<div dir="ltr">That is fantastic! I would certainly make my best effort to attend, with sub and inflatable. Schedule-wise, my chances of avoiding conflict are much better if it's in June, and specifically after the 5th of June. The fact the wreck is in such shallow water makes it very appropriate for taking people on dives. But I'm also interested in suggestions for deeper ones that could be worked into the same trip, perhaps right after the big group event.<div><br></div><div>Thanks,<br>Alec <div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 12:16 PM Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"times new roman","new york",times,serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr">Hello Psubbers,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">An opportunity for a PSUBS expedition/convention in the May/June 2022 timeframe has been proposed by one of our members, Bernie Hellstrom. In an effort to begin planning for this we'd like to get some feedback from the group.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Location: Lake Charlevoix, Charlevoix Michigan</div><div dir="ltr">Primary Purpose: Submarine Diving Expedition</div><div dir="ltr">Primary Dive: Keuka Shipwreck</div><div dir="ltr">Infrastructure: Private marina with boat hoist, public boat launch, hotels, restaurants.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The primary dive target Keuka is a 130 foot long, 30 foot beam, barge that sits in 45 feet of water but with topsides only 17 feet below the surface. It promises to be a good shallow water dive accessible to most PSUBS type submarines, even ambient models.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The infrastructure in Charlevoix looks very good with a private marina having boat hoist capabilities as well as a public boat launch for those that can launch/recover directly off their trailers. Hotels, restaurants, and private house rentals are available. It also looks like SCUBA and surface boat support will be feasible. Duration will likely be 3-5 days with dive briefing/debriefing daily. It looks like a good opportunity to get numerous vessels in the water for diving, photo ops, and testing. We can even hold a public display like we have in the past.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To help in planning this, please respond to the following:</div><div dir="ltr"> 1) Would you attend this event?</div><div dir="ltr"> 2) Would you bring your submarine?</div><div dir="ltr"> 3) Which dates would be best? Would memorial day weekend be acceptable?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">See references below:</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ6Up5S-ISQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ6Up5S-ISQ</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOXVCNq-DjQ&t=359s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOXVCNq-DjQ&t=359s</a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mrbis/BASDetail.aspx?basid=A-15-023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mrbis/BASDetail.aspx?basid=A-15-023</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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