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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01E9_01C1B25B.63432F40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Fraser Purdon : Ocean Frontiers=20 To: Rocky=20 Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 2:57 PM Subject: Re: Tech Diving in Grand Cayman Mr Black As you have pointed out, you haven't seen every square inch so you have = no idea what the Est End Dive Sites are like. I can assure you that many of the sites CAN compare with Little = Cayman.....well the Aggressor thinks so anyway. The prevailing winds are usually out of the North East, so this means = the South East will be the leeward side of the island, but I=20 I guess if one foot seas are not your thing, the west is the place for = you. Who mentioned anything about shore diving, but since you brought the = subject up....the shore diving is excellent......again, far superior=20 than anything the west side has to offer, but, granted, the prevailing = wind direction can hamper one's shore diving efforts. Ask any west side divemaster about shore diving on the East ....they'll = mention Babylon, as a "fabled" shore dive. I am not interested in conquering the world.......and if folks have an = attitude , then that's their problem. I am just interested in what = happens with the staff at my operation. Regards Fraser Purdon =20 --- Original Message -----=20 From: Rocky=20 To: fraser@oc*.co*=20 Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 2:58 AM Subject: Fw: Tech Diving in Grand Cayman the saga continues . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J. Black" <mjblackmd@ya*.co*> To: "Rocky" <rocdiver@be*.ne*> Cc: "Aquanaut Mail" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 11:34 PM Subject: Re: Tech Diving in Grand Cayman > Well Fraser, You may like your east end of Grand Cayman and I > did appreciate the invitation to dive with you, but...I had > signed up with Divetech/Cobalt Coast long before your invitation, > the prevailing winds all week (Jan. 19 - 26, 02) were out of > the east (your end), and say what you want, there is no way > any part of Grand Cayman (and you're right, I haven't seen > every square inch) can compare with Little Cayman's spectacular > wall. Furthermore, if shore diving were so great on your end, > don't you suppose the dive resorts would be rearranged a little > differently? A couple of divers from my group did make the > one-hour drive to your shop and did a shark dive with you, which > they enjoyed; but for me, you weren't on my agenda. And if > you think there are only one or two Doing-It-Rightists with > an attitude, you have a world to conquer. Thanks again, and > good luck with your future diving. > > --- Rocky <rocdiver@be*.ne*> wrote: > > > > > > Mr. Black, > > You cannot catagorize all of the diving on Grand Cayman by the = tiny amount > > you saw either at Divetech or Sunset House. > > When you posted your original request for info. I responded, and = invited you > > out to the East End. To my knowledge, you never came. > > The East End has pristine walls and shallow reefs of far better = quality than > > anywhere else on the island and definitely on a par with the = Sister Islands. > > As your last trip was "nearly twenty years ago" I doubt that you = have > > experienced much of what Grand Cayman has to offer in the way of = diving. > > I am sorry about your experience with the Doing It Rightist you encountered. > > As I also mentioned, I have seven staff who all dive somewhat DIR, = not one > > is loud-mouthed, arrogant, self-centred or obnoxious, if we were , = then I > > guess we wouldn't have been voted the World's Best Staff by the = readers of > > Rodales. > > If you know the name of this individual, perhaps I could contact = him and > > explain that his attitude does nothing to enhance the progression = of DIR. > > > > Regards, and please look us up next time you visit Grand Cayamn. > > > > Fraser Purdon > > > > Operations Manager www.oceanfrontiers.com > > > > GUE Instructor www.gue.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael J. Black" <mjblackmd@ya*.co*> > > To: "Aquanaut Mail" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 6:13 PM > > Subject: Tech Diving in Grand Cayman > > > > > > > Was in Grand Cayman for a week of tech diving and have a couple > > > of comments. > > > > > > The good: Divetech, www.divetech.com, and Cobalt Coast Resort, > > > www.cobaltcoast.com, were first-class and I recommend them = highly > > > to rec and/or tech divers alike. The IANTD trimix course I took > > > met my expectations, and the instructors at Divetech are heavy > > > on knowledge and light on ego (in contrast to this mailing = list). > > > And meeting Tom Mount briefly at Sunset House, teaching a = rebreather > > > course, was a pleasure...Tom, you are in great shape for your = age, > > > and thanks for a great course. > > > > > > The not-so-good: The diving at Grand Cayman sadly does not > > > compare with her sister islands, Brac and Little. Although very > > > good in general, the wall on Grand pales compared to the wall on > > > Little (but then few if any other walls in the Caribbean can = compare > > > to Little). The shallow stuff at Divetech, where most deco time = is > > > spent, is sandy, lacking in coral and marine life, and basically > > > dull. A few lettuce-leaf nudibranchs are crawling about, but I > > > expected lots of coral and marine life right up to shore, and = that > > > just is not the case. Finally, Grand