Originally published on 05 February 2023 and transferred from the original BusaBoy blog in 2026.
This page began life as a promotional directory for the old BusaBoy blog. That made sense when the site was small. It makes less sense now that YouBusaBoy has become a much larger archive, so I prefer to use this page as a map rather than pretend one article can be an “ultimate guide” to scuba.
If you are new to diving
Start with the basics: what scuba diving actually involves, the skills behind an Open Water course, and the advice I would give a beginner. Those articles make more sense before getting lost in equipment or decompression theory.
If equipment is your rabbit hole
The equipment archive has become one of the largest parts of the site. A useful starting point is the equipment I actually use, followed by why I do not believe there is one perfect setup. From there you can go as specific as regulators, masks, fins, cylinders, exposure protection, lights, cameras or sidemount rigging.
If you want to understand the numbers
Dive computers are easier to use when the diver understands what the display is trying to represent. I would start with NDL, ascent rate and computer settings, then Bühlmann, M-values and gradient factors, RGBM, and pressure, gas, MOD and consumption.
If safety interests you more than gear
That is probably the more useful obsession. The archive covers risk assessment, safety stops, the buddy system, weighting, environmental behaviour and the small problems that appear before a diver even enters the water.
If wrecks, caves and technical diving are your direction
You will find articles on why sidemount became my main configuration, cylinder rigging, regulator routing, technical spares, gas analysis and the way I think about equipment for more demanding dives. The wreck archive also includes Um El Faroud and other Malta sites.
If you are coming to Malta
Have a look at the practical Malta and Gozo diving guide and my article on the Blue Hole and Um El Faroud. The site also contains older reports and videos from years of diving around the islands.
If you want the personal side
The articles I value most are not necessarily the most technical ones. What 3,600 logged dives actually taught me and why I still log every dive explain the reason this archive exists in the first place.
You do not need to read YouBusaBoy in order. Pick a question, follow the links that are useful, ignore the ones that are not, and come back when another diving question appears.
