I didn't really have enough weight on, but I was so anxious to get wet that I jumped in anyhow, intending to just swim down enough for the pressure to do the rest. Well, there was also quite a bit of surge (the waves top-side were probably 5-6 feet and I just wanted off the boat because too many people were calling the Sea Gods), and so I stopped at the anchor line about 10 feet down to orient myself and (yes, you get the drift here), I reached out to grab the anchor line to turn myself head first to swim down and KABLAM I went flying a$$-over-eyes and lost my reg out of my mouth, and my mask went sideways and I didn't know which way was up, much less where I was. I put a little air in my BC and got back to the surface, put the reg in my mouth and was prepared to go for it again when I realized I only had one fin. No one else on the boat found it, so I had to sit out the rest of the day ... and got sunburned for all that!
Margaret
Sacramento, CA