[PSUBS-MAILIST] Euro Subs

[Alan]

I don't want to make anyone jealous, but over the last couple of days
I've visited Carsten & the Euronaut & been for a dive with Emile in the Nordic sub.
Carsten is situated in Rostock, in the North East corner of Germany, on the Baltic sea.
Very nice tourist destination that has tour boats visiting.
Carsten took me to see Sgt Peppers & the Euronaut. There is nothing like being there. 
The photos & videos don't do the boats justice. When you get inside the Euronaut you
 can appreciate why it took 12 years to build. Carsten spent about 2 to 3 hrs answering
Questions & explaining it's features. One stand out design feature was the many beer
Bottle holders with Irish beer in them. I think these were the first items he designed in
his CAD program & the rest of the boat evolved around these.
Coincidentally Hugh, from my city Auckland, had visited the day before.
Two days later I met up with Emile, who is only about 20 minutes by train from Amsterdam.
He has the Nordic sub moored permanently outside a dive facility on a very picturesque little
Lake. I am going in to a bit of detail here in case anyone wants to take their wife for a holiday
In the Netherlands. Emile operates the submarine commercially & the dive was certainly the
highlight of my trip so far.  He had a lot of control over the boat & was hovering inches above
Wrecks. The Nordic sub dives slightly lite so it can move off the bottom without engaging
the thrusters & so doesn't disturb the sediment.
It was a pleasure meeting up with Carsten & Emile who have been helpful to me on the net
over the last 4 to 5 years. Many thanks guys.
Regards Alan


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