Ft Pickens Dive 1/5/13

[Tessunderwater]

Winter diving is definitely here! Splashed at about 3:45pm with a predicted high tide of 4:18pm. High tide looked to be more at 3. Visibility was about 15 at best dropping down to 8 later in the dive with increasing current, 58 degrees at depth with a 53 degree air temperature. This would have been tolerable if there had been no wind :-/. However, my buddy and I still got wet. I'm surprised the wrasse and juvenile snapper still hanging around can stand the pacific like temperatures. Off gassed at peg leg Pete's with some nice mahi and gumbo and of course the brew ;-). I need more wet suit for anything colder than 60. Today I had a Henderson 5ml two piece with a 3/2 hooded vest and skin on and got cold. May be time to upgrade to a 7ml full suit and 5/3 hooded vest. Happy diving. . Oh! bought powerball tickets on the way back to mobile, here is to winning!


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[DiverDan1971]

Peg Leg Pete's is always a great place to stop after diving Pickens. You are braver than me with those temperatures.

 

[Tessunderwater]

Peg Leg Pete's is always a great place to stop after diving Pickens. You are braver than me with those temperatures.

The temperatures would have been a little more tolerable with a 7ml fullbody suit and a heftier hooded vest. I can now say anything colder than 55, I'm diving dry

 

[ReefHound]

The temperatures would have been a little more tolerable with a 7ml fullbody suit and a heftier hooded vest. I can now say anything colder than 55, I'm diving dry

Anything under 65 and I'm dry.

 

[Lizard Leg]

I did Pickens back in December with 64º water and about 56º or so air - night dive. 3mil full and a lavacore hooded vest. Never got cold, however, I have a unique condition that makes it harder for me to regulate body temps, with getting cold almost non-existant anymore. Getting hot is another story - I can sweat buckets in 80º weather doing nothing

Glad you had a great dive - can't wait until I can get over there and make bubbles again, but my schedule is not allowing a lot of diving right now.

 

[Tessunderwater]

I did Pickens back in December with 64º water and about 56º or so air - night dive. 3mil full and a lavacore hooded vest. Never got cold, however, I have a unique condition that makes it harder for me to regulate body temps, with getting cold almost non-existant anymore. Getting hot is another story - I can sweat buckets in 80º weather doing nothing

Glad you had a great dive - can't wait until I can get over there and make bubbles again, but my schedule is not allowing a lot of diving right now.

Hey, just let me know when your planning on coming by the area and maybe our schedules can line up!