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I'm stoked the "season" has started. After braving getting my Advanced open water certification in muck at 39 degree water, I am going to do some wreck diving in the outer banks first weekend of june. Since I only got OW certified last october, it will be only the second time diving in blue water (rather than algae filled quarry green where the vis has been anywhere from 5 feet to 15). It doesn't hurt that my insanely sexy FORMER dive instructor offered to be my dive buddy for the weekend. :D :D :D

I don't have time right now for week long trips, but I'm looking into maybe a quick weekend in the keys later in the month. Anyone been out there and can recommend which island is the best for diving?
 
Smurfy said:
39 degree water?
pure insanity
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I know. I had a wetsuit on, too, not a drysuit! What was covered stayed relatively warm....ish. But the little bits of skin that were exposed...it felt like a thousand needles stabbing me at once. he kept us down there for as little time as possible. I'd say about four minutes on the descent, five or six minutes at depth while we did our skills, and about 8 minutes on the ascent including the safety stop.

it was worth it to be able to do wreck diving this summer, though.
 
nefertiti said:
I know. I had a wetsuit on, too, not a drysuit! What was covered stayed relatively warm....ish. But the little bits of skin that were exposed...it felt like a thousand needles stabbing me at once. he kept us down there for as little time as possible. I'd say about four minutes on the descent, five or six minutes at depth while we did our skills, and about 8 minutes on the ascent including the safety stop.

it was worth it to be able to do wreck diving this summer, though.
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wreck diving is where you dive down and get to explore old wrecked ships and stuff?
 
Smurfy said:
wreck diving is where you dive down and get to explore old wrecked ships and stuff?
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Yep....but also, wrecks in warm water become reef like and draw lots of animal life to the area.
 
Got my C-card at twelve, my instructor was a former SEAL and runs an underwater salvage business. I haven't been diving since I was a teen, if you've seen one quarry you've seen them all.
 
javaguru said:
Got my C-card at twelve, my instructor was a former SEAL and runs an underwater salvage business. I haven't been diving since I was a teen, if you've seen one quarry you've seen them all.
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I'm sure...why limit yourself to quarries though. I told my instructor I was never putting on another cold water wetsuit as long as I live.
 
nefertiti said:
I know. I had a wetsuit on, too, not a drysuit! What was covered stayed relatively warm....ish. But the little bits of skin that were exposed...it felt like a thousand needles stabbing me at once. he kept us down there for as little time as possible. I'd say about four minutes on the descent, five or six minutes at depth while we did our skills, and about 8 minutes on the ascent including the safety stop.

it was worth it to be able to do wreck diving this summer, though.
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Damn. I surfed in 42 degree water once and my face was bright red from blood vessels breaking.

I can't dive due to my asthma, but when I was in the Caymans most of our group went. I just snorkeled with a weighted belt. Got down to 110 feet a couple of times and saw what they were all looking at. You should make a trip down there, it's amazing.
 
Smurfy said:
awesome

how/when did you become interested in SCUBA?
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I had a friend last year who was really into it (who I've since lost touch with)...his enthusiasm was contagious, and i got fixated on the idea of getting certified. The first time I ever breathed under water, I was hooked, and it was only a pool. I'm a lifer, and I'm most definitely going at least as far as divemaster in my certification.
 
jnevin said:
Damn. I surfed in 42 degree water once and my face was bright red from blood vessels breaking.

I can't dive due to my asthma, but when I was in the Caymans most of our group went. I just snorkeled with a weighted belt. Got down to 110 feet a couple of times and saw what they were all looking at. You should make a trip down there, it's amazing.
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Oh my god...my face was SO red on Sunday...it looked like I had sunburn, but that was impossible because it rained all effing weekend. I definitely want to go to the caymans sometime soon....but I need a little more flexibility with time off. Right now the most I can do is a friday or monday off.
 
you only did 1 dive before getting an advanced cert? I have been a handful of times, debated on geting the advanced cert just for wreck diving myself. Not too many diving spots in colorado thou!

I have gone with people who can really slow down their breathing, i ran out of air almost 20 minutes before they did.
 
vansmack2000 said:
you only did 1 dive before getting an advanced cert? I have been a handful of times, debated on geting the advanced cert just for wreck diving myself. Not too many diving spots in colorado thou!

I have gone with people who can really slow down their breathing, i ran out of air almost 20 minutes before they did.
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One dive trip. Eight total dives. Advanced certification means nothing, other than allowing you to do things like take deeper dives and circle a wreck. They are experience dives, not certification of skill (you don't have to complete or correctly do anything...you just "try" it and "experience" it, and that's it).

NC is close to me, so being able to dive locally is really important.

