Hello from North Carolina

[Jairman]

Hi all,

Just finished my AOW and nitrox cert last weekend.

I'm in the Raleigh area and have been diving into Mystery Lake / Fantasy Lake almost every weekend. I'm always looking for new buddies and places to dive. My ultimate goal is to get into technical cave diving and I start cavern later this year.

If you're in the area and need a buddy I'm free most weekends.

Also in search of LP95s

 

[drrich2]

Welcome. Hope you make it out to dive the offshore wrecks with sand tiger sharks; North Carolina's got some good diving!

Richard.

 

[txdamselfish]

Congratulations on your certification and welcome to SB @Jairman.

 

[Librarybarry]

Congrats on your certifications, and welcome to Scubaboard. I'm in Greensboro, and may hit you up for a dive or two soon--it's a bit chilly in the quarries for me at the moment. Fantasy Lake is going for the gold with the establishment to the Wibit float park. Hope it doesn't hamper the diving, or the laid back vibe of the place.

With which shop did you certify, if I may ask? I'm looking to do my AOW and Nitrox in May or June, and have thought about Carolina Dive Center, but may go closer.

Barry

 

[Jairman]

Congrats on your certifications, and welcome to Scubaboard. I'm in Greensboro, and may hit you up for a dive or two soon--it's a bit chilly in the quarries for me at the moment. Fantasy Lake is going for the gold with the establishment to the Wibit float park. Hope it doesn't hamper the diving, or the laid back vibe of the place.

With which shop did you certify, if I may ask? I'm looking to do my AOW and Nitrox in May or June, and have thought about Carolina Dive Center, but may go closer.

Barry

It definitely is chilly, still dry suit season or at the very least a 7mm!

I was certified by a private instructor through advanced diving concepts. I would highly recommend them

 

[GreggS]

Welcome, fellow North Carolinian. I highly endorse @drrich2 's suggestion for diving the wrecks of NC. There is great diving out of Wilmington as well as from the Morehead City/Beaufort area. Can't go wrong from either place. One of my favorites is the Hyde out of Wilmington. Nice wreck and have seen several Sand Tigers there every time I've dived it along with lots of other sea life.

 

[johnnyboots]

Congrats on your certifications, and welcome to Scubaboard. I'm in Greensboro, and may hit you up for a dive or two soon--it's a bit chilly in the quarries for me at the moment. Fantasy Lake is going for the gold with the establishment to the Wibit float park. Hope it doesn't hamper the diving, or the laid back vibe of the place.

With which shop did you certify, if I may ask? I'm looking to do my AOW and Nitrox in May or June, and have thought about Carolina Dive Center, but may go closer.

Barry

Sorry for the thread hijack, any places for cert that you'd recommend around GSO?

 

[GreggS]

Sorry for the thread hijack, any places for cert that you'd recommend around GSO?

Although you weren't asking me, NADCO on Gate City Blvd. Is great for certification. Randy and his son Dolph are great guys and instructors. You can google NADCO for their website and info.

 

[JMart]

Hello from Oklahoma!

 

[herman]

Welcome to the board. Check on the tables just past the old quarry entrance. If you see some old guys there in old school double hose equipment, come up and say hello. It's my buddies and odds are I am with them. We like keeping to vintage diving equipment alive.