On 2/17/03 6:19 am, "Huw Porter" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:07:23 +1100, David Strike <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, February 15, 2003 7:06 AM, Fred Brown wrote:
>>
>>> 8C is for looneys and penguins. I no longer wish to dive in those
>>> conditions.
>>
>> Andy and Huw only say that they enjoy diving there, but the rest of us know
>> that they don't mean it! :-)
>
> Funny you should mention that... :-)
>
> The sea was 7 deg C this weekend, visibility ranging from less than half a
> metre up to two, and even the skipper called us raving mad!  Maybe, but,
> you could still get a good half hour in the water before your hands seize
> up completely.
>
> Dive two of four over the weekend is on HMS Hood, the 10,000 ton WWI pre-
> dreadnought ironclad battleship deliberately sunk across an entrance to
> Portland harbour to prevent submarine entry. > etc

What was the name of the skipper Huw? I used to use a guy called Julian
Whyte who was great for all around the Portland area.

Fred