Rapid Star
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I've aborted 1 dive in 21 logged dives, a night dive in my local quarry. Poor visibility and buddy separation about 15 minutes in, reunited on the surface and called it a night.
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I can understand the sentiment a bit but as is often quoted on here "There is nothing down there worth dying for" and "It will still be there next week, month, year".I have aborted a bunch just on reports of larger than optimal surf. Laguna just isnt that great when its not pretty flat..imho.
I wasnt ' feelin' it at Catalina and passed on second dive a couple weeks ago. Had a nice lunch instead.
Have to admit I hadnt invested much in either case in money or time so no pressing push to go. Some exotic expensive unique dive place then I might push the envelope.
interestingly i have just flown back from a diving holiday last night and i aborted 1 dive and had another aborted by one of our group. i was getting over a cold and could equalize on land so gave it a go, first dive was fine, second i just couldnt equalize so i bowed out as didnt want to force it. a few days later one of our group had a panic attack at 8 metres when his mask filled with water and he started coughing into his reg and inflated his BCD to get to the surface. the guide went up to help him but called the dive off so we all came back to the surface
Seen a buddy do that, it was a mess.(heck you can blow chunks through a reg and it will still operate - might want to give it a heck of a good rinse afterwards though).
I bet there were plenty of fish about all of a sudden - they love it.Seen a buddy do that, it was a mess.