CT-Rich
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Thanks CT-Rich....You're absolutely right, and I know that. I am super comfortable with "what I know", which thus far, is shore dives only.....
Diver0001- Just nervous about getting carried away from the boat.
what about my stipulation that there be someone onboard who can operate the boat?? He says there is, and his name is "anchor"....LOL
I would say do the dive. If you are concerned about having some one on the boat, ask if you can bring a friend (Few men complain about a pretty girl...) I am not there so I am only giving you an opinion, my guess is that when you plan the dive you will cover issues like current. swim up current on the first half of the dive down current on the return leg. You will be lucky if your Prodiving buddy with a boat wants to dive with you. My opinion is that this is a very cool opportunity and if agonize over it enough, you will kill it. Then you can kick yourself about having let a chance to get a lot of good diving pass you by. Diving with this guy sound much better than shore diving with insta-buddy or a DM led tour.
Say yes, be conscientous about what you are doing and understanding the dive profile, but this is a great opportunity to get a rock solid dive partner and to really learn about diving. He is going to tell you a lot of practical stuff. I think he knows you are nervous, so I doubt he is going to let you get in a bad spot.
Diving is about adventure. This is one of them. Go for it....
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A friendly word of advise.If this is your first boat diving experience,take plenty of drinking water & eat a hearty breakfast BUT watch what you eat(NO greasy food & take it easy on the dairy products).If your unused to being on a boat & conditions aren't perfect,seasickness can kill a boat dive before you even have a chance to get wet!
Enjoy!
If you feel a little queezy, get to the bottom fast, away from the motion... I always felt bad for the guys that would bag the dive and then have to wait on a hot rolling boat for all the divers to get back on board....
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/Motion_Sickness
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