Search results

yes, we can handle that best, bob

well, ......seems like there is enough interest for a group in the warm clear waters of cayman. we need three committed people and we are good for a week in cayman. if you people are serious, get together and committ. the week of April 19-26, or the 26May 3rd. I already have three people...

We are currently gauging the interest for a tec training week, or two following the Quest week. If anyone is interested please contact me to discuss it. this is the nicest place on the planet to do a tec class. the logistics are great, and expenses are significantly reduced as I'm already there...

Ya know, if she works an extra 2 hours a week between now and then, she could accumulate enough time to cover that cayman week. no issues<VBG> and if she puts 4 hours a week extra in, she might consider bringing you!!!!!! hahahahahaha. Blue water, great walls, sharks, , all fun and squared...

Even more reason to come to Cayman. You can dive in wetsuit all week, and we can fix your trim before cave. then flying from Cayman to Mexico is easy<VBG> best, bob

GUE Cayman Quest 2008 12th - 19th April 2008 Bob Sherwood, Fraser Purdon, and Cameron Martz Package includes: *7 nights accommodation at Compass Point Dive Resort *6 days of Two Tank Dives, a Night Dive and a Stingray City Dive *Nitrox for all diving *Farewell BBQ *Group...

I have never seen a ball used in any of our diving or in any GUE training courses that I have been involved in. I really don't see the need for it. Even after reading the discussion here. What is the issue? that potentially the line comes out of the guide? Keeping proper tension on the...

You’re welcome. I often like to remind my students that evaluation dives are only a snapshot if you will of the person being evaluated. I have had great divers not perform well on a given day or dive and had mediocre ones perform well on them. It is not a reflection of them overall as divers...

Someone beat me to the actual standards, but 30 degrees trim and 5' buoyancy from target depth is the tri-ox standard. There are numerous reasons why one would want to keep trim in open water diving. Many have been listed here, and many are not mentioned. The primary tools for fighting...

Everyone has to start somewhere. I suggest contacting the instructor directly and have disccusion with them. let them know exactly where you are and what your goals are. I'm sure this is the best approach<G> Best, Bob

many instructors will provide backplates wings and harness for people who want to take the class but do not want to purchase up front for free. there is a reason why the equipment is mandantory<G> After class you can make the equipment choice best for you. best, bob

without trying to teach on line, I want to mention I think some are missing an understanding of philosphy. We want people to dive a balance rig. one that allows a diver to swim with ease their equipment off the bottom in the event of a wing failure at max depth with full tank/s and the ability...

Check with Beto, we stayed at some small hotel that had a resturant and big meeting room outback. People where very nice and we used it for class when I was there. And the food was pretty good too. Best, BOb

While you can contact GUE , you are likely better to contact instructors dirtectly as HQ does not keep track of what instructors are traveling and where. here is link for instructor page. http://www.gue.com/Training/Instructors/index.html Best, Bob

pm sent. best, Bob

Check out: www.oceanfrontiers.com Have been to Cayman 15 times, and run annual trips from our store. There are many good operations there, but OF has been really outstanding. Terriffic staff and great dive sites off the east end. Best, Bob

I read the threads and that was a long time ago that these things occured. It is part of our history, and happy that we have moved forward since then. There should not be a tec 1 intro, failures in the current fundamentals program. As for th standards issus. they are publically posted...

GUE has a 100% Quality control evaluation of class done by ALL certified divers. and GUE solicits feedback from all class participants. It is strictly confidential. There is a quality control board. This is to say that every person that gets a card MUST fill out a QC form or the card does not...

For sure it is not!!! hahahaha Even at tec 2 you still get 3' from target depth, but if you want to up the challenge, switch to metric, the guages are MUCH more precise<VBG> best, bob

For recreatonal certification you need bouyancy within 5' of target depth. ie: drills at 20', you could float up to 15' stablize, then return to 20' and you would still be within the standard. for tec it is 3' from target depth. I keep hearing the same thing, the course needs to be...