Buddy near OOA heavy current

[Boarderguy]

Diving Fox Island today with 1 scooter between 2 divers, our normal habit, and followed my buddies decision to not be concerned with current. We should have been wet NLT 0800 but splashed at 0950. Current was ripping and we'd planned to scooter out to mid bridge and drift through. We'd then work our way back going pillar to pillar enjoying the sights. All was fine until we turned back to leapfrog the pillars. Buddy and I are both at 2000 psi. Current flow was near peak by this time and we were being blown away even with the scooter. I took over driving and was able to work our way to the the second pillar of 8 when my buddy starts hammering my leg. He shows 600 psi on his DC and I'm still at 1700. I tell him at 300 you go on my long hose. I'm watching my air and at 1500 I go to my air2 and start wagging my primary behind me for him to grab. He grabs it and I go to my pony so he can have all my back gas. We keep working back to shore over the next 10 minutes. We surface with 700 on my 100 and 250 on his 80. My pony (13cf) still has 1000 psi. During debrief he told me his reg wasn't fully closing on exhale in the current. He's been diving for 30+ years and has numerous accolades. He's a great buddy and I'm glad we dive together often because there was zero debate or questions on procedure. He knew my pony is turned off and wouldn't be of use of he hadn't signaled low air. Normally I dive my 119s but wanted to save that for our 2nd dive. Since we burned my pony I thumbed our 2nd. Additionally during this sht show my camera light mount broke and I lost my damn light...

 

[Beau Holden]

some days it just don't work as advertised. You both made it back as team, it was a good day.

 

[Boarderguy]

First time in 21 years of diving where I had to donate/share air. Surface wasn't an option due to boat traffic

 

[dlofting]

So was the current hitting the front of his reg dead on?

 

[Boarderguy]

So was the current hitting the front of his reg dead on?

Hard from the east > west and we were traversing south. Had to go into the current to stay on the right path with how hard it was pushing. Current in red, our general path in orange.

 

[noserider]

Diving Fox Island today with 1 scooter between 2 divers, our normal habit, and followed my buddies decision to not be concerned with current. We should have been wet NLT 0800 but splashed at 0950. Current was ripping and we'd planned to scooter out to mid bridge and drift through. We'd then work our way back going pillar to pillar enjoying the sights. All was fine until we turned back to leapfrog the pillars. Buddy and I are both at 2000 psi. Current flow was near peak by this time and we were being blown away even with the scooter. I took over driving and was able to work our way to the the second pillar of 8 when my buddy starts hammering my leg. He shows 600 psi on his DC and I'm still at 1700. I tell him at 300 you go on my long hose. I'm watching my air and at 1500 I go to my air2 and start wagging my primary behind me for him to grab. He grabs it and I go to my pony so he can have all my back gas. We keep working back to shore over the next 10 minutes. We surface with 700 on my 100 and 250 on his 80. My pony (13cf) still has 1000 psi. During debrief he told me his reg wasn't fully closing on exhale in the current. He's been diving for 30+ years and has numerous accolades but still thinks his hp 80s are appropriate sized tanks. He's a great buddy and I'm glad we dive together often because there was zero debate or questions on procedure. He knew my pony is turned off and wouldn't be of use of he hadn't signaled low air. Normally I dive my 119s but wanted to save that for our 2nd dive. Since we burned my pony I thumbed our 2nd. Additionally during this sht show my camera light mount broke and I lost my damn light...

Probably stating the obvious but current is probably not dependent on the time you splashed but rather the state of the tide at when you splashed and obviously this changes each day as it is based on lunar cycles, however this may not be understood my some.


Glad all worked out well

 

[RobPNW]

Sounds intense.

 

[Boarderguy]

Probably stating the obvious but current is probably not dependent on the time you splashed but rather the state of the tide at when you splashed and obviously this changes each day as it is based on lunar cycles, however this may not be understood my some.


Glad all worked out well

Slack tide was around 0730-0800 of I remember correctly. The dive SHOULD have been done then but my buddy had dove it before with no scooter and had no issues. Maybe he was lucky before. Today dive briefing and buddy trust prevailed.

 

[Boarderguy]

Sounds intense.

Way more work and stress than I wanted for today. Plus I lost a light so pretty pissed about that

 

[ChuckP]

What would the plan be if the scooter died? Just asking.....