Get to Know each other :-)

Mark Chase · 16th June 2007, 07:28

Name
Mark Chase

Location
Kent

First Qualified
1989

Club Member
YD Massive & Delta Divers

Highest Diving Qualification
TDI Trimix CCR

Instructor Yes/No
Nope

What other training have you found most rewarding
Glider pilot 285 Squad Air Cadets in 1981

What’s your standard Kit
KISS CCR or Twin 7s

Where do you usually Dive
Brighton, Dover, Littlehampton

Number of Dives
Dont know but 367 since Aug 2001 when i baught a Sunnto and started logging them.

Deepest Dive
105m The Russian Tug in Egypt

Longest Dive
195mins and I was so pissed off and boored on deco I couldent possably have waited the extra 5 for the 200.

Favourite Dive
The Duke
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Worst Dive
Final day of DIRF at Vobster.

What dive/trip would you most like to do
The Jutland Wrecks

What's the most useful tip ever passed on to you?

If you reely need it take two.

What ONE other question should I have included?
[size=3]WHy do you dive?[/SIZE

ATB

Mark Chase

And Y · 16th June 2007, 07:43

Name
Andy

Location
Nuweiba - Egypt

First Qualified
1992

Rebreather Qualifie
CCR 2006

Club Member
n/a

Highest Diving Qualification
PADI Staff Instructor

Instructor Yes/No
OC Yes not yet CCR

What other training have you found most rewarding
OC Trimix

What’s your standard Kit
Classic Inspiration
Dolphin

Where do you usually Dive
Nuweiba Egypt

Number of Dives
5+++

Deepest Dive
70m

Longest Dive
2 hr

Favourite Dive
Walchensee Germany (4*C)

Worst Dive
??

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Manado

What ONE other question should I have included?
__________________
Bailout and Kit Management account for Murphy's Law

The only bad question is one you did not ask and later wish you had.

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Johnny Christensen · 16th June 2007, 09:50

Name
Johnny

Location
Denmark, North Sjælland

First Qualified
1994

Rebreather Qualified
2003

Club Member
Nope, remains true to my comercial beliefs

Highest Diving Qualification
Trimix diver / Normoxic Trimix Instructor

Instructor Yes/No
Yes, but it's a long time ago I gave up trying to ajust my time to other peoples schedule. So I retired.

What other training have you found most rewarding
Other than technical training with Kirk Krack ?? I'd say it's been the informal photo courses along the way, exchancing ideas with some very competent people

What’s your standard Kit
Classic Inspiration modified with BMCL, HUD and BOV.

Where do you usually Dive
On wrecks all over Scandinavia, tends to be a lot in the Baltic Sea.

Number of Dives
2600

Deepest Dive
128m

Longest Dive
4:20

Favourite Dive
Any intact wreck that lends itself nicely to photography. The wrecks in Åland fits that description perfectly.

Worst Dive
I've had a few

But I found time better spent looking forward to the next adventures.

What dive/trip would you most like to do
I would like to return to the Battle of Jutland wrecks, last time had really crap viz, so I have unfinished business there.
Get a group of people together that's into exploring the wrecks, as opposed to just logging wreck names.

simon varley · 16th June 2007, 10:28

Name
Simon Varley

Location
Indentd Head, Victoria, Australia

First Qualified
Novice I (remember that?) April 1990

Rebreather Qualified
2005

Club Member
Melbourne BSAC

Highest Diving Qualification
some technical stuff

Instructor Yes/No
No

What other training have you found most rewarding
advanced and high speed driver training - and I get to renew it every two years!

What’s your standard Kit
Vision + Al 7

Where do you usually Dive
for the last year it's been this ship's graveyard outside Port Philip Bay

Number of Dives
quite a lot

Deepest Dive
60ish

Longest Dive
hour and a half or so

Favourite Dive
anything sunk by the Germans

Worst Dive
anything at Wraysbury/Gildy/Stoney

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Bikini Atoll - especially now I've moved closer to it!

