Who am I and what diving do I do?

[big_si]

Originally Posted by Monium

What ONE other question should I have included?
Do you bring chocolate on dives? And if so, do you share it...?

Amy.

You're going to like Warmwaterdiver, Gary!

[shark_girl]

Name
shark_girl

Location
Birmingham

First Qualified
October 2006 BSAC Ocean Diver

Club Member
Warwick Uni SAC/Birmingham 25

Highest Diving Qualification
BSAC Dive Leader

Instructor Yes/No
YES - BSAC assistant
What other training have you found most rewarding
Equipment Care was quite interesting

What’s your standard Kit
single 10 (i'm a girl)

Where do you usually Dive
No regular spot - all of the UK coasts (North-ish Loch Fyne, East Farnes, South Plymouth, West North Wales)

Number of Dives
~130

Deepest Dive
45m
Longest Dive
70mins

Favourite Dive
Farnes last september, all of them - lobster chasing at the castle, seal diving off the isles
Worst Dive
North reef of Little Brother
What dive/trip would you most like to do
I'd like to ice dive!

What ONE other question should I have included?
Who is your favourite buddy?

[hogen-deifar]

Name
Julie, Hoges, Haagen Dazs, Ice Cream Girl (I'd like to think I'm called that because they want to lick me all over but the sad truth is it's because they can't say my YD Welsh name!!)

Location
Woodley, Reading

First Qualified
April 2005

Club Member
Yep, Hydrodive, Reading. And the best club in the world, YD!!!

Highest Diving Qualification
PADI OW Yeah, I know! Just never got round to more!

Instructor Yes/No
No and never will go down that route.

What other training have you found most rewarding
First Aid at Work. The day of qualifying I was first on scene at a nasty road accident where the car rolled! You never know when you may need to know first aid.

What’s your standard Kit
Girlie Faber 12l dumpy on an even more girlie ladies Diva LX BCD

Where do you usually Dive
If I can afford the petrol Swanage or Chesil, but Wraysbury or Vobbie or my bathtub if money's really tight!

Number of Dives
In log book 45 in reality about 60

Deepest Dive
27m - well I am only OW!!

Longest Dive
72 mins with Purple Vonny at Swanage Pier.

Favourite Dive
See above. Truly amazing dive. We were both in the zone and got swamped by gazillions of fish (well, that's what it felt like)

Worst Dive
Don't need to repeat myself. You all know my worst dive.

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Farnes Islands! Hey, I'm a cheap date!!! And finally fulfilling that dream when I head up there on 12 June! I'm SO excited!

What ONE other question should I have included?
Haven't got an active enough imagination to think up something off the cuff and amusing here! Sorry!

[Scubee]

I figured that a lot has changed since I posted on this thread last year, so here is my updated version....

Name
Scubee/ Morag (no change there )

Location
Berkshire

First Qualified
May 2002- PADI OW

Club Member
Yes: Chairman of my club, and organiser of some technical club dives

Highest Diving Qualification
TDI trimix, Feb 08

Instructor Yes/No
Yes - May 2004

What other training have you found most rewarding
2 days in Portland learning to drive a rib.

What’s your standard Kit
twin 12's unless with students or new divers, then it is a single 12

Where do you usually Dive
in the sea if i can, or inland if i can't - i am not fussy really

Number of Dives
600 ish

Deepest Dive
59.4, NDAC Trimix qualifying dive


Longest Dive
I have no idea. about 90 minutes i think.

Favourite Dive
Buccaneer, Sept 07 The viz was excellent

Worst Dive
the second time I did the Tabarka - it was like being in a washing machine

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Ice Diving


What's the most useful tip ever passed on to you?
O' three dry suits really are.

[RebreatherRod]

Name
RebreatherRod

Location
Montrose, Scotland

First Qualified
A long time ago

Club Member
F**k Wits Diving club, Founder memeber

Highest Diving Qualification
Rebreather MOD II, Commercial Part I, III & IV 1999.

Instructor Yes/No
No.

What other training have you found most rewarding
I find all training rewarding, as long as I am learning


What’s your standard Kit
Inspiration Vision

Where do you usually Dive
Scotland North East Coast & West Coast

Number of Dives
500+

Deepest Dive
74m on Air! 60+ on Trimix

Longest Dive
5 hours

Favourite Dive
Anywhere in Scotland

Worst Dive
When things have gone wrong....many dives!


