Anchors.

[Sharp]

In my hometown Savonlinna is old Olavinlinna castle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olavinlinna)and right beside that is a route for big ships. On that are there si many big anchors on the bottom of the lake. Sailors have abandon those anchors because anchors has get stucked to the rocks.

This is our divingboat Kavassi.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/kavassi_on_the_harbor.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/kavassi_on_the_harbor_2.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/kavassi_on_the_harbor_6.jpg

[Sharp]

Now we are coming close to our diving place and we have put pur gears on.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/divers_are_ready_to_dive.jpg

On that area the water is very dark so we have to use buddy rope to avoid loosing the other divers. There is also quite strong current.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/olavinlinna_castle_and_divers.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/olavinlinna_castle_and_divers_4.jpg

[Sharp]

And now those anchors.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/anchor_2_1.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/anchor_and_mika_3.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/anchor_and_mika_17.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/side_of_the_anchor.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/side_of_the_anchor_7_1.jpg

[Sharp]

More anchor pictures.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/side_of_the_anchor_8.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/stucked_anchor_1.jpg

Pikeperch like to live on that area also.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/pikeperch.jpg

And also ruffe.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/ruffe.jpg

[Sharp]

Like I told water is very brown. These pictures has shooted on 6 meter/18 feet depth. Here is buddy Mika.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/mika_is_posing_on_the_degos.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/mika_is_posing_on_the_degos_3.jpg

And he am I on the safety stop.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/pasi_is_posing_on_the_degos_7_1.jpg

[Ken Hawk]

Pikeperch = Zander ;)

[Sharp]

Pikeperch = Zander ;)

Thank you Ken!;) A new name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikeperch)for that fish for my.

Do you know which one of the names is more common to used?

[Ken Hawk]

Well I am English and a angler before I took up diving, and we would call it a Zander.
It is not a cross between a Pike and a Perch, but a species of its own.

By the way you are spot on with the name of the Ruffe, we as anglers call them Tommy Ruff.

[Sharp]

By the way you are spot on with the name of the Ruffe, we as anglers call them Tommy Ruff.

Tommy Ruff, it sounds like the action movie actor to my.:D

[Sharp]

More some pictures of anchor in brown waters.

Here is my buddy Mika posing.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/anchor_and_mika_5.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/anchor_and_mika_13-1.jpg

[Sharp]

Our divingboat M/S Kavassi.

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/kavassi_and_olavinlinna_castle.jpg

http://www.pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Anchors%20on%20the%20Lake%20of%20Saimaa%20Savonlin na/slides/kavassi_4.jpg

[Jonathan Bird]

Anyone ever try bringing any of those anchors up?

[Clay Coleman]

Man, my local diving is with a tank and a pair of shorts. Hats off to you guys. Cool anchors, too!

[Sharp]

Man, my local diving is with a tank and a pair of shorts. Hats off to you guys. Cool anchors, too!

Thank you Clay and Jonathan.

Only one of our divingbuddy has lifted one big anchor to his garden.

Many people are ready to pay big money if we found and lift those up. We have decided to let those anchors to stay where those are. Now We can see those in real environment.