3-4-07 Alabama Point Dive Report

[GulfDiver77]

Met up with a DM in training from GGD at Alabama Point seawall side at 2:00. We worked on my navigation divesI went 25 kick cycles south and turned around and came 25 kick cycles north. Vis was 3' water temp was 61* bottom time was 42min and max depth was 26'. We saw several puffers a bunch of hermit crab and I saw some huge mass take off away from me in my left periphrial don't know what it was we were about 16' deep when I saw it. I had a real good dive. The part that wasn't great was getting out of the water in the northern gale force winds.

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Goodlord, I hope you did more than just 25 kick cycles one way and back for your navigational training :sulkoff:

 

[flatwood]

Hmmm...61 degrees, it's getting better!

 

[mike_s]

61 sounds real nice for this time of the year!

 

[GulfDiver77]

No I've still got more work to do on my Nav this was just a start.Going to do the rest when I have better vis.

 

[ReefHound]

No I've still got more work to do on my Nav this was just a start.Going to do the rest when I have better vis.

Low viz is ideal for navigation training.

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Yeah, its no fun if you can see where you're going. If you get to where you need to be without vis, you know you're doing something right.

 

[GulfDiver77]

We will probably finish nav up this Sat. Also this being the first time I have dove Alabama point I used this dive to get familiar with the topography some.I noticed there is some iron or stell that really messes with a compass. I did pretty good though I got away from what ever it was messing with the compass I ended up about 10' from where I started.

 

[frankc420]

We will probably finish nav up this Sat. Also this being the first time I have dove Alabama point I used this dive to get familiar with the topography some.I noticed there is some iron or stell that really messes with a compass. I did pretty good though I got away from what ever it was messing with the compass I ended up about 10' from where I started.

Hmm.. you know bull sharks mess with compass readings too?

 

[GulfDiver77]

No I didn't are you serious?