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**Paul Haynes** · August 13th, 2012, 08:37 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by grumpy1)

Nice read Paul, great to see you are getting your New Boat out...hope to catch up soon, as usual our Annual Gas Week at Eyemouth with Marinequest will be weather affected with SE winds forecast, as you know SE can be a real problem down there with Big Seas...although Tue Wed onwards now looking a bit better.
Great Site and hope to get up to Stoney for a bit of Gas Diving in the next few months

cheers
G1

Cheers G1, you're welcome any time, some great shipwrecks up if we get the weather to go offshore. Sorry I can't join you this week, hope to catch up you soon. Rgds G2

**Paul Haynes** · August 14th, 2012, 08:06 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Kieran Hatton)

Thanks Paul.

Great to see some folk are having some luck getting out and doing stuff.

Is the Port Dennison on you to do list up there? Looks like it should be a cracker though I did hear it had been hit by Dutch salvours by mistake.

Keep up the good work!

Hi Kieran

Yes the Port Dennison is on our list, we're hoping for an opportunity next month. I'll let you know if we get onto her.

Rgds Paul

***Janos*** · August 14th, 2012, 08:23 AM

Nice report.

Janos

***nickb*** · August 14th, 2012, 10:21 AM

Good stuff Paul.

I know these things are a bit of a chore to write, especially as they need to be done whilst stuff is fresh in one's mind, but it's inspiring to read and, for guys like me that don't keep log books, a nice reminder of those special trips that we can read in our dotage

Kieran Hatton · August 14th, 2012, 01:13 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Paul Haynes)

Hi Kieran

Yes the Port Dennison is on our list, we're hoping for an opportunity next month. I'll let you know if we get onto her.

Rgds Paul

I should of read the report properly first time!
Good luck with her, it should be a cracking dive.

Kieran

Garspeed · August 15th, 2012, 12:26 PM

Paul

You forgot to mention the dolphins on the bow on the run out to Creemuir on Sunday afternoon. A fantastic way to start any dive!

Gar

Dave Sutton · August 15th, 2012, 12:52 PM

Excellent stuff, Paul. Thanks.

Perhaps worthy of starting a new thread, but the techniques there for current diving are wholly different than ours, and deserve some contemplation.

Can you or someone else do us Yanks a favor and describe the shot and lazy shot methods so that we might study them?

Dave

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**Paul Haynes** · August 16th, 2012, 09:02 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton)

Excellent stuff, Paul. Thanks.

Perhaps worthy of starting a new thread, but the techniques there for current diving are wholly different than ours, and deserve some contemplation.

Can you or someone else do us Yanks a favor and describe the shot and lazy shot methods so that we might study them?

Dave

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Sure thing Dave, give me a few days. Rgds Paul

mmenduno · August 17th, 2012, 12:37 AM

Great report Paul! What a fun week of diving! I too would like to hear a little more about your down lines and lazy shot line. Cheers

**Baron015** · August 23rd, 2012, 11:40 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton)

Excellent stuff, Paul. Thanks.

Perhaps worthy of starting a new thread, but the techniques there for current diving are wholly different than ours, and deserve some contemplation.

Can you or someone else do us Yanks a favor and describe the shot and lazy shot methods so that we might study them?

Dave

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Courtesty of Duck, Chasey etc..

Strobe

Generally you put your own strobe on the shot (though if you are diving in a team you could do one strobe per team) - usually a couple of meters above the wreck so that it can be clearly seen.

At the end of the dive you take it off, thus recovering your strobe but leaving a marker for anyone else on the wreck.

Tag

One each. Clip it off at the breakaway on the way down and recover it on the way up. If yours is the last tag pull the breakaway so the station can then drift. If yours is not the last tag, leave the station connected.

Note: If you end up releasing the breakaway, make sure you are holding onto the right bit of rope! (i.e. not the shot line) Espcially if the tide has started to pick up by the time you get there.

