The ProTec Chronicles
Looking Back to Look Ahead
I’ve been meaning to write this article for a while now. This time last year I had suffered an injury to my L5S1 Vertebra. I had received this over time from carrying tanks, loading and unloading trucks, and from every time I overreached for something in my...
The Big Decision
The Big Decision…. I have been working in the diving industry since 2010, having become a PADI instructor in the Dominican Republic. I began my diving career like many others, super enthusiastic about teaching and diving. And of course, I was a complete fish geek. I...
Closing the Circuit -Choosing a CCR
Closing the circuit: Why I Chose the KISS Sidekick For many people, myself included, moving into the world of rebreather diving is a decision made over at least a few months, if not a year or two. It involves a lot of time spent on research into different units,...
A brief history of The Cookie, a non-directional marker
Discussions on cave diving history, training, and exploration with Daniel Riordan To continue exploring the history of cave diver navigational markers I now turn to non-directional markers. The non-directional marker is a crucial part of every cave divers’...
Behind the scenes of Madagascar 2018
This is a brief story of all the logistics and adventures around the scientific expedition in which Skanda Coffieldand I (Jaime de la Puerta Salazar), both Instructors at ProTec Dive Centers, participated during May and June. Our adventure started with a very early...
Madagascar: The Scientific Anomaly of Africa
Madagascar 2018 Cave diving, fossils, palaeontology, and adventures During May and June, ProTec instructors Jaime de la Puerta and I (Skanda Coffield) travelled to Madagascar to take part in a scientific expedition that focuses on learning about paleoecology and...
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Here in Mexico, as it is all over the world, and in any diving environment, You will often meet divers who dive beyond their certification because they do not want to take the time to hone the new skills. All they want to do is “The next cooler or bigger dive”. You...
A Brief History of The Cave Diving Line Arrow – The Forrest Wilson Story
Here at ProTec Dive Centers we are passionate about cave diving! And, we are massive geeks about cave diving history and technology. Recently, I sat in on Cristian Toro’s lesson on cave diving navigation. We got to talking about the history of cave markers and the...
A Cave Instructor’s Journey
Everyone’s journey is different, this is mine to date. I started diving at the age of 23. Knowing what I know now, it was later in life than I would have liked but at least I did! I tried it, I loved it, I worked hard and sold everything in order to move to a tropical...
A Cave Diving Odyssey – Team ProTec Crushes the Florida Cave Diving Scene
Four of ProTec Dive Centers’ team members embarked on a 10 day cave diving odyssey to Florida. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing, actually. Our team consisted of two Aussies (Tamara & Skanda), a Californian (John) and the Spaniard (Jaime). We checked in at...