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  1. Drewski

    REMINDER - Advanced Diver Day at Lake Rawlings on 4/13/2012

    Hi All: Each year at the beginning of the east coast diving season, a few friends and I get together at Lake Rawlings, Virginia, to "work the bugs out" before heading offshore. This year, we decided to expand the event and invite others who might be interested in learning about advanced and...
  2. Drewski

    Where can someone get advanced training?

    So, to the OP and others, it sounds like you are looking for an advanced class, probably with built in specialties. For example, I teach an advanced course that includes two days of confined water training dives (usually 6 dives, 20 to 40 FT, 300 min BT) for skills, then 2 days of 4 dives, 80 to...
  3. Drewski

    Advanced Diver Day at Lake Rawlings Scuba Park

    Hi All: Each year at the beginning of the east coast diving season, a few friends and I get together at Lake Rawlings, Virginia, to "work the bugs out" before heading offshore. This year, we decided to expand the event and invite others who might be interested in learning about advanced and...
  4. Drewski

    Quarry Diving: 500 Dives in a Quarry - Are You SERIOUS???

    Hi Guys: THANK you both for the nice follow-up. Honestly, I wasn't trying to insult anyone, but I did spoof the title of the post to attract attention. If I had done something boring and non-contraversial, we wouldn't be on post #143 right now, LOL. Please accept my apology as well. At times I...
  5. Drewski

    Quarry Diving: 500 Dives in a Quarry - Are You SERIOUS???

    Wow, look at that. THOUGHTFUL moderation! Thanks, JahJah... : )
  6. Drewski

    ending dives with sharks circling?

    Hey DUMPSTER, how are you brother? That kid of yours getting bigger? I like that plastic bottle trick. Might have to try THAT. Key thing about dealing with sharks, don't act like prey. Best defense on deco stop hangs is the sound of bubbles. Of course, if the shark in this video comes by to...
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    Quarry Diving: 500 Dives in a Quarry - Are You SERIOUS???

    Oh, my. Look please let me be clear. I've never insulted quarry divers in this thread. Read it carefully. I was only trying to understand the mind set of east coast divers that live closer to the ocean, have lots of opportunity, but choose to spend thousands of more dollars on gear and go...
  8. Drewski

    Last Video from U-352 Before Hurricane Irene

    Consider it done... Soon.
  9. Drewski

    Last Video from U-352 Before Hurricane Irene

    Hi All: I'm getting reports from dive operators in North Carolina that a number of wrecks in the Morehead City area were significantly impacted by Hurricane Irene. They are just now starting to dive the wrecks with good visibility. At least one artificial, the Spar, was moved by about 200 FT...
  10. Drewski

    The Hurricane Irene Interview Video

    So, all of us are huddled in the house waiting for Irene. The Weather Channel and other networks are doing "Dan Rather" hurricane interviews and the kids are getting worried. My six year old nephew looks at me and says "Uncle Andy, are we going to make it?" LOL! "Buddy," I said, "let me...
  11. Drewski

    The Notre Dame of North Carolina Shipwrecks - E.M. Clark

    Hi dmcutter: Thanks for the nice reply. CCR (closed circuit rebreather for those that don't know) allows a diver to rebreathe the air (or in this case, breathing gas) that the diver inhaled. This gas is routed through a "scrubber" that removes the carbon dioxide produced by your body from...
  12. Drewski

    The Notre Dame of North Carolina Shipwrecks - E.M. Clark

    Hi All: Back in July, I posted a thread about quarry diving and the attraction that "Scuba Parks" had to east coast divers. I appreciate many of the thoughtful replies to that thread and the discussion it generated. Great stuff. In that thread, I said this: So, today, I'm going to try and...
  13. Drewski

    Dir?

    Hey, with an SMB that long, and if you're diving more than 50% He, you might just get a surprise... I seem to remember reading somewhere that OMS made some that long on the theory that if horizontal on the open sea, but partially inflated to keep it floating, they would be easier to spot by...
  14. Drewski

    Quarry Diving: 500 Dives in a Quarry - Are You SERIOUS???

    OK, I'm curious. From your profile, it seems you are a new diver. So here are my questions to you: Did the instructor or shop you trained with do all of your training in a quarry? If you took Advanced Open Water, did they do all the dives in quarries? You indicate you live in Virginia (me...
  15. Drewski

    Quarry Diving: 500 Dives in a Quarry - Are You SERIOUS???

    OK, here's what I said: And later: The divers I'm referring to often live on the coast (I mean nearer to the ocean than a quarry), so it's a longer drive to the quarry than the boat dock. What I was having difficulty understanding was why these folks almost NEVER dive the ocean. From...
  16. Drewski

    Quarry Diving: 500 Dives in a Quarry - Are You SERIOUS???

    Ah, well, I guess I didn't realize that. Did you happen to read my original post and what group of divers I was referring to? Thanks...
  17. Drewski

    U-352 and Papoose - $105 NO FUEL SURCHARGE!

    Hi All: Still have one (1) seat open in Morehead City - $105 (NO FUEL SURCHARGE) offshore to the U-352, Papoose, other wrecks. If you want to go this Saturday (July 30) or Sunday (August 1) call Captain James ASAP at 919-272-5561! You'll NEVER get a better price down here offshore. Boat is...
  18. Drewski

    OBX Dive Center, Nags Head - Good Experience

    Ah that Bill McDermott guy, started diving with him in 1984... We used to hang out with an OLD instructor and B-52 pilot by the name of Jerry Putnam. Here's a BLAST from the past. Cave diving from 1985. In the notes, "Bill" is Bill McDermott...
  19. Drewski

    Looking for Divers in Morehead City, NC on Saturday, July 30th

    Hi All: Tortuga Charters has open seats this Saturday, July 30th, for dives to wrecks like the U-352, Papoose or other offshore locations. He has a full boat Sunday, but we are trying to dive Saturday as well. Need at least 3 divers. Great pricing at $105! Call Captain James at 919-272-5561...
  20. Drewski

    Quarry Diving: 500 Dives in a Quarry - Are You SERIOUS???

    Hi Steve and Mike: Thanks for the replies. Steve, you are spot on with what I'm getting at. I'd like to think that "Open Water" means you can at least dive from a boat, make a beach or shore entry, and understand the basics of most ocean environments. This is why I posted the link to BSAC...
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