Geckotek
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Hahaha, no need to apologize! It's my own self-centeredness that causes me to think I'm the only Gordon in the world. Hahahaha 
Diving Devil's Throat and Columbia Deep
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There is only one big GUN..... :ar15: I'm just saying.
simskiscuba
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JK, Call Laura at Ocean Tours (El Cozumeleno). I will be diving with them Dec. 24-Dec. 28 and have been told that there are a few people who may be diving the Throat. I've dived it several times before and would not need my arm twisted to dive it in the next week. Don't know if they have room or what they'll want to see of your skills beforehand but you might want to drop a call or e-mail to find out. If you end up there please make sure you say howdy to me (my real name actually is Sim), it would be a pleasure to meet you.
Right. Even then.
My wife and I've got 31 years of diving, expired Divemaster and Assistant Instructor certifications from college in the early 80's, Master Diver cards, and hundreds of dives in Cozumel. We dive with a divemaster we've known longer than the company he works for and have dived with that compamy for years. We have lots of far south dives, including Devil's Throat, Maracaibo, and Cathedral.
They still won't take us to far southern or far northern sites for the first dive of a week of diving. None of our certifications mean we're any good, and none of our past experience means we're still safe. They want to give us a chance to shake out our gear and get back into the swing of things. I'm sure they also want to ensure we haven't gotten dumber or more dangerous. I would absolutely not expect any operator that you'd want to dive with to take you to those sites without personally observing your diving first. My son first did Devil's Throat when he was 12 as his 45th Cozumel dive (and 30th dive with that divemaster/instructor).
Honestly, they're interesting but far from the best diving in Cozumel. For the past few years we have not chosen to dive Devil's Throat unless someone else on the boat "must" do it. There is no "best" site as things change daily, but one thing that's certain about those sites is that they're short dives due to the depth. At sites with half the depth there's more to see and more time to enjoy it. (But not Punta Tunich. Tunich sucks. Everyone should avoid it.)
kneptoon
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Why are these two particular dives so important to you? The most interesting dives I've ever had in Cozumel were in 50' or less.
Mayor
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Spent two weeks diving with Aldora and headed back in March. I don't recall one bad dive site or one that really stuck out. Every site had something to offer and of course we did all the so called advanced sites. I will say advanced buoyancy control is a must for many of these sites and I have not seen much of that over the short time I was there.
fishi
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Really? I haven't seen anything at 50' that even comes close to the unique coral formations on the south end of the island. There's nowhere else in the world where you can see huge formations like that. There's places all over the Caribbean that have way better and healthier 50' reefs.
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My son and I dove it back when, not really that much of a challenge, though enjoyable.
Couple three times for me, just to fill the boat, any dive in Cozumel is enjoyable in my world.
Couple three times for me, just to fill the boat, any dive in Cozumel is enjoyable in my world.
Posted by the Mayor.... Ouch !!!
halocline
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The biggest problem I've experienced at the devil's throat is overcrowding; it seems that there are always several dive ops doing that dive on a given day, so it hardly matters if your group has all excellent divers; it's still typically stirred up.
Since under qualified divers do that dive every single dive day of the year and have been doing so for decades, I think the urgent danger might be exaggerated; people are not dying on the dive any more than at any other site in Coz. (Unless I'm mistaken) But, having done this dive maybe 4 or 5 times, I have seen lots of examples of people swimming badly, running low on air, generally acting in a way that makes the dive not much fun for me, anyhow. I find it difficult to enjoy being in a long line in a deep overhead with divers whose behavior I couldn't possibly predict. I also agree with the folks that are saying that other dives, particularly Colombia deep and lots of routes on Palancar, are MUCH more enjoyable dives with lots to see. If you want overhead diving, head to the mainland and take a guided dive in one of the cenotes. You won't regret it.
Since under qualified divers do that dive every single dive day of the year and have been doing so for decades, I think the urgent danger might be exaggerated; people are not dying on the dive any more than at any other site in Coz. (Unless I'm mistaken) But, having done this dive maybe 4 or 5 times, I have seen lots of examples of people swimming badly, running low on air, generally acting in a way that makes the dive not much fun for me, anyhow. I find it difficult to enjoy being in a long line in a deep overhead with divers whose behavior I couldn't possibly predict. I also agree with the folks that are saying that other dives, particularly Colombia deep and lots of routes on Palancar, are MUCH more enjoyable dives with lots to see. If you want overhead diving, head to the mainland and take a guided dive in one of the cenotes. You won't regret it.
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