Cayman has developed exponentially > > > since my last dive trip there, nearly twenty years ago. It has = become > > > an island for the very rich, moreso than any Caribbean island I = have > > > visited (Cozumel, Roatan, Cayman Brac, Grand Turk, = Providenciales, > > > Bonaire, Curacao, Martinique, to name some), and a diver can do = much > > > better IMHO. Oh and I'm pretty sure I saw my first = Doing-It-Rightist > > > ever on a dive trip, at the resort. The Halcyon BC and = steel-springed > > > finstraps were evident, plus the guy was a loud-mouthed, = arrogant, > > > obnoxious, self-centered type...yep, that'd be DIR. > > > > > > MJB > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > > > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > -- > > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to = `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to = `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ------=_NextPart_000_01E9_01C1B25B.63432F40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#ff0000 = size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20 <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3Dfraser@oc*.co* = href=3D"mailto:fraser@oc*.co*">Fraser=20 Purdon : Ocean Frontiers</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Drocdiver@be*.ne*=20 href=3D"mailto:rocdiver@be*.ne*">Rocky</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 10, 2002 2:57 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tech Diving in Grand Cayman</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mr Black</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As you have pointed out, you haven't = seen every=20 square inch so you have no idea what the Est End Dive Sites are=20 like.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I can assure you that many of the sites = CAN compare=20 with Little Cayman.....well the Aggressor thinks so anyway.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The prevailing winds are usually out of = the North=20 East, so this means the South East will be the leeward side of = the=20 island, but I </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I guess if one foot seas are not = your thing,=20 the west is the place for you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Who mentioned anything about shore=20 diving, but since you brought the subject up....the shore = diving=20 is excellent......again, far superior </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>than anything the west side has to = offer, but,=20 granted, the prevailing wind direction can hamper one's shore diving=20 efforts.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ask any west side divemaster about = shore diving on=20 the East ....they'll mention Babylon, as a "fabled" shore = dive.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am not interested in conquering the=20 world.......and if folks have an attitude , then that's their problem. I = am just=20 interested in what happens with the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> staff at my = operation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fraser = Purdon </FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> </FONT> --- Original = Message -----=20 </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Drocdiver@be*.ne* = href=3D"mailto:rocdiver@be*.ne*">Rocky</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dfraser@oc*.co*=20 = href=3D"mailto:fraser@oc*.co*">fraser@oceanfrontiers.com</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 10, 2002 = 2:58=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fw: Tech Diving in = Grand=20 Cayman</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>the saga continues . . .<BR>----- Original Message=20 -----<BR>From: "Michael J. Black" <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:mjblackmd@ya*.co*">mjblackmd@yahoo.com</A>><BR>To: = "Rocky"=20 <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:rocdiver@be*.ne*">rocdiver@bellsouth.net</A>><BR>= Cc:=20 "Aquanaut Mail" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">techdiver@aquanaut.com</A>><BR>= Sent:=20 Saturday, February 09, 2002 11:34 PM<BR>Subject: Re: Tech Diving in = Grand=20 Cayman<BR><BR><BR>> Well Fraser, You may like your east end of = Grand Cayman=20 and I<BR>> did appreciate the invitation to dive with you, but...I=20 had<BR>> signed up with Divetech/Cobalt Coast long before your=20 invitation,<BR>> the prevailing winds all week (Jan. 19 - 26, 02) = were out=20 of<BR>> the east (your end), and say what you want, there is no = way<BR>>=20 any part of Grand Cayman (and you're right, I haven't seen<BR>> = every=20 square inch) can compare with Little Cayman's spectacular<BR>> = wall. =20 Furthermore, if shore diving were so great on your end,<BR>> don't = you=20 suppose the dive resorts would be rearranged a little<BR>>=20 differently? A couple of divers from my group did make = the<BR>>=20 one-hour drive to your shop and did a shark dive with you, = which<BR>> they=20 enjoyed; but for me, you weren't on my agenda. And if<BR>> = you think=20 there are only one or two Doing-It-Rightists with<BR>> an attitude, = you=20 have a world to conquer. Thanks again, and<BR>> good luck = with your=20 future diving.<BR>><BR>> --- Rocky <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:rocdiver@be*.ne*">rocdiver@bellsouth.net</A>>=20 wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Mr. Black,<BR>> > = You=20 cannot catagorize all of the diving on Grand Cayman by the=20 tiny<BR>amount<BR>> > you saw either at Divetech or Sunset=20 House.