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We had 5' of viz max at stillwater last week. Both near the surface and at depth. I literally could not see my fins for a good part of the dive. Hopefully things have settled down a bit.

If anyone is interested in a Friday after work afternoon and/or night dive, let me know! --Scott

Just thought I'd mention that we stayed at the Plaza and thought the food was pretty mediocre. Given the outstanding food we had at the places mentioned above (and others), I agree with the hotel for comfort, restaurant for gourmet stuff. In a pinch, the food at the Plaza was fine, it just...

Andy: if you're into the <$40 thing, see if you can replace the Laphroaig with some Connemara (mentioned above). It's not strictly scotch, since it's made in Ireland, but is made from all the same ingredients and would likely be to your liking, given what you say you like so far. I'm pretty...

It has been discussed here, though there's not much more information than what you posted. Actually, if I recall correctly, I don't think the obit in the referenced post mentioned the location or that he died "doing what he loved".

My Saturday just freed up, so I'd love to join you guys for Monastery (or wherever). Conditions are looking pretty promising. I might be up for a Sat. night dive and/or Sunday AM dives too. --Scott

Here is some helpful info on the site you will probably dive. The key is not just dive in the sandy area in front of the boat ramp, but to actually get to the kelp and reef shown on the referenced page. The farther out of the cove you get, the better your viz will be. I like to be there right...

You should be able to just show up (with a buddy and C-cards) on Friday the 19th and pay the fee and dive. On the weekends, you need a reservation (and the 20th and 21st are already booked). If you decide to go on Friday, let us know and we'll give you more information on where to dive (or you...

I actually wasn't intending to flame anyone - I was genuinely impressed (geeky as that is) at how old this thread is. I actually really enjoy the old threads that get resurrected. It's fun to get a glimpse into how things were before I started following the board. Even old Warhammer was...

Great report - thanks for sharing! I'm a big fan of Blue XT~Sea and Coz. I need to get back soon.

The problem is that when your catastrophic failure occurs at 132', your sac rate, as well as your buddies', probably shoots through the roof. At a minimum, it's going to go up. I haven't run (and honestly am probably not mathematically capable of running) the numbers, but I suspect things...

Two quick things: Biscuit7's experience sounds like almost the exact opposite of what I experienced with ADM. Had I been on a dive like what B described, I would have been quite pissed and would be dragging ADMs name through the mud wherever I could. I'd like to think I would have seen the...

In other threads, I often find myself agreeing with the hole-haters in this thread, but I definitely don't agree here. What is it you guys want? Amigos del Mar shut down? Some kind of scuba police at the blue hole? Maybe quiz divers about their experience level at their local quarries to make...

Just wanted to weigh in that I really enjoyed the blue hole dive, did it with Amigos del Mar, thought they were a great operation and am glad I went. It's not full of coral or tons of little fishes, but it is definitely a very unique dive with amazing formations. We were even lucky enough to...

I think you guys need to let this one go. He is obviously shooting from the hip on a lot of this stuff. This would probably be a lot more productive conversation with someone like Dr. Deco, who presumably will not try to hide a lack of knowledge by radiating unfounded smugness and condescension.

I switched from an Ai to an Elite about 12 dives ago (when my Ai was stolen). Other than being hoseless and a few cosmetic differences, the Ai is exactly the same as the elite. I haven't had any problems with it reading my air pressure so far, but do have a small, bootless SPG on a short hose...

Why are you posting this garbage here! :D (just kidding) I think I'm out of town that weekend, but need to double check. I'll PM you my e-mail for the photos. --Scott

I agree. I have been following this thread with interest and still can't say I fully understand why she couldn't have recovered from the MDR by taking a few (a bunch of?) breaths from the safety diver's mix. This is not to say she could have made it to the surface or the next diver, given how...

Welcome to NorCal! I'm assuming you mean Stillwater on the Sonoma coast (as I just learned, there is also a Stillwater in Monterey County). Based on that asssumption: 1) It takes me a little under 2 hours to drive to Stillwater from the Marina in SF if there is no traffic and my girlfriend is...

No boot on the SPG is OK. Some would even have you think it's better, since corrosion and other miscellaneous badness can't hide under the boot.