Hi!

[milkybarkid]

Hello

No, technically I'm not really in the Scottish branch. But fortunately for me (probably unfortunately for you lot) luck would have it I got landed on a day boat in the Red Sea with 'the Gavster' and 'Fi', who started chatting (among other things) about a bunch of divers who had started a web site up and met up etc. etc.. So, here I am, a month later - ish, and finally got round to joining.

[Fi and Gavster - if you don't remember me - we were the one's who saw the whale shark on the first day of the safari (ha), and I fell asleep on the last night in the Camel Bar!).

Anyway, to introduce myself, I am BSAC trained, have done about 250 ish dives, 95% in the UK. I am based in York, so we do a load of RIB based diving off the east coast - mainly the Farnes, South Shields, Whitby, occasionally St. Abbs, etc. We tend to do 20-40m wrecks.

Looking forward to meeting up and chatting with some of you soon.

Cheers

Matt

[Jay]

Hi Matt - welcome aboard. Thanks for the introduction info - feel free to invite any other diver mates you have to the YD family. You'll find divers of all abilities and training associations here from PADI to TDI trimix instructors. Any questions, feel free to ask any of the administrators or moderators.

Regards

[Mr T.]

Hey Matt,

Glad you could make it. Fi and Gav will be pleased to see that you remembered and came along. No doubt they'll be here shortly to say hi.

Look forward to your posts and getting wet with the team soon.

Cheers and dive safe,

[Dr Stevil]

Welcome! It's a freindly little bunch here, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Just for reference, at least one other YD-er is fairly near to you; Timing lives around the York area. Could be useful interms of buddying up for travel.
Regards
Steve W

[Tim Ingmire]

Hey Milky,

glad to have you on board.

Steve is absolutely right, I'm about 15 mins away frm York in Boston Spa, about 2 mins the other side of Taddy from you.

If you fancy hooking up some time just let me know.

Look forward to diving with you sometime.

Cheers

[Gavin Yates]

Matt,

Excellent mate - I was talking about you and Judy to some of the board members. Welcome aboard you skinny-malinky as they say up here.

Boys and girls - Matt and Judy are dleightful and will be a great asset to YD. They have their own rib !!!!

I'm such a a sneak !!!

[Driftwood]

Matt and Judy - my new best friends....

Drift - RYA Level 2 Powerboat licienced

[Frog]

A RIB!!  Welcome, lovely to have you with us.  Please feel free to ask any questions, I'm sure you'll get a load of varied and very helpful answers.  Dive safely.

[Dr Stevil]

I had been intending to ask if we had any RIB owners on YD, thought we could orgnize our own REDS style scheme? I'm 'ok' with reading a chart, having been involved in a few other wreck hunts, any RYA dayskippers or Yachtmasters etc out there?
Regards
Steve W
(PS Drifty, I'll see your RYA PBII qual and raise you one RYA VHF user licence ;)    sadly, haven't had much practice boat handling recently


(Edited by Steve W at 1:19 pm on Oct. 21, 2002)

[Driftwood]

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Quote[/b] ]Quote: from Steve W on 1:18 pm on Oct. 21, 2002
raise you one RYA VHF user licence ;)

<span =''>Ahhh, the licence to print money - please pay us £10 every year for a new card.....

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