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I thought JJ was going to try and pet the goosefish. I was the only one with a catchbag that dive. I also noticed he was careful to place his veggie burgers away from where the dead cow was being grilled. So i think youll have to cut him some slack there. As far as women and shithouses I must apologize, its been several years since i lived in Alabama and my redneck is rusty. I have been trying to spread the word for some time, problem is people are stupid. Its hard enuff getting people to where they can dive without killing themselves, much less get them to do it right, in this environment. take care, Al Marvelli J. Scott Landon wrote: > hey al, > > two things. was jj looking for lobster? if so, we need to harass him. > they may not have faces, but they have mothers. jj, did you already have > the butter melted? the other is that only women can be built like brick > shithouses. so i guess you are going to go back and explain to your buds in > NE wreckland that we can really dive and that we are more than willing to > help or work with anyone who will listen. > > scott > > Al Marvelli wrote: > > > I keep trying to send this and it doesnt go, im not sure if it has made > > it out yet, my apologies if its out here multiple times. > > > > Al Marvelli > > > > *** FWD Message begins** > > > > I see I forgot to thank all the fine folks who made this trip possible > > and for inviting me to attend. I would also like to say the Miss Lindsey > > > > is a first class northeast style dive boat and i would encourage anyone > > to take a ride on her if they get the chance. The local wrecks are > > interesting in that they offer northeast ny/nj style wreckage and > > tropical wtaer temps and visibility and a mix of aquatic life. > > > > Al Marvelli > > ***original message begins*** > > > > Subject: > > Mexicana Trip Report Long Long Long > > Date: > > Mon, 07 Aug 2000 00:11:34 -0400 > > From: > > Al Marvelli <ajmarve@ba*.ne*> > > To: > > techdiver@aquanaut.com > > > > I thought perhaps some of you might like to know how how my trip to the > > Mexicana went, the rest can delete from here in. > > > > As some may recall i was invited to attend a group dive on the Mexicana > > by Capt JT Barker of Capt JT.com fame. I decided to travel to Vrginia > > Beach Va USA to attend the lecture given by Jarrod Jablonski and dive on > > > > the friday before the Mexicana dives as well. On the drive down hellish > > thunderstorms broke out and it continued to rain until late fri night. > > > > Jarrod's presentation on Thursday Aug 3 covered the general history of > > DIR and its application in both cave and ocean wreck diving. He also > > answered a q &a session and explained in some detail the features and > > use of decoplanner software, at the request of the audience. He was > > quite informative without ever seeming sales-pitchy. > > > > On Fri Aug 4 I had booked a charter on the Miss Lindsey to a couple of > > local wrecks and had the opportunity to dive in a buddy team with JJ and > > > > Michael J Blitch. THe first dive was on the Brass Spike wreck, about 90 > > fsw. Vis was nice, about 30-40 ft and the water was relatively warm. I > > was very impressed with JJ's degreee of skill at buoyancy control. He > > seemed to be able to maneuver like a helicopter without ever hitting the > > > > bc inflator. My northeast style finger walking seemed like the flailing > > of an open water1 student by comparison. We circled the wreck in search > > of lobster but found none. There were an abundance of eels and goosefish > > > > in various holes. The second dive was on the Gulf Hustler, an intact > > fishing vessel in about 70 fsw. There was a school of spade fish in the > > stern.at the end of the dive several large amberjack swam around the top > > > > of the wheelhouse. Mike Fantone recovered two spearguns and Mike Blitch > > recovered a weight belt, despite my best efforts to assist him. > > > > Before the night dive George Irvine and Pina showed up at the dock, MIke > > > > Blitch introduced me to him. Contrary to established rumors George > > doesnt breathe fire and is basically a regular guy, althought I thought > > hed be taller. He is however built like a brick shithouse and anybody > > who thinks he has a gut needs to open their eyes. > > > > THat evening i went on a night dive on the wrek of the Tiger, several of > > > > the divers got large fluke and lobsters despite the low visibility of > > about three to four feet. I spent the dive teasing some large stone > > crabs. THis was the one dive that most reminded me of northeast > > NY/NJdiving. > > > > When we got back to the dock some of the others began to arrive, > > Christina Young, MIke Kane<fellow certified new york style tough guy> > > and Capt JT were there making preparations for the trip. Rick Atkins > > arrived with a mobile dive shop and the fun began. Some guy named Scuba > > Steve had several horrible stroke rigs placed stragetically around the > > boat's dive deck.The smell of fresh chum was too much so I changed over > > my tanks and charged my batteries, eventually got to sleep about 2 am. > > > > The boat arrived at the wrek at about 11 am or so, the boat was > > festooned with double rigs and dacor/apollo scooters. Seems vbtech has > > quite a fleet of these. I eventually got in the water with my mako, but > > managed to forget my o2 bottle, and who of all people handed it down to > > me but George himself <side note, in retrospect o2 was probably > > overkill> I decended and was greeted by vis in the 40 to 50 ft range and > > > > 55 degree water at a max of 138 fsw. I scootered to the bow where a > > large sea turtle was resting under the bow, i paused to watch him for a > > minute, then continued around the wrek. I made three full laps in a 30 > > min bt, then went up. By the time i reached the 30 ft stop the wkpp > > folks were descending as a group< just as the rest of us were decoing, > > hmm rule#1 in action?> I had a pleasant hang, although i was worried > > about hooking a jon line to the deco bar setup and managed to hit > > someone in the head w/ my scooter as it hung behind me, never did > > identify that person to apologize < sorry!>Capt JT scootered around the > > group as we hung, waving hello. > > > > I had cut tables for a 140 for 25, two hour SI and another 140 for 25, > > but they called for divers at the 90 min mark, so i scrubbed the second > > dive. On the way back in Becky the mate cooked some tasty chicken wings, > > > > while a group of us chatted on the sun deck, enjoying flat seas and > > sunny skies. > > > > In general everyone was friendly and no major arguments broke out, that > > I saw. Capt JT is quite a character and a very good diver, i look > > forward to diving with him and his team in the future hopefully and I > > thank them for this memorable trip. I would also encourage anyone in > > that local area to get involved with the group, JT is very committed to > > both diving safety and fun. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: quest-unsubscribe@gu*.co* > > For additional commands, e-mail: quest-help@gu*.co* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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