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Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 16:41:57 -0400
From: Wendell Grogan <wgrogan@dc*.ne*>
To: Bryon Bertrim <bryon@be*.co*>
CC: NyWrecker@ao*.co*, techdiver@aquanaut.com, quest@gu*.co*
Subject: Re: St Lawrence vs Kingston
Bryon,
Sounds like a good place to go.  Where can one stay in Rockport and what
is there to do after diving?
Wendell

Bryon Bertrim wrote:
> 
> I was being funny both are great places, i live 1 hr away and part own a 40Ft
dive Tech diving boat called the Deep Explorer which is moored in Rockport
Ontario across river from Alexandra Bay NY (Near Brockville). We dive all the
wrecks including many that we have newly found. I also dive Kingston alot. We
have a group of DIR divers called Xdive our main mission is to explore deep and
return safe.
> 
> The difference between Kingston and the upper St Lawrence is dramatic
Kingston can have 4 Thermos and be dark and cold 36F at the bottom (a typical
Great lakes dive). And just 30 Miles/60K down the river from Kingston, no
thermos bright and 75F at the bottom. Kingston does have more wrecks. But the
river is like the Caribbean except no salt water or sharks. In the fall when
the water temp drops a bit we can get over 100 ft of VIS and not need a light
on a wreck at 180 FFW. All this said the cold water of the Great lakes
preserves wood and artifacts extremely well many wrecks are as intact as a 150
yr old wreck can be (We do not remove anything but gold). On deep dives in the
Great Lakes its not time that is the enemy but the cold. This is where you pray
for warm water on your upper decos and hope you don't rip a dry glove. So its
great to alternate between the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence. The other great
thing about the river is you can be on a great wreck in 20 Minutes barely
> enough time to get your rig together, so you can do 2 big dives and still
make it back to the dock for 3PM.
> BB
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: NyWrecker@ao*.co*
>   To: bryon@be*.co*
>   Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 9:29 AM
>   Subject: Re: Toronto diving ?
> 
>   In a message dated 8/12/2001 6:45:35 AM Central Daylight Time,
>   bryon@be*.co* writes:
> 
>     Never mind Kingston, the best diving is 45 Min farther down the road in
the
>     St Lawrence river. The water was 75F today at 180 FFW, no thermoclines,
>     great VIS, great wrecks. How do you beat that.
> 
>   Sounds like just where we go.Brockton-Prescot,area.What wreck was
it????Where
>   do you go and who do you use for a boat?
>    Ed
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