2013 Scuba Resolutions

[chs8084]

Hit 200 dives this year (225 would be even better).
Improve my buoyancy in my dry suit.
Finally do a Jersey shore dive now that I have my new custom Santi dry suit that fits so beautifully.
Get better at photography skills.
Maybe get to dive Puget Sound when I am in the Northwest for my daughter's wedding (see earlier notes about drysuit).

 

[alfie227]

Dive in four different countries
Try to get to 100 total dives ( currently at 18 so no easy task )
Learn to use a drysuit
Get a better understanding of gas management and planning.

 

[DivemasterDennis]

My resolutions are:

1. Write better here on SB.
2. Be a better DM and teacher of scuba (a goal every year)
3. Make my nephew's first salt water experience (Fla. Keys in June) memorable in every way
4. Meet at least two scuba board acquaintances in person ( managed 3 last year)
5. Unload overstock of Book 2.
6. Dive, Dive Dive. Locally, Florida, Mexico, and one other destination tbd.
DivemasterDennis

 

[macado]

Goals...hmm

Do at least 50 staged deco dives
More cave diving experience
Trimix Cert

 

[kathydee]

Flipping back to 2011's Achievements & Goals thread:

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/basic-scuba-discussions/404935-2011-achievements-2012-goals.html

2012
- 3 months diving caves in Mexico
- Plenty of OW diving

Not sure about classes yet but I'd love to take GUE Tech 1, among others​

2012
-Managed to spend 6 months diving caves in Mexico
-Logged 194+ dives
-Earned a GUE Cave 2 card
-And a GUE DPV 1 card
-then came to southern Florida for beautiful diving & the wrecks
So - far exceeded my 2012 dreams/goals

2013
-I'd really love to just explore more beautiful diving
-help mentor some more dive partners
-spend as much time as possible in the Mx caves
-I'd still love to take GUE Tech 1 one of these days
-learn more about repairing equipment
-and it would be cool to log dive 1,000 somewhere special, with good friends.

 

[fjpatrum]

2011: Didn't make my goal of at least 20 dives, but got about 10. I did do BHB, which was awesome.

2012: Get my brother certified. Do at least 25 dives. Do BHB again. Maybe do an aquarium dive, just to say I did. See a shark. See a wreck.

My goals aren't too lofty this year, but hopefully they are realistic.

I saw sharks. I dove a couple of wrecks. Got my brother certified, and did BHB not once but twice. I only got in about 12 dives I think, though.

For 2013: At least 20 non-quarry dives. I'm thinking a class sometime this year might be a good thing too. Also dive overseas... either Korea, Thailand, or Hong Kong (if there's any good diving there) during our semi-planned summer trip.

As for skills, get better buoyancy and get more dry dives and comfort with buoyancy in that. Plus whatever I learn if/when I take a class.

 

[Lorenzoid]

GUE Primer and Fundies

 

[Searcaigh]

2012
Two trips to the Philippines
Reached my target of 50 dives .... just logged my 80th dive this year yesterday
Changed to a BPW and now diving doubles whenever the occasion arises
Completed the PADI Self Reliant Diver course

2013
Log at least 52 dives
Find and photograph some more nudibranch species
Log a few more Red Sea dives while on business trips to Jeddah
Dive somewhere special for my 60th birthday in June ... going to be difficult as my other half is not a diver and my daughter will be traveling to Mexico on a research project

 

[TSandM]

I am really going to learn my camera. The goal is not to have to post-process much of anything; get it right the first time.

My other goal for 2013 is to figure out how to spend some time in the water with a good instructor who will buff me back into shape. No significant critique since 2009, and I'm worried I'm developing bad habits.

Life is very uncertain right now, but if it smooths out, my goal would be two trips to MX this year, too.

 

[goflyplanes]

Break 150 Dives (In 1 year)
Dive somewhere warm
Get my MSDT
Certify at least 1 DM
Dive the Red Sea (looks like I'm going to Sudan in Feb with work so that might happen)
Dive in more countries than 2012 (I'm at 4)