What is Snuba?

Snuba is a portmanteau word, combing the wordsascend slowly. Slow ascents and descents will allow
scuba and snorkel. Snuba divers wear similaryour ears (and lungs) to pressurize in a similar way to
equipment to that of scuba divers: fins, mask, and abeing on an airplane.
bodysuit. However, the air tank commonly worn onWhile snuba users are restricted to a depth of twenty
scuba divers back, is attached to a specially designedfeet, in general, Snuba allows users freedom of
raft floating on the surface of the water. The air thatmovement and full control. Users breathe through a
the snuba divers breath travels through a twenty footstandard diving regulator, which is connected to a
hose, only allowing the diver to travel to a maximum20-foot air tube to an air tank that floats on the
depth of twenty feet. The raft bearing the water tankssurface of the water in a floating raft. As you move
is designed to move in coordination with the snubaabout underwater, the raft is designed to follow you,
diver’s movements.allowing users to dive to a maximum depth of 20 feet.
Essentially, snuba contains the benefits of bothThis raft ensures the necessity of heavy diving
snorkeling and scuba diving; snuba offers the securityequipment needed for scuba diving.
of snorkeling as well as the freedom to venture underSimilarly to scuba diving, snuba gives you the feeling of
water to examine native fish or flora. Snuba is abeing a part of the underwater world. The reefs you
“patented underwater diving system”, literallyswim in have beautiful and abundant marine life, but
combining both snorkeling and scuba diving. Snubayou must remember to respect the ocean by not
allows users to not only view scenery from thetouching or breaking coral or taking anything out of the
surface, but to travel a total distance of twenty feetocean.
from a raft that supports your air tanks.Coral is very fragile and it is possible to break
There is no snorkel or scuba experience needed forthousands of years of growth in a matter of seconds.
snuba, making it a safe and easy adventure. NoCorals such as fire coral is dangerous. Fire coral can
extensive training is required as well as no certificationsting if touched, and many other types of coral have
or license. Unlike scuba diving, there is no need fordefense mechanisms, so it's always best not to touch
heavy equipment in snuba, for the users’ air tanksany variety of coral. Because snuba allows you to go
are supported by a floating raft. In general, snuba isdeeper than the average snorkeler you will encounter
relaxing and even those who are not as strongmore ocean life, such as eels and poisonous fish. Be
swimmers can enjoy Snuba.careful to just observe and not touch or provoke the
Snuba is a way to bring your children and familyocean life you see. A no touch policy is the safest
together; it is a family activity. Though Snuba usesway to ensure a successful snuba experience.
compressed air, users do not have to worry aboutBefore you go snuba, be sure to take off all of your
decompression issues because of the relative shallowshiny jewelry, especially silver. Though quite rare,
depth. Snuba has minimal complication of equipment,sometimes silver jewelry in the water resemble small
and contstant connection to the surface over bodiesfish, which could potentially attract a fish such as a
of water.barracuda. It might get the wrong idea about your
Like a scuba diver you should not hold your breathjewelry and come closer than you or other swimmers
while under the water and remember to descend andmight like.