Wreckmania 2002

[seaangel]

I would like to tentatively say I am in. I still need to check my schedules but it sounds like a great time, plus adding in a specialty cert too! Two questions, 1- How about arriving by driving from Georgia rather than flying? 2- Open water certification by another agency is allowed right? Just as long as I have logged more than the 20 dives, which I have since I have 39 now. Hey by the way, July 12th is my birthday so we can celebrate that too.

 

[Natasha]

Cindy:
#1 Yes, of course you can drive
#2 Yes you can have other certs. This will give you an YMCA cert
#3 We will have a cake for you!
#4 The people that are coming down for this can drive or fly, but my main request is that we all stay at the same hotel.
I will be blocking rooms and the more I block the better the hotel will treat us. Also, it is too hard for me to have people staying all over the place.
So if anyone wants to go, they will have to "Dive the Plan.. Plan the Dive"..
This means you will have to do what this group is doing.
This trip is meant to be a Wreck Certification Trip. We will be doing the wreck certs the whole time from July 12th to the 16th. If anyone wants to come in after that to dive with Walter, and not do certification, he is open to that.

 

[Walter]

Natasha,

Actually, I was thinking of staying after the class for more wrecks instead of arriving after the class.

Sea Angel,

It doesn't matter what agency your other certification(s) is(are) from. You can take this class.

DSSW,

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[Natasha]

Walter: I did say after, darling. Didn't I?
Maybe it didn't come out right? We are offering the class, the parties, the group activities, from July 12th to the 16th. From the 16th on, Walter will still be available do more wreck dives. But the party part and my part will end on the 16th. Is that better? Sometimes my English isn't that good.

 

[Dee]

Originally posted by Walter
......Dee,

Are you & da Beast joining us? I certainly hope so. Trips are always more fun with the two of you around.

Natasha,

Luggage isn't allowed to get lost. No one is allowed to get sick. All bookings will be finished in advance. We will have lots of buddies for you to choose from. You're going diving.

DSSW,

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Walter.....
We wouldn't miss this! Unless something major comes up, we'll be there. Looks like we'll drive down. We really enjoy the Texas to Florida road trip....once we get past Louisianna! We're planning to stay until the 19th so add us to any plans for diving those days.

I'll volunteer to be the official group photographer if no one objects.

Natasha...You'll have plenty of time to dive 'cause nothing's going to go wrong. Oh yea...don't forget the ziplock bags....Mom!

 

[TexasMike]

Originally posted by Natasha
PS On most of the trips I put together, divers end up calling me "Mom"

Are we there yet?
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Are we there yet?
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Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?

Mom!!! Pete's on my side of the boat!
(ad infinitum)

 

[seaangel]

Okay, I am definetly in. Checked my calendar and that will work for me. I am trying to recruit a buddy from home to come along. We will see. I am excited now. Ready to go.

 

[sunshinefishy]

Walter -

Do you (or anyone) know of any good web sites with information (I particularly like historical) regarding Lauderdale wrecks? Or even any books that you'd recommend? I find that my diving is more enjoyable when I know the history of how the object sunk and what kind of "life" it lead.

 

[peter]

Someone take a camera I want to see too

 

[Walter]

Cindy,

Welcome aboard! We'll have a blast.

Peter,

Dee always travels with a camera, and while I'm not making promises for her, I'm sure this will not be an exception.

SunshineFish,

I have some info around here, I'll try to find some for you soon.

In the meantime, here's a little about one of our first planned dives. The Glassy Sweepers on this wreck are a treat.

ANCIENT MARINER
Part of South Florida's artificial reef program designed to create a diver-safe, living underwater ecosystem, this 165 ft. Cutter found its final resting place in June of 1991. Depths on this wreck range from 45 to 72 ft., and there are three other wrecks in the area. The wreckage has become home to barracuda, jacks and other tropical and schooling fish.

Now for a little information on the trip. We'll keep putting out more info as we hammer out details.

We will be diving out of Deerfield Beach on the Lady Go Diver. I've dived off this boat many times. It's a very comfortable 48ft vessel. The only time I wasn't comfortable on this dive boat was on New Year's Eve 2000 - 2001 and that's because air temps were in the low 30's. That will not be a problem in July. We have a dive schedule planned out as follows:

7/13 Dive 1 - Ancient Mariner 70 ft
Dive 2 - United Caribbean 70 ft

7/14 Dive 1 - Captain Dan 117 ft We'll stay at 100 ft or shallower
Dive 2 - Jay Doorman 83 ft

7/15 Dive 1 - Captain Dan 117 ft We'll stay at 100 ft or shallower
Dive 2 - RSV One 107 ft We'll stay at 100 ft or shallower

We do have limited space and there's only so many folks I can keep track of in a class (and this is covered in standards). The way it sits now, we'll all be on the morning trip. If we reach critical mass, we'll put half the class on the morning trip and the other half on the afternoon trip.

I'm excited!

Natasha, this is going to be a great trip!

DSSW,

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