ChickenFried
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Try undercurrent.org. That looks like what Dennis is describing.
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undercurrent.com - link no good.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In my misspent youth, I worked as a commercial diver (harbor work) in Central America. Days not dedicated to barnacle removal were more often than not give over to a passion for spearfishing - Caribbean not Pacific. Still there were lots of snapper, grouper, mackerel as well as bugs and crabs. The premise of living off of your hunting success as Mr. Eyles attempts to do for a summer off of Catalina island has always had a very visceral connection with me. This is diving's equivalent of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Not only is west coast free diving / spear fishing history a theme, but the book also has universal appeal - that of the hunting man - a solitary and independent sort, living on society's fringe.
I picked up my copy of LotBWH at Austin's Dive Center in Miami (still a spear fisherman's dream store) back in 1986. I had no idea that it had become that much of a collector's book. Mine is dogeared with a bit of foxing from too many readings, some with wet hands having just returned from a dive. I still regularly read it, and it has earned a permanent spot on my nightstand.
Try undercurrent.org. That looks like what Dennis is describing.
\What a great story about Charlie Sturgil. I have attended several Legends of Diving at Portage Quarry (Bowling Green, Ohio) and have had the pleasure of breaking bread with Alec Peirce, as well as meeting Dottie Frazier and Bob Meistral. Hope to see you at an upcoming Legends event. I'm sure all the attendees would love to hear more tales about the Long Beach Neptunes and Southern California Skin Divers.
Clive Cussler's novels are always a fun read. The Dirk Pitt series, especially earlier one's written by Cussler himself are quite good. I just started his latest - Poseidons Arrow. Started with a little scuba, no idea how much more there will be... Someone else with a better memory than me will hopefully chime in with recommendations.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cussler started the D.P. adventure series with "The Meditteranean Caper," followed by "Iceberg," "Raise The Titanic, "Vixen 03," "Night Probe" "Pacific Vortex" & "Deep Six." Many of these novels had diving as part of the story line, an expression of Cussler's long-standing interest. Farther along in his writing you'll find Pitt & his ol' buddy Al Giordino doning rebreathers - a tip of the literary hat to the evolution of scuba.
If you haven't read them, they are good fun. Why, I've often speculated Cussler modeled the character of Dirk Pitt after myself...
Regards,
DSD
It was not you and I am sworn to secrecy. Dirk Pitt, The name is a compilation of two people close to Clive....
FYI -- Clive Cussler:
Suggest that you make and appointment with Alex Pierce @ SCUBA 2000 in Richmond Hill who is A Pro 5000 and a member of the Legends to discuss my long term relation ship with Clive
I just finished reading a the Last Dive (Bernie Chowdhury). It was an excellent read about a watershed time in diving. I also read Setting the Hook (Pete Hunt) about his early days diving the Andrea Doria and his training for his return dives. And, of course, Shadow Divers (Robert Kurson) about the discovery and identification of the U-who and the tragedies that plagued her and the search.
These three books really make the trifecta of North East Wreck diving books, but I was wondering what other books divers find as the recreational must reads for divers? I don't want to get into a discussion of which book on theory or and practice is the must read for deco or tech or AOW, but as we approach the dive season in these northern Latitudes, what are the best books to get you pumped for the coming summer? The three I mentioned were all true stories/ memoirs, but they don't have to be. A great novel can also qualify. I remember reading the deep 30 years ago but I remember more about Jaqueline Bisset's breasts than the book I am afraid....