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Diver Emerges After Spending More Than 120 Hours Underwater

By Anonymous

September 5, 2004 -- Northeast Tennessee diver, Jerry Hall, broke the surface of Watauga Lake in Hampton, TN at 10:16 am EST Friday, September 3--- more than 120 hours after he began his dive on Sunday, August 29.

Hall’s dive team began raising his dive platform, which was 12 feet below the lake’s surface, at 5:00 am EST at the rate of one foot per hour. Hall was held at the six foot mark, and rapidly made his ascent from there. With the assistance of two dive team members, Hall stood upright, then boarded a boat unaided. Hall then spoke with media and well-wishers, visited with his dive team and ate two country ham biscuits. After a couple of hours, and a visit to his dive site, Hall showered and is now resting in anticipation of a steak dinner later this evening.

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Scuba Gear checklist for your next dive trip

By Rehan Husain

One of the best ways to avoid forgetting important items for a dive trip is to keep a scuba gear checklist. In fact, if you are about to make a trip, make sure to have your scuba dive gear serviced. To enjoy your trip, you need to divide your scuba gear checklist into two groups, the first group pertains to the actual dive, the other is for your time in the boat.

For your actual dive you want to make sure you have the following equipment.

Mask: This is essential for good visibiilty underwater. Remember, goggles will put too much pressure the deeper you go underwater.

Snorkel: This is used primarily to conserve the air in your tank at the surface.

Fins: Try to move 30 feet underwater without a pair of fins and you will appreciate the importance of scuba fins.

Booties: For colder environments, dive boots are a must in your inventory of scuba dive gear. They will protect your skin from the cold water.

Mitts and Hood: Hoods are extremely important in colder climates. They protect your head, which has the potential to loose the most body heat underwater.

Appropriate wet suit: More useful in moderate to warm waters to protect your body from the elements(i.e.sea urchins).

Weight belt and enough weights: To help you stay down deep underwater

BCD: Buoyance Control Device to help you maintain your buoyancy both underwater
and at the surface.

Regulator: with octopus(alternate second stage), low-pressure inflator hose, and submersible pressure gauge, dry-suit inflator: Regulators allow you to breath the air from your tank at low pressure. One of the more important components of your scuba gear checklist.

Tanks(checked and filled): The tank stores the air that you need underwater to survive. There is an instrument that gauges the amount of air left in the tank to help you plan your dive.

Dive tables: The further deep you dive, the more you need to be concerned about your decompression levels. Unless you have a dive computer in hand, it is almost mandatory to use dive tables to plan your dives for the day.

Compass, computer, timer, depth gauge: These are very popular and more commonplace now than ever before. It is easier to keep track of your decompression needs with a dive computer than a dive table. Remember, dive computers come in all types of price ranges.

Incidental accessories like knives, shealth, collection bad, dive float, dive flag: These accessories, though often over- looked, can play an important role in your safety underwater. The better prepared you are, the more you can enjoy your underwater experience.

Any potential need for specialty equipment like lights, cameras: Dive lights are not only useful at night, but also in murky lake waters.

Repair kit:

First aid and oxygen kit: If you and your friend are diving independently, this is of paramount importance. Do not overlook this.

C-card and logbook: This refers to your open water certifi- cation card. The logbook keeps an account of the number of dives that you have made.

Check list for your time at the boat: These items are not a part of your scuba dive gear checklist, but are useful in any outdoor activity.

Hat: To protect you from the sun.

Sunscreen: Ditto.

Water: You always want to stay as hydrated as possible. Remember, when you are diving in tropical climates, it is best to have a bottle of water with you.

Windbreaker: When you are on a boat in the ocean, you sometimes cannot avoid heavy winds. Having a windbreaker can help you avoid the temperature fluctuations of heavy winds, especially in non tropical climates.

Towels: This comes in handy when you get back on the boat after your dive. Make sure you dry yourself thoroughly.

Long-sleeved shirt for protection from the sun: Diving in tropical climates requires some sort of protection from the sun. In addition to being hydrated properly, you should take a bottle of sunscreen, as well as long-sleeved shirt. Sunburns can totally mess up your time underwater.

Lunch and snacks: Don’t always depend on your dive group to provide you with meals. Quick snacks such as fruit/granola bars and beverages will prevent you from being hungry. Ask beforehand if food will be provided or catered. Otherwise, consider bringing a sandwich if there is a fridge on board.

Seasickness medication: Consult your doctor beforehand if your are prone to seasickness and need medication.

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Chesapeake Resort in Florida Keys Announces Top-Rated Rainbow Reef Dive Center Now On-Sit- Popular Florida Keys Resort Now Offers Wide Variety of Water Sports

By Anonymous

Islamorada, FL April 23, 2004 -- Chesapeake Resort in the Florida Keys’ Islamorada announced today that Rainbow Reef, one of the world's top-rated dive centers according to Scuba Diving magazine, is now located on-site. The popular Florida dive program will maintain two vessels at the Florida Key resort's Boat Harbor – one 6-person boat for smaller groups and a larger 12-person boat.

"The addition of Rainbow Reef to the Chesapeake Resort brings a variety of new water sports options to our guests and visitors," said Michael Weber, managing director of Chesapeake Resort in the Florida Keys. "It's a perfect fit with the other exciting activities and new amenities available at our property this year and demonstrates our commitment to continually enhancing the Florida key vacation experience for our guests."

In addition to Florida’s renown diving, guests can enjoy an array of non-motorized water sports on the resort's beach including, kayaking, water biking, riding beach cruisers, sailing Hobie Cats, fishing (rods and bait available on-site) and snorkeling. These new amenities are available to guests as part of Chesapeake's resort program, which also includes continental breakfast daily, local telephone calls, daily newspaper, parking, bottled water in-room and resort activities. Guests can also rent Ultralight aircraft at the resort. Parasailing and jet skiing are available nearby.

Located in the Sportfishing Capital of the World, the Chesapeake Resort in Islamorada boasts some of the best fishing charters in the Florida Keys. Imagine two seas brimming with the world's most sought-after gamefish: sailfish, tuna and dolphin in the Atlantic Ocean, and a grand slam shot at permit, tarpon and bonefish in the backcountry waters of Florida Bay. Add to that a selection of some of the finest charter boat captains for deep-sea fishing and backcountry guides around, and you're in the Florida Keys’ Islamorada at the
Chesapeake Resort!

After a day on the water, guests can enjoy a game of tennis, take a dip in the resort's oceanfront pool or relax in the Jacuzzi. When hunger strikes, the new Spoonbill Café offers a casual menu of burgers, sandwiches and salads that can be paired with a refreshing frozen cocktail while enjoying the island atmosphere.

The renowned Chesapeake Resort boasts an amazing oceanfront location on Islamorada in The Florida Keys, a region famous for fishing, diving and snorkeling. The newly renovated 65-room resort, located amid a sprawling garden landscape, has served as the hotel of choice for Islamorada vacationers for more than 50 years.

Managed by Coral Beach Hotels & Clubs, a full-service hospitality management company based in Naples, Florida, Chesapeake Resort is a member of the Coral Collection of Fine Hotels & Resorts, a group of distinctive boutique-style hotels tucked away in the most desirable areas of South Florida's sought-after resort destinations, such as Naples, Sanibel Island, Vero Beach, Miami's South Beach and Islamorada in the Florida Keys.

For more information on Chesapeake Resort in the Florida Keys, visit www.chesapeake-resort.com or call 800-338-3395 and for the Coral Collection of Fine Hotels & Resorts, visit www.coralcollection.com. Chesapeake Resort is located at 83409 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, Florida.



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