Fin Doctor's Blog

[Blair Mott]

This is our official invite to the beginning of the Fin Doctor's blog. Give him a cheer on by posting a comment there describing your first in water experience. Fin Doctor's blog is not being used for analytical purposes. He really does want to know the answer to your question. I will be posting my experience and look forward to reading yours. For those of you that do not know the Fin Doctor, he is much more of a hands-on craftsman, and does not spend much time on computers, so Fin Doctor's Blog is a very special event at Force Fin and for him.

Please post a copy of your comment on Bob's blog as a reply to this post as well, so that all of us at ScubaBoard can share our in water experience too!

 

[Blair Mott]

My first memorable water experience in my life was in the surf zone at Redondo Beach. I loved playing at the beach and was always told never to swim into the surf. I would spend endless hours at the water’s edge playing in the sand and tide pools, but never got to swim out into the surf because I was to young. One day my Mom picked me up and carried my into the surf.

Waves were crashing with pounding thunder and to me they seemed like buildings falling into the sand with the noise of bombs exploding. This was as close as I had ever been to the surf. All of my senses were telling me the power of the ocean was far greater than the mere human strength we had inside ourselves and this was far more dangerous than anyone told me. Before I could comprehend what was about to happen and cry for help my Mom yanked me off the off the white wash we were walking in and held me like a football in her arms.

Then came a huge skyscraper of a wave. I could feel my Mom’s arms tighten and at that point I simply relaxed. I remember thinking there is no safer place on earth than in my Mom’s arms. All went white I had my eyes wide open. It went from white to green and then I felt myself summersault. With my eyes still open I remember seeing a flash of silver pass by and thinking to myself that has to be a fish. Being wrapped in my mother’s arms made this experience into the surf zone the most comfortable and enjoyable first ocean experience of my life. You can imagine how astonished and then ecstatic I was when I first heard people say Mother Ocean, Mother Earth!

 

[Blair Mott]

What a grand story to have in your memory. Imagine that lucky Mother who went on to see her son pursue tefffic aquatic career in the ocean to this day!! Mother Ocean

 

[Blair Mott]

MOM
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[meesier42]

has the Blog stalled out??? I know Bob has lots of good things on his mind, but I only see the inagural (sp?) post and nothing since June. Come on Bob, stop teasing us and let us know what you are thinking

 

[Bob Evans]

Meesier42, I have a mind blog. Working long hours trimming fins, etc. Will refresh is weekend.

 

[Bob Evans]

I am warming up, was thinking about life today and how quick it goes bye. Then my mother in law passed away today. Each day we should have a smile on our face, maybe we are going for a dive. I miss diving so much. I love taking a nap at 30 feet. The last time I took a nap diving was at small bay lodge. Started this program when I worked at dive n' surf at 16 with a weight belt over my belly, those Meistrell's never knew what to think. Does anyone else take a nap underwater?

 

[uncleavi]

Bob,
Sorry to hear about Susannes Mother.
I have slept under water but, I wore a Superlite 17K and it was in the Mississippi and I was whipped after a hard day of diving in Lacrosse Wisconsin.

 

[dittrimd]

Bob,

Sorry to hear about your Mother-In-Law it is always difficult to lose a family member. Dealing with any death can be a very difficult thing but it does help the living becuase it kind of wakes us up and reminds us what is truly important.

As for diving while sleeping I have with my AGA mask just found a soft sandy place and closed my eyes and taken a rest. Not sure just how deep my sleep was but is was nice to be in a place where nothing could seemingly touch me. No phones, not people, not traffic, no worries.

Not sure many people might understand it. Even divers may be a little bewildered.

Mark D.

 

[Bob Evans]

Thanks Dittrimd for your kind words and insight into napping underwater!

Me and Susanne napping underwater in the Bahamas. Photo by Peter Donahue.