Blue Lagoon This Weekend (8/2/08)

[mswistak]

Hey guys and gals

Got my open water dive this weekend at the Blue Lagoon in Huntsville.....I am pumped.

What are the conditions like there recently? Will I need a wet suit?

 

[ftwdiver14]

Congrats Mswistak, I know you wil very much enjoy your diving experience.
I was at Blue Lagoon on Labor Day weekend and it was great. Perfect temp and actually pretty good vis. I used my 3mm shorty and was more than comfortable. I wear my shorty on most all summer dives, no matter what the temp. is unless it gets deeper and colder. Mainly for a little protection from anything I may run into, or that may run into me.

I am sure by now the temp has risen a bit. The temp then was around 82 degrees I believe. But it is all about your own comfort level. You could wear one on your first dive. You could always take it off between dives.

Good luck and I hope your OW goes great.

 

[mswistak]

Thanks.....I normally do not get cold easily but ill grab a shorty at the dive shop to take up there....

I grew up in New England so I know that you can always take clothes off to cool down but its tougher to warm up

 

[divezonescuba]

I dove Blue Lagoon for four short dives last Saturday. I did not use a wet suit or shorty. It was quite comfortable.

I did Mammoth Lake on Sunday. I needed a full 3mm.

Just goes to show you that the same type of water (fresh, lake, quarry) can require different levels of protection.

 

[mgreenunderwater]

I got OW certified at Blue Lagoon 3 weeks ago. The water was 88 degrees, and I was extremely comfortable in a t-shirt. I weigh 90 lbs, and I froze during the last few hours in the pool, but the lagoon was great, even at depth.

I wore my 5 mm at Mammoth Lake 2 weekends ago and was really hot. I only wore it because it was new, and I hadn't bought my shorty yet. I will be at Blue Lagoon this weekend, and I'll be wearing my 3 mm shorty just for protection and comfort (and because it's new!). Maybe I'll see you there! I'll be the one wearing a pink mask and 2/3 of my weight on my back

Marcy

 

[mswistak]

Okay after all this discussion I think that an underarmor shirt should suffice

 

[divezonescuba]

When I dove Blue Lagoon I had a long sleeve UA shirt, UA boxer trunks, and UA zip pants with the lower legs off.

This was the first time that I had worn all three of these in combination. It was actually an experiment to see how well the quick dry capabilities of the material worked.

I was quite pleased with the performance and will continue to dive so under similar conditions.

Unfortunately, when I started wearing individual pieces last year, I was so impressed that I bought some stock when it was $50 per share. Now its only $30. The more people that use their products, the more the stock goes down. I should have spent the money on scuba instead.

 

[WetCell]

We dove BL yesterday for the first time.

Great place, excellent facilities and extremely beautiful setting.

Water was very warm, 84 degrees.

Visibility was about 10'. We only dove lagoon 2 since it is the deepest. It has three boats and a number of dive platforms. The deepest point (that we found) is 29'.

We did giant stride entries off of the floating dock (my son was overjoyed).

Had a good time.