www.ivmag.org - 2001 year

#06(18)2001

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:24:35 +0400

#05(17)2001

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:24:05 +0400

#04(16)2001

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:23:20 +0400

#03(15)2001

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:22:37 +0400

#02(14)2001

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:19:28 +0400

PORTFOLIO::
How I’ve Got into… Taras Skidonenko. His dive destinations are unique and their number is great. He seems to cooperate with fishes, so they do modeling. Special interview. 4

CRUISE::
Her Name is Valerie. A. Bondarev. The crew of the newest luxurious safari-boat in the Red Sea "Valerie" is responsible for all: unlimited diving, catering and recreation. 16

FLORA & FAUNA::
The Hunted Hunters. K. Amsler. The movie "Jaws" established shark as a monster, cruising the world’s oceans as an insatiable beast of prey. This image led to killing sharks all over the world. 28

RUSSIA::
The Saint Lake. S. Fazlullin. Ice-diving within the Iverski Monastery, situated in the charming Russian region - Valdai Hills, in the North-West of the Russian Plain. Underwater Orthodox Service. 36

SPELEO::
The Mysteries of the Dreamland. Interview with G. Newman by A. Biziukin. Gavin Newman is one of the famous u/w cameramen is attracted most of all by working in extremal conditions. That’s why he became a speleodiver. 44

EXPEDITION::
Expedition "Hosta". A. Biziukin. This January The "Octopus Team" made the first trimix dive into the Russian caves - the cave "Underwater Hosta". Our record - 86 meter, and no end. 60

PHYSIOLOGY::
The Deep Decompression Dives. R. Pile. Analysis and speculations on ascend regime and decompression dives. 68

TRAVEL::
Diving at the Seishell Islands. Personal opinion. V. Jurenev. The story about how "very special" dive service can spoil diving in the very exotic and attractive dive destination. 72

LETTER::
"Dive with Friends!!!" D. Kretov. Tragic accident during the ice-dive by the "Diving club of the MSU" on the 3rd of March 2001 nearby Moscow. Thoughts and conclusions of the participants: what about safety demands? 80

EQUIPMENT::
My Ocean. M. Vedekhin. New soft for divers enlarges our opportunities. 82
SUUNTO. K. Kolossov. On the occasion of the Opening ceremony of the new SUUNTO factory (March 1st 2001) - history, development and present days of SUUNTO. 110
Zeagle. BCDs. The Myths and Reality. The "Aquatex" Company. Detailed review of the Zeagle BCDs by experts. 124

TECH::
40 fathom do not equal 40 metres. S. Cherkashin. Diving in the "Forthy Fathom Grotto" with the famous "Mister Scuba" Hal Watts. 88

RESEARCH::
U-Boat "Komsomolets". D. Voitov. History of its construction, life and death. U/w research works by "Mir-1" and "Mir-2". 94

PHOTO & VIDEO::
Photosub in the Gardens of Neptune. Review: u/w strobes. A. Aristarkhov. Expert advece: what to choose, how to use. 118

PORTRAIT::
Viktor Suetin. A. Korolev. The story about one of the pioneers of diving, making u/w photos and films in the USSR, the editor-compilator of the well-known Soviet u/w publication "Sportsman-podvodnik". 136

#01(13)2001

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:18:23 +0400

PORTFOLIO::
Mr. "U/W Photo" - Pierfranco Dilenge. The famous Italian cameramen is the winner of several U/W Photo World Championships. He cooperates with well-known magazines throughout the world, in Italy - SUB, FOTOSUB. Special interview. 4

TRAVEL::
The Eyes of Volcanoes. S. Fazlullin. Volcanic lakes of Kamchatka with their unique flora & fauna are object of studies, research work and exiting expeditions. 14
"Saba". T. Skidonenko. To dive there, one needs to make 10 take-offs and landings, but: turtles, barracudas, macro, super macro and lots of monkeys are at your disposal. 26
"Marsa Alam". Ju. Shevaldina. The settlement Marsa Alam is situated 240 km south from Hurghada. New resorts, new dive-sites, new meetings, new impressions! 66
Made in Thailand. S. Dedinski. The first safari of the REAL Millenium. Site-seeing is good, but diving is better. 88

DIVE-CLUB::
How to become a PADI Instructor? S. Kurikov. Detailed recommendation for learning, passing the exams, gaining experience. 94

INFORMATION::
Insurance is not Luxury. Insurance Company "Standart-Reserv". Recommendations of specialists: how to choose insurance program. 100

SEA SECRETS::
Ships, that sank in the Black Sea. S. Glushenko. Diving to the Black Sea wrecks of WWII: "Santa Fe" and UJ-102, submarine hunter, both German. 38

FLORA & FAUNA::
Pearl of the Orient. Rebirth?.. S. Cherkashin. Pearls - the most exiting jewelry - may be natural, artificial or cultivated. Cultivating of pearl in the Arab Emirates. 72

EXPEDITION::
The Great White Odyssee. Dr. F. Sarano. Deep Ocean Odyssee, Great White Shark Expedition. Gaansbai - South Africa. Log-book of the expedition. 44

GALLERY::
U/W Corrida by Pascal Lecocq. Paintings by Lecocq, though he is not a diver himself, are very popular among divers for his original approach and synthesis of various arts. Special interview. 56

TECH::
1000 meters - and no end. K. Amsler. Special cave-diving-photo session in the Rona valley, not far from St. Andeol (France). 76
Flight to the Depth. I. Galaida. Summer 2000. The Black Sea. For the first time in Russia - deep trimix dive in autonomous regime with the open circuit circle apparatus on self-prepared mixtures. 86

APNOE::
Interview with Genoni - the famous Italian apnoist. G. Risso. World records, medical evidence, personal attitude towards apnoe and "blue". 104
Free Diving. Ju. Petrik. World Cup for Apnoe. Nice - 2000. 110

RESEARCH::
The Vyborg Battle. K. Shopotov. Since 1992 the U/w archaeologic expedition works at the site of Vyborg battle (1788), north-eastern part of the Finnish Bay. Archive data, diving, research, findings, commemoration. 120

PHOTO & VIDEO::
Photosub in the Gardens of Neptune. Shooting with artificial light. A. Aristarkhov. General principles and constructive features of flashes. 130
Life or Death of an u/w Camera. O. Savinkin. 136