The first ever UK DIR Fundie course

[malcolm smith]

Hi WL, thanks for that, I have done just short of 700 dives, and every next dive is a chance to learn something, lose the will/drive to learn/improve, and you may as well give it up and start something else.
Looking forward to the tech report Mark, your public awaits!!!
Cheers, Malcolm.

[Bob Cooper]

WL

Just seen your DIRF report.  Excellent stuff!  I really enjoyed reading it.  You are (as far as I know) the first person to write up a report on the classes in March (despite me badgering a few people to do so!).  You were really lucky to have AG take the class and to meet him and Panos etc.  They really are a nice bunch of people (so is Andy by the way!).

I would agree with you about the DIR-bashing that goes on amongst some UK divers.  I have never once heard anybody say anything derogatory about any GUE class ever.  Just goes to show that if people start DIR-bashing, just tell them to go take a class, then come back and see what they think about it.

Reading your report has prompted me to write up my dive last weekend.  It was the first UE-UK (DIR Britain) dive of the year off Nauticat out of Brighton. To be honest, it was pretty uneventful.  Nevertheless, I will try to write it up soon.

Anyway, well done for completing the course and well done for writing it up and sharing your experiences with us.

Long live DIR!!!

[peter k]

Nice report, but forgive my ignorance. What's a modified flutter kick?

Tips for reverse frog- Swim into the wheelhouse in a wreck. Wonder what all the pretty stringy things you're torch is highlighting. Realise you've swan into a room full of Lionsmanes tentacles. One rapid education in reverse frog. It might not have been very pretty, but it got the job done. We got to the front of the wheelhouse and looked to see about a dozen lionsmanes pinned to the front with the current and the tentacles were getting blown in through the broken windows.

Peter

[And]

Hi

Standard Flutter is normal kick as first taught by all agencies except GUE. Modified flutter is done by being in a horizontal position, bending knees and kicking up just using ankles if possible so you don't raise any silt. You can see it on the www.fifthd.com site. Just go to dirf class and theres a whole bunch of videos with AndrewG performing the skills.

HTH

WL

[Mark]

<font color='#000080'>The pictures from WL's DIR-F and my TECH-1 can be found here - http://www.fifthd.com/divesto....dex.htm

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