daval
Contributor
Hello All,
My dive buddy and myself will be coming back from the Jersey Shore and would like to stop in Newport for a day of diving on Monday, August 1st.
The article on Rhode Island diving in the latest Scuba Diving magazine is what got me interested in RI. We'd prefer to do a couple of boat dives rather than shore dives if we can find anyone operating on a Monday.
I found Ocean State Scuba on the net and found that they do charters to the following sites (I have not contacted the shop yet):-
Location Max Depth Level
Lightburne 25ft Novice
Gooseberry Arches 25ft Novice
Cormorant Reef 60ft Novice
Kettle Bottom Rock 80ft Novice
Castle Hill Cove 30ft Novice
Narragansett Pinnacles 85ft Intermediate
Whale Rock 50ft Intermediate
Block Island Pinnacle 70ft Intermediate
P.T. Teti 90ft Intermediate
Idene 85ft Intermediate
Explorer 80ft Intermediate
Ideally we'd like to do two single tank dives. We are both certified AOW and would be using air. We are both experienced with cold water being from Southern Ontario.
I wear a drysuit, my buddy wears a wetsuit.
I've been unable to find good descriptions of these dive-sites. Can anyone recommend a good website or whatnot that describes the dives in detail, what can be seen typically, etc.
Also, what inexpensive hotels can be found in the area?
Is Ocean State Scuba a decent outfit, or would you recommend someone else? And are they likely to be running on a Monday?
Thanks in advance!
Daval
My dive buddy and myself will be coming back from the Jersey Shore and would like to stop in Newport for a day of diving on Monday, August 1st.
The article on Rhode Island diving in the latest Scuba Diving magazine is what got me interested in RI. We'd prefer to do a couple of boat dives rather than shore dives if we can find anyone operating on a Monday.
I found Ocean State Scuba on the net and found that they do charters to the following sites (I have not contacted the shop yet):-
Location Max Depth Level
Lightburne 25ft Novice
Gooseberry Arches 25ft Novice
Cormorant Reef 60ft Novice
Kettle Bottom Rock 80ft Novice
Castle Hill Cove 30ft Novice
Narragansett Pinnacles 85ft Intermediate
Whale Rock 50ft Intermediate
Block Island Pinnacle 70ft Intermediate
P.T. Teti 90ft Intermediate
Idene 85ft Intermediate
Explorer 80ft Intermediate
Ideally we'd like to do two single tank dives. We are both certified AOW and would be using air. We are both experienced with cold water being from Southern Ontario.
I wear a drysuit, my buddy wears a wetsuit.
I've been unable to find good descriptions of these dive-sites. Can anyone recommend a good website or whatnot that describes the dives in detail, what can be seen typically, etc.
Also, what inexpensive hotels can be found in the area?
Is Ocean State Scuba a decent outfit, or would you recommend someone else? And are they likely to be running on a Monday?
Thanks in advance!
Daval