What ONE other question should I have included?
can I get you a drink?

colinj · 16th June 2007, 15:10

Name
Colin Jones

Location
Uttoxeter UK

First Qualified
1990

Rebreather Qualified
2006

Club Member
Not any More

Highest Diving Qualification
Mod 1

Instructor Yes/No
OC Only

What other training have you found most rewarding
Static Line/Glider intro

What’s your standard Kit
Classic Inspo

Where do you usually Dive
South Coast

Number of Dives
Many

Deepest Dive
66

Longest Dive
80 mins

Favourite Dive
Port Napier

Worst Dive
Dosthill

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Truk

What ONE other question should I have included?
What's your next Dive (Stoney)

Ferg3333 · 16th June 2007, 16:59

Name Andrew Ferguson

Location

Blackpool/West Midlands UK

First Qualified
2004 OC

Rebreather Qualified
2007 CCR

Club Member
BSAC Diving Officer Warwick Uni SAC branch

Highest Diving Qualification
Trimix OC/MOD 2 CCR

Instructor Yes/No
Yes on OC

What other training have you found most rewarding

What’s your standard Kit
Inspo Classic

Where do you usually Dive
Wherever and Whenever I can

Number of Dives
260+

Deepest Dive
82m

Longest Dive
120 minutes

Favourite Dive

Worst Dive

Never had a dive when I've thought about giving up diving, even when its all gone wrong, just a learning curve

What dive/trip would you most like to do

Bikini Atol

What ONE other question should I have included?

wearypanda · 16th June 2007, 18:32

Name
Andrew Bailey

Location
North Wiltshire, near Chippenham, UK

First Qualified
2004

Rebreather Qualified
May 2007

Club Member
No

Highest Diving Qualification
PSAI MOD1

Instructor Yes/No
No

What other training have you found most rewarding
Diving - probably Rescue Diver. Non-Diving - Helicopter

What’s your standard Kit
Pelagian DCCCR with Rebreatherlab BOV. Trek wing.

Where do you usually Dive
Mainly Red Sea

Number of Dives
120

Deepest Dive
45m

Longest Dive
80mins

Favourite Dive
St. Johns, Southern Red Sea

Worst Dive
Swanage Pier with my 12 year old son. Most interesting thing we saw was half a skate board.

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Galapagos

What ONE other question should I have included?
What sort of diving do you most enjoy? e.g. wreck, reef, recreational levels, cave, technical etc.

gathan · 16th June 2007, 18:50

Name
Andre Fortin

Location
Ontario, Canada

First Qualified
1980

Rebreather Qualified
1985

Club Member
None

Highest Diving Qualification
Navy Clearance Diver

Instructor Yes/No
Yes, Navy

What other training have you found most rewarding
Mine counter-measures Trg

What’s your standard Kit
CK + Shear HUD

Where do you usually Dive
Great Lakes

Number of Dives
a few

Deepest Dive
315'

Longest Dive
4.25 hours

Favourite Dive
Looking for a large amount of drugs on a scuttled drug-runner south of Newfoundland

Worst Dive
None really come to mind other than those that involved the recovery of human remains

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Truk

What ONE other question should I have included?[/quote]

Gary Graham · 16th June 2007, 19:54

Name
Gary Graham

Location
St Helens, Merseyside, UK

First Qualified
2002

Rebreather Qualified
2006

Club Member
Yes, Mid-Lancs Branch, BSAC

Highest Diving Qualification
IANTD Mod 2 CCR

Instructor Yes/No
No

What other training have you found most rewarding
Intro to Cave with Martyn Farr

What’s your standard Kit
Inspiration Vision

Where do you usually Dive
Irish Sea, English Channel

Number of Dives
300+

Deepest Dive
68 metres, Jackson Reef, Red Sea

Longest Dive
2 hours

Favourite Dive
Wreck of the Salsette, could spend all day on it.

