Long Term Test TO BE ANNOUNCED
BEUCHAT AQUABIONIC
ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19
INFORMATION Arrival date: N/A Suggested retail price: £0 Number of dives: 0 Time in water: 0 hrs 0 mins
XDEEP FRAMELESS MASK
Mark Evans: COVID-19 put paid to me getting in the water with the xDeep mask, as all diving I had planned was immediately curtailed. In the meantime, let’s just have a look at the mask itself. I like the large nose pocket, which is easy to grab wearing gloves, and the silicone INFORMATION Arrival date: February 2020 skirt, which is stiff where Suggested retail price: £60 it needs to be, but soft Number of dives: 0 against your face. Time in water: 0 hrs 0 mins www.xdeep.eu 62
Mark Evans: We were awaiting delivery of the Aquabionic fins when the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, so obviously their arrival was delayed. However, since we put the fins in as the New Arrival in the last issue, there has been a switch - the brand-new Aquabionic II fin, a fresh redesign of this innovative product, is now ready to ship (once this pandemic has passed), so we will be reviewing INFORMATION Arrival date: April 2020 the Aquabionic II as soon Suggested retail price: £135 as we are able to get a Number of dives: 0 test pair. Time in water: 0 hrs 0 mins www.beuchat-diving.com
MARES GENIUS
Mark Evans: The Genius has not got wet recently due to global events, but over the 30-odd dives we have done so far, one thing particularly stood out. There is nothing worse than wrist-mounted computers sliding around on your arm as you dive, but the Genius has an antiINFORMATION Arrival date: August 2019 slip pad on the back which Suggested retail price: £711 holds it firm against your Number of dives: 32 wetsuit or drysuit. Time in water: 30hrs 50 mins www.mares.com WWW.SCUBADIVERMAG.COM
