Doubles Mini

One day class to learn about diving doubles - equipment, protocols, and skills.

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Comment by Don Chennavasin on February 19, 2010 at 6:32pm

Can't wait for tomorrow.

9am at Breakwater/San Carlos Beach.

Please bring doubles and all the weights/wings/etc. you have.

Bring a light snack/lunch as we will not be breaking for extended lunches. First 1/2 of the day is lecture so we can eat breakfast at Russian Cafe.

The day will consist of:
1. Lecture
2. Equipment review
3. Land drills
4. Dive
5. Review
6. Dive
7. Review

See you guys tomorrow!

Comment by Michael Guerrero on February 18, 2010 at 1:50am

Thanks!!!

Comment by Michael Miller on February 17, 2010 at 9:17am

Thanks

Comment by Don Chennavasin on February 17, 2010 at 8:52am

@MG: Makes sense that it was a steel plate and 8#s for singles. Rob's advice for AL plate is solid. Bring all the weight you have, and your weight belt.

@MM: I'll bring a tail weight and a v-weight. Yep, distribution will be a big part of the class.

Comment by Michael Miller on February 17, 2010 at 7:25am

Hey Don, do you have any spare tail weights that I could try out during the class?

Got a decent idea of my weighting needs but trying to figure out good distribution.

Comment by Michael Guerrero on February 17, 2010 at 1:52am

Hi Don,

I own two plates, a steel and aluminum, both Halcyon. I just got the Aluminum per Rob's advice during my try doubles week at the GUE event.

I brought my steel plate and dove his doubles, PST 100's. I was geared up in all my gear, Drysuit with full undergarments, HID light, and no weight belt.

Rob made me bring my 8 lb weight and we left it next to the pool edge, just in case I needed it.

During the dive I did pretty good, held trim and bouyancy. He made me move around and noticed when I would break trim I would tilt forward head heavy; I would struggle to get back in trim.

He said, if I had a aluminum plate we could work with my weigh belt more to balance me out, less fighting the break of trim would equal a funner dive.

So, AWS gave me a nice deal on an Aluminum plate.

So back to your original question; with my singles setup I dive my Steel plate, 8 lbs of lead weight on my belt, 3 lbs of CAN light and my Apeks reg and Worthington 100 HP.

With my doubles, it just an Aluminum plate and all the gear I own that you saw me dive during Essentials, just add another apeks xtx200 reg; total weight 7.5 lbs.

Thanks,

MG

Comment by Don Chennavasin on February 16, 2010 at 12:48pm

Bring everything on Saturday. More flexibility in options the merrier.

You only use 8#s in addition to an AL plate for single rig?

Comment by Michael Guerrero on February 16, 2010 at 2:09am

Hey Don,

Any idea how much lead I should bring on Saturday? I normally dive 8 lb weight belt on my single rig.

I have the Aluminum Halcyon plate, HID 21 watt at 3 lbs, Apeks regs at 7.5 lbs and my double 100 HP Worthington with Thermo Manifold plus Highland bands.

Thanks...

MG