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The Island Where You Need to Dive and the Watch to Pack

Set between Sicily and North Africa, Malta counts 100 dive sites in its surrounding waters. Read about our must-dos and the watch we’d never take off on the journey.

By Gear Patrol Studios
Frozen in Time: Diving the Wrecks of the Great...
With over 6,000 wrecks to choose from, and proximity to major urban …
By Jason Heaton
Going Off the Grid and Underwater in Cabo Pulmo
Returning from Cabo Pulmo, I wondered why I surround myself with so …
By Jason Heaton
Scurfa’s Diver One Is Rugged, Water Resistant and...
When did dive watches stop being dive watches and become precious ma…
By Jason Heaton
A Deep-Sea Encounter with Coral, a Stingray and...
As I left the surface above Martha’s Vineyard, the chaos of the roll…
By Jason Heaton
Dec 19, 2014
Expedition Royale

This summer, GP’s Jason Heaton set out to dive five of Lake Superior’s most notable wrecks.

By Jason Heaton
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Jun 24, 2014
Learning to Freedive with One of the World’s Best
Most of the people who come to Bonaire are SCUBA divers, hauling heavy bags of gear — buoyancy vests and regulators. But on this visit,…
By Jason Heaton
May 22, 2014
Three Diving Adventures to Plan Today
Swimming with Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas, exploring the Northern Hemisphere’s largest barrier reef, or crossing the thermocli…
By Christina Erb
Apr 29, 2014
30 Minutes With: Fabien Cousteau

We talk with Fabian Cousteau as he preps for Mission 31, an endeavor to live underwater in the Aquarius habitat for 31 days.

By Jason Heaton
Apr 10, 2014
Kit: Wreck Diving
For centuries, man has found countless ways to send ships to the bottom of the sea. Since the advent of scuba technology, we’ve found w…
By Jason Heaton
Mar 6, 2014
Tested: Patagonia R1 Wetsuit
Patagonia has always been a company with one foot in the mountains and one in the sea — climbing and skiing one day, surfing and paddli…
By Jason Heaton
Mar 6, 2014
Kit: Underwater and Underground in Belize
Packing for a tropical getaway usually only involves deciding what color swim trunks to pack. But when your plans include jungle hiking…
By Jason Heaton
Aug 9, 2013
The Greatest Shark Movie You’ve Never Seen

The history of shark movies is littered with some good, some bad and some very ugly films.

By Jason Heaton
Aug 8, 2013
Kit: Diving the Bahamas
While we love diving for its ability to transport us to an alien world, defy gravity and commune with nature, we also love it for the g…
By Jason Heaton
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Aug 27, 2012
Design Spotlight: NEMO33
Most landlocked divers recall with a shudder the pool sessions that were required to learn skills for open water certification. Often c…
By Jason Heaton
Jun 18, 2012
Neutral Buoyancy: 7 Days in Belize
“Dolphins!” someone shouted and Captain Jack, his dreadlocks poking out of the back of his baseball cap pivoted our dive boat, the Mula…
By Jason Heaton
Mar 24, 2011
Howler Brothers Shirts
You know that laid-back vibe that pervades among dive boat captains, fishing guides and surfers? It’s a sort of smug contentment that c…
By Jason Heaton
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Jul 20, 2009
Korsbek Oceaneer
The new Korsbek Oceaneer is another high-quality dive watch emerging from the growing boutique market. We’ve touched on this trend befo…
By Jon Gaffney
Mar 11, 2009
Notes From A Warmer Place: Cozumel
It’s always a good omen when you see a shark on your first dive. We had dropped down to 80 feet on Palancar reef when I spotted the dis…
By Jason Heaton
Dec 11, 2008
Doxa SUB 800Ti
Dive Watch Fanatics, Your Grail Has Arrived Gear Patrol Contributor Jason Heaton showing his approval for the Doxa SUB 800Ti. In the l…
By Jason Heaton