Worst Dive
No "worst" as such, but a few that could be described as "challenging" or "character building"!

What dive/trip would you most like to do
HMHS Brittanic

What ONE other question should I have included?[/quote]
What drew you to diving in the first place?

Håkan K · 17th June 2007, 17:21

Name
Håkan

Location
Södertälje, South of Stockholm, Sweden

First Qualified
PADI OW 1984, Linköping, Sweden

Rebreather Qualified
2004, Oslo, Norway

Club Member
Yes
www.decdyk.com
linkopingsdykare.se
Klubben Online - Sörmlandskustens DK - Sportdykning

Highest Diving Qualification
OC CMAS **** Diver
CCR IANTD Normoxic diver (MOD 2?)

Instructor Yes/No
Yes on OC, Not on CCR

What other training have you found most rewarding
Gas Blending Course
First aid course

What’s your standard Kit
CCR- Classic KISS (with Sub Sea kidney, display and HUD)
Bailout 11 litres or 7 litres
OC- AGA 324 or 327 with Divator 2nd stage

Where do you usually Dive
Sweden- Baltic Sea

Number of Dives
~380 OC
~130 CCR

Deepest Dive
50 m the MOD 2 course

Longest Dive
70 min

Favourite Dive
Any wreck, but the Swedish or Norwegian west coasts are quite good as well

Worst Dive
When I got water into my display housing

What dive/trip would you most like to do
Wrecks in warm waters would be nice to try, instead of the cold dark Baltic Sea

What ONE other question should I have included?

