TyTy
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My girlfriend and I have about 10 dives under our belts (all together) and are thinking about diving the jetties in Pensacola/Ft Walton Beach (between tides of course) by ourselves (meaning just the two of us, no other divers). Every other time we have dove we have been with a group.
We are a little aprehensive but then again so were we on our first dives and we made it through safely. I would say she and I are upper upper level beginners, our instructors said top 1% of people they have taught.
My pops has a boat to take us so it will be much cheaper to do these sorts of dives than charters.
Anyway, what Im saying is with us down and pops at the surface keeping a watchful eye are we moving into the diving with only eachother too quickly?
My thought is that we are dependant on only eachother as dive buddies. I dont think even considering getting help from a person in your group other than your buddy would be smart as my instinct tells me that it could create confusion and waste those precious decision making seconds.
If anything DM's have made us uncomfortable by suggesting 'group' type 'stay with the group' dives. My girlfriend and I have a permanant rule that it is her and I diving together, not as part of a group and that her and I will stay together thats that and thats all.
Anyway, how long after being certified before you started diving without a group/charter/divemasters in the water with you?
We are a little aprehensive but then again so were we on our first dives and we made it through safely. I would say she and I are upper upper level beginners, our instructors said top 1% of people they have taught.
My pops has a boat to take us so it will be much cheaper to do these sorts of dives than charters.
Anyway, what Im saying is with us down and pops at the surface keeping a watchful eye are we moving into the diving with only eachother too quickly?
My thought is that we are dependant on only eachother as dive buddies. I dont think even considering getting help from a person in your group other than your buddy would be smart as my instinct tells me that it could create confusion and waste those precious decision making seconds.
If anything DM's have made us uncomfortable by suggesting 'group' type 'stay with the group' dives. My girlfriend and I have a permanant rule that it is her and I diving together, not as part of a group and that her and I will stay together thats that and thats all.
Anyway, how long after being certified before you started diving without a group/charter/divemasters in the water with you?