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Hmm, I've been on very few dive boats where divers could not jump in at the same time, or immediately after each other with the first diver holding onto the tag line for a moment if necessary. This includes small boats where everyone does a back-roll in at once, to larger boats with a platform or gate. It also includes diverse diving siutations, including high current locations. I rarely carry a snorkel these days myself -- only when teaching recreational courses, because the standards require having it. I never have jumped in holding hands with my buddy. I did have one goofy boyfriend that wanted to dive while holding hands once, but it's not very practical. Even as a hopeless romantic, I didn't enjoy that. If you think that because I think buddy teams work, and I've always found ways to maintain the buddy system throughout a dive, that I'm some sort of wishy-washy diver, you are mistaken. I've never understood the argument against diving in a buddy team. It's not hard to make it work. It's safer and more fun. For those who think they'd rather dive solo because they can't find a good buddy, I recommend that they look harder, and/or mentor a promising diver so that you do have a good buddy. I don't think that what I do is difficult or unusual, yet it works. You have every right to disagree, and I expect that you do. In general, if you don't believe in the buddy system, it means that I will not get into the water to dive with you. Since we haven't crossed paths in a diving location so far, I doubt that matters very much. Jan > In a message dated Fri, 9 Aug 2002 4:00:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, cobber@ci*.co* writes: > I have only been on a couple of diveboats which allow simultaneous departure. This particular boat has a gate on the side and the divers que up for departure, one at a time. I suppose that it would be the ideal buddy world, divers leaping off in pairs, holding hands. But thats not possible in most cases. And if you think I am going to bob around on the surface waiting, no I'm not going to do that. That PADI technique might work in mill ponds and quarrys but is not workable when there is a sea and current running. You jump in and make straight for the hang bar or granny line. And no, I don't have a snorkel either (gasp!). I'm a rebel. A threat to the fabric of society. Jim >> On Friday, August 9, 2002, at 12:01 AM, Jsuw@ao*.co* wrote: >>>In a message dated 8/8/02 7:13:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cobber@ci*.co* writes: >>> Who has had this happen to them: -You ask your buddy "you ready?" "yes" jump in the water, go down to the hangbar and wait for 10 minutes for your "buddy" to show up. >> In reading this I couldn't help but wonder why you and your buddy didn't enter the water and descend together? I consider the buddy team to start before I enter the water and not end until the whole team is out of the water. >> Jan -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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