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Scott , I have been very lucky, but that will not stop me from thinking it all
the way through, and doing whatever I can to improve the odds. Maybe I do not
need to be in top shape, have perfectly maintained gear, the best divers on my
team, and have a complete and thorough plan for evey contingency, but then
maybe
that is why I have not ever even broken a fin strap. However, I then could take
no pride in what I am doing.
Check out the tape , and you will see what I mean. I could also point out to
you that nobody has come anywhere close to what we do here by any other means,
if that tells you anything, and nobody even TRIES to dive Leon Sinks, which is
open to the public.
You could also get a copy of the Wakulla Project book of Bill Stone's to see
what "personal preference" in action gets you, and look at his map - it is a
postage stamp relative to ours - we have trippled the amount of cave in 1/6 the
number of dives ( we are at 30,000 feet of cave in Wakulla), and gone 2.5 times
as far from air on 1/3 the gas (10,000 feet in one tunnel, 8600 in another,
7800
in another, and 7000 in the clear tunnel).
This, my friend , is not "luck". - G
On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, anscott@hi*.ne*.au* wrote:
>Hey George,
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>How do we relly know your gear configuration is the safe or "Right"
>one?.Whats to say that you just haven't been coming back alive all these
>years through pure luck? You argue that the diesel dyke et al cannot claim
>their gear is safe just because they are lucky enough to have had no
>problems and survived another dive so what about the WKRP?
>How often have problems occurred on your dives? If they don't happen how do
>you know its because of gear config and not luck also. Are they easily
>rectified because of your gear config or what? Maybe anyone with a bit of
>guts and luck could hold the end of the line in Wakkula no matter their gear.
>I can't wait to see your video to judge for myself.
>Scott
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George M. Irvine III
DIR WKPP
Woodville Karst Plain Project
1400 SE 11 ST Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-493-6655 FAX 6698
Email gmiiii@in*.co*
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