DIR/GUE/Halcyon Dive Day @ Haigh Quarry

[ppo2_diver]

Hello all,

For those who are interested in learning more about DIR / GUE and meeting
divers in this realm, this is for you. No previous experience or training is
required, just the desire to have fun and learn:

DIR / GUE / Halcyon Dive Day
Hosted by Precision Diving (Duane Johnson) and Better Diving (Ed Gabe)
Location: Haigh Quarry (Kankakee, IL)
Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009

This is a FREE event: your only expenses are the same as any other dive day
(site admission, tank fills, rentals, snacks, etc.)

This is a chance to learn about the DIR & GUE diving philosophy, do some fun
diving, and even test dive some Halcyon equipment. Everyone is welcome, from
absolute beginner to seasoned diver. Local technical instructor Duane Johnson and GUE Instructor Ed Gabe will give a free presentation on the benefits of DIR and GUE. Unlike many other free diving seminars, you will get a chance to get in the water for a
skills demonstration by Duane and Ed to personally see the level of diving this philosophy has to offer.

In addition to learning about DIR and GUE, we will also have Halcyon
equipment on site for people to try out. We will have Halcyon backplates,
single tank wings, surface marker buoys (SMB), and lights. You will only
need to supply your regulators and tanks. Volunteers will help get you sized
and fitted correctly.

Also with us, we will have multiple scooters. We will have
Gavin, X-Scooter, and Mako for people to see how scooters have
evolved. We will also be on hand to answer any question regarding these
scooters. Since these are our personal equipment, they are for
viewing only. Sorry, we don't want to risk our $4,000 scooters being
accidentally banged up.

Diving will take place all day Sunday. Haigh Quarry has a lunch stand, and
we'll be bringing along some snacks. Haigh Quarry offers good visibility,
excellent on-site facilities, lots of things to see under water, and depths
to 85'.

Tentative Schedule for Sunday, June 7:
9:00am: Introduction by Duane Johnson: Importance of Higher Diving Education
10:00am: Presentation by Ed Gabe: Intro to GUE and DIR diving
11:00: Skills demonstration dive
12:30pm: More fun diving and equipment test dives
Afternoon: more food and fun diving


RSVP is required.

To RSVP or for more information, please contact Duane Johnson at duane@precisiondiving.net.

Websites for more info:
Precision Diving - The Great Lakes and Chicago Premier SCUBA Dive Training
BetterDiving.com
Home - Haigh Quarry - The Place for Scuba Diving in Northern Illinois

We hope to see you there.

Dive Safe,
Duane
Precision Diving - The Great Lakes and Chicago Premier SCUBA Dive Training

 

[ppo2_diver]

Just wanted to remind everyone that the DIR/GUE/Halcyon event is this Sunday. Should be a lot of fun.

 

[ScubaInChicago]

Duane,

Me and the wife would like to make it there to meet up with you and Ed. I'm not sure how our schedules are working out yet, we had planned on being at Bonne Terre the 5th and 6th, but If were not able to get off both days we'll certainly be at Haigh.