Who am I and what diving do I do?

[maria cm]

Name
Maria

Location
Bury St Edmunds

First Qualified
2005

Club Member
Scuba 65

Highest Diving Qualification
SSI Advanced (nearly finished Master)

Instructor Yes/No
No thank you!

What other training have you found most rewarding
goldsmithing

What’s your standard Kit
12L - trying badly to move to twinset

Where do you usually Dive
Red Sea or Stoney - trying to start UK diving

Number of Dives
85

Deepest Dive
46m

Longest Dive
84min

Favourite Dive
Panorama probably and a night dive on Thistlegorm with Yasser Shafi

Worst Dive
First go with a twin

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Borneo

What ONE other question should I have included?
Oh... I don't know.......

[cavegunner]

point taken.
Location-Portmouth/Hants
Qualification-Adv.Nitrox
Not an instructor
normally dive south coast
130 dives
Trip to do-Bikini
Trips-Cenotes and more centoes
Question-If it takes 2 men 3 weeks too walk a fortnight, how many apples in a bag of nuts?

[Juz]

Originally Posted by cavegunner

Question-If it takes 2 men 3 weeks too walk a fortnight, how many apples in a bag of nuts?

Answer: 42

Juz

[weazelz]

I don't think I've done one of these, so it seems like a good idea for my 1,000th post:

Name
Andy

Location
North London

First Qualified
aug 05 (PADI OW)

Club Member
Hellfins - BSAC

Highest Diving Qualification
TDI 'trox & Proc's

Instructor Yes/No
No

What other training have you found most rewarding
BSAC DL

What’s your standard Kit
hogarthian twinset & stage(s)

Where do you usually Dive
south coast

Number of Dives
250ish

Deepest Dive
51m

Longest Dive
95 mins

Favourite Dives
Scapa cruisers

Worst Dive
CBL with OOA buddy on AAS

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Salette & Moldavia at the moment, both booked for later this year

[mmw109]

Hi I've just joined, alhtouhg I've read this forum quitea lot in the past. as a guest

Name
Matt & Lisa

Location
Essex
First Qualified
Spring 07

Highest Diving Qualification
EANx 02 , PAID OW

Instructor Yes/No
No

What’s your standard Kit
Seac Sub BCD & Kronos Regs

Where do you usually Dive
south coast

Number of Dives
30 ish

Deepest Dive
30 m

Longest Dive
45 mins (I think)

Favourite Dives
Fish Head ! (Maldives)

Worst Dive
Stoney - got lost

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Coccos Islands, but can't see that happening anytime soon

[Turtle Dude]

Name: Nige
Location: Kew (London)
First Qualified: 1988 PADI OW
Club Member: Richmond BSAC
Highest Diving Qualification: BSAC AdDiv
Instructor Yes/No: Yes
What other training have you found most rewarding: Tutonic Sex (like Tantric, but with a polished helmet)
What’s your standard Kit: Twin-7 300; Zeagle Wing, Scubapro Mk17&25/S600, Big yellow dry-suit
Where do you usually Dive: South Coast & all around world
Number of Dives: 600+ (inc training dives)
Deepest Dive: 49.99m
Longest Dive: can't remmeber (but did not need a pee)
Favourite Dives: Shark hole, Oman (1994) and anything nice and easy
Worst Dive: Not really had one (just a few fecking cold dips in Stoney)
What dive/trip would you most like to do: any liveaboard alone with the Cuban Womans Volleyball team

[Harrymattson]

Name
Matt

Location
Parwich - Derbyshire Dales up in t'hills

First Qualified
1993

Club Member
Ashbourne Diver BSAC 1116

Highest Diving Qualification
Sports Diver but just finishing DL. Assistant Club Instructor, BSAC Nitrox

Instructor Yes/No
Yes

What other training have you found most rewarding
First Aid

What’s your standard Kit
12L + pony - moving to twinset and DiveRite Super Wing and home designed/made back plate

Where do you usually Dive
UK coastal and inland - used to do a lot in Stoney before it got too busyh now I go where the club goes and, more to the point, when I can.

Number of Dives
Somewhat more than 250 but probably less than 300 - I gave up logging dives for a while - wish I hadn't!

Deepest Dive
42m

Longest Dive
Way more than a hour on shallow night dives in warm water

Favourite Dive
Steves' Bommie in the Coral Sea

Worst Dive
First time in the bottom of the Pit

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Go back to the Cook Islands without getting the flu and dive for longer than the time it took me to realise that I just could not go past the ear pain barrier no matter how much I wantef to! 5m and less than a minute!!!

What ONE other question should I have included?
Tough one - but - Favorite type of dive?
Reef and wall diving for me.

[bythesea]

Name
Paul

Location
South Devon

First Qualified
1995

Club Member
Torbay BSAC


Highest Diving Qualification
level 3 scallop Chef

Instructor Yes/No
Yes

What other training have you found most rewarding
Boat Handling/scallop cooking

What’s your standard Kit
12l Dumpy + Pony.

Where do you usually Dive
Out from Torquay/salcombe/Plymouth

Number of Dives
1000+

Deepest Dive
56M

Longest Dive
80 min

Favourite Dive
rosalie moller

Worst Dive
Wastwater... one of the team blacked out at 38M, had to perform rescue, everyone lived to tell the tale

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Micro indonesea

What ONE other question should I have included?
Do ginger biscuits really cure sea sickness

[maria cm]

Originally Posted by bythesea

What ONE other question should I have included?
Do ginger biscuits really cure sea sickness

No, but ginger capsules do!

[Juz]

Originally Posted by bythesea

Worst Dive
Wastwater... one of the team blacked out at 38M, had to perform rescue, everyone lived to tell the tale

Nice work mate - well done!

Juz