedback, hypnosis, im...

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RISKS OF PANIC IN SCUBA DIVING III
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
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Are anxiety and panic problems discussed in scuba diving instructional materials?   Dr. Morgan: No. Terms like anxiety and stress don’t appear in the index of books commonly used by national certifying bodies involve...

MSD FORUMS - FOREIGN TRAVEL
TOPIC: Grand Cayman
Wiz77
Posted: 1/31/2006 7:29:00 PM

Joined on
1/28/2006

 I am heading to Grand Cayman in March.  Wondering if anyone has suggestions on dive shops.  I have read some reviews on undercurrents but still looking for other opinions.
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twow/atwist
Posted: 1/31/2006 7:53:00 PM

Joined on
1/26/2006

Have not yet had the pleasure of diving Grand Cayman.  But, my friends tell me that it has some of the best diving in the world.  Suggest you check out scubadiving.com and check trip reports from the Caymans.  It won't take long to learn which dive operations provide the best experiences. 

Enjoy!

Dan
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Cubfan
Posted: 1/31/2006 11:13:00 PM

Joined on
1/14/2006

 I was there in Oct. '05 about 3 wks before Hurricane Katrina passed near that area. Visibility was 80-100'. The diving in my opinion was above average, but to me the real value would be a place like Cozumel. Then again, that just got hit as well. Our cayman trip was in the low season and I've now been told the best time to visit is winter... Dec.- April. I will say we we did an incredible night dive on the wreck Ora Verde ( OV) . Another highlight was an 8' whitetip shark on a wall. We were in West Bay at 100-110' in Orange Canyon, with the shark 30' below us. Stingray City is pretty cool as well. Red Sail Sports is one operator that runs out of the Hotels... Westin, Hyatt, etc. Dive Tech is another highly recommended operator according to Capt. Darrick. I did not have the chance to use them, but Red Sail did go to North Bay as well. On some of the sites we visited, we were moored next to Dive Tech anyway. Talking to some of the divers in our resort at the Westin.. they were spreading their dives around. Some at Red Sail, some at Dive Tech and some at a different operator. Bring your cash... you will spend a ton of it here!!! Best regards and happy diving! Cubfan Chris
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