4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil

zmcave · 12th February 2008, 13:14

Hi guys,

We finally had a big CCR course down here, conducted by Mike (mikedive on Rebreather World).
Last week a group of four divers finished their O2ptima Diver course and three of them also did a COPIS meg cross over.
Mike was extremely professional in his duties and proved to be a real nice guy too.
Congrats to the students: Eduardo, Carlos, Luis and Hilmar, for their hard work during the long hours of the course.
And congrtas to me too, I finally have CCR divers where I live and don't have to be the only freak on the boat anymore!

Here is some pictures. Hopefully the new divers will join RBW soon...

Best,

Zé.

Surface Interval on the boat:
Mike, Zé, Luis
Carlos, Eduardo, Hilmar

In the water, the first time 3 different types of rebreathers meet down here: Ee had the Optima, the COPIS and I had to use the Dolphin since my ccr is upgrading electronics.

***caveseeker7*** · 12th February 2008, 15:05

Congratulations to all ... of course they'll blame you now for the holes in their wallets, the bitter ends to their relationships, probably even the occasional flat tire.

JCdesign97 · 12th February 2008, 15:54

Congratulations to all and on your new CCR buddies, Ze! Mike is a great guy - we had the pleasure of his company on a Pompano Beach SCRUBs dive back in November. Did he have a big bag of M&Ms on the boat for the surface interval??

Good luck to all and hope some of our paths cross on a boat some day.

CCR900 · 12th February 2008, 17:15

Congrats, parabéns, may I ask where in Brazil are you guys based/dive? Last time I was there (a while back) CCR was pretty rare (Floripa)...

Rgds

Fil

**sfldiver** · 12th February 2008, 17:48

Glad to hear the rebreather community is expanding down in Brazil. You also couldn't of picked a nicer guy to complete your course work with, as I too have had the pleasure of diving with Mike here in Florida.

Parabéns!

zmcave · 12th February 2008, 17:53

Hi Fil,

the new divers, as I, are based in Sao Paulo: the largest market for diving but not the best water... Rbs are rare, until now you could find a dozen dolphins and very few CCRs... none around Floripa that I am aware of. The family is growing these days...

I don't know if your remeber but, some years back (2003 I think, I was living in Florida those days) you and Piotr were king enough to show me the Pena cave, you guys were on CCR and I was on OC with some of your buddies... It was back then that I decided to switch to CCR...

Best,

Zé.

**Dave Sutton** · 12th February 2008, 18:09

Quote: (Originally Posted by zmcave)

the new divers, as I, are based in Sao Paulo: the largest market for diving but not the best water...

Hi Zé, Parabéns!

Mya, my cook and first mate is from Sao Paulo, (Santos actually) and we are going to come down next year for a week or two. What about the diving? Should I bring a rig and plan to meet you guys?

Bom divertimento, Tchau!

Dave

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zmcave · 12th February 2008, 18:27

Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton)

Hi Zé, Parabéns!

Mya, my cook and first mate is from Sao Paulo, (Santos actually) and we are going to come down next year for a week or two. What about the diving? Should I bring a rig and plan to meet you guys?

Bom divertimento, Tchau!

Dave

.

Hi Dave,
absolutely bring your rig (or rigs, or the whole shop...

).
Santos is 45 minutes from Sao Paulo and one of the best ocean diving is in a large rock about 25 nm off Santos, called "laje de Santos". We also have the wrecks of Ilha Bela, about 2 hours drive and some others in Rio, some 4 hours drive, some big ones, some deep ones, viz is not usually great but we enjoy them as much! Lets keep in touch, we will be glad to organize some dives when you guys are down here.
Best,

Zé.

**Dave Sutton** · 12th February 2008, 19:46

Quote: (Originally Posted by zmcave)

Hi Dave,
absolutely bring your rig (or rigs, or the whole shop...

)..

Oi!

Sport Kiss, I think for weight reasons. Real reason to visit is Caipirinha and feijoada, as Mya has already trained me for this....

. I wake up still full, but with a headache. Looking forward to coming.

Caipirinha is great stuff... on a humid day the condensation on the outside of the glass freezes to ice as the alchohol evaporates from the drink itself... this stuff is good. NEVER drink it in a hot tub, trust me here. I almost drowned. Gladly she saved me at the last moment from certain death.

Até mais!

Dave

.

zmcave · 12th February 2008, 22:05

Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton)

Oi!

Caipirinha is great stuff...

.

I don't know what variations of caipirinha you had so far. I love the classic with "cachaça" and lemon. Nowadays you will find a wide variety here, with vodka, sake, with mango, grapes, berries and what not...
Anyway.. it's lethal if you don't pay attention!
I can tell we will have a tour when you come down.
Best,

Zé.

