Record deep dive in Utila

On december 11th, Utila Dive Centre´s Tec Trimix Instructor Fernando Cañada and Tec Trimix Diver Mikey Moses performed a record Trimix dive to 350 ft (120 mts) using 4 different gases with 10 minutes bottom time over Duppy Waters, Utila. The decompression lasted more than an hour and a half, 30 min of that at 20 ft with 100% Oxygen. Many support divers took part on the historical expedition. Congratulations Fernando and Mikey new record deep divers in Utila !!!

Extending the limits of Tec diving

According to the new limits for Trimix diving, Utila Dive Center has issued the first Tec Trimix Diver certification for diving to 300 ft and the first Tec Trimix 65 intermediate level for 220 ft. On the last days of the course, the class visited Duppy Waters at 220 ft, CJ´s Drop Off at 260 ft and the Pinnacle at 300 ft, where Tec Trimix instructors Guillermo and Fernando and Tec Trimix diver Ben used 14% oxygen, 50 % helium and 20 decompression stops that lasted for about an hour.

Congratulations Ben and Michael, new Trimix divers !

Trimix dive training at Utila Dive Center

In august we completed another DSAT Tec Trimix Diver course reaching a depth of 245 ft / 75 mts. In the last dive we used a hypoxic mix of 16 % oxygen and 42 % helium, performing 16 deco stops in the way to the surface breathing nitrox 32% and 100% O2. Congratulations Mick and Seth, Tec Trimix divers !