How long and how many............

[texdiveguy]

Howdy fellow Texas divers,,,,,not that it really matters.....but how long have you been diving and how many dives have you made??????

 

[Harvdog]

I got certified May 2nd. I have 31 dives thusfar. I dive every weekend in Lake Travis and recently dove 10x in Cozumel. Max depth there was 125 ft. My thoughts on diving were, "more, more, more" I have completed the OW, AOW and next weekend will complete my Rescue class. I am still so green and realized that this past weekend during my rescue class. Up until now, I have wanted the DM cert. Still do, but now I fully understand what is involved with being a DM and am in no rush to get that cert. I will take my time, gaining experience and knowledge along the way. Rescue opened up my eyes to the responsibility of being a trained diver and holding a DM cert. I look forward to completing that challenge with great enthusiasm but will not cut any corners or deny by confidence in my abilities just to get it.

Diving is awesome and I am sorry I waited so long to get into it but stoked that I am in it now. I just turned 30 by the way...dammit!!

 

[scuba_luv]

Just getting certified. Will finish OW this Wednesday and then have a trip planned to the Keys where I should get plenty of diving in. I've been reading all the Scubaboard posts about freshwater here in Texas because it seems I'll have to do a lot of diving close to home to keep up my skills.

 

[Dee]

I certified in May, 1997 and have a little over 700 dives. I've been a DM for 4 years.

harvdog...You're gonna love the Rescue class. It was the most fun I've ever had in a class and the hardest. You'll work your buns off! I'm glad to hear you're waiting for more experience before going for DM. It's a very rewarding 'job' but a lot of responsibility. You'll need every bit of experience you can gather!

 

[Moostang]

Howdy fellow Texas divers,,,,,not that it really matters.....but how long have you been diving and how many dives have you made??????

Open Water 3 Feb 1991

Didnt really have anyone to dive with till last year. I've only logged around 40 dives but prolly have around 60 total. (i got lazy and didnt log)

 

[scubatexastony]

I learned to dive in 1972, got certified as a NAUI diver in 1973 and dove compulsively for a couple years while I was in the Navy. Married in October, 1975, raised kids, got back to serious diving in 1998 and have 400+ since then. I'd venture in the neighorhood of 1000 total, as I didn't log the early dives, had gas available on the base/ship, and plenty of water. Bren finally decided she'd learn to dive in June '02 and has nearly 150 under her weight belt.

tony

4d,23h,29m to blue waters

 

[parrotheaddiver]

Kept a log book first year of diving. The next 5 years didn't keep one because my diving slacked off some. Kept one again for 6 years lost them in a move/divorce. Started keeping one again in 1989 and only log blue water dives. I don't know how many I have. :06:

 

[Debraw]

I am not a log keeper. I ask my husband how many dives he has, because he keeps a log, and then I subtract a hundred. So I figure around 325 at this point. I have been diving since July 1998 and a DM for the last three years. I dive year around now since I purchased a dry suit last winter. Keep it up, diving gets better the more classes you take. Rescue was my favorite!

 

[SeaHunt]

Certified in 2001, and have logged 71 dives todate.

 

[tx.lakerats]

Rescue was totally the BEST class and the hardest!! I go out with our Rescue classes just to keep fresh! I've been diving for about 4 years about 150 dives and am a AI with PADI