August 13th, 2012, 08:37 PM	#11
Paul Haynes CCRX Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 197 Thanks: 61 Thanked 144 Times in 28 Posts	Quote: (Originally Posted by grumpy1) Nice read Paul, great to see you are getting your New Boat out...hope to catch up soon, as usual our Annual Gas Week at Eyemouth with Marinequest will be weather affected with SE winds forecast, as you know SE can be a real problem down there with Big Seas...although Tue Wed onwards now looking a bit better. Great Site and hope to get up to Stoney for a bit of Gas Diving in the next few months cheers G1 Cheers G1, you're welcome any time, some great shipwrecks up if we get the weather to go offshore. Sorry I can't join you this week, hope to catch up you soon. Rgds G2 __________________ When you dive you enter an alien world, death is evolution's default state; at some point your life support will fail to function correctly, plan on it.
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August 14th, 2012, 08:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
Paul Haynes CCRX Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 197 Thanks: 61 Thanked 144 Times in 28 Posts	Quote: (Originally Posted by Kieran Hatton) Thanks Paul. Great to see some folk are having some luck getting out and doing stuff. Is the Port Dennison on you to do list up there? Looks like it should be a cracker though I did hear it had been hit by Dutch salvours by mistake. Keep up the good work! Hi Kieran Yes the Port Dennison is on our list, we're hoping for an opportunity next month. I'll let you know if we get onto her. Rgds Paul __________________ When you dive you enter an alien world, death is evolution's default state; at some point your life support will fail to function correctly, plan on it.
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August 14th, 2012, 08:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
*Janos* "Two sheds" Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Work in Westminster, live in Surrey Posts: 334 Thanks: 0 Thanked 32 Times in 23 Posts	Nice report. Janos __________________ You can lead a horse to water but you can't climb a ladder with a large bell in both hands - Vic Reeves Hellfins - a friendly London dive club My music video: Dive the UK, cos that's the way it is. Huh!
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August 14th, 2012, 10:21 AM	#14 (permalink)
*nickb* The JJ Kid Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cardiff, UK Posts: 515 Thanks: 78 Thanked 89 Times in 62 Posts	Good stuff Paul. I know these things are a bit of a chore to write, especially as they need to be done whilst stuff is fresh in one's mind, but it's inspiring to read and, for guys like me that don't keep log books, a nice reminder of those special trips that we can read in our dotage
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August 14th, 2012, 01:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
Kieran Hatton Site Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Plymouth, Devon Posts: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Quote: (Originally Posted by Paul Haynes) Hi Kieran Yes the Port Dennison is on our list, we're hoping for an opportunity next month. I'll let you know if we get onto her. Rgds Paul I should of read the report properly first time! Good luck with her, it should be a cracking dive. Kieran
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August 15th, 2012, 12:26 PM	#16 (permalink)
Garspeed Wreck Ferret in training Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 199 Thanks: 38 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	Paul You forgot to mention the dolphins on the bow on the run out to Creemuir on Sunday afternoon. A fantastic way to start any dive! Gar __________________ Wreck Ferret in training
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August 15th, 2012, 12:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
Dave Sutton Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Union Beach, New Jersey Posts: 1,281 Thanks: 73 Thanked 189 Times in 103 Posts	Excellent stuff, Paul. Thanks. Perhaps worthy of starting a new thread, but the techniques there for current diving are wholly different than ours, and deserve some contemplation. Can you or someone else do us Yanks a favor and describe the shot and lazy shot methods so that we might study them? Dave .
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August 16th, 2012, 09:02 AM	#18 (permalink)
Paul Haynes CCRX Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 197 Thanks: 61 Thanked 144 Times in 28 Posts	Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton) Excellent stuff, Paul. Thanks. Perhaps worthy of starting a new thread, but the techniques there for current diving are wholly different than ours, and deserve some contemplation. Can you or someone else do us Yanks a favor and describe the shot and lazy shot methods so that we might study them? Dave . Sure thing Dave, give me a few days. Rgds Paul __________________ When you dive you enter an alien world, death is evolution's default state; at some point your life support will fail to function correctly, plan on it.
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August 17th, 2012, 12:37 AM	#19 (permalink)
mmenduno New Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Great report Paul! What a fun week of diving! I too would like to hear a little more about your down lines and lazy shot line. Cheers
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August 23rd, 2012, 11:40 AM	#20 (permalink)
Baron015 CCRX Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: London Posts: 116 Thanks: 28 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton) Excellent stuff, Paul. Thanks. Perhaps worthy of starting a new thread, but the techniques there for current diving are wholly different than ours, and deserve some contemplation. Can you or someone else do us Yanks a favor and describe the shot and lazy shot methods so that we might study them? Dave . Courtesty of Duck, Chasey etc.. Strobe Generally you put your own strobe on the shot (though if you are diving in a team you could do one strobe per team) - usually a couple of meters above the wreck so that it can be clearly seen. At the end of the dive you take it off, thus recovering your strobe but leaving a marker for anyone else on the wreck. Tag One each. Clip it off at the breakaway on the way down and recover it on the way up. If yours is the last tag pull the breakaway so the station can then drift. If yours is not the last tag, leave the station connected. Note: If you end up releasing the breakaway, make sure you are holding onto the right bit of rope! (i.e. not the shot line) Espcially if the tide has started to pick up by the time you get there.
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