<BR>> > When you posted your original request for info. I=20 responded, and invited<BR>you<BR>> > out to the East End. To my=20 knowledge, you never came.<BR>> > The East End has pristine = walls and=20 shallow reefs of far better quality<BR>than<BR>> > anywhere else = on the=20 island and definitely on a par with the Sister<BR>Islands.<BR>> = > As=20 your last trip was "nearly twenty years ago" I doubt that you = have<BR>>=20 > experienced much of what Grand Cayman has to offer in the way of=20 diving.<BR>> > I am sorry about your experience with the Doing = It=20 Rightist you<BR>encountered.<BR>> > As I also mentioned, I have = seven=20 staff who all dive somewhat DIR, not<BR>one<BR>> > is = loud-mouthed,=20 arrogant, self-centred or obnoxious, if we were , then<BR>I<BR>> = > guess=20 we wouldn't have been voted the World's Best Staff by the=20 readers<BR>of<BR>> > Rodales.<BR>> > If you know the name = of this=20 individual, perhaps I could contact him and<BR>> > explain that = his=20 attitude does nothing to enhance the progression of<BR>DIR.<BR>>=20 ><BR>> > Regards, and please look us up next time you visit = Grand=20 Cayamn.<BR>> ><BR>> > Fraser Purdon<BR>> ><BR>> = >=20 Operations Manager <A=20 = href=3D"http://www.oceanfrontiers.com">www.oceanfrontiers.com</A><BR>>= =20 ><BR>> > GUE Instructor <A=20 href=3D"http://www.gue.com">www.gue.com</A><BR>> ><BR>> = ><BR>>=20 > ----- Original Message -----<BR>> > From: "Michael J. = Black" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:mjblackmd@ya*.co*">mjblackmd@yahoo.com</A>><BR>> = > To:=20 "Aquanaut Mail" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">techdiver@aquanaut.com</A>><BR>= >=20 > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 6:13 PM<BR>> > Subject: = Tech Diving=20 in Grand Cayman<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > > Was in = Grand=20 Cayman for a week of tech diving and have a couple<BR>> > > = of=20 comments.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The good: = Divetech, <A=20 href=3D"http://www.divetech.com">www.divetech.com</A>, and Cobalt = Coast=20 Resort,<BR>> > > <A=20 href=3D"http://www.cobaltcoast.com">www.cobaltcoast.com</A>, were = first-class=20 and I recommend them highly<BR>> > > to rec and/or tech = divers alike.=20 The IANTD trimix course I took<BR>> > > met my expectations, = and the=20 instructors at Divetech are heavy<BR>> > > on knowledge and = light on=20 ego (in contrast to this mailing list).<BR>> > > And meeting = Tom=20 Mount briefly at Sunset House, teaching a rebreather<BR>> > > = course,=20 was a pleasure...Tom, you are in great shape for your age,<BR>> = > >=20 and thanks for a great course.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The = not-so-good: The diving at Grand Cayman sadly does not<BR>> = > >=20 compare with her sister islands, Brac and Little. Although = very<BR>>=20 > > good in general, the wall on Grand pales compared to the = wall=20 on<BR>> > > Little (but then few if any other walls in the = Caribbean=20 can compare<BR>> > > to Little). The shallow stuff at = Divetech,=20 where most deco time is<BR>> > > spent, is sandy, lacking in = coral=20 and marine life, and basically<BR>> > > dull. A few=20 lettuce-leaf nudibranchs are crawling about, but I<BR>> > > = expected=20 lots of coral and marine life right up to shore, and that<BR>> > = >=20 just is not the case. Finally, Grand Cayman has=20 developed<BR>exponentially<BR>> > > since my last dive trip = there,=20 nearly twenty years ago. It has become<BR>> > > an = island for=20 the very rich, moreso than any Caribbean island I have<BR>> > = >=20 visited (Cozumel, Roatan, Cayman Brac, Grand Turk, = Providenciales,<BR>>=20 > > Bonaire, Curacao, Martinique, to name some), and a diver can = do=20 much<BR>> > > better IMHO. Oh and I'm pretty sure I saw = my=20 first Doing-It-Rightist<BR>> > > ever on a dive trip, at the=20 resort. The Halcyon BC and steel-springed<BR>> > > = finstraps=20 were evident, plus the guy was a loud-mouthed, arrogant,<BR>> > = >=20 obnoxious, self-centered type...yep, that'd be DIR.<BR>> > = ><BR>>=20 > > MJB<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > = ><BR>>=20 > > __________________________________________________<BR>> = > >=20 Do You Yahoo!?<BR>> > > Send FREE Valentine eCards with = Yahoo!=20 Greetings!<BR>> > > <A=20 = href=3D"http://greetings.yahoo.com">http://greetings.yahoo.com</A><BR>>= ; >=20 > --<BR>> > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list = to<BR><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:`techdiver@aquanaut.com'">`techdiver@aquanaut.com'</A>.<BR= >>=20 > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to<BR><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'">`techdiver-request@aquan= aut.com'</A>.<BR>>=20 ><BR>><BR>><BR>>=20 __________________________________________________<BR>> Do You=20 Yahoo!?<BR>> Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! = Greetings!<BR>> <A=20 = href=3D"http://greetings.yahoo.com">http://greetings.yahoo.com</A><BR>>= ;=20 --<BR>> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:`techdiver@aquanaut.com'">`techdiver@aquanaut.com'</A>.<BR= >>=20 Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'">`techdiver-request@aquan= aut.com'</A>.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_01E9_01C1B25B.63432F40-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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