Frenimy
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Hello everyone. I'm a new soon to be diver in central California. I have completed my pool sessions and in September I will finish my open water dives in Hawaii.
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Why not do your open water dives in Monterey? Get a first hand experience of local diving and then not have to waste any precious vacation dives on certification!
Not to mention it is a great answer to give when a dive op asks you where you were certified!
Not to mention it is a great answer to give when a dive op asks you where you were certified!
fisheater
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What Keith M. said!
You'll be a MUCH better diver if you get certified here. Plus, you'll actually dive here. The vast majority of locals who get certified on warm water trips NEVER dive here (too intimidated) and, thus, don't dive enough ever to get good.
Plus, why waste your Hawaii dives doing skills and learning to dive? Wouldn't you rather actually be diving and exploring on your vacation?
(Disclosure: I got certified in Monterey in advance of a trip to Hawaii. I took my Advanced Open Water course there and upon hearing where I'd just gotten certified, my AOW instructor said "Oh, you're already a better diver than those guys over there with a hundred dives." I protested, "no you don't understand." She countered with "No, you don't understand." Turns out she was right. In Hawaii I was a buoyancy god. Back home, I still had lots to learn.)
You'll be a MUCH better diver if you get certified here. Plus, you'll actually dive here. The vast majority of locals who get certified on warm water trips NEVER dive here (too intimidated) and, thus, don't dive enough ever to get good.
Plus, why waste your Hawaii dives doing skills and learning to dive? Wouldn't you rather actually be diving and exploring on your vacation?
(Disclosure: I got certified in Monterey in advance of a trip to Hawaii. I took my Advanced Open Water course there and upon hearing where I'd just gotten certified, my AOW instructor said "Oh, you're already a better diver than those guys over there with a hundred dives." I protested, "no you don't understand." She countered with "No, you don't understand." Turns out she was right. In Hawaii I was a buoyancy god. Back home, I still had lots to learn.)
drrich2
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CaliforniaDiver.com is an online site with interesting articles I've been using to learn more about the region. One article of interest, California diving from a water water (Florida) perspective, was this one - A Florida Diver in California: Diving the West End of the I-10. You'll will find similar info. in other threads on Scuba Board, I believe, but this might interest you anyway.
Richard.
Richard.
Welcome!
Welcome to SB
Cal diving is some of my favorite!
Ray
Cal diving is some of my favorite!
Ray
NorCalMola
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Welcome! I'm a NorCal person who also did my cert dives in Hawaii. My Hawaii experience gave me the confidence I needed to take on California diving. Honestly, I would have sworn off diving if my first experiences had been in Monterey conditions. My first 2 dives in Monterey were miserable, but after 10 more dives in Hawaii, I felt so much more calm & confident. Now I love diving Point Lobos 
The most important thing to remember is that you're going to need to hire a local guide/instructor if you transition from warm to cold water. Now I'm focusing on my cold water skills, and I'm sure this will make my next Hawaii dive trip feel like a piece of cake.
The most important thing to remember is that you're going to need to hire a local guide/instructor if you transition from warm to cold water. Now I'm focusing on my cold water skills, and I'm sure this will make my next Hawaii dive trip feel like a piece of cake.Thanks for the warm greetings. I will be continuing my diving in California. Already bought my kit and getting a wetsuit soon. I at some point would like to dive Monterey but will most likely be diving Catalina and boat dives along SoCal. I am in no way intimidated by our lovely coastal waters. I'm super excited and will more than likely be getting my advanced certification soon as well.
iamrushman
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howdy and welcome from spoiled warm water diver in south Florida.....
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