San Diego dive buddy for some days in September

[Keith.M]

Hey folks,

I am going to be in San Diego for a wedding on 9/28.

I plan on staying the previous week and would like to get some diving in.

I would like to find a buddy to dive with on available days of 24, 25, 26 and 27.

Not sure if I will dive all those days but I will be available to dive on those days.

I would be available for shore or boat dives.

Have not decided if I am driving or flying yet. If I drive I will have everything. If I fly I will need tanks and weights.

Thanks,
Keith

 

[merxlin]

I am sure you will find some locals to accompany you. I would look into Power Scuba Power Scuba or Power Scuba (aka Scuba Diving in San Diego County) (La Jolla, CA) - Meetup. They have a very active dive community. Also a quick search or scroll down of recent posts in this So Cal forum will give you a number of recent threads with Dive shop and charter boat info. This is a great time of year to dive So Cal.

 

[Keith.M]

Thanks Merxlin, I have joined that group and hopefully between it and here, I can come up with a buddy.

Plans are being finalized and it looks like I will be diving wed. through fri. 9/25 - 9/27.

So if anyone here would like to buddy up, please let me know! I am AOW with EAN and wreck certs and 80+ dives.

I could also use some recommendations as to where to rent weights and tanks.

 

[Keith.M]

Looks like I will be diving off the Marrisa on Friday, 9/27.

I would still like to find a buddy to dive on Thursday the 26th.

 

[tracydr]

Thanks Merxlin, I have joined that group and hopefully between it and here, I can come up with a buddy.

Plans are being finalized and it looks like I will be diving wed. through fri. 9/25 - 9/27.

So if anyone here would like to buddy up, please let me know! I am AOW with EAN and wreck certs and 80+ dives.

I could also use some recommendations as to where to rent weights and tanks.

We dived on the Marissa and really enjoyed it. We did a night lobster dive and it was the first boat trip that I've ever been on with really experienced divers. There were a couple of wetsuit divers who got sea sick,cold and opted out of the second dive but for the most part it was hard core diving. The two DM's, one dove a rebreather and the other dove doubles. They were both experienced technical divers, one was a full-cave diver. I felt that if we had any problems that we were covered.
Which was a good thing because conditions were tricky. Lots of surface chop ( 4-6 ft waves), and the second dive had heavy surge, since it was shallower and closer to shore.
I'd dive with this boat again any time we return to San Diego.

---------- Post added September 7th, 2013 at 06:11 PM ----------

Looks like I will be diving off the Marrisa on Friday, 9/27.

I would still like to find a buddy to dive on Thursday the 26th.

You'll have an excellent time. Did you ask the Marissa if they have a single diver in need of a buddy?
Good luck finding a buddy for the 26th. Wish I were closer and able to dive. I have surgery the 25th, my second knee surgery in 6 weeks. Will be December or January before I hit the water again.

 

[jhshrops]

Keith
Im heading to SanDiego for a conference on the 24-29 and was also hoping to get a dive in. Ive not dove southern Cal-lots in caribbean and Hawaii.... would love to experience the kelp forest and pacific life.
Im good for 2 tanks and was looking at Shore options in LaJolla, but am open for anything. Im flying from midwest so might chose not to haul my stuff (??). Thursday might be ideal for me.
lemme know
jim

 

[Keith.M]

Hey Jim,

Sounds great. I will PM you.

 

[Slater]

Jim & Keith
Not sure if you guys have dove LJ shores before?
If youre looking for shore dives in the kelp forest you can easily access a great kelp dive in La Jolla Cove by entering the water by the stairs.
No surf to have to deal with like the shores, kick out to the kelp & drop in.

 

[Keith.M]

Thanks Slater,

I was just looking at that site from Shorediving.com. Scuba Shore Diving Site Page for: La Jolla Cove of California South, USA West

That sounds better than the Shores. What is the typical depth there?

 

[Slater]

Here is another one:
Scuba Diving in San Diego - La Jolla Cove

I havent done the cove yet as when the other half & I were about to dive it surf was breaking on the beach & lots of surge. If the cove has breaking waves, you dont dive it, relocate to the shores.
But she has dove it recentlly without me & its fairly shallow dive, way out in the kelps edge is only 40 feet max.
I was on the suface watching my 4 year old while she dove it & her down time was over 1hour 30minutes on a steel hp 100, I was freaking out not realizing all of it was a shallow dive...
Vs. diving the shores & dropping into the canyon & checking things out on the wall.

Video of a cove dive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-WKdqJ6PH7s