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--part1_e.2002b84a.2a31656d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Chris T.: I live in South Florida, teach basic open water courses (NAUI and PADI), and I am also a GUE Fundamentals instructor. Those are all sidelines for my day job as a computer professional. In other words, I teach because I love diving and want to share it. I can take the time to teach a good course because I don't need to teach a lot of students. If you think I might be a good fit as your girlfriend's instructor, then contact me and we can talk more. Jan Sitchin (305) 463-9201 p.s. John, Chris and Lesley: Thanks for the recommendation. In a message dated 6/6/02 6:25:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jadair@so*.co* writes: > Janet Sitchin > email:jsuw@ao*.co* > > She is DIR and I do believe she teaches basic scuba. > > John Adair > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Tellers [mailto:chris_tellers@ho*.co*] > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 3602 12:45 AM > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: DIR Training question > > > I've been diving for about a year and a half and have recently gotten > interested in the new worlds that technical (especially cave) diving has to > offer. In researching training agencies, instructors and the like I came > across the DIR concept and I must say that it makes a hell of a lot of > sense > to me. Seems to deal with problems I've noticed with the ways I was taught > to configure my gear and position myself in my NAUI courses. Since I've > repositioned my weight and tanks to make myself level and stopped flutter > kicking on the bottom I'm much more efficient and no longer the standard > Florida reef destroying machine most divers are. > > > > Anyway, my new girlfriend wants to get certified to dive, so I thought I'd > find a class that could get her going with DIR from day one. In looking at > the GUE site, however, I see that the DIR Fundamentals course requires open > water certification + 25 dives. What's up with that?! Given the > counter-intuitive, unnatural character of scuba diving, why not encourage > new divers to start out DIR from the beginning rather than insisting they > spend months learning bad habits and doing it wrong? > > > > I know this isn't a question about technical diving, but given that the DIR > philosophy is that the fundamentals apply to rec diving as well, I thought > I'd ask it here. > > > > Sign me, Mystified in Florida. > > > > Chris Tellers > Visit my web page with underwater and other photos at http://members.aol.com/jsuw3/index.html --part1_e.2002b84a.2a31656d_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#800040" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0">Chris T.:<BR> <BR> I live in South Florida, teach basic open water courses (NAUI and PADI), and I am also a GUE Fundamentals instructor. Those are all sidelines for my day job as a computer professional. In other words, I teach because I love diving and want to share it. I can take the time to teach a good course because I don't need to teach a lot of students.<BR> <BR> If you think I might be a good fit as your girlfriend's instructor, then contact me and we can talk more.<BR> <BR> Jan Sitchin<BR> (305) 463-9201<BR> <BR> p.s. John, Chris and Lesley: Thanks for the recommendation.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0"><BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0">In a message dated 6/6/02 6:25:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jadair@so*.co* writes:<BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Janet Sitchin<BR> email:jsuw@ao*.co*<BR> <BR> She is DIR and I do believe she teaches basic scuba.<BR> <BR> John Adair<BR> <BR> -----Original Message-----<BR> From: Chris Tellers [mailto:chris_tellers@ho*.co*]<BR> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 3602 12:45 AM<BR> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com<BR> Subject: DIR Training question<BR> <BR> <BR> I've been diving for about a year and a half and have recently gotten<BR> interested in the new worlds that technical (especially cave) diving has to<BR> offer. In researching training agencies, instructors and the like I came<BR> across the DIR concept and I must say that it makes a hell of a lot of sense<BR> to me. Seems to deal with problems I've noticed with the ways I was taught<BR> to configure my gear and position myself in my NAUI courses. Since I've<BR> repositioned my weight and tanks to make myself level and stopped flutter<BR> kicking on the bottom I'm much more efficient and no longer the standard<BR> Florida reef destroying machine most divers are.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Anyway, my new girlfriend wants to get certified to dive, so I thought I'd<BR> find a class that could get her going with DIR from day one. In looking at<BR> the GUE site, however, I see that the DIR Fundamentals course requires open<BR> water certification + 25 dives. What's up with that?! Given the<BR> counter-intuitive, unnatural character of scuba diving, why not encourage<BR> new divers to start out DIR from the beginning rather than insisting they<BR> spend months learning bad habits and doing it wrong?<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> I know this isn't a question about technical diving, but given that the DIR<BR> philosophy is that the fundamentals apply to rec diving as well, I thought<BR> I'd ask it here.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Sign me, Mystified in Florida.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> Chris Tellers<BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0"><BR> <BR> <B>Visit my web page with underwater and other photos at http://members.aol.com/jsuw3/index.html</B></FONT></HTML> --part1_e.2002b84a.2a31656d_boundary-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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