Leigh Cunningham in 205m Dive

[Conor]

In other news, a few YDers had a beer with Leigh a couple of years back in Sharm, the git is not only a great diver but a totally decent human being, completely enthused about the sport.

[londonsean69]

Originally Posted by Stu Sheridan

PS. A crackin welcome to YD for a guy you will depend on as a saftey diver....

Who will depend on him as a safety diver, not me.

[jptaylor9]

Maximum depth :205 metres
Total dive run time: 205 minutes
Time on the wreck: 6 minutes
7 / 66 Bottom mix
16 / 43 Intermediate Trimix
52/ 15 Hyperoxic travel / lean deco. gas
80% EANx deco. gas
See link below for full story...
Source: http://www.oceantechnical.com/worldrec.htm

[applepie]

this was in one of the dive mags I was browsing in the station yesterday, that would scare me sh*tless but i can see the definite appeal in doing it.

thanks for the link, was an interesting read.

200W HID, I want one of those!!!

and that barryboys car dealy was a laugh as well

[deeperthandeep]

To jptaylor9 for the link very interesting and informative, thank you

[Spider]

I just saw these posts on the deepimage website forum. I don't know whether the story is true or not, but it makes interesting reading!


"Hi,

You probably want to know, that Grzegorz "Banan" Dominik (the man has discovered this deep part of Yolanda), had set new record.

He has dived to 210m on his modified Buddy Inspiration.

More information is aviable at www.abyss-diving.pl (unfortunatelly in Polish)
_________________
Tomasz Zabierek

IANTD Instructor Trainer
http://www.hogarthian.pl"



"Story about „Yolanda wreck” …
It was beginning of July 2003r, when we (I and Greg DOMINIK) two polish technical divers decided to find deeper part of Yolanda wreck. So, we chose the day, and we descended below the containers were placed (around 70 m). After a long swimming to the end of the reef corner Greg at depth 150m discovered the bow and the anchor of Yolanda. I was at 125m, but view was amazing. When we finished all our deco and came back to the boat, all people was informed about Yolanda. At that time Leigh Cunningham was also on the boat, he had conducting some tech courses. And everything would be fine, but…
In 10 June 2005 in divernet we found article that Yolanda had been reiterated discovered, by 2 British divers also but two year’s after??? Sounds incredible, but was done…
All that situation, and next dive to 205m by Cuningham and Andrews, was the reason why Greg DOMINIK decided to dive Yolanda once more.
Last dive was at max. depth 210m, and that depth was only for check the British information, but he didn’t want to break a new record as well.
The dive details:

Rebreather Buddy Inspiration (standard electronic)
- max depth 210m
- total time 210 min
Gases :
- bottom TMX 7/75
Back Up:
- 6x12 liters tanks
All backup gases was carrying by them self.

Tomasz Wróblewski"

[Fiona]

Originally Posted by Spider

More information is aviable at www.abyss-diving.pl (unfortunatelly in Polish)
_________________
Tomasz Zabierek

IANTD Instructor Trainer
http://www.hogarthian.pl"

Click the little Union Flag and it turns into English

Ignore me it's only the home page which is in English, will have to make do with pictures

[wreckferret]

Thanks jptaylor9,

amazing reading. Did I read it right that they were air diving to 100m for their training dives - WOW.

A few years ago I dived to 80m on mix and was still narced , I wish I was as able as them.

I have heard of uk400`s imploding at 100m but to loose your contents gauge and a vyper very scary.

Think I will stick to 60m max.

Sorry for hijacking the thread.

[Damo]

I was talking to Mark Ellyat, who holds the solo 313m depth record and he is planning to beat the wreck diving record by diving a 200m+ wreck in Menorca.

I think that there is a bit of history between him & Mark Andrews who he beat to the previous wreck diving record of 168m on the Baden

I believe he begins his training dives for the attempt next week.