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Tech Diving Newbie Needs Start
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12-09-2005 2:15pm#1
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Blecch - diving Glendo would be like bog snorkelling. Still it would be funny to use your boulder mat as an SMB
Not much feedback from the query I see. Read through some of the older postings on the forum. Lots of good info there. Probably will try to suss out a CFT club - I used to know someone in Dalkey Scubadivers a few years back - are they still going? I'm based in Dun Laoghaire so that could be handy.
Apparently I'm also eligible to join DUSAC based at TCD, they are BSAC affiliated. Thats also an option.
Its a b*tch not having the contacts. Too much time spent hanging around with climbers Phil!0 -
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I would have replied earlier but I'm a lazy ****...
Anywho welcome to the board Stephen!
Phil is correctamundo when he says there are a couple of us doing some techie stuff. Myself and another couple of lads are diving in abouts the 45-60m range. Typical kit config would be 2x12's (usually air) and whatever in your stage (or multipile stages) to do your deco on... if you really really love the water you could deco on air but you'd be finding it a bit lonely after a while!
Regards qualifications, we're IANTD Advanced Nitrox and a couple of us are taking the IANTD tech nitrox at the end of september.
Depth and bottoms times.... could be anything, depends on the wreck. Last weekend diving was relaxing stuff... no deeper that 45 i think. Bottom times of 40minutes was the order of the day. Those dives were the Laurentic x2 and the U861. Total run times decoing on 50% were approaching 80+minutes. Some weekends we might dive the carthaginian/cumberland/U1217. These beauties are in 55-58 to the sea bed. Run times here would be 20-25 minutes bottom time with a total run time of about 70 minutes give or take.
We would throw a fair bit of business in the direction of www.divenorth.com . The wrecks up that direction are class stuff. You've got the above mentnioned plus others like the Arco Delos, Athenia, Audacious, Empire Heritage, Justicia, U89, Myrtle Branch....and many more.
On the board here diving with myself is donny (taking a wee sebatical right now) and NordicDiver [he's full trimix *drooolllll*]. <heheh, rereading this it sounds like i'm introducing my band!!!>
I've been posting a bit int he dive reports 05 thread... although the lazyness has taken over recently!
Stop hanging around with dirty smelly climbers.... they flash you in the toilets every freakin time, let your guard down for 3 seconds and bam.... there it is... the ole cylklops.
PM me if you're interested in a few dives and let me know what sort of depths you're interested in... unfortunately the season is winding down but there should be a few more trips before complete shut down...0 -
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Hey Stephen,
I'm a member of Dalkey and have been for the past 2 years. I'll try and avoid the usual propaganda but it's a fairly easy going club and the crowd in it are dead sound. There are a few techie heads (one with a yellow box - I waaaaaaaannnnnttttt!!! ) who dive regularly enough. If ya wanna know more PM me.
But as Peace said the season is winding down some. Finishing mid week diving tonight and Sunday dives in 4 or 5 weeks. We do have 4 more weekends away before the end of the year (Ballycastle, Mullaghmore, Kilmore Quay and Killary) but it'll be fairly quiet (apart from the few hardy souls diving Lough Bray) until March/April.
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Cheers y'all!
I've been working my way through the back postings and getting a much better handle on things. The info in this board is great, just what I was looking for so congratulatory back slaps all around.
I'm very interested in the type of dive objectives you've been listing off Peace! However you've got the jump on me in terms of where I'm at at the moment. So I wouldn't be really ready to go to some of the depths and runtimes you mention. I'm happy in the 30m - 45m range but 45 - 60m? Soon but not yet
As I said I need to acquire kit above and beyond my basic scuba set and get some intro tech experience under my belt even if that means just reeling off DSMBs under "practice" conditions i.e. on no-deco dives but take 1min at 9m and 3mins at 6m, 1min at 3m type thing just for practice even if there is no gas switch etc.
If Phil ( c'mon Phil ) is organising another boards weekend then certainly I'll attend if possible and see whats happening so keep me in the loop (ok just post the board - I'll see it there).
So Phil if you're looking for a buddy to get some dives under your belt then no worries. They don't have to be deep. i'm just happy to dive at this stage of the season.
The whole nekkid Phil episode is a new one to me. I'll make sure his reputation is suitably destroyed in climbing circles also.
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You doing Tech with Timmy Kev?Peace wrote:I would have replied earlier but I'm a lazy ****...
Anywho welcome to the board Stephen!
Phil is correctamundo when he says there are a couple of us doing some techie stuff. Myself and another couple of lads are diving in abouts the 45-60m range. Typical kit config would be 2x12's (usually air) and whatever in your stage (or multipile stages) to do your deco on... if you really really love the water you could deco on air but you'd be finding it a bit lonely after a while!
Regards qualifications, we're IANTD Advanced Nitrox and a couple of us are taking the IANTD tech nitrox at the end of september.
Depth and bottoms times.... could be anything, depends on the wreck. Last weekend diving was relaxing stuff... no deeper that 45 i think. Bottom times of 40minutes was the order of the day. Those dives were the Laurentic x2 and the U861. Total run times decoing on 50% were approaching 80+minutes. Some weekends we might dive the carthaginian/cumberland/U1217. These beauties are in 55-58 to the sea bed. Run times here would be 20-25 minutes bottom time with a total run time of about 70 minutes give or take.
We would throw a fair bit of business in the direction of www.divenorth.com . The wrecks up that direction are class stuff. You've got the above mentnioned plus others like the Arco Delos, Athenia, Audacious, Empire Heritage, Justicia, U89, Myrtle Branch....and many more.
On the board here diving with myself is donny (taking a wee sebatical right now) and NordicDiver [he's full trimix *drooolllll*]. <heheh, rereading this it sounds like i'm introducing my band!!!>
I've been posting a bit int he dive reports 05 thread... although the lazyness has taken over recently!
Stop hanging around with dirty smelly climbers.... they flash you in the toilets every freakin time, let your guard down for 3 seconds and bam.... there it is... the ole cylklops.
PM me if you're interested in a few dives and let me know what sort of depths you're interested in... unfortunately the season is winding down but there should be a few more trips before complete shut down...0 -
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Stephen, give me a shout for twinset, wing etc, you wont beat my prices on new kit Training also up to full mix.
Jacksmcmullan wrote:By the way - did 4 dives on this baby (Zenobia) over the last two weeks. Its located just outside Larnaca port in Cyprus. Its on its side on the sand at 42m. The shot line goes down to the side at 18m. It's 170m long - WOW. On the last dive I did a 70m swim through the lower car deck inside the wreck which was fanastic.
http://www.divetekcyprus.com/gallery8/index.htm (Not my photos or photos of me by the way).
Did about 6 shore dives in and around Protaras. Grand but not spectacular. Not much life. A night dive was far better for spotting the critters.
The dives above were on a regular scuba set up with a single 12litre ali cylinder.
Then did my Nitrox/Adv Nitrox and 4 deco dives down to 40m with Dive-Tek Cyprus (http://www.divetekcyprus.com) who I can't recommend highly enough for tech training. Those dives were on 2 x 10litre twinset with a 7 litre stage cylinder with various gas mixes depending on the day.
Whilst the Zenobia is rated as one of the ten best wreck dives in the world (apparently) the rest is not exactly Great Barrier Reef but all in all Cyprus is a great place to train or get some winter warm water.
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