DIR Class Reports - A Consolidated Inventory?

[lv2dive]

There was a request earlier for links to class reports for a specific regions, and someone from another region recently posed a question about passing fundies and what happened if one didn't. I've posted links to my class reports several times and it occurred to me that if we did have ONE thread with links to class reports and key information such as location and instructor that may be very helpful to people who are looking at their options. I did not want to post links to anyone else's reports but several have been posted recently that would be great to be inventoried here. Just a thought!


Link to Post: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/di...ver-class-report-doug-mudry-march-2011-a.html
Agency: GUE
Class: Drysuit
Instructor: Doug Mudry
Class Location/s: North FLorida
Class Date: March 2011
Author: Kate P
Post Date:4/1/2011
Additional Information: Highly recommend class if no previous exposure to GUE. Highly recommend instructor.


Link to Post: 3rd time's a charm (class report/s from 3 Fundies sessions in 3 months) - LONG
Agency: GUE
Class: Fundamentals
Instructor: Doug Mudry (mostly)
Class Location/s: North FLorida
Class Date: April and May 2011
Author: Kate P
Post Date: 5/12/2011
Additional Information: Highly recommend instructor

 

[Cyprian]

Great idea, Kate.

I only wrote a report on the class I took and earned a rec pass. If I get time today, I might write a quick report on my tech upgrade class so folks will understand what they typically entail (with Doug Mudry as an instructor that is....I know some only require 1 day, whereas Doug asks for 2, but there is a valid reason for that, IMO). Anyway, more on that later.

Here's my report:


Link to Post: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/di...ss-report-feb-18-23-2013-high-springs-fl.html
Agency: GUE
Class: Fundamentals
Instructor: Doug Mudry
Class Location/s: North Florida
Class Date: Feb 2013
Author: Dan (Cyprian)
Post Date: 3/5/2013
Additional Information:

 

[Pullmyfinger]

This is a great idea, Kate. Here's my report:

Link to post: Fundamentals Course report. Iwakuni, Japan
Agency: GUE
Class: Fundamentals
Instructor: Thomas and Eriko Jonsson
Class Location/s: Iwakuni, Japan
Class Date: 27 June, 2012
Author: Mitchell Singler (Pullmyfinger)
Post Date: 03 July 2012
Additional Information: Highly recommended.

 

[TSandM]

We used to have a thread that Cave Diver pulled together, that had all the Fundies reports in it, but I can't find it any more. It was a sticky in the DIR forum for a long time.

Link to my Fundies report: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/dir/119285-nightly-f-report.html
Instructor: Steve White (no longer teaches)
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 11/05
Author: Me and Rick Inman

My Rec Triox class report: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/dir/182175-rec-triox-desperately-trying-take-diving-new-level.html
Instructor: Steve White
Location: Seattle
Date: 3/07
Author: Me

My Cave 1 class report: Cave 1 journal
Instructor: Danny Riordan
Location: Quintana Roo, MX
Date: 4/08
Author: Me

My Cave 2 class report: You asked for it -- Cave 2 flow-by-flow
Instructor: David Rhea
Location: Gainesville, FL
Date: 8/09
Author: Me

There are a bunch more reports out there -- Mo2vation's 7 part Fundies series, SeaJay's Fundies report, and a bunch of others. I'll spend some time looking for them and bring those URLs here, too.

 

[lv2dive]

OK anyone who has not read Lynne's class reports, they are a MUST READ! Maybe not so much for picking an instructor for Fundies since STeve does not teach anymore, but for pure reading enjoyment! Also I don't believe SeaJay's Fundies Instructor is still active with GUE either <G> that his reports were ROFLMAO hysterical. I hope you can find them!

We used to have a thread that Cave Diver pulled together, that had all the Fundies reports in it, but I can't find it any more. It was a sticky in the DIR forum for a long time.

Link to my Fundies report: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/dir/119285-nightly-f-report.html
Instructor: Steve White (no longer teaches)
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 11/05
Author: Me and Rick Inman

My Rec Triox class report: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/dir/182175-rec-triox-desperately-trying-take-diving-new-level.html
Instructor: Steve White
Location: Seattle
Date: 3/07
Author: Me

My Cave 1 class report: Cave 1 journal
Instructor: Danny Riordan
Location: Quintana Roo, MX
Date: 4/08
Author: Me

My Cave 2 class report: You asked for it -- Cave 2 flow-by-flow
Instructor: David Rhea
Location: Gainesville, FL
Date: 8/09
Author: Me

There are a bunch more reports out there -- Mo2vation's 7 part Fundies series, SeaJay's Fundies report, and a bunch of others. I'll spend some time looking for them and bring those URLs here, too.

 

[Cyprian]

This is Cave Diver's post:

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/basic-scuba-discussions/22200-list-dirf-class-reports.html

It's actually linked in the sticky "What is DIR?"

And I could've swore that I had a website link that had even more.....I'll keep looking as well.

---------- Post added January 9th, 2014 at 05:26 PM ----------

Uh, strike that.....I found it, sort of....

It was on UTD instructor Don Chennavasin's website: Deep Sea Sherpa. However, right now that link and all associated links sends you to an online pharmacy!

 

[Beiji]

Great idea, Kate! I was the one who had requested reports from divers from the Northeast, but a repository of links to all of the reports from divers everywhere would be a wonderful resource for everyone.

Link to my husband's report on GUE Rec 1: A GUE Entry Level Class for a Complete Noob
Instructor: Bob Sherwood
Location: St. Lawrence River, New York
Class Date: 06/13 to 09/13
Post Date: 10/13
Author: Mario Saenz (saenz)

Link to my short report on GUE Fundamentals: Kind of a Fundies Report
Instructor: Bob Sherwood
Location: St. Lawrence River, New York
Class Date: 07/13 (class), 10/13 (evaluation dive)
Post Date: 10/13
Author: Lisa Goodlin (Beiji)

Link to my report on a private day of training: My Official Introduction to GUE
Instructor: Bob Sherwood
Location: St. Lawrence River, New York
Class Date: 09/11
Post Date: 10/11
Author: Lisa Goodlin (Beiji)

 

[Griffo]

I've only done two GUE courses, both in Aus, but on the second one it turned out that my class-mates had actually been inspired by me thread here (small world hey!)

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ba.../420844-new-divers-view-gue-fundamentals.html

 

[kathydee]

Good idea Kate ,

Haven't seen these class reports in a while, but I'll add them to the collection. Cave 2 report was very short so no reason to post and I never wrote one about GUE DPV class but both were amazing!

Loved all these classes!



http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/dir/326408-gue-fundies-what-amazing-class.html

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/dir/362447-cave-1-class-report.html

 

[PfcAJ]

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/dir/477882-rb80-course-report.html

Might as well throw this one in the mix, too.