keys contest, underwater pumpkin carving!

"captkeywest" <captkeywest@yahoo.com> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:
:Contestants are to be given a hollowed-out pumpkin to take below the
:surface. Dive knives are to serve as carving tools, and prizes await
:the sculptors of the top three pumpkins.

Hollowed out? Whatta buncha wimps.

We used to do this as a shore dive in Cold Lake Alberta. Our contest
was such that you had to start with an intact pumpkin, hollow it out
underwater, do your carving, and come back with the your
jack-o-lantern. Another stipulation was that the jack-o-lantern had
to include the lide.

Speaking of pumpkins, this power point file was sent to my wife the
other day. It's better with sound.

http://www.pathcom.com/~u1072675/

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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link at bottom, from the Keynoter:

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Divers down carve pumpkins


Contest is only-in-Keys kind of event

Grinning jack-o'-lanterns surrounded by yellowtail snapper, queen
angelfish, grunts, tangs and corals are to make their annual appearance
under 30 feet ofwater during the annual pumpkin carving contest hosted
by Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort.

The contest, set for a 1 p.m. dive Oct. 29, challenges buddy teams to
create a jack-o'-lantern that will impress the experienced eyes of the
judges, who double as crew of the Amoray Diver dive boat.

Contestants are to be given a hollowed-out pumpkin to take below the
surface. Dive knives are to serve as carving tools, and prizes await
the sculptors of the top three pumpkins.


There is no entry fee. The only cost is the regular dive boat fee: $60
per diver for the two-tank dive.

Contestants are encouraged to sign up early because space is limited
and the contest draws divers from near and far. The top three prizes in
2004 were won by teams from Miami Springs, Atlanta and Jacksonville.

For more information on the contest, call (800) 426-6729) or 451-3595.

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