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Subject: [wkpp] Wakulla - April 28-29
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Wakulla Springs - April 28-29

This past weekend was quite impressive from a support and execution =
standpoint but it appears the recent rains in North Florida were more =
impactful than previously estimated.  Nevertheless, our support team did =
an outstanding job and I'd like to thank each of them on behalf of the =
dive teams.  I'd also like to thank those team members who traveled from =
Canada, Britain, California, and Colorado to help this past weekend.  =
I'd also like to thank BMA for their outstanding work and enthusiasm and =
Bill Mills for some of the finest entertainment to hit Wakulla Beach in =
a long time.

Setup began at 10am Fri. morning with divers placing decompression gases =
for the Fri. OC teams and Sat. RB teams.  Friday setup allowed for a =
relatively early start for the Sat. RB teams.  David Lennon, Skip Mac, =
Cathie Neel, Mark McCarty, Jerry Moore, Mark Garland, and Larry Ficker =
handled setup while Heather ran things up top.  I would like to commend =
Heather on her professionalism and ability to get the job done as =
surface manager this weekend.  She handled both days with ease and was =
ready to go 24 hrs if needed. Setup continued through the afternoon as =
divers placed additional deco gas for Sat. and supported the returning =
OC setup teams.

OC Team 1 (Baxter, Gol, and Deschamps) moved drive bottles and scooters =
out to 3500 for the RB setup team.
See dive reports

OC Team 2 (Hunsucker, Koritz, and McKinlay) ran drive scooters and =
bottles out to 4500 for the RB exploration team.
See dive reports

Saturday operations began at 6am with the RB teams leaving the beach at =
9am and 10am.  Planned bottom times were 180-240 minutes for the setup =
team and 360-480 minutes for the exploration team.  Huge thanks to our =
in-water RB outfitters Mark Garland and Larry Ficker.  Both RB teams =
traveled to the 6000-8000ft area in A-tunnel only to find extremely poor =
visibility and deteriorating conditions.  Both teams decided to forego =
further penetration and wait for better conditions in the coming weeks.  =
Despite returning to the basin 4-5 hours early, support and video teams =
were ready on a moments notice and hit the water for an afternoon of =
support and cleanup.  The 4500 team was contacted and arrived on-site =
ready to retrieve equipment waiting at 4500 and 3500.  A 43 minute =
roundtrip to 4500 was very impressive.  Huge thanks to Terry Kortiz for =
making back-to-back runs to 4500 on Fri and Sat. =20

RB Team 1 (Armantrout, Cole, and Rose), loaded down with gear, their =
plan was to move drive bottles, safeties, and scooters for the primary =
RB team set out to 8000ft, explore side leads, and retrieve a scooter =
from the 4/1 dives.
See dive reports

RB Team 2 (Jablonski, Irvine) set out to explore side leads in the =
14,000 - 16,000ft section of O-Tunnel.
See dive reports

Day 2 OC Cleanup Team (Landon, Kortiz, and Werner) retrieved 2-42 amp/hr =
scooters from 3500 and 4500 in 43 minutes.=20

Support and setup this weekend was first class with divers conducting =
training dives at Indian Springs in the morning and working Wakulla =
basin in the afternoon. New people on site deserve mention: Ed P, Alan =
W, Claudia M, Mike K, Eric F, and Billy W.  I would also like to =
recognize Robert Carmichael and Steve Grasso from Halcyon for prepping =
the deco rebreathers and on-site rebreather maintenance.  Dave Sweetin, =
Billy Baxter, Scott Hunsucker, Tamara Kendall, Mark Garland, etc. =
deserve thanks for loading up gear for the RB guys Sat. night and =
Heather for making sure everyone was packed up and site closed.
If I forgot anyone I apologize but there are just too damn many of you =
doing an outstanding job every weekend.

At the moment, future dates are anyone's guess as we wait out the dark =
water and hope the system clears out quickly.

Project Coordinator
Casey McKinlay



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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wakulla Springs - April
28-29</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>This past weekend was quite impressive from a support and
execution 
standpoint but it appears the recent rains in North Florida were more impactful 
than previously estimated.  Nevertheless, our support team did an 
outstanding job and I'd like to thank each of them on behalf of the dive 
teams.  I'd also like to thank those team members who traveled from 
Canada, Britain, California, and Colorado to help this past weekend.  I'd 
also like to thank BMA for their outstanding work and enthusiasm and Bill Mills 
for some of the finest entertainment to hit Wakulla Beach in a long
time.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Setup began at 10am Fri.
morning with 
divers placing decompression gases for the Fri. OC teams and Sat. RB 
teams.  Friday setup allowed for a relatively early start for the Sat. RB 
teams.  David Lennon, Skip Mac, Cathie Neel, Mark McCarty, Jerry Moore, Mark 
Garland, and Larry Ficker handled setup while Heather ran things up top. 
I 
would like to commend Heather on her professionalism and ability to get the job 
done as surface manager this weekend.  She handled both days with ease and 
was ready to go 24 hrs if needed. Setup continued through the afternoon as 
divers placed additional deco gas for Sat. and supported the returning OC setup 
teams.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OC Team 1 (Baxter, Gol, and Deschamps) 
moved drive bottles and scooters out to 3500 for the RB setup 
team.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>See dive reports</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OC Team 2 (Hunsucker, Koritz, and McKinlay)
ran 
drive scooters and bottles out to 4500 for the RB exploration
team.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>See dive reports</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<DIV>Saturday operations began at 6am with the RB teams leaving the beach at
9am 
and 10am.  Planned bottom times were 180-240 minutes for the setup team
and 
360-480 minutes for the exploration team.  Huge thanks to our in-water RB 
outfitters Mark Garland and Larry Ficker.  Both RB teams traveled to the 
6000-8000ft area in A-tunnel only to find extremely poor visibility and 
deteriorating conditions.  Both teams decided to forego further 
penetration and wait for better conditions in the coming 
weeks.  Despite returning to the basin 4-5 hours early, support and 
video teams were ready on a moments notice and hit the water for an afternoon
of 
support and cleanup.  The 4500 team was contacted and arrived on-site
ready 
to retrieve equipment waiting at 4500 and 3500.  A 43 minute roundtrip to 
4500 was very impressive.  Huge thanks to Terry Kortiz for making 
back-to-back runs to 4500 on Fri and Sat.  </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>RB Team 1 (Armantrout, Cole, and Rose),
loaded down 
with gear, their plan was to move drive bottles, safeties, and scooters for the 
primary RB team set out to 8000ft, explore side leads, and retrieve a scooter 
from the 4/1 dives.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>See dive reports</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>RB Team 2 (Jablonski, Irvine) set out to explore side leads in the
14,000 - 
16,000ft section of O-Tunnel.</DIV>
<DIV>See dive reports</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Day 2 OC Cleanup Team (Landon, Kortiz, and
Werner) 
retrieved 2-42 amp/hr scooters from 3500 and 4500 in 43 
minutes. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Support and setup this weekend was first class with divers conducting 
training dives at Indian Springs in the morning and working Wakulla basin in
the 
afternoon. New people on site deserve mention: Ed P, Alan W, Claudia M, Mike K, 
Eric F, and Billy W.  I would also like to recognize Robert Carmichael and 
Steve Grasso from Halcyon for prepping the deco rebreathers and on-site 
rebreather maintenance.  Dave Sweetin, Billy Baxter, Scott Hunsucker, 
Tamara Kendall, Mark Garland, etc. deserve thanks for loading up gear for the
RB 
guys Sat. night and Heather for making sure everyone was packed up and site 
closed.</DIV>
<DIV>If I forgot anyone I apologize but there are just too damn many of you 
doing an outstanding job every weekend.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>At the moment, future dates are anyone's guess as we wait out the dark 
water and hope the system clears out quickly.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Project Coordinator</DIV>
<DIV>Casey McKinlay</FONT></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV>
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