I was only able to do one dive today, but still had a lot of fun.
Dove with Ironworker377, Adobo and another diver (who may or may not be on the board) along the Breakwater wall. Ben_ca, KMD, and another friend did a scooter run.
The surface temperature was probably in the 40s, but it did not feel that cold. There were no huddled masses and the students in their OW classes did not look frozen.
The only goal of our dive was to help Ironworker377 get his Monterey weighting down. We all agreed that he'd need less than 50#s, but the final number had to be determined in the water. Otherwise, we were just going to cruise and enjoy.
Entry was easy, though there was some small chop on the surface.
We kicked only a little bit, did a quick check to make sure we actually did put have enough weight, and then dropped in 10-15 viz.
Kicking out along the wall, the viz remained between those ranges. Away from the wall, I think that viz was better since I saw some u/w photos that showed clearer waters.
On the wall, I saw the usual suspects - strawberry anenomes, starfish, cucumbers, etc. Because of the particles in the water, all the colors were muted, which was unfortunate.
We were diving at a leisurely pace to give Ironworker a chance to dial himself in and get used to his new DSS rig. The dive was turned on pressure, and Ironworker and I had a nice 40 minute dive.
Bottom temp by my Archimedes was 49 degrees. Others reported 50 and 52 degrees, though all of us were incredulous at the 52 degree reading. We all agreed that is was pretty chilly, though the complaints really came from drysuit divers saying that we couldn't feel our feet.
Still, I had a great time.