Dive Club

[zana]

Kris,

We will be diving Vortex tomorrow starting at 9am this will be my 1st open water dive. I am getting PADI certified with Dixie Divers. I think it would be great to get together with some divers in this area and dive to increase my skills and comfort level. I'm hoping to do 3 dives a day while in Roatan hopefully about 20 dives.

I can deal with sharks and ocean critters been snorkeling with them before BUT I'm not sure how I feel about a gator. But my hubby will be there and he's a gator hunter too....so I guess I will be safe (smiles).

Maybe we will see you there. There were only 3 in our class but our instructor Sonya is bringing some students from her private class as well so I'm not sure how many of us will be there.

My husband and I would like to get a couple dives in before our vacation on the 19th so please keep in touch.

Suzanne

 

[pcscuba]

Zana, I was just wandering how the vis was Sunday. We went to the island on Saturday and the water looked like coffee. It was nasty. With all this rain I can't imagine it would have been very good.

 

[zana]

Hello

Vis in the gulf Sunday was about 10 ft until about 20-30ft down then it cleared to about 30-40ft

 

[pcscuba]

That's alot better than I expected!

 

[Krisscuba]

I would like to try the PC jetties this Sunday, weather - surf permitting. I have been down there, I have not dove it. I know the dredges have been in the area.

Any info on the area?

Sunday, hig tide should be at about 1048

Zana where did you dive in the gulf?

 

[zana]

Last weekend we dove the USS Strength --Saw a nurse shark and a 4ft Baracuda, many bait fish and a few angels, we also dove the Bridge Span-saw a smaller baracuda, angels & bait fish. I love swimming in the middle of the bait fish! Pretty cool. I think I am going to be doing the same dives this weekend just to get more comfortable in salt water before my big trip in a week.

I'm hoping this tropical storm doesn't stir up the water too much this weekend. I think I'm diving with Roseanne her boat is near the hataway bridge @ sunharbor. Many people like the Splash that is 3 boats down from hers. The only thing about Roseann's boat is that there is a 5ft jump into the water and the Splash they let you jump off the back. I really don't like the jump thats why I'm doing it again! Just to get used to it.

I would like to dive the jetties too! probably when we get back. So lets try to get together the 1st of Aug. if you like

Zana

 

[pcscuba]

Maybe it's just me but I don't like diving the jetties. If you don't hit it just at the right time, then you have to battle hellacious currents and the vis is never that good anyway. If I just need a diving fix, I will go out there but otherwise I wouldn't. That being said every time I have gone to the jetties there are always alot of divers and besides I haven't been diving in a couple weeks so if I can't line up a boat dive this weekend then I just might see you out there.

 

[jviehe]

Ah, but have they taken away the dredging equipment yet? If so, count me in for sunday, assuming conditions are good.

 

[jviehe]

Oh, heres pics from the jetties last summer.
http://northfloridadiver.net/media/pcjet.htm

 

[pcscuba]

The Dredge is still there so you might want to think about that.