sambolino44
Contributor
What do you do when you need to go sideways?
I'm often drifting in a gentle current, not necessarily a drift dive because the current is not faster than I can swim, but still strong enough that you cannot just hold position without doing something. Let's say I'm facing a wall, looking at a Giant Pacific Octopus, and the current is running along the wall. I understand that it's theoretically possible to orient yourself so that you are swimming into the current, and just look to the side, but in reality, that just doesn't work out.
Another scenario is when you are trying to maintain position with your buddy and turning into the current is not an option because you'd run into them.
Also, I'm often in situations where every movement has to be super-gentle, or else there's so much silt you can't see anything.
So what do you suggest?
I'm often drifting in a gentle current, not necessarily a drift dive because the current is not faster than I can swim, but still strong enough that you cannot just hold position without doing something. Let's say I'm facing a wall, looking at a Giant Pacific Octopus, and the current is running along the wall. I understand that it's theoretically possible to orient yourself so that you are swimming into the current, and just look to the side, but in reality, that just doesn't work out.
Another scenario is when you are trying to maintain position with your buddy and turning into the current is not an option because you'd run into them.
Also, I'm often in situations where every movement has to be super-gentle, or else there's so much silt you can't see anything.
So what do you suggest?