What dive/trip would you most like to do
Norway

What ONE other question should I have included?
What's your favorite drink

[RammyCCK]

Name
Kirsten

Location
Home, Bury - Currently, Edinburgh

First Qualified
1990ish

Club Member
Rammy Divers/ Heriot-Watt Uni

Highest Diving Qualification
Dive Leader

Instructor Yes/No
ACI if that counts

What other training have you found most rewarding
First aid training is invaluable, you never know when it might be needed

What’s your standard Kit
12L dumpy and pony.

Where do you usually Dive
Used to be Scottish west coast and Capernwray, not done much recently - trying to get back into it

Number of Dives
errrrrrmmmm

Deepest Dive
probably about 35m

Longest Dive
errrrrrrmmmmm

Favourite Dive
Zenobia

Worst Dive
About 2 or 3 dives off St. Abbs I think it was before my club let me in on the fact that comb jellies don't sting.... (I hate jellyfish with a passion).

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Ice diving

What ONE other question should I have included?
Where is the best post-dive pint to be found?
What's your favourite flask-filler?
.... (personally I'm a tea drinker but its minging in a flask so hot vimto wins my vote)

[Dave Abraham]

What's your favourite flask-filler?
.... (personally I'm a tea drinker but its minging in a flask so hot vimto wins my vote)

Try putting black tea in the flask and add the milk later when you pour a cup..tastes much nicer

[Treerat]

Name
Treerat - also known as Andy

Location
Holsworthy, Devon

First Qualified
March 2001 - on hunny moon in Miami - got bored!

Club Member
Bude Dive Club - on commitee this year for first time - bugger.

Highest Diving Qualification
BSAC Dive leader - part trained AD
Instructor Yes/No
No.

What other training have you found most rewarding
RNLI D class helm - sort of fits in.


What’s your standard Kit
12l single, pony when required

Where do you usually Dive
Cornwall, both coasts, at least 1 dive holiday a year

Number of Dives
250 ish

Deepest Dive
43m in Cyprus, 31 in UK

Longest Dive
1.5 hours

Favourite Dive
North coast of Cornwall, closly followed by Fiji

Worst Dive
1m viz, missed the wreck so dived on sand!


What dive/trip would you most like to do
Ice diving

What ONE other question should I have included?
Favourite UK boat?- Mine's venturer of Plymouth it's the hot cakes that do it.

[Goshin]

Name
Mark

Location
Rotherham

First Qualified
22/11/02 - PADI OW

Club Member
SYDA

Highest Diving Qualification
Rescue Diver

Instructor Yes/No
Not yet

What other training have you found most rewarding
Navigation is a must

What’s your standard Kit
12l Dumpy

Where do you usually Dive
UK - Blue Lagoon
Worldwide - wherever we go

Number of Dives
97

Deepest Dive
32.6M

Longest Dive
80mins

Favourite Dive
House Reef - Bandos, Maldives - it feels like your back garden.

Worst Dive
Fiji - just after I had qualified - I moved around like an epileptic dancer and promptly lasted all of 18 minutes until my air ran out - at 15Metres!

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Andrea Doria - it ain't never gonna happen

What ONE other question should I have included?
Which famous living or dead person would you most like to dive with? - mine would be George W. Bush - just so that I can finally get to use my divers knife.

[Derfla]

Name
Fred or Derfla

Location
Bristol

First Qualified
2003 BSAC OD

Club Member
Equipment Officer of Bristol No3 BSAC

Highest Diving Qualification
BSAC AD

Instructor Yes/No
Assistant and working towards NQI

What other training have you found most rewarding
Boat Handling

What’s your standard Kit
Currently 12l Dumpy + Pony. but just bought twin 7's 300bar

Where do you usually Dive
South Coast (Dorset/Devon/Cornwall)

Number of Dives
168

Deepest Dive
50.1m

Longest Dive
94min

Favourite Dive
Elphinstone (Red Sea) or Muiron Islands (Western Australia)

Worst Dive
Zero Viz in Babbacome Bay stuck it out for 15min to justify the journey down.
Like diving in chocolate!!

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Malpelo Hammerheads!!

What ONE other question should I have included?
Can't think of one Doh! ????????????????????????


Fred