Dates: July 16- 20 (Thurs- Mon) 2009
Location: Based out of AL, 2 hour trip to the Oriskany on a cracking 46'
swept-up dive vessel, a Newton dive special. This can be a rec AND a tec trip.
Concept: Deploy to Alabama on Thurs in vehicles, leaving a dive window of Fri- Sun to dive the O. Primary mission is to dive the massive, impressive Oriskany Wreck, a secondary (and optional item) is to conduct cavern certification or just go and gain experience of Florida dive sites whilst we are down here.
To do both the O and Cavern requires 3 days of diving over the window of
opportunity 16- 20 Jul, including travel. Example: Travel down Thurs, dive the
O on Fri (see dive details below) then relocate to Ocala area (Vortex Springs,
Jackson Blue) to conduct optional cavern certification (2 days, Sat + Sun) or
just go diving in FL's crystal clear waters. Return Monday. Or any combination
thereof between cavern/ diving and the O over the period.
PLUS of course there is the option to depart back home after diving the O, should you wish.
Dive details
Oriskany:
All Divers Diving the Oriskany must be Advanced Openwater certified, have dive
computers, and have 20 logged dives.
USS Oriskany 2x dives, no deco/130' Max Depth. Cost per Diver: $165
USS Oriskany Tec dives, 1x dive with a 3 hr runtime Per Diver: $199
Boat ride out is around two hours depending on conditions.
Boat departs at 8 am on Oriskany Trips
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Diving, Oriskany Dive - Down Under Dive Shop
Accommodation in theatre is being explored.
Cavern:
All divers must be AOW certified, nitrox preferred (on site training and
certification is available) but not necessary. All unusual gear (7' hose, reel
etc, is provided and included in the cost- feel free to bring your own, however)
4x dives over 2 days covering NSS CDS cavern training outline.
Cavern Cost: $249 per diver, plus entry to Vortex ($19 per day), accommodation
(around $15 per night, we have some accommodation options available to us) and
any gas (around $5- $10 per tank).
Plus get some time to fun around on a night dive in these gin-clear waters
followed by bragging and general BS etc by the fire.
http://www.vortexspring.com/
'Just Diving' Option:
Cost is entry to Vortex, accommodation, gas etc as above.
Total cost of the whole shabang should be around $490 or so, plus travel which
will be shared.
Synopsis:
We will be travelling quite a distance to dive the O and the Gulf can be
unpredictable, so the intent is to dive a great wreck, maximise the time whilst
we are there, have a desirable and worthwhile contingency for poor weather plus
get some wider experience of some exceptional dive sites.
Max of 20 on this trip- and if we get near that then the cost comes down by
about $30- $50.
Taking INDICATIONS OF INTEREST now, email me to do so, general concept in place, devil is in the details. More details to follow.
Contact details paul19may(at) hotmail.com
For those who require such disclaimers: Past performance is no indication of future results, etc.
Best
P
Train Right
www.tecdiveinstructor.com
Location: Based out of AL, 2 hour trip to the Oriskany on a cracking 46'
swept-up dive vessel, a Newton dive special. This can be a rec AND a tec trip.
Concept: Deploy to Alabama on Thurs in vehicles, leaving a dive window of Fri- Sun to dive the O. Primary mission is to dive the massive, impressive Oriskany Wreck, a secondary (and optional item) is to conduct cavern certification or just go and gain experience of Florida dive sites whilst we are down here.
To do both the O and Cavern requires 3 days of diving over the window of
opportunity 16- 20 Jul, including travel. Example: Travel down Thurs, dive the
O on Fri (see dive details below) then relocate to Ocala area (Vortex Springs,
Jackson Blue) to conduct optional cavern certification (2 days, Sat + Sun) or
just go diving in FL's crystal clear waters. Return Monday. Or any combination
thereof between cavern/ diving and the O over the period.
PLUS of course there is the option to depart back home after diving the O, should you wish.
Dive details
Oriskany:
All Divers Diving the Oriskany must be Advanced Openwater certified, have dive
computers, and have 20 logged dives.
USS Oriskany 2x dives, no deco/130' Max Depth. Cost per Diver: $165
USS Oriskany Tec dives, 1x dive with a 3 hr runtime Per Diver: $199
Boat ride out is around two hours depending on conditions.
Boat departs at 8 am on Oriskany Trips
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Diving, Oriskany Dive - Down Under Dive Shop
Accommodation in theatre is being explored.
Cavern:
All divers must be AOW certified, nitrox preferred (on site training and
certification is available) but not necessary. All unusual gear (7' hose, reel
etc, is provided and included in the cost- feel free to bring your own, however)
4x dives over 2 days covering NSS CDS cavern training outline.
Cavern Cost: $249 per diver, plus entry to Vortex ($19 per day), accommodation
(around $15 per night, we have some accommodation options available to us) and
any gas (around $5- $10 per tank).
Plus get some time to fun around on a night dive in these gin-clear waters
followed by bragging and general BS etc by the fire.
http://www.vortexspring.com/
'Just Diving' Option:
Cost is entry to Vortex, accommodation, gas etc as above.
Total cost of the whole shabang should be around $490 or so, plus travel which
will be shared.
Synopsis:
We will be travelling quite a distance to dive the O and the Gulf can be
unpredictable, so the intent is to dive a great wreck, maximise the time whilst
we are there, have a desirable and worthwhile contingency for poor weather plus
get some wider experience of some exceptional dive sites.
Max of 20 on this trip- and if we get near that then the cost comes down by
about $30- $50.
Taking INDICATIONS OF INTEREST now, email me to do so, general concept in place, devil is in the details. More details to follow.
Contact details paul19may(at) hotmail.com
For those who require such disclaimers: Past performance is no indication of future results, etc.
Best
P
Train Right
www.tecdiveinstructor.com
