The Grey NATO – 283 – Diving The Channel Islands With Oceana and Blancpain

This week, Jason is back with a full download from his liveaboard experience with Oceana and Blancpain. The TGN boys dedicated this episode to a download from the trip, including the goals, living scenario, diving experience, and more – be sure to hit the notes below to catch up on Jason’s live coverage of the expedition if you missed it while he was on the boat.

From the get-go, James has been in the garden and recently switched to a new camera system. Stay in the mix for a Final Notes that will have you increasing the resolution of your watch measurements while picking a great new summer-ready strap from Garmin.

Click here to play episode 283 from your browser – Thanks so much for listening.

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00:50 Ineos Grenadier minisode 
10:10 Sigma 24-70
14:14 Panasonic S 35 F1.8
16:45 Jason’s Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5015
17:20 Fifty Fathom spring bar design
18:02 Seiko Prospex SPB451
22:04 Seiko black series SPB references
24:02 VPC Type 37HW
26:12 Oceana 
30:03 Oceanographic Mags Instagram page
30:40 Revillagigedo 
32:40 Clipperton 
33:41 “Blue Water, White Death” (film, 1971)
34:00 “Blue Meridian” - Peter Matthiessen
35:57 Oceanic+ iPhone Dive Housing
36:30 Nauticam
54:28 42mm Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
56:30 Blancpain Air Command 
1:00:08 Vernier Calipers
1:01:40 How to use vernier calipers
1:03:25 Garmin UltraFit 1-piece nylon strap

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” - John Shedd.