16th June 2007, 07:28	#11 (permalink)
Mark Chase I go down for ages Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kent Posts: 2,539	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Mark Chase Location Kent First Qualified 1989 Club Member YD Massive & Delta Divers Highest Diving Qualification TDI Trimix CCR Instructor Yes/No Nope What other training have you found most rewarding Glider pilot 285 Squad Air Cadets in 1981 What’s your standard Kit KISS CCR or Twin 7s Where do you usually Dive Brighton, Dover, Littlehampton Number of Dives Dont know but 367 since Aug 2001 when i baught a Sunnto and started logging them. Deepest Dive 105m The Russian Tug in Egypt Longest Dive 195mins and I was so pissed off and boored on deco I couldent possably have waited the extra 5 for the 200. Favourite Dive The Duke [font=Times New Roman][size=3] Worst Dive Final day of DIRF at Vobster. What dive/trip would you most like to do The Jutland Wrecks What's the most useful tip ever passed on to you? If you reely need it take two. What ONE other question should I have included? [size=3]WHy do you dive?[/SIZE ATB Mark Chase __________________ Is it supposed to make that noise ? I took my unit to the dive shop and demanded they bolt on every thing that would fit. Join my elite diving teem and get a Tshirt "Doing It Chasey"Hammerhead Eccr Advanced Diving System
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16th June 2007, 07:43	#12 (permalink)
And Y New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Egypt Posts: 6	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Andy Location Nuweiba - Egypt First Qualified 1992 Rebreather Qualifie CCR 2006 Club Member n/a Highest Diving Qualification PADI Staff Instructor Instructor Yes/No OC Yes not yet CCR What other training have you found most rewarding OC Trimix What’s your standard Kit Classic Inspiration Dolphin Where do you usually Dive Nuweiba Egypt Number of Dives 5+++ Deepest Dive 70m Longest Dive 2 hr Favourite Dive Walchensee Germany (4C) Worst Dive ?? What dive/trip would you most like to do Manado What ONE other question should I have included?* __________________ Bailout and Kit Management account for Murphy's Law The only bad question is one you did not ask and later wish you had. Use of Rebreather World is subject to the Rebreather World Terms & Conditions of Use (Offline) vbrep_register("120746")
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16th June 2007, 09:50	#13 (permalink)
Johnny Christensen Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 298	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Johnny Location Denmark, North Sjælland First Qualified 1994 Rebreather Qualified 2003 Club Member Nope, remains true to my comercial beliefs Highest Diving Qualification Trimix diver / Normoxic Trimix Instructor Instructor Yes/No Yes, but it's a long time ago I gave up trying to ajust my time to other peoples schedule. So I retired. What other training have you found most rewarding Other than technical training with Kirk Krack ?? I'd say it's been the informal photo courses along the way, exchancing ideas with some very competent people What’s your standard Kit Classic Inspiration modified with BMCL, HUD and BOV. Where do you usually Dive On wrecks all over Scandinavia, tends to be a lot in the Baltic Sea. Number of Dives 2600 Deepest Dive 128m Longest Dive 4:20 Favourite Dive Any intact wreck that lends itself nicely to photography. The wrecks in Åland fits that description perfectly. Worst Dive I've had a few But I found time better spent looking forward to the next adventures. What dive/trip would you most like to do I would like to return to the Battle of Jutland wrecks, last time had really crap viz, so I have unfinished business there. Get a group of people together that's into exploring the wrecks, as opposed to just logging wreck names. __________________ www.johnnychristensen.com Wreckphotography from the cold north
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16th June 2007, 10:28	#14 (permalink)
simon varley New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: geelong, VIC Posts: 34	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Simon Varley Location Indentd Head, Victoria, Australia First Qualified Novice I (remember that?) April 1990 Rebreather Qualified 2005 Club Member Melbourne BSAC Highest Diving Qualification some technical stuff Instructor Yes/No No What other training have you found most rewarding advanced and high speed driver training - and I get to renew it every two years! What’s your standard Kit Vision + Al 7 Where do you usually Dive for the last year it's been this ship's graveyard outside Port Philip Bay Number of Dives quite a lot Deepest Dive 60ish Longest Dive hour and a half or so Favourite Dive anything sunk by the Germans Worst Dive anything at Wraysbury/Gildy/Stoney What dive/trip would you most like to do Bikini Atoll - especially now I've moved closer to it! What ONE other question should I have included? can I get you a drink?
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16th June 2007, 15:10	#15 (permalink)
colinj New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Uttoxeter Posts: 69	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Colin Jones Location Uttoxeter UK First Qualified 1990 Rebreather Qualified 2006 Club Member Not any More Highest Diving Qualification Mod 1 Instructor Yes/No OC Only What other training have you found most rewarding Static Line/Glider intro What’s your standard Kit Classic Inspo Where do you usually Dive South Coast Number of Dives Many Deepest Dive 66 Longest Dive 80 mins Favourite Dive Port Napier Worst Dive Dosthill What dive/trip would you most like to do Truk What ONE other question should I have included? What's your next Dive (Stoney)
