First time Monterey Dive?
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How much cold water (<60F) experience do you have?
How much kelp experience do you have?
See: http://www.garlic.com/~triblet/ba_diving/
esp. the two lines that begin "Information".
How much kelp experience do you have?
See: http://www.garlic.com/~triblet/ba_diving/
esp. the two lines that begin "Information".
I thought we had a sticky for this question...Can't find it. Do your first dives at Breakwater. Lots of reasons for this, but mostly it has to do with being a basic orientation to Monterey diving with good facilities and infrastructure.
This thread might be very useful: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/norcal/276617-3-things-tell-new-guy-monterey.html
We all have shops we like, and opinions vary, being opinions. We have no bad shops here. When a bad shop exists, it dies quickly and sometimes quite gruesomely.
I personally like Bamboo Reef on Lighthouse Ave. Breakwater has two shops within walking distance, Aquarius II and Monterey Bay Dive Center.(I think that's still the name)
Hopefully someone else can find the sticky and posts it.
And this is why we loves Chuck, he responds to prayers before you ask them.
-Nomad
This thread might be very useful: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/norcal/276617-3-things-tell-new-guy-monterey.html
We all have shops we like, and opinions vary, being opinions. We have no bad shops here. When a bad shop exists, it dies quickly and sometimes quite gruesomely.
I personally like Bamboo Reef on Lighthouse Ave. Breakwater has two shops within walking distance, Aquarius II and Monterey Bay Dive Center.(I think that's still the name)
Hopefully someone else can find the sticky and posts it.
And this is why we loves Chuck, he responds to prayers before you ask them.
-Nomad
Ben_ca
Contributor
First site (if you are ready for cold water diving)
Breakwater
You'll have an easy entrance/exit, food, bathrooms, airfills and other friendly divers to chat with. Easy navigation and plenty of eager rescue trained people there in case you really mess up.
Listen to Mr Tribolet and read his page.... and if you think that you are not ready or need more instruction do not be embarrassed to admit it... Diving Monterey isn't the same as some of the warmer water spots.
Breakwater
You'll have an easy entrance/exit, food, bathrooms, airfills and other friendly divers to chat with. Easy navigation and plenty of eager rescue trained people there in case you really mess up.
Listen to Mr Tribolet and read his page.... and if you think that you are not ready or need more instruction do not be embarrassed to admit it... Diving Monterey isn't the same as some of the warmer water spots.
mikemill
Contributor
Well this Saturday we are having our Meet and Greet. Please feel free to come out and we'll help you out. Details for the M&G are here: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/4314325-post68.html
There's a SB meet and greet on Saturday at Breakwater.
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