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Which is why I stated (back a few posts) that it would have to be ideal conditions before I'd consider it. To wit, 1. a low tide (preferably minus) mid to late morning. 2. 30+ ft. vis, horizontal and vertical. 3. No surge below 50 feet. 4. flat calm or nearly so, with a forecast for more...

Thanks, James (and Mike). I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person who wants to see the numbers.:D I normally surface swim out to the north end of the sand channel before dropping, which puts Crossroads within my personal 1/4-1/3rd mile offshore range. I normally prefer to use Kenn's...

Good idea; you can get your weighting and trim squared away on the shore dives. As to boat dives, while boats CAN take you out to sites that are difficult or impossible to reach from the shore, if conditions are rough you may well wind up paying $80-$90 for what is normally a shore dive -- two...

Thanks. I'm not familiar with the location of Q-Tip, as I've only been out as far as Beto's, and on another dive the N side of 3 Sisters (or maybe Shortcut Reef - it was my first time at Lobos and we swam out to the NW to a bottom depth of 116 feet, and had a pinnacle on our left). Is it the...

In the summer, Dive 'N' Trips has a once a month Wednesday evening dive and potluck in Shadow Cliffs for the $6 admission fee to the park, and it's a decent after work summer dive (even if Dan can't be bothered;-) ). The first one is June 15th. Of course, if you're coming from Alameda the...

James, thanks for the info. BTW, Mike, what was your route out and back? Did you head north from Sea Mount or Beto's Reef until you hit Crossroads, then cross to Montana? Or did you cross to GPW and/or GPP and follow the base of the latter, then cross to Crossroads and Montana, or something...

Given that was Beto and Susan (Gasp! An unclipped and dangling SPG on one of the BAUE gods?:shakehead::D), I'm not surprised there was cave line out there, as BAUE has done a lot of surveys and exploration. Indeed, one of the divers had a full reel clipped off. But I thought that the line...

Mike, you had some great vis! What's with what appears to be a line that's strung along the side of the reef appearing between 9:25 and 9:35? Guy

I once did four day dives in Monterey in a wetsuit in February, at four different shore sites (and three the next day before heading home), so it's definitely doable. But it was the weekend after I got certified so I was highly motivated, I'd never been to most of them before, and my dives were...

Simple. Out to the end of the Big Pipe, then 000 deg. / 75'.

Very nice video. As to the nettles, I suspect you were sheltered by the breakwater. They generally drift along more or less parallel to the shore, and if the current is flowing clockwise around the bay I don't encounter swarms of them until I'm well off the beach or out from the breakwater...

Chuck, it did after he edited it, not when the question was asked. "This Saturday" was added in answer to the question. Guy

Not using a scooter makes a big difference, Mike:D I've dived there in 40 degree water in a wetsuit for 45-60 minutes and didn't freeze, but I was either timing myself swimming the benchmark course (up and back) or else looking around some large site that lacked anything to hold my interest in...

The distinction being drawn is less "better diver = less movement', as it is ' better diver = less wasteful movement.' I like to swim and do hydrobatics too, and stay warm enough while doing so in a much thinner undergarment than my dive buddies - I guess we have similar metabolisms. For boat...

Did you check with Aquarius II? A lot of lost gear at BW gets turned in there. Guy

What you're doing is a lot of it. If you're a serious photographer barely moving, you'll be an icecube in short order if wet. OTOH, I've dived in Tahoe and other mountain lakes in 40 deg. water wearing just a 7/5mm 1-piece, 6/3 hood, 5mm gloves and 6.5mm boots, and not been _too_ cold. But...

Most instructors will do private lessons. Naturally, they cost more. As to not knowing anyone in the hobby, you've already 'met' quite a few people on Scubaboard, and you'll run into them frequently in Monterey once you start diving; indeed, many will be happy to take you out diving with them...

This sunday I did two dives, one off a boat at Mola Mtn., max. depth of 85', and the other at the Breakwater, hitting 49' at the metridium fields. Lowest temp on my computer was 46 deg. in both cases. My buddy on the first dive had 48 when I was showing 46. While there's usually an upwelling...

From Milpitas, the closest shops would probably be Aquatic Discovery, Diver Dan's, Anywater Sports and Bluewater Aquatics. Unfortunately, I haven't taken classes from any of them so can't make any recommendations, but I know others here have. Discover Scuba sounds like an excellent thing for...

Excerpted post by Michael Murphy today (4/23) copied from ba_diving, for those who don't follow it: "Just got a call from Chuck Tribolet to say he found Kristina's tank & BC; its seems to be in order. I'll let him report the details. He calculated the position of where to look based on where I...