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Kevin Rottner wrote:

> I found my way back to the anchor, but the anchor was pretty damn crowded so
> I broke out my primary reel and primary lift bag and decided to deco JUST
> BEHIND the boat. Open ocean, current like a river, but I though COOL !  -
> AUTO SELF TECHNICAL TRAINING. I'll just train and supervise myself, and in
> the fucking future write the checks for the instruction to myself.
>

Sounds like you may already have figured this out, but I always blow my bag in
front
of the boat, fairly close to the anchor.  The bag goes up straighter than the
anchor, so even if wind and/or current shift, I will most likely be upstream
from
the boat.

If you surface downstream from the boat, you are more likely to need a line run
out
to you, if the current is too strong.

I blow a bag at least twice per season for training, but always after agreeing
with
the crew that aspect of my dive plan.  Second dive of the day, since it is much
less
fun to spool on the 1/4" sisal on the boat.

--
Wrolf

Wrolf's Wreck:     http://www.concentric.net/~Wrolf
Wrolf's Net.Wreck: http://www.concentric.net/~Wrolf/netmgmt.shtml


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