The Boynton Dive Chronicles (new and improved)

[Scubakevdm]

Okay, just got in from the am trip... It's kinda rough, 3-5' vis is still about 50' moderate to strong north current. I borrowed a camera from the dive shop to see how it works. I'm not sure if the pics came out okay or not, I'll try to post them later on. Gotta get back out there.

 

[Glock Diver]

Kevin,
What's the latest with Hurricane Hanna? I was very much looking forward to diving with you Thursday on the morning dive, but now it looks like conditions might be too poor :depressed:

Any recent pictures from the past weekend?? (this is a great thread by the way!)

 

[deepstops]

Thursday is not looking so hot but I'm booked all day Saturday with him and I might just get lucky:

THURSDAY
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS 25 TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS BECOMING 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 50 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET NEAR
SHORE AND UP TO 15 TO 18 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

THURSDAY NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS
35 TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 30 TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP
TO 55 KNOTS. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WELL OFFSHORE...SEAS 14 TO 17 FEET SUBSIDING TO
12 TO 14 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS EXTREMELY ROUGH IN
EXPOSED AREAS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR
LESS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

 

[saltyorange]

I am here on vacation this week and was hoping to get some diving in. It does not look too likely. Is there anybody going out anytime between wed-Fri? I am guessing not since it does not look like conditons are improving.

 

[netmage]

Thursday is not looking so hot but I'm booked all day Saturday with him and I might just get lucky

<in my best Diceman voice...>
You might get to dive too....... Heyyyyyyyyyyyy..... tip your wait staff folks; I'm here all week....

 

[Scubakevdm]

Kevin,
What's the latest with Hurricane Hanna? I was very much looking forward to diving with you Thursday on the morning dive, but now it looks like conditions might be too poor :depressed:

Any recent pictures from the past weekend?? (this is a great thread by the way!)

Yeah, it's not looking pretty right now, but hey! You never know. I've seen stranger things happen. I guess just keep your fingers crossed.

I do have a couple of pictures from the weekend, but I was testing out a camera that belongs to the dive shot so I wasn't snapping away as much as I do with my old familiar one. I'll see if I can find a pic or two that demonstrates what the water was like. It wasn't bad though... viz was about 50'.

I forgot to turn on my strobes!

A diver on Lynn's near the spider.

I usually take a picture of one of these sponges in the beginning of the dive to figure out my strobe settings.

There were still some lobsters around!

The Gothic Grunt made it safely through Fay.

 

[Scubakevdm]

I am here on vacation this week and was hoping to get some diving in. It does not look too likely. Is there anybody going out anytime between wed-Fri? I am guessing not since it does not look like conditons are improving.

Sorry, but at the moment it doesn't look like it. If Hanna would just wander off in some other direction, we'd be in business!

 

[tasdiver]

Kev,

IF we do get on on the all day Saturday trip (9/6), what is the plan ?? Need to get my tank mixes situated. Thanks!

Terri

 

[deepstops]

Kev,

IF we do get on on the all day Saturday trip (9/6), what is the plan ?? Need to get my tank mixes situated. Thanks!

Terri

A tank of 32 and three 36s will probably be 'bout right. We can hit the Castor to check out the jewfish aggregation that's happening right now if the storms don't have them freaked out. And then we can watch Hello Kitty chase bugs around the reef for the next three dives. Maybe we'll get lucky and see him catch one

(the role of Hello Kitty will be played by an open circuit diver on Saturday) :rofl:

 

[tasdiver]

A tank of 32 and three 36s will probably be 'bout right. We can hit the Castor to check out the jewfish aggregation that's happening right now if the storms don't have them freaked out. And then we can watch Hello Kitty chase bugs around the reef for the next three dives. Maybe we'll get lucky and see him catch one

(the role of Hello Kitty will be played by an open circuit diver on Saturday) :rofl:

Thanks Brain!

WHAT ??? ??? Hello Kitty on OPEN CIRCUIT . . . will wonders never cease :shocked2:

Has Kev set up a refresher course for him ?? ROFL !!

See you all (VERY HOPEFULLY) on Saturday!

TAS