Branford Spring Exploration Article

[Superlyte27]

Reminds me of a buddy we called "Skittles". He put in a few hundred feet of line in Alexander Spring on a no mount single Aluminum 80. We were watching bubbles coming up threw the sand near the beach.

[nkavallar]

Reminds me of a buddy we called "Skittles". He put in a few hundred feet of line in Alexander Spring on a no mount single Aluminum 80. We were watching bubbles coming up threw the sand near the beach.

I've been there several times freediving and OW with my wife. I'd love to hear some more about that story!

[Superlyte27]

I don't remember who certified "Skittles". I think Bill Rennaker. He had good skill, but lacked common sense. I think he was 17 or 18 years old. About 5'6" and 140lbs soaking wet. His father was also a cave diver. I can't remember his name and I never dove with him.

I do remember that later that day, when his father heard what he had done, he was furious and made him go back in to take the line out. At the time, I was pretty small (compared to now) at about 170lbs, I tried to get in and could only get back maybe 30'.

I look at the hole nowadays and wonder whether something changed in the structure of the cave or if I'm just not as tough as I once was, because that hole looks just big enough for a basketball.