Forty Fathoms is reopened

[tj]

FYI,

Forty Fathoms is now going to be open to the public one weekend a month. They will require reservations; limited space!

Next weekend they are open is January 23-24 2010.

More information on their web site: http://40fathomgrotto.com/

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[Webmaster]

Improved visibility? I guess they threw some zebra mussels in there.

[billyf]

WOW!

$50 to dive that hole???? :ANAL:

I thought Ginnie was over priced.

[mag3]

WOW!

$50 to dive that hole???? :ANAL:

I thought Ginnie was over priced.

Actually, it's been that pricey for a good while now.... It was so this past July when I was there. 'Matter of fact, I had to pay for both myself and my instructor.

[Slüdge]

$50 to dive that hole?

Three days at 40 Fathom equals a year at Jackson Blue.




(BTW, finally, a legitimate use for that emoticon!)

[netmage]

WOW!

$50 to dive that hole???? :ANAL:

I thought Ginnie was over priced.

vs. $60-80 and risking a blown out boat dive....
I suppose I can see some rationale supporting the pricing as a technical training site....

[Slüdge]

I suppose I can see some rationale supporting the pricing as a technical training site....

Yeah, from an instructor's point of view. They get in free.

$60-80 for a boat ticket - a boat burns a lot of expensive fuel. What's the rationale for charging $50 a day in a sinkhole?

That wasn't rhetorical, but a legit question. I've never been there. What amenities are there to justify such a high entry price?

[willardj]

Yeah, from an instructor's point of view. They get in free.

$60-80 for a boat ticket - a boat burns a lot of expensive fuel. What's the rationale for charging $50 a day in a sinkhole?

That wasn't rhetorical, but a legit question. I've never been there. What amenities are there to justify such a high entry price?

I was there several months back for x/deco. It set up very nice all the goodies.(air/nitrox/O2/bathrooms/shower) Those super stairs sucked big time.

[Kevin Bruffett]

Interesting. I work less than a mile from the CDA school in Jacksonville off of Main St. I was in there today looking for spring straps for my Jets, and noticed that they had a bunch of posters, 24 x 18 maybe, of FFG. Now I at least understand that connection. I haven't been there since 04, but it wasn't nor is it worth $50 IMO.

[MORGAN]

So for Tracy & I to dive one day there would cost $100.00 - as opposed to our Florida State Parks family pass for $128.22 including tax, good for 13 months if you buy it the first of the month. Hmmm - let me think about that... :)

Mike