Here is the situation, me and my brother and sister went out to dive virginia beach with Master Wreck Charters. We were at the boat at 6:15 and off into the Atlantic by 6:45. We were told the dive would be "divers choice" but apon arriving at the boat the captain told us we were going to the Powell.
After a 3 hour boat ride out the waves were calm 1' and the boat was finally achored, after 5 attempts. One diver jumped in and off to solo dive/spear fish. Me and my sister and brother geared up, getting ready to go a qiuck predive disscusion was held and the dive master was getting suited up. Then the waves changed and went up to 4-5'. We were told the site was too bad and they pulled the anchor and drove around waiting for the solo diver to return.
The gave a new plan of going to a shallower wreck closer in, the saratoga or something. Anouther 2-3 hour boat ride later we ended up back at the chesapeak bay bridge. We were told this was the new site 15-20' deep with 2-3' vis and medium current. As the dive master was saying that my sister overhead the captain say this current is really ripping. When Kadi (sister) asked if the current was very stong they said it would be fine.
Anouther predive plan was disscused, the dive master said we would follow the white line off the stern to the bottom stay together and go look for "cool" stuff. Apon entering my sister was feeling Ill sea sick and decided not to go. We help on the other stern line waiting for all the other divers. Once we were all in the dive master told us to swim away from the boat starboard side we followed him away from the dessent line swimming across the current. At this point I started feelling abit out of breath only after the short swim. I told me brother to staay very close as vis was more along the lines of 10". We finally stopped and the dive master signaled to decend. As I tried to desend I had a bit of trouble decending and all the other divers (my brother, the dive master and anouther diver) were all to far down to see. I was paniced and out of breath. I deceded to head back to the boat alone and forget the dive. I strugged against the current back to the floating stern line and very out of breath floated there to relax myself. The captain yelled "you ok come over here" I stayed on the line and went over to the ladder. I pulled one fin off then as I was trying to get the other the captain told me to just climb up with one on.
Once on the boat I felt like this was a completely terrible attemp at diving. I couldnt swim with the current and felt very weak after returning. In the predive plan the captain said if "we went out to sea with the current we would have to live with being there for hours untill they found us." This made me nervous during the swim back to the line and gave me a worse time. Anouther 5 minutes and the other divers were at the surface and on the way back to the boat. They said once they were down no one could find each other and so they just reasended and called the dive.
What do you think about this, am I just to oput of shape to dive at Virginia Beach? I only have 50 dives and mostly in the carribean on are boat or at dutch springs.
At this point I feel like Ill never go out from VB again.:upset:
After a 3 hour boat ride out the waves were calm 1' and the boat was finally achored, after 5 attempts. One diver jumped in and off to solo dive/spear fish. Me and my sister and brother geared up, getting ready to go a qiuck predive disscusion was held and the dive master was getting suited up. Then the waves changed and went up to 4-5'. We were told the site was too bad and they pulled the anchor and drove around waiting for the solo diver to return.
The gave a new plan of going to a shallower wreck closer in, the saratoga or something. Anouther 2-3 hour boat ride later we ended up back at the chesapeak bay bridge. We were told this was the new site 15-20' deep with 2-3' vis and medium current. As the dive master was saying that my sister overhead the captain say this current is really ripping. When Kadi (sister) asked if the current was very stong they said it would be fine.
Anouther predive plan was disscused, the dive master said we would follow the white line off the stern to the bottom stay together and go look for "cool" stuff. Apon entering my sister was feeling Ill sea sick and decided not to go. We help on the other stern line waiting for all the other divers. Once we were all in the dive master told us to swim away from the boat starboard side we followed him away from the dessent line swimming across the current. At this point I started feelling abit out of breath only after the short swim. I told me brother to staay very close as vis was more along the lines of 10". We finally stopped and the dive master signaled to decend. As I tried to desend I had a bit of trouble decending and all the other divers (my brother, the dive master and anouther diver) were all to far down to see. I was paniced and out of breath. I deceded to head back to the boat alone and forget the dive. I strugged against the current back to the floating stern line and very out of breath floated there to relax myself. The captain yelled "you ok come over here" I stayed on the line and went over to the ladder. I pulled one fin off then as I was trying to get the other the captain told me to just climb up with one on.
Once on the boat I felt like this was a completely terrible attemp at diving. I couldnt swim with the current and felt very weak after returning. In the predive plan the captain said if "we went out to sea with the current we would have to live with being there for hours untill they found us." This made me nervous during the swim back to the line and gave me a worse time. Anouther 5 minutes and the other divers were at the surface and on the way back to the boat. They said once they were down no one could find each other and so they just reasended and called the dive.
What do you think about this, am I just to oput of shape to dive at Virginia Beach? I only have 50 dives and mostly in the carribean on are boat or at dutch springs.
At this point I feel like Ill never go out from VB again.:upset:
