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The Official Magazine of Britain's Biggest Diving Club<br />
REBREATHER<br />
GAMECHANGERS<br />
How CCRs changed<br />
the way we dive<br />
BARREL BOY<br />
Andy Torbet's<br />
jelly adventure<br />
LIGHT ON<br />
OFF THE GRID THEPOCKET<br />
Torches under<br />
£100<br />
Antarctica in a lifeboat<br />
Loch Eriboll by campervan<br />
Pemba's underwater hotel<br />
Taking Control: Caught in a ghost net<br />
Learning Curve: Advanced Diver – what you need to know<br />
Wrecked: Swanage simplicity – tour the Fleur de Lys<br />
Issue 46 September 2015 £3.99<br />
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Welcome<br />
There's little doubt that rebreathers have been the biggest game-changers in the diving world over the<br />
past two decades. Although the technology actually predates the Cousteau / Gagnan Aqualung by<br />
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