Hey Wayne,
Camping and diving Quadra Island was great. We are thinking of making it an Annual event. We camped at the We Wai Kai campgrounds and dove with Earl from Abyssal. I didn't dive on Saturday, but Sunday we did the HMCS Columbia and the April Point Wall. So I was probably on the boat, sorry I didn't see you waving. 8^)
I just love Vancouver Island. We did a high speed run from Campbell River to Victoria (Swartz Bay) Monday to catch the ferry. Long boring story why we didn't do Nanaimo.
I'm thinking about joining a group on the 19th to do another camp and dive, would be my third this year, just West of Port Angeles at Salt Creek Park.
Hope to catch up with you sometime.
Ed
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From: Wayne McKenzie <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 2003/09/07 Sun PM 08:04:01 PDT
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] DIR (tm)
Ed,
I feel better now, I can at least beat you on the non smoking years. :-))))))))
How was Campbell River? Were you diving with Abyssal off of Quadra? I saw
their boat go by coming back from (I assume) Steep Island on Sunday
morning. Wondered if you were on board. Waved but didn't see anyone wave
back. :-)
Wayne
At 03:23 PM 9/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>30+ years ago I could have been a medium...today I aspire to meet the
>minimums.
>Body weight in proportion to height...I have to be over 10 feet tall.
>20 minutes aerobic exercise = 10 minute walk to the local pub, a couple of
>brews, & 10 minutes back.
>Been a non-smoker for almost 20 years, 1 out of 4 isn't bad.
>Ed
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Delfs" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 11:38 PM
>Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] DIR (tm)
>
>
> > On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 15:45:51 +0100, Andy M Johnson wrote:
> >
> > >>.. snip ..
> > >
> > >Could you post this please (of course with permission from the publishers
>:
> > >-), I'd love to see how I rank !
> > >
> >
> > Worth putting up. The Fundamentals book has it like this:
> >
> > A. Swimming
> > Minimum : swim 400 meters continuously
> > Medium: swim 1600 meters continuously
> > Advanced: swim 5000 meters continuously
> >
> > B. Jogging
> > Minimum: Run 30 minutes continuously
> > Medium: Run 60 minutes continuously
> > Advanced: Run 26.2 miles (a marathon)
> >
> > C. Biking
> > Minimum: Ride 45 minutes continuously
> > Medium: Ride 3 hours continuously
> > Advanced: Ride 100 miles (a century)
> >
> > D. Jumping rope
> > Minimum: Jump 5 minutes continuously
> > Medium: Jump 15 minutes continuously
> > Advanced: Jump 45 minutes continuously
> >
> > Elsewhere in the book, there is a discussion of physical fitness for
> > the technical diver. Basically says that a technical diver should:
> > 1) have a body weight in proportion to height, sex and build, with
> > percentage of body fat below that of typical recreational diver (?);
> > 2) do minimum of 20 minutes aerobic exercise at least three days a
> > week, preferably 30 minutes;
> > 3) be non-smoker and not engage in substance abuse;
> > 4) be able to answer every question on the RSTC Medical history/exam
> > form with an unqualified "no" or have a signed physician's approval
> > based on a physical within past 12 months based on RSTC/UHMS
> > guidelines. (I don't know what these acronyms are.)
> >
> > The "20 minutes aerobic exercise at least three times a week" for
> > technical diving seems surprising in light of the basic
> > minimum/medium/advanced requirements for just diving. I don't think I
> > know many people who could run a marathon, ride a bike 100 miles, or
> > swim 5 km. without stopping on that light an exercise regime. Perhaps
> > that's what it would mean to still be young.
> >
> > Robert Delfs
> >
> > >Andy Johnson
> > >Senior Product Support Specialist
> > >UK Hardware Front Office
> > >MGA-19 Meudon House
> > >Farnborough
> > >e-mail [log in to unmask]
> > >tel. ext: 01252 55 8168 int: 29 36 58
> >
> >
> > Robert Delfs
> >
> > Reply to: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Tel: +852 9303-6397
> >
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