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Read about Natasha Abels...not one of the brightest DiveGirls around. Probably wears her Stroke T-shirt on top of her drysuit when she dives... > I went to some of the bits Teresa missed > > Teresa Telus wrote: > > > DG2000 Conference > > > > > > What I didn't go to: > > (MH) Natasha Abels, video of her 180m dive > > > > Putting my neck out here.... > All she did was go down to 180m with her buddy (boyfriend). > she got bent on the way up (a recurring bend she said) > Nothing was cutting edge. She appeared to be a rich girl using raw proplanner > and 5 cylinders, Kevin Gurr may have more to say on it but I don't think is well > validated for 180 metre bounce dives. > > I think (probably wrong) getting bent on a record dive invalidates it a little. > (like getting helicoptored off the top of everest ?). I don't think I've ever > been bent (yet). I think it is probably a 'sport injury' but when you are > pushing the limits you should really do more than just use a program (my view) > > What was was very impressive was that she qualified for the british triathlon > team after coming out of the pot ! > with a decent publicist she could go very far, she has yet to develop as a > public speaker (louise did a wonderful job of interviewing her on stage) > > > > > > (WS) Jeanette Plant, Rebreather Instructor talking about Rebreather diving > > > > A good speaker, taking people through the basics of the Inspiration and on to > diving it with TMX. She seemed open minded and a thinking instructor - > apparently the only CCR woman instructor (in the UK or at all , not sure) > > > > > > > (MH) Linda Dunk, underwater photography > > > > I'm not into photography, but this was an interesting talk on technique (from > the basic and touched a couple of times on more advanced things like double > exposure) some really nice slides and a very amusing public speaker. > > only my impressions > > Tony Jay (dive boy) > > -=-=-=- > [ Scuba-UK: Details @ http://www.drogon.net/scuba-uk-ndg/ ] > [ To leave the list, send "unsubscribe scuba-uk" to majordomo@dr*.ne* ] > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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