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Steve Jobs 1955-2011

We owe so much to Steve Jobs and the innovative products he produced at Apple. From the Macbook on which we write this blog, to the large Mac computer that runs our edit suite, using Final Cut Pro. Here is a rare video clip of a younger Steve Jobs as he unveils the Macintosh in 1984. Rest in peace. Steve, you did your part. You changed the world.

 

Video: Critical Rebreather Pre Dive Checks by Paul Heinerth, Brian Kakuk and Jill Heinerth on NOAA Research Mission

This is a good little sample video shot and edited by Nic Alvarado. It gives a sneak peek into our pre-dive regimen on the Bermuda Deep Water Caves Project. We all use checklists to prepare our rebreathers as well as signed gas logs for every tank. Each diver must also have a witness for critical points in their pre-dive check such as inserting a fully packed canister into the rebreather. On the boat, prior to leaving the dock, we go through a group check where each diver touches and verifies that their tanks are onboard, personally analyzed and checked in the gas log. Check lists are cool and they save lives.  -- Jill Heinerth

Here is the video link. You can download whichever version will best play in your browser.

 

Video: Natural Bridge Cave

On June 11 and 12, we dove in 215 feet of water off the Bermuda Bank outside of North Rock. We were targeting a feature that had been identified on side scan sonar and ROV investigations. We completed mapping surveys, biological sampling and geological sampling during two dives from Pourqoui Pa, Triangle Diving dive boat captained by Graham Maddocks. Our dives will help scientists unravel the history of climate change and sea level variations in addition to the unique life found in deep water cave environments.

Link to Video

 

Jill Heinerth on Deep Ocean Rebreather Expedition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow Jill and a team of divers and scientists on NOAA's latest deep ocean adventure at:

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/welcome.html

Jill is diving a Sentinel, Brian Kakuk a Meg, and Paul Heinerth an Optima to some deep ocean caves!

Hydration for Technical Divers

I met John Dooley at Beneath the Sea and got the scoop on his product Diver’s DLyte. It is a nutritional drink specifically engineered for divers to help abate the dehydration issues we all suffer from. 

 Few divers realize how much fluid is required for proper hydration. take your body weight in pounds. Divide that by two and drink that number in ounces each day. In other words, if you weight 200 pounds, then drink 100 ounces per day. Diver’s DLyte just makes it tastier and adds critical ingredients such as electrolytes, vitamins, and amino acids. Give it a try.  -- Jill Heinerth

Extreme Cave Diving DVD

  Extreme Cave Diving DVD now available in our online store at www.JillsDiveShop.com

This is the recent expedition to Bahamas Blue Holes with Dr. Kenny Broad, Wes Skiles, Brian Kakuk and Jill Heinerth. Stunning underwater footage! Even a bit of rebreather controversy stirred up in the silt. Plenty of rebreather footage, as Jill, Brian and Kenny push CCR technology to the limit.

Buy it today and own a copy of one of the most beautifully filmed expeditions to earth's most dangerous frontier!

Nova: Extreme Cave Diving premieres on PBS February 9th at 8pm Eastern Time

Join Jill Heinerth, Wes Skiles, Kenny Broad and Brian Kakuk as they explore Bahamas Blue Holes.

Cave Divers and Rebreather Featured on Wired Science

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/gallery_cavediving/

WIRED magazine has a wonderful article looking at rebreather technology and cave diving.  Lots of pictures, too. Click the link above, or cut and paste to your browser.

Documentary Expedition Reality

These are the realities of documentary filmmaking. Most of the day is actually spent humping gear through the bush and sweating. It is a relief to get wet and cool off. Here James Barrat (Director) and Gordy Waterman (camerman, son of Stan Waterman) and Dave Strayer (Audio Recordist) film Brian Kakuk at Sawmill Sink. There is a lot of exciting science happening here, but we have to break down each action into filmable parts to put it all back together for the final film which will be released on NOVA next summer. The National Geographic article will come out at the same time.

From Abaco - Jill Heinerth