12th February 2008, 13:14	#1 (permalink)
zmcave www.rebreather.com.br Current Rebreather/s: Optima Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Optima Dolphin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brazil Posts: 189	4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil Hi guys, We finally had a big CCR course down here, conducted by Mike (mikedive on Rebreather World). Last week a group of four divers finished their O2ptima Diver course and three of them also did a COPIS meg cross over. Mike was extremely professional in his duties and proved to be a real nice guy too. Congrats to the students: Eduardo, Carlos, Luis and Hilmar, for their hard work during the long hours of the course. And congrtas to me too, I finally have CCR divers where I live and don't have to be the only freak on the boat anymore! Here is some pictures. Hopefully the new divers will join RBW soon... Best, Zé. Surface Interval on the boat: Mike, Zé, Luis Carlos, Eduardo, Hilmar In the water, the first time 3 different types of rebreathers meet down here: Ee had the Optima, the COPIS and I had to use the Dolphin since my ccr is upgrading electronics.
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12th February 2008, 15:05	#2 (permalink)
*caveseeker7* Who loves ya, baby Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Too far from Neverland Posts: 5,555	Re: 4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil Congratulations to all ... of course they'll blame you now for the holes in their wallets, the bitter ends to their relationships, probably even the occasional flat tire. __________________ Cheers Stefan "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.!"
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12th February 2008, 15:54	#3 (permalink)
JCdesign97 RBW Member Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: PA, USA Posts: 419	Re: 4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil Congratulations to all and on your new CCR buddies, Ze! Mike is a great guy - we had the pleasure of his company on a Pompano Beach SCRUBs dive back in November. Did he have a big bag of M&Ms on the boat for the surface interval?? Good luck to all and hope some of our paths cross on a boat some day. __________________ Cheers, John Cogan
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12th February 2008, 17:15	#4 (permalink)
CCR900 Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Ouroboros Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: England Posts: 333	Re: 4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil Congrats, parabéns, may I ask where in Brazil are you guys based/dive? Last time I was there (a while back) CCR was pretty rare (Floripa)... Rgds Fil
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12th February 2008, 17:48	#5 (permalink)
sfldiver S.C.R.U.B.'S Photographer Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 819	Re: 4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil Glad to hear the rebreather community is expanding down in Brazil. You also couldn't of picked a nicer guy to complete your course work with, as I too have had the pleasure of diving with Mike here in Florida. Parabéns! __________________ *Currently piloting & shooting...* Dive Rite O2ptima FX Rigged w/ a Dsix Custom Aluminum Frame, Nomad Wing, Transpac Harness and VR3 Computer w/ VPM-B/E & a 4th Cell Sensor Link.* Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera *Rigged in a Patima-PDCH 2008 G9 Aluminum Housing w/ an Inon UWL-100 Achromat Wide Conversion Lens, 2 Inon UCL-165M67 Close-Up Lenses and 2 Inon Z-240 Strobes.
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12th February 2008, 17:53	#6 (permalink)
zmcave www.rebreather.com.br Current Rebreather/s: Optima Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Optima Dolphin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brazil Posts: 189	Re: 4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil Hi Fil, the new divers, as I, are based in Sao Paulo: the largest market for diving but not the best water... Rbs are rare, until now you could find a dozen dolphins and very few CCRs... none around Floripa that I am aware of. The family is growing these days... I don't know if your remeber but, some years back (2003 I think, I was living in Florida those days) you and Piotr were king enough to show me the Pena cave, you guys were on CCR and I was on OC with some of your buddies... It was back then that I decided to switch to CCR... Best, Zé.
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12th February 2008, 18:09	#7 (permalink)
Dave Sutton Diveshop of Horrors Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss MK 15.X rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Megalodon rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Narragansett, Rhode Island and Hackettstown, New Jersey Posts: 2,907	Re: 4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil Quote: (Originally Posted by zmcave) the new divers, as I, are based in Sao Paulo: the largest market for diving but not the best water... Hi Zé, Parabéns! Mya, my cook and first mate is from Sao Paulo, (Santos actually) and we are going to come down next year for a week or two. What about the diving? Should I bring a rig and plan to meet you guys? Bom divertimento, Tchau! Dave . __________________ "Silent Diving with No Bubbles and No Politics".... www.nobubblediving.com Last edited by Dave Sutton : 12th February 2008 at 18:17.
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12th February 2008, 18:27	#8 (permalink)
zmcave www.rebreather.com.br Current Rebreather/s: Optima Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Optima Dolphin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brazil Posts: 189	Re: 4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton) Hi Zé, Parabéns! Mya, my cook and first mate is from Sao Paulo, (Santos actually) and we are going to come down next year for a week or two. What about the diving? Should I bring a rig and plan to meet you guys? Bom divertimento, Tchau! Dave . Hi Dave, absolutely bring your rig (or rigs, or the whole shop...). Santos is 45 minutes from Sao Paulo and one of the best ocean diving is in a large rock about 25 nm off Santos, called "laje de Santos". We also have the wrecks of Ilha Bela, about 2 hours drive and some others in Rio, some 4 hours drive, some big ones, some deep ones, viz is not usually great but we enjoy them as much! Lets keep in touch, we will be glad to organize some dives when you guys are down here. Best, Zé.
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12th February 2008, 19:46	#9 (permalink)
Dave Sutton Diveshop of Horrors Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss MK 15.X rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Megalodon rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Narragansett, Rhode Island and Hackettstown, New Jersey Posts: 2,907	Re: 4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil Quote: (Originally Posted by zmcave) Hi Dave, absolutely bring your rig (or rigs, or the whole shop...).. Oi! Sport Kiss, I think for weight reasons. Real reason to visit is Caipirinha and feijoada, as Mya has already trained me for this.... . I wake up still full, but with a headache. Looking forward to coming. Caipirinha is great stuff... on a humid day the condensation on the outside of the glass freezes to ice as the alchohol evaporates from the drink itself... this stuff is good. NEVER drink it in a hot tub, trust me here. I almost drowned. Gladly she saved me at the last moment from certain death. Até mais! Dave . __________________ "Silent Diving with No Bubbles and No Politics".... www.nobubblediving.com Last edited by Dave Sutton : 12th February 2008 at 19:57.
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12th February 2008, 22:05	#10 (permalink)
zmcave www.rebreather.com.br Current Rebreather/s: Optima Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Optima Dolphin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brazil Posts: 189	Re: 4 new CCR dvrs in Brazil Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton) Oi! Caipirinha is great stuff... . I don't know what variations of caipirinha you had so far. I love the classic with "cachaça" and lemon. Nowadays you will find a wide variety here, with vodka, sake, with mango, grapes, berries and what not... Anyway.. it's lethal if you don't pay attention! I can tell we will have a tour when you come down. Best, Zé.
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