by Richard Helou | Apr 10, 2025 | Sky Diving
Overconfidence can be a killer. This is especially true in the realm of high risk sports such as Sky Diving or even Scuba Diving. I can personally relate because I have experienced this feeling of overconfidence, which overtakes you in thinking you are...
by Richard Helou | Mar 25, 2015 | Sky Diving
You have probably heard the saying “Why would you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?” when someone is talking about skydiving. I know I hear it whenever I talk about my skydiving experiences and I find it amusing that people would so adamantly refuse...
by Richard Helou | Mar 10, 2015 | Sailing
Day two on 3/1/15 has come to an end and it was amazing. Once we were all on the boat all fear and anxiety subsided. We were all excited to get out on the open sea. Well as far as our instructor would allow. Spent most of the day tacking and jibing. The weather...
by Richard Helou | Mar 2, 2015 | Sailing
February 28th, 2015 was the first of four days on the road to Basic Keel Boat certification. It was full of anticipation and anxiety. I had become certified 13 years prior but only for vessels that are up to 14 feet in length and winds up to 9Mph. When sailing in the...
by Richard Helou | Jul 31, 2014 | Scuba Diving
I finally took the Advanced Open Water Scuba class and passed. I am officially an Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver and also acquired my Peak Performance Cert. which basically means I have buoyancy control. I think I still need to work more on my buoyancy control...
