Reviews of SCUBA websites

Deeper Blue

Reviewed 23 Jun 2008 tagged training,forum,blogs,technical diving,free diving,spearfishing,online shop,news,photos,forums Rated 4.5

They say : Participate in and browse from over 250,000 posts, communicate privately with other divers from around the world , post your own photos or view from 5,000 user submitted images.
We say : There are few diving web sites that can claim a decade online. Deeper Blue is nearly there because it talks to all diving disciplines.

Divers Jobs

Updated 23 Jun 2008 tagged jobs Rated 2.0

they say : You can’t apply underwater.
We say : Use it to browse listed jobs but keep your CV or résumé to yourself until you find one to apply for.

Big Blue Planet

Reviewed 9 Jun 2008 tagged buddies,reviews,voting,dive sites Rated 3.5

they say Big Blue Planet – a web site that would (eventually) have every piece of information you could wish for about the dive locations on this planet. We want it to be the biggest, and more importantly, most useful resource of it’s kind on the web.

we say its overly complicated and yet still doesn’t do what we would find useful in a review site

Rec Diver

Updated 23 Jun 2008 tagged photos,blogs,event calendar,Joomla 3 comments Rated 3.0

They say : Our goal is to build a community where divers can come for honest, unbiased reports of their experiences and share these, along with pictures and advice or whatever else we want to include here.
We say : Spare a little time to add a diving story and help Tess get top marks

Jobs 4 Divers

Reviewed 30 May 2008 tagged jobs Rated 1.0

They say : The Internet’s New Source for Dive Jobs. Whether you’re a newly certified divemaster, an experienced scuba instructor, a dive center or commercial diving operator, Jobs4Divers is your new source for professional job services. Built by divers for divers, Jobs4Divers is working to build the web’s largest database of recreational, technical diving and commercial diving career employment listings on the Web. And, for a limited time, all Jobs4Divers features are FREE for job seekrs[sic] and employers alike!
We say : Use it to browse job vacancies but keep your CV to yourself until you find a job to apply for.

DiveSpace

Reviewed 28 May 2008 tagged equipment,price comparison 5 comments Rated 2.0

They say : Searching the web and crawling from one site to the next CAN be tedious and time consuming – with divespace you simply enter what you are looking for into the search box and let us find the item for you.
We say : It doesn’t differentiate between UK sterling and US dollar prices

Scuba Ratings

Reviewed 28 May 2008 tagged travel,voting,dive sites,dive centres Rated 3.0

They say : Our diver-focused ratings give divers a quick assessment of hotels’ and dive shops’ overall value and performance. Very powerful. You’ll find ScubaRatings not only useful for your trip planning, but also simple, easy and fun as the site also allows underwater experiences to be shared, diver-to-diver.
We say : Its a unique way of comparing diving holiday packages but doesn’t have much content.

Scuba Jobs Online

Reviewed 28 May 2008 tagged jobs Rated 1.5

They say : Career resource exclusive to professionals in the scuba diving industry. We say : Their ambition is let down by poor third party software that is not adapted to the needs of scuba divers.

Diving Finder

Updated 28 May 2008 tagged directory,wiki,dive centres Rated 3.0

They say : The free Worldwide Scuba Diving Database. 5,051 scuba diving related websites in English.
We say : Its a huge directory of scuba diving businesses that can be searched by category and keyword. Needs attention to quality as well as quantity.

Scuba Wizard

Updated 28 May 2008 tagged directory,dive centres,marine parks,liveaboards Rated 4.5

They say : Diving made easy (for everyone).
We say : Scuba Wizard is a huge directory of dive stores, liveaboards and marine parks around the world. Its well organised and nicely presented.