And...I use less air than anyone I have ever been diving with...including instructors. :)
 
i've dived in the caribbean and the great barrier reef. but that's the only time i have. awesome stuff

i almost died in the middle of the ocean when i was in austrailia(i was 12) because my instructor kicked my face and the regulator out of my mouth when we were deep and swimming through a reef. he swam off without noticing while i was stunned from the kick and disoriented all while talking in water. i always still wanted to do it again and get certified but never happened
 
I am an open water instructor in the upstate of SC. There is great wreck diving about 40 miles off our coast, plus the Cooper river for artifacts and the Wilmington, NC shelf for megladon teeth.
 
Magnum CH said:
I am an open water instructor in the upstate of SC. There is great wreck diving about 40 miles off our coast, plus the Cooper river for artifacts and the Wilmington, NC shelf for megladon teeth.
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is it true that when you search for mega teeth it is dark and murky as fuck, and there are all kinda of sharks and gators down there and you are pretty much scared shitless?
 
Magnum CH said:
I am an open water instructor in the upstate of SC. There is great wreck diving about 40 miles off our coast, plus the Cooper river for artifacts and the Wilmington, NC shelf for megladon teeth.
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I have family right around wilmington, so I'll definitely be out there eventually.

Calveless....scary experience. that's why I plan on doing my best not to dive with anyone I don't trust 100%. You're supposed to be there for your buddy at all times, in every situation. There's no excuse for that to happen to you.
 
Visibility in the Cooper river is literally 0-1' as soon as your head is under water. You just go to the bottom with a high powered light and crawl and dig for artifacts. It is a pretty freaky dive but you get used to it. The catfish are huge and will scare the shit out of you though. Wilmington has decent visibility and much more Meg teeth than the Cooper. We actually go out of Topsail Island, not the Wilmington docks. Well worth the trip. It's a great feeling finding a big tooth in good shape.
 
I've made a few dives in the So. Pacific and loved it. I found a Japanese Zero on a shelf dive off of Thailand, and saw a snowflake eel in P.I. I haven't been on a dive in about 12 years now.
 
nefertiti said:
I'm stoked the "season" has started. After braving getting my Advanced open water certification in muck at 39 degree water, I am going to do some wreck diving in the outer banks first weekend of june. Since I only got OW certified last october, it will be only the second time diving in blue water (rather than algae filled quarry green where the vis has been anywhere from 5 feet to 15). It doesn't hurt that my insanely sexy FORMER dive instructor offered to be my dive buddy for the weekend. :D :D :D

I don't have time right now for week long trips, but I'm looking into maybe a quick weekend in the keys later in the month. Anyone been out there and can recommend which island is the best for diving?
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Oh no.


I bet he told her she had good form. :rolleyes:
 
all the whey said:
Oh no.


I bet he told her she had good form. :rolleyes:
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lol no, he made fun of my navigation "skills." (and rightfully so)

I know he likes me, though, just by the way he looks at me.
 
nefertiti said:
I'm stoked the "season" has started. After braving getting my Advanced open water certification in muck at 39 degree water, I am going to do some wreck diving in the outer banks first weekend of june. Since I only got OW certified last october, it will be only the second time diving in blue water (rather than algae filled quarry green where the vis has been anywhere from 5 feet to 15). It doesn't hurt that my insanely sexy FORMER dive instructor offered to be my dive buddy for the weekend. :D :D :D

I don't have time right now for week long trips, but I'm looking into maybe a quick weekend in the keys later in the month. Anyone been out there and can recommend which island is the best for diving?
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I love diving and have dove in the keys, all around the gulf side of florida and in the bahamas. I can't tell you that any of the diving in the keys is bad. I wouldn't know where to say is the best. The keys are AWESOME. You will love it. I've never dove the carolinas, so I don't know about the outerbanks.
 
jnevin said:
Damn. I surfed in 42 degree water once and my face was bright red from blood vessels breaking.

I can't dive due to my asthma, but when I was in the Caymans most of our group went. I just snorkeled with a weighted belt. Got down to 110 feet a couple of times and saw what they were all looking at. You should make a trip down there, it's amazing.
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There is NO WAY you snorkeled down to 110 feet. Impossible.
 
nefertiti said:
lol no, he made fun of my navigation "skills." (and rightfully so)

I know he likes me, though, just by the way he looks at me.
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Nice.

He made fun of you. (joking) And, didn't kiss your ass like most phony guys.


You have my approval to date him.
 
jnevin said:
I can't dive due to my asthma, but when I was in the Caymans most of our group went. I just snorkeled with a weighted belt. Got down to 110 feet a couple of times and saw what they were all looking at. You should make a trip down there, it's amazing.
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LOL!! here let me fix this for you.


jnevin said:
I can't dive due to my asthma. When I was in the Caymans most of our group went. I just watched from the beach. Some snorkeled with a weighted belt. I Got down to 11 feet a couple of times in the pool, but never got what they were all looking at. You should make a trip down there, it's amazing to watch.
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Smurfy said:
SHUT UP
muff diving doesnt count
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