Well.....another dive forum to watch now.

scubajay · November 23rd, 2005, 08:16 PM

Hello all from me, the one with aparently the least listed dives!!

Padi AOW, w/ wreck, nitrox and deep specs, and looking to do the booked DIR-F in Portlan in December to push what I know now into what I want to know later.

Just going over to twinsets/wing etc, and will be getting those bad boys rigged for an orientation dive prior to the fundies sometime over the next dew days.

Love diving, and hate politics. Particularly dive politics (agency bashing). As we all love to be underwater, it doesn't matter a toss to me where you qualified, just as long as you are safe.

I tey to dive as often as possible, barring silly things like personal life getting in the way. May dive with some of you soon!!!

**Alastair** · November 23rd, 2005, 08:22 PM

Welcome to the board!

BTW - good call on getting used to a twinset before fundies. Being happy and neutrally buoyant in your kit will make fundies somewhat easier.

(I tried a twinset for the first time on fundies - total disaster!!!)

Cheers
Al

scubajay · November 23rd, 2005, 09:00 PM

well the course starts on the 9th and I am hoping to dive the new twins this week, or next at the latest. I don't think I will be used to them..........god.......it's going to be a nerve wracking few diving weeks.

Beth · November 23rd, 2005, 10:26 PM

Ooh - December DIR F course - you're brave

It's been really helpful looking through the site today. Will you let us know how you get on in a twinset, I've just got one and will remove the boots befoe I get it wet... promise

Jonathan · November 24th, 2005, 11:11 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by scubajay)

well the course starts on the 9th and I am hoping to dive the new twins this week, or next at the latest. I don't think I will be used to them..........god.......it's going to be a nerve wracking few diving weeks.

Hey Jay, good to see you here.

I know it's easy to say, but try not to fret about fundies. The main thing is to get as much out of it as possible - it's all about your development. Not about the end pass. And I really believe it. I got a provisional, worked with neilh for a few weekends and got the pass andtbh it was a bit of an anticlimax! What I learned was what was worth doing it for.

Feel free to ask away on here. It's a bit safer!

**neilh** · November 24th, 2005, 10:54 PM

Hey Jay, Welcome and good luck on fundies! Don't be afraid of ditching the twins for the course if you're not comfortable with them tho - you can do the course with a single and you'll have more than enough to challenge you without being unhappy with your rig as well

scubajay · November 25th, 2005, 01:45 PM

cheers for the good luck. As for the twins: although they will be new, I have been blessed with an ability to pick up all things diving quite quickly, so I am hoping to get the basics nailed before the course. I spoke to Rich W. the other day and he told me that anything more than 1 dive in them will be a bonus. I figure "train hard, fight easy", so if I learn on the twins, then I can grow from there.

Any tips you can provide are more than welcome......so keep them coming.

November 23rd, 2005, 08:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
scubajay(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Great Totham, Essex Posts: 59	Well.....another dive forum to watch now. Hello all from me, the one with aparently the least listed dives!! Padi AOW, w/ wreck, nitrox and deep specs, and looking to do the booked DIR-F in Portlan in December to push what I know now into what I want to know later. Just going over to twinsets/wing etc, and will be getting those bad boys rigged for an orientation dive prior to the fundies sometime over the next dew days. Love diving, and hate politics. Particularly dive politics (agency bashing). As we all love to be underwater, it doesn't matter a toss to me where you qualified, just as long as you are safe. I tey to dive as often as possible, barring silly things like personal life getting in the way. May dive with some of you soon!!! __________________ We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by. 20,000mm Under the Sea

November 23rd, 2005, 08:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Alastair(Offline) DIRX Supporter Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 693	Welcome to the board! BTW - good call on getting used to a twinset before fundies. Being happy and neutrally buoyant in your kit will make fundies somewhat easier. (I tried a twinset for the first time on fundies - total disaster!!!) Cheers Al __________________ Helium is our friend - GI3

November 23rd, 2005, 09:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
scubajay(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Great Totham, Essex Posts: 59	well the course starts on the 9th and I am hoping to dive the new twins this week, or next at the latest. I don't think I will be used to them..........god.......it's going to be a nerve wracking few diving weeks. __________________ We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by. 20,000mm Under the Sea

November 23rd, 2005, 10:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Beth(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Surrey Posts: 26	Ooh - December DIR F course - you're brave It's been really helpful looking through the site today. Will you let us know how you get on in a twinset, I've just got one and will remove the boots befoe I get it wet... promise __________________ Beth

November 25th, 2005, 01:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
scubajay(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Great Totham, Essex Posts: 59	cheers for the good luck. As for the twins: although they will be new, I have been blessed with an ability to pick up all things diving quite quickly, so I am hoping to get the basics nailed before the course. I spoke to Rich W. the other day and he told me that anything more than 1 dive in them will be a bonus. I figure "train hard, fight easy", so if I learn on the twins, then I can grow from there. Any tips you can provide are more than welcome......so keep them coming. __________________ We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by. 20,000mm Under the Sea

November 24th, 2005, 11:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jonathan(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 215	Quote: (Originally Posted by scubajay) well the course starts on the 9th and I am hoping to dive the new twins this week, or next at the latest. I don't think I will be used to them..........god.......it's going to be a nerve wracking few diving weeks. Hey Jay, good to see you here. I know it's easy to say, but try not to fret about fundies. The main thing is to get as much out of it as possible - it's all about your development. Not about the end pass. And I really believe it. I got a provisional, worked with neilh for a few weekends and got the pass andtbh it was a bit of an anticlimax! What I learned was what was worth doing it for. Feel free to ask away on here. It's a bit safer!

November 24th, 2005, 10:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
neilh(Offline) Haemoglobin on the bus... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Barnsley, UK Posts: 1,900	Hey Jay, Welcome and good luck on fundies! Don't be afraid of ditching the twins for the course if you're not comfortable with them tho - you can do the course with a single and you'll have more than enough to challenge you without being unhappy with your rig as well