Ice dive in Saanich Inlet

[MarkH]

Imagine if it got as cold here as in the rest of Canada. I bet most of the Strait of Georgia would be frozen over and they'd need ice breakers to get the ferries through. You'd need drills and chainsaws to dive in Saanich Inