Michelle's Guy
ScubaBoard Enthusiast

About Michelle's Guy

Biography:

I love water. Enjoy swimming, surfing, water skiing, boating, skimming stones and just looking at waves, lakes, rivers, and waterfalls. I have made 70 dives as of Feb. 20 2010. I have completed courses required and been certified in open water and rescue diving. The plan is to go through all the certifications up to and including instructor through NAUI. I live in southern California and am blessed with thousands of dive spots to explore, and activities to enjoy. Athough I have lived near the ocean for my whole life, I have never really been able to explore the underwater world until now and I am extremely deficient in underwater knowledge. I love to learn, although it is much more difficult to retain information for my 52 year old mind than it was when I was much younger. I have the rest of my life to look forward to learning and discovering! How cool is that? I probably should mention that I am happily married to Michelle for 30 years now, and we have 14 children... no, that is not a typo. No twins, none adopted, their ages range from 30 to 6 years old and there are nine girls and five boys. Four of them dive with me. Justin (25) Will (22) Merrie (20) and Jack "B" (18).

Location:

So Cal

Interests:

I like:being with my best friend and love of my life and wife of 30+ years. I like swimming;surfing;camping;eating;getting up in the morning; going to bed at night...Maybe I should just list what I don't like...:)

Occupation:

We have a family business.

Gender:

Male

Certification Agencies:

NAUI

Dive History:

All my dives have been training, practicing skills and touring. I have seen one sunken sail boat, a hundred fish I didn't recognize, and a few I did, I saw a mantis shrimp, (before I knew what it was), and hundreds of sea creatures other than fish. I have enjoyed at least eight different kelp forests. Some of the places I have explored are:
SoCal: Crescent Bay, Big Corona, Redondo, Treasure Island Cove.
Catalina Island: Sea Fan Grotto, Star Light, Stony Cove, Deadmans Cove, Rippers, and Fraggle Rock.

Certification History:

first aid and CPR. Pro CPR and O2 administration. Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver

Certification Level:

Rescue Diver

# of Logged Dives:

50 - 99

Dive Classification:

New To Diving

Years Certified:

Less Than One Year

Dive Equipment:

board shorts, booties, gloves, 7mil fullsuit, Scuba Pro jet fins, Aeris Orca mask, snorkel, Sherwood Wisdom 2 dive computer and a Sherwood Avid BC with weights. Balanced first and second stage Sherwood Oasis and aqua lung octo.

SB Challenge:

Have fun, keep safe. Get decent pictures.