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16th June 2007, 16:59	#16 (permalink)
Ferg3333 Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Blackpool Posts: 123	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Andrew Ferguson Location Blackpool/West Midlands UK First Qualified 2004 OC Rebreather Qualified 2007 CCR Club Member BSAC Diving Officer Warwick Uni SAC branch Highest Diving Qualification Trimix OC/MOD 2 CCR Instructor Yes/No Yes on OC What other training have you found most rewarding What’s your standard Kit Inspo Classic Where do you usually Dive Wherever and Whenever I can Number of Dives 260+ Deepest Dive 82m Longest Dive 120 minutes Favourite Dive Worst Dive Never had a dive when I've thought about giving up diving, even when its all gone wrong, just a learning curve What dive/trip would you most like to do Bikini Atol What ONE other question should I have included?
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16th June 2007, 18:32	#17 (permalink)
wearypanda New Member Current Rebreather/s: Pelagian Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Pelagian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 90	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Andrew Bailey Location North Wiltshire, near Chippenham, UK First Qualified 2004 Rebreather Qualified May 2007 Club Member No Highest Diving Qualification PSAI MOD1 Instructor Yes/No No What other training have you found most rewarding Diving - probably Rescue Diver. Non-Diving - Helicopter What’s your standard Kit Pelagian DCCCR with Rebreatherlab BOV. Trek wing. Where do you usually Dive Mainly Red Sea Number of Dives 120 Deepest Dive 45m Longest Dive 80mins Favourite Dive St. Johns, Southern Red Sea Worst Dive Swanage Pier with my 12 year old son. Most interesting thing we saw was half a skate board. What dive/trip would you most like to do Galapagos What ONE other question should I have included? What sort of diving do you most enjoy? e.g. wreck, reef, recreational levels, cave, technical etc.
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16th June 2007, 18:50	#18 (permalink)
gathan MixedGas Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other SCR Other Rebreather/s: Other SCR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tottenham, Ontario, Canada Posts: 202	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Andre Fortin Location Ontario, Canada First Qualified 1980 Rebreather Qualified 1985 Club Member None Highest Diving Qualification Navy Clearance Diver Instructor Yes/No Yes, Navy What other training have you found most rewarding Mine counter-measures Trg What’s your standard Kit CK + Shear HUD Where do you usually Dive Great Lakes Number of Dives a few Deepest Dive 315' Longest Dive 4.25 hours Favourite Dive Looking for a large amount of drugs on a scuttled drug-runner south of Newfoundland Worst Dive None really come to mind other than those that involved the recovery of human remains What dive/trip would you most like to do Truk What ONE other question should I have included?[/quote]
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16th June 2007, 19:54	#19 (permalink)
Gary Graham New Member Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Helens, UK Posts: 96	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Gary Graham Location St Helens, Merseyside, UK First Qualified 2002 Rebreather Qualified 2006 Club Member Yes, Mid-Lancs Branch, BSAC Highest Diving Qualification IANTD Mod 2 CCR Instructor Yes/No No What other training have you found most rewarding Intro to Cave with Martyn Farr What’s your standard Kit Inspiration Vision Where do you usually Dive Irish Sea, English Channel Number of Dives 300+ Deepest Dive 68 metres, Jackson Reef, Red Sea Longest Dive 2 hours Favourite Dive Wreck of the Salsette, could spend all day on it. Worst Dive No "worst" as such, but a few that could be described as "challenging" or "character building"! What dive/trip would you most like to do HMHS Brittanic What ONE other question should I have included?[/quote] What drew you to diving in the first place? __________________ CK#103
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17th June 2007, 17:21	#20 (permalink)
Håkan K Beginning to learn Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 65	Re: Get to Know each other :-) Name Håkan Location Södertälje, South of Stockholm, Sweden First Qualified PADI OW 1984, Linköping, Sweden Rebreather Qualified 2004, Oslo, Norway Club Member Yes www.decdyk.com linkopingsdykare.se Klubben Online - Sörmlandskustens DK - Sportdykning Highest Diving Qualification OC CMAS ** Diver CCR IANTD Normoxic diver (MOD 2?) Instructor Yes/No Yes on OC, Not on CCR What other training have you found most rewarding Gas Blending Course First aid course What’s your standard Kit CCR- Classic KISS (with Sub Sea kidney, display and HUD) Bailout 11 litres or 7 litres OC- AGA 324 or 327 with Divator 2nd stage Where do you usually Dive Sweden- Baltic Sea Number of Dives ~380 OC ~130 CCR Deepest Dive 50 m the MOD 2 course Longest Dive 70 min Favourite Dive Any wreck, but the Swedish or Norwegian west coasts are quite good as well Worst Dive When I got water into my display housing What dive/trip would you most like to do Wrecks in warm waters would be nice to try, instead of the cold dark Baltic Sea What ONE other question should I have included?** __________________ Håkan Beginning to learn Last edited by Håkan K : 18th June 2007 at 07:03.
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