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Sunday, July 8th
Once again, and perhaps for the last time this season we headed to the Pinthis. While she is a great dive, Harry and I may be getting a bit tired of her after three visits this year. On this day Harry was not diving due to a head cold and Jan was on vacation which left only me diving. Luckily, our friend Ed was able to come along, and we also got to have Red Godin, owner of Giant Stride Dive Shop, join us. Harry's son Keith rounded out the gang aboard Harry's boat on this beautiful Sunday morning.
As we made our way to the wreck I was hoping that the visibility on the Pinthis would be decent. The bulk of the reason for choosing this site was to introduce Red to some great Mass Bay diving, as well as to take Ed to one of his favorite wrecks. The Pinthis is simply a hands down favorite when it comes to good visibility on a fairly intact wreck dive.
Red splashed first with me following. Our original plan was for me to meet him on the line and we would then head to the wreck. When I got in the water I traversed the Gerri line to the mooring yet found no Red. I looked down and instantly knew why. There, nearly 50 feet below me, I could clearly see the remains of the Pinthis and Red leisurely exploring this "new" wreck. I simply let go of the mooring and lazily sank to a position just over his right shoulder. I was there only moments when he turned to look over his shoulder. We exchanged OK signals and set out on a clockwise course around the site. We made our way around the entire wreck, checking out the rudder, auxiliary anchor, main anchor, and other notable ship's features. Finally, after trying to coax a bug out from some hull plates near the mooring, Red's time on the wreck was over. He signaled to me his intent to surface and did so. I remained for nearly another ten minutes, I had time as I entered the water after him and I was on 34%. I would have liked to have another 30 minutes to spend under such great conditions. In the end, I was quite pleased that we chose to dive here as this was certainly the best visibility of the year and I rank it in the top three best dives on her over the dozens that I have had.
Once all were back aboard we made our way to the nearby Winsor for a second dive. We again had visibility in the 30 to 40 foot range with bottom temps a comfortable 47 degrees or so. It was a banner day with two enjoyable dives to introduce new people to and enjoy diving with friends. . . . but I think that may be it for the season!
As nice as the Pinthis is, there are simply too many wrecks and too little time to keep diving the same few.
The Keel of the Pinthis:
Once again, and perhaps for the last time this season we headed to the Pinthis. While she is a great dive, Harry and I may be getting a bit tired of her after three visits this year. On this day Harry was not diving due to a head cold and Jan was on vacation which left only me diving. Luckily, our friend Ed was able to come along, and we also got to have Red Godin, owner of Giant Stride Dive Shop, join us. Harry's son Keith rounded out the gang aboard Harry's boat on this beautiful Sunday morning.
As we made our way to the wreck I was hoping that the visibility on the Pinthis would be decent. The bulk of the reason for choosing this site was to introduce Red to some great Mass Bay diving, as well as to take Ed to one of his favorite wrecks. The Pinthis is simply a hands down favorite when it comes to good visibility on a fairly intact wreck dive.
Red splashed first with me following. Our original plan was for me to meet him on the line and we would then head to the wreck. When I got in the water I traversed the Gerri line to the mooring yet found no Red. I looked down and instantly knew why. There, nearly 50 feet below me, I could clearly see the remains of the Pinthis and Red leisurely exploring this "new" wreck. I simply let go of the mooring and lazily sank to a position just over his right shoulder. I was there only moments when he turned to look over his shoulder. We exchanged OK signals and set out on a clockwise course around the site. We made our way around the entire wreck, checking out the rudder, auxiliary anchor, main anchor, and other notable ship's features. Finally, after trying to coax a bug out from some hull plates near the mooring, Red's time on the wreck was over. He signaled to me his intent to surface and did so. I remained for nearly another ten minutes, I had time as I entered the water after him and I was on 34%. I would have liked to have another 30 minutes to spend under such great conditions. In the end, I was quite pleased that we chose to dive here as this was certainly the best visibility of the year and I rank it in the top three best dives on her over the dozens that I have had.
Once all were back aboard we made our way to the nearby Winsor for a second dive. We again had visibility in the 30 to 40 foot range with bottom temps a comfortable 47 degrees or so. It was a banner day with two enjoyable dives to introduce new people to and enjoy diving with friends. . . . but I think that may be it for the season!
As nice as the Pinthis is, there are simply too many wrecks and too little time to keep diving the same few.
The Keel of the Pinthis:
