The Supernova Dry snorkel from Cressi uses a 100 percent silicone mouthpiece and a corrugated breathing tube, and comes with a large, easy-to-clear purge valve on the bottom, and a completely dry top on the other end. It’s the perfect design in a snorkel, allowing for effortless breathing performance when cruising along on the surface, plus it eliminates virtually all water from entering the tube when submerged.

Bare’s Trilam Tech Dry is both durable and comfortable. Featuring fell-stitched glue and heat-tapped seams and a front-entry T-Zip MasterSeal waterproof zipper, this rugged suit is available with either neoprene or latex wrist seals, a neoprene or latex neck seal, and a choice of vulcanized neoprene attached boots or neoprene soft socks.

The new Liquivision Kaon Air and Nitrox dive computer is a very readable and easy-to-use wrist computer. Its high-contrast OLED display, which can be read in any conditions, uses large fonts, and you can select your own menu colors to ultimately personalize your unit.

Liquivision’s Xeo Trimix Dive Computer is made for divers who want to explore tec diving. Depth-rated to over 600 feet, the Xeo can be programmed with up to 10 gases and used for both open circuit and rebreather diving.

SeaLife’s new ReefMaster is an easy-to-use dive camera that’s waterproof to 200 feet and doesn’t require a housing. This ultra-compact 9 megapixel camera shoots stills as well as video...

The SS Mohawk was sunk off the coast of Sanibel Island, Florida, on July 2, to be made into an artificial reef for scuba divers.

In the Cayman Islands, travellers will enjoy a different dive site for every day of the year. The newest attraction among these waters is the Kittiwake Shipwreck, which was sunk in 2011.

The major downside to beach diving is all that sand will sneak into your wetsuit and attack your reg if you give it half a chance. To avoid that, gear up at your car, then grab mask and fins and make a beeline for the water.

Cressi’s Leonardo dive computer earned both a Testers Choice and a Best Buy in ScubaLab’s 2011 Dive Computer Review. Its long list of features includes Cressi’s special RGBM algorithm with three diver-programmable safety levels, an optional Deep Stop function, and a 70-hour or 60-dive logbook.