cobaltbabe
Diva of the Deep
I wanted to share with the members of OFWF something that happened this weekend. I was invited by a member to sit in and observe a class regarding DECO. Now as most of you know, I believe there is alot of theory and logic behind diving and I know we could argue about that for days but I sat in this class room and watched 4 men discussing theories and physics. These men were talking way over my head and alot of it didn't soak in to be honest but I did walk away with a little.
Next we went to the water and as I stayed close to the bottom, I watch in utter aw as these two men came down the line. They hovered and then descended, hovered and descended. The ability involved to perform these skills take years to master. Impressed doesn't even come close to how I felt. Once they had finished their skills they were debriefed and suggestions were made and equipment was tweaked.
I want to tell you guys, if I didn't want to be a wreck diver/tech diver before, I sure as heck want to be one now. I know that I have along way to go. I have skills that need to be worked on over and over again and I need to know what the depths can do to my body and what my body does to protect itself. I want to be so comfortable with my gear that in times of stress it will be second nature and I will be able to be a good dive buddy but be my own best friend instead of my own enemy. I want to be able to at depth to have my reg free flow and the first thing that comes to mind is sh*t this is going to cost me some money.
Again, not everyone is into this and that's cool, but I wanted to thank the people in the class and the instructor for inviting me to share in their training. The dedication and love of their sport is incredible. You can see and hear it in their stories.
I wish them all the best of luck and hope to stay intouch.
Thank you again.
Marie
Next we went to the water and as I stayed close to the bottom, I watch in utter aw as these two men came down the line. They hovered and then descended, hovered and descended. The ability involved to perform these skills take years to master. Impressed doesn't even come close to how I felt. Once they had finished their skills they were debriefed and suggestions were made and equipment was tweaked.
I want to tell you guys, if I didn't want to be a wreck diver/tech diver before, I sure as heck want to be one now. I know that I have along way to go. I have skills that need to be worked on over and over again and I need to know what the depths can do to my body and what my body does to protect itself. I want to be so comfortable with my gear that in times of stress it will be second nature and I will be able to be a good dive buddy but be my own best friend instead of my own enemy. I want to be able to at depth to have my reg free flow and the first thing that comes to mind is sh*t this is going to cost me some money.
Again, not everyone is into this and that's cool, but I wanted to thank the people in the class and the instructor for inviting me to share in their training. The dedication and love of their sport is incredible. You can see and hear it in their stories.
I wish them all the best of luck and hope to stay intouch.
Thank you again.
Marie