I'm planning to go to Utila for the last week of February. A buddy won a dive package with UDC, so that's who we are staying and diving with.
There are 3 of us going. All tech divers.
What opportunities are there for deeper dives from Utila? Max depth for our group would be 170'. But, none of us are interested in depth for the sake of depth. I'm interested in if there is anything at all to see at any deeper depths? I want to know how to prepare. In particular, I'm trying to determine how many bail-out/deco regs and what cylinder rigging I need to take to be properly prepared for whatever dives we may want to do. That prep is predicated on knowing what the deepest dive is that I might want to do.
Next question: My research finds that water temps should be around 80-ish. But, all reports say that is the surface temp. Will that be consistent all the way to the bottom, or might we find a thermocline with colder temps deeper?
Thanks for any insight!
There are 3 of us going. All tech divers.
What opportunities are there for deeper dives from Utila? Max depth for our group would be 170'. But, none of us are interested in depth for the sake of depth. I'm interested in if there is anything at all to see at any deeper depths? I want to know how to prepare. In particular, I'm trying to determine how many bail-out/deco regs and what cylinder rigging I need to take to be properly prepared for whatever dives we may want to do. That prep is predicated on knowing what the deepest dive is that I might want to do.
Next question: My research finds that water temps should be around 80-ish. But, all reports say that is the surface temp. Will that be consistent all the way to the bottom, or might we find a thermocline with colder temps deeper?
Thanks for any insight!