Team Diving Beats the “Buddy System” When the Buddy System Gets Vague By Benjamin Hadfield, Technical Instructor Trainer, Stuart Scuba I’m going to say something mildly controversial: The buddy system sucks. Or, more accurately, the.. Read More

Your BCD Is Not an Elevator A slightly loving rant about better diving, calmer diving, and not being “that diver” By Benjamin Hadfield, Instructor Trainer – Stuart Scuba There are two kinds of divers in the world. The first kind loo.. Read More

The Day I Picked a Knife Fight With a Lionfish and the Lionfish Won There are moments in life when a man is offered a clean, shining choice between wisdom and nonsense. On this particular day, deep on a trimix deco dive, helium and misplaced confiden.. Read More

Blue Heron Bridge Diving with Stuart Scuba If you have never dove Blue Heron Bridge before, let’s get one thing straight right away: this is not a “big deep dramatic wall” kind of dive. This is better. This is a slow-motion treasure.. Read More

Three Leaves, Three Checks, One Safe Dive  A St. Patrick’s Day reminder from Benjamin Hadfield, Stuart Scuba Technical Instructor Trainer St. Patrick’s Day is a fine time for a little luck. Lucky socks. Lucky hat. Lucky shamrock. Luc.. Read More

Why Stuart Scuba Is Different Why Read This? If you are choosing where to begin your scuba journey — or where to continue it all the way through technical training — the shop you choose matters. Stuart Scuba is the #1 SDI/TDI Training Cen.. Read More

Why Open Water Divers Should Take Rescue Diver Sooner Than Later (A love letter to not becoming the next cautionary tale.) You just earned your Open Water certification. Congratulations! You can now strap a small life-support system to your back, des.. Read More

Your NDL Isn’t a Goal— It’s a Guardrail (Please Stop Licking It) By Benjamin Hadfield — Owner of Stuart Scuba, Technical Instructor Trainer, and Professional Ruiner of Bad Ideas (With Love). Let’s talk about the Non-Deco.. Read More

12 Essential Tips for Stress-Free Scuba Dive Travel (From Stuart Scuba) Dive trips should feel like an exhale—not a sprint through airports, surprise weather, and gear issues that could’ve been prevented. At Stuart Scuba, we plan trips th.. Read More

Safety Starts Here: Why Every Diver Should Take a Rescue Class with Stuart Scuba A Smarter, Safer Way to Dive Scuba diving gives us access to an incredible world — one few people will ever experience. But with that privilege comes responsibilit.. Read More