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I left out the most important part -- the reason for the event. Thanks Rich and good luck. The efforts by Izdepski and a few others in getting a chamber to the Miskito Indians was rather phenomenal. Question: what market are those lobsters destined for? Regards, John > >> There are actually plans in the works for a -thalon of some kind sponsored >> by Bob Izdepski (The Universal Diver publisher) taking place this June in >> Louisiana. My understanding is it involves a 24 mile underwater swim across >> Lake Ponchatrain (sp?). Few rules other than one concerning human powered >> propulsion. One person will be using a surface supply rig and walking >> across, others will be swimming using OC with stages supplied by a surface >> support teams. > >I've known Bob for several years - the purpose of this U/W marathon is >to draw attention to the Miskito Indians who are getting paralytically >bent in droves while lobster diving. I am very sympathetic to this >cause, because the same thing is happening (on a smaller scale) to >aquarium fish divers in the Pacific. A couple of years ago, I gave Bob my >article on IWR (he published it in "The Universal Diver"), and this year >at the IWR session at Tek, I found out that the Miskito Indians are now >being trained for and are using the Australian IWR method. > >It turns out, I need to be at a fish meeting in New Orleans on June 14th, >with the 'breather. The U/W Marathon starts on June 12. Since I'll be >there with the breather, and since it is for a cause I believe in, I've >been thinking about giving it a shot. In the months to come, I'll be >soliciting opinions on fins, thermal protection, rehydration, navigation, >etc. I'll also be looking for sponsors. >
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