It is quite an endorsement when a guy who has yet to do his first cave dive
says he is confident in a cave diving project's ultimate success.  That
would be like George telling me I will do great collecting exotic species
of deep reef fish.

Everybody's an expert on deep cave exploration except the guys that
actually do it.

Trout

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> From: Dawn N. Kernagis <75501.3702@co*.co*>
> To: Rich Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or*>
> Cc: (unknown) <FREEATTIC@CO*.CI*.UF*.ED*>; techdiver
<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Subject: What they don't have
> Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 8:36 PM
> 
> 
> So, you now have more confidence in the W2 Project after one of their
team
> members is almost killed???
> 
> ....and,  because you were able to watch them swim around for several
days
> in a cave system that is 1/5 the depth of Wakulla, and at this moment has
> probably 20 times better viz than Wakulla, you feel better about their
> success???
> 
> It is so hard for me, and almost useless,  to explain this to someone who
> can't understand it already, but there is so much more to what we do than
> expensive gear and maximum publicity. 
> As far as the exploration dives go, I don't even have a full grasp as to
> what it takes to do those.
> 
> What I do know....there is this thing called teamwork. I thought I had
seen
> teamwork on previous projects, but I have come to learn that was not near
> what I have experienced with the WKPP. The people on this project are
> absolutely amazing - AND, we are diving together, working together, and
> communicating all of the time, year round. What about W2?  
>  
> The amount of time, work, effort, and money that is put into this project
> by every single team member is phenomenal - and it is like this all the
way
> from the support to the exploration divers.
> 
> Those who have come down to see the team at work have seen first-hand
what
> goes into making this project work as well as it does. This project is
> doing a lot of talking, but I don't think they will ever be able to
grasp,
> especially in three months, what it takes to make a team work together
> well.
>  
> I am not making this a "controversy" of WKPP vs. W2, but I do want to
make
> it a point that being in my position, I work with everyone on the WKPP - 
I
> have the chance to see what goes into making a successful team, and I can
> say without a doubt that they don't have what it takes to do it.
> 
> You can argue this all you want, and I really don't care - until you have
> worked with a record-breaking cave-diving team, there is not a thing you
> can say that will hold of shred of significance to me.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Dawn Kernagis
> Surface Manager
> Woodville Karst Plain Project
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