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Hello all Forum members from Rodney & Penny aboard the yacht in Botany Bay - Sydney - Australia.
I have attached some photos below so you can see just who we are - and where we live. And although little Penny thedogpaddler - is keen to go on all adventures - and never wants to miss an outing - she's a 'one time a day' swimmer - and 'an all day long' sunbaker.
I have done a wealth of diving in years gone by - and with my previous yacht cruised and dived all through the Solomons and Truk and Micronesia - they were wonderful experiences.
And while I was diving fairly regularly around our own coastline here - during the time I was building this yacht - I have not been under for about 2 years. This despite the fact that I have several sets of gear aboard and about 6 bottles.
Also - completely out of the blue - (as these things tend to be) I had an unexpected heart problem - 1 week after the yacht came out into the bay for the first time this year - following 15 years of construction.
Thus it came to be - that I was looking on the net today - just to see what advice others had about scuba diving with cardiomyopathy (heart disease) - as I'm all set to dive in the next few days to re-do the mooring we're on - with new heavy chains and ground tackle - to handle our 75' and 75 tons.
I've rung the heart specialist - and expect to hear back tomorrow - but I will be surprised if I'm unable to make the 5m shallow 'work' dive required.
Anyway - it happened that one of the links was this Forum - and it amazes me that I have not browsed straight in to you before - spending so much time on the net - with a big website and belonging to another big Forum - the Cruisers Forum - (for boaties naturally) - so I found some helpful information here - but as always some say yes, and some say no.
I registered to join you immediately - and I will be having a good look around - and taking advantage of the wealth of information here.
I hope you get to know us - well - as time goes on - because I love to post lot's of photos of all we get up to aboard the yacht - and you are welcome to visit our site thedogpaddler.com - and please go through to the > New > Email Newsletters to see all about us - right up to the last few days - and the big drama we had over the weekend with a giant barge dragging down on to us.
It seems I can't post URL photos straight in to this thread (until I've done 5 posts) and so I've 'attached' some shots below for you. (the last one of me diving alongside the giant gun was taken in Truk Lagoon about 20 years ago - and is still a favourite - and what marvellous visibility eh?)
Bye for now - and I will be looking to track down some dive buddies for some 'off the yacht' diving here in Botany Bay - so if you are local to me - and diving around here - please drop me a line.
regards
Rodney & Penny
I have attached some photos below so you can see just who we are - and where we live. And although little Penny thedogpaddler - is keen to go on all adventures - and never wants to miss an outing - she's a 'one time a day' swimmer - and 'an all day long' sunbaker.
I have done a wealth of diving in years gone by - and with my previous yacht cruised and dived all through the Solomons and Truk and Micronesia - they were wonderful experiences.
And while I was diving fairly regularly around our own coastline here - during the time I was building this yacht - I have not been under for about 2 years. This despite the fact that I have several sets of gear aboard and about 6 bottles.
Also - completely out of the blue - (as these things tend to be) I had an unexpected heart problem - 1 week after the yacht came out into the bay for the first time this year - following 15 years of construction.
Thus it came to be - that I was looking on the net today - just to see what advice others had about scuba diving with cardiomyopathy (heart disease) - as I'm all set to dive in the next few days to re-do the mooring we're on - with new heavy chains and ground tackle - to handle our 75' and 75 tons.
I've rung the heart specialist - and expect to hear back tomorrow - but I will be surprised if I'm unable to make the 5m shallow 'work' dive required.
Anyway - it happened that one of the links was this Forum - and it amazes me that I have not browsed straight in to you before - spending so much time on the net - with a big website and belonging to another big Forum - the Cruisers Forum - (for boaties naturally) - so I found some helpful information here - but as always some say yes, and some say no.
I registered to join you immediately - and I will be having a good look around - and taking advantage of the wealth of information here.
I hope you get to know us - well - as time goes on - because I love to post lot's of photos of all we get up to aboard the yacht - and you are welcome to visit our site thedogpaddler.com - and please go through to the > New > Email Newsletters to see all about us - right up to the last few days - and the big drama we had over the weekend with a giant barge dragging down on to us.
It seems I can't post URL photos straight in to this thread (until I've done 5 posts) and so I've 'attached' some shots below for you. (the last one of me diving alongside the giant gun was taken in Truk Lagoon about 20 years ago - and is still a favourite - and what marvellous visibility eh?)
Bye for now - and I will be looking to track down some dive buddies for some 'off the yacht' diving here in Botany Bay - so if you are local to me - and diving around here - please drop me a line.
regards
Rodney & Penny
