Re: Wife scared to dive due to "Open Water" movie

Be sure to identify exactly what the fear is. Is it sharks, being lost
at sea, or something else? Reason may not disperse fear, but it's a
good start. Regardless, it cannot simply be ignored.

If sharks, well, first everything in the movie to do with sharks is
pure speculation added to make the movie more interesting. It's really
about being abandoned thru neglect. FOr this, make sure you meet
people on the boat, even agree to watch for each other before the boat
leaves a site.

One article says you have better odds of winning the Florida lottery
than being attacked by a shark. For people living in the U.S., the
risk of getting struck and killed by a bolt of lightning is 30 times
greater than that of getting killed by a shark. Shark attack odds are
10 million to one. Even then, few of the attacks are on divers. I
dive in Monterey Bay, which is known for great whites, but still
consider the 70 mile drive there to be more dangerous than anything in
the water.

If you dig deeper,you will find that the 2002 attack was the first in
Turks since 1968, and only the second on record since 1749. That's
right, 1749. See
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/gattack/Caribbean.htm

Perhaps this will help.

Ken

Johnny Thunders Jr. wrote:
> We are planning a (2nd honeymoon) trip to Turks and Caicos. I was
> planning to get certified and spend the bulk of our time there diving
> the reefs. My wife saw "Open Water" and is totally freaked out about
> joining me on the dives. How can I convince her? I don't feel like
> exploring all the amazing spots all by myself :-(
>
> I did do some research and seems there were no attacks there since
> 2002.
>
> We plan to stay in Grand Turk since I heard that it's less crowded than
> Provo? Does anyone know a good Scuba school there?
>
> Thanks
> Johhny

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