Dive reports with beach/weather conditions

[cbm369]

I yak dive although I don't know about using a tandem. You definitely want to use a sit on top. I have a Cobra Fish/Dive. I assemble my BC on the beach & place it in the rear well. The rest of my gear goes inside the hatch. Make sure you tether everything to the boat. I have a tether that connects my BC to the yak. If you don't have an inside hatch, I recommend you tether mask & fins as well. When I get to my site, I dump my BC in the water. (I have integrated weights.) Don mask & fins. Then jump in & put the BC on in the water. Reverse the procedure when exiting. You must use the larger size dive flag on the yak as it is considered a boat & not a float.

Thanks for the tips. Quick question on dive flag size. My towable flag is 14" x 16", but looking on Amazon, I see several larger size flags for boats. What size is required?

Edit: I found this;

The size of the divers-down symbol depends on whether the divers-down warning device is displayed from the water or from a vessel. On the water, the divers-down symbol must be at least 12 x 12 inches in size. On a vessel, the symbol must be at least 20 x 24 inches in size.

 

[dkramer]

20" x 24"

 

[2TH DIVR]

5/24/2021
Service Club
Time 8:30
Seas Flat Wind E @ 5
Water Temp 77 had 78 5/24 at the pier cleanup
Vis 2'-8' if you stayed away from the seaweed
Finds

 

[BrackaFish]

5/24/2021
Service Club
Time 8:30
Seas Flat Wind E @ 5
Water Temp 77 had 78 5/24 at the pier cleanup
Vis 2'-8' if you stayed away from the seaweed
Finds
View attachment 661140

Nice Haul. Thanks for the reports

 

[2TH DIVR]

5/26/2021
Service Club
Time 8:30
Seas <1'
Water Temp 80
Vis 2'-8' varied with bottom and seaweed
Was surrounded by a school of tarpon and saw a 6'+ nurse shark
Finds

 

[Ghost95]

5/26/2021
Service Club
Time 8:30
Seas <1'
Water Temp 80
Vis 2'-8' varied with bottom and seaweed
Was surrounded by a school of tarpon and saw a 6'+ nurse shark
Finds
View attachment 661557

Nice tooth. How big, 3" maybe? I bet the tarpon were cool to see.

 

[2TH DIVR]

3 7/8"
This is the 2nd time I have a school of tarpon do this.
They came maybe 2' from me and if I reached my hand out
to try and touch them they would move away from my hand,
pull my hand back and they came closer again.
Need to bring my camera.

 

[2TH DIVR]

6/9/2021
Alhambra
Seas 1'
Water Temp 84
Vis 0-4'
Finds

 

[divindiva69]

6.27.21
South Brohard with Dkramer
small swell ENE winds 10-15
water 84
tide outgoing, low @ 10:26 am, some current
vis around 5-7
in 18 fsw max, on the blocks
different varieties of fish, and lots of them
lots of snot in the water made vis variable
no fossil finds to brag home about

 

[2TH DIVR]

6/30/2021
Alhambra
Time 8:45 am
Seas Flat
Water Temp 83
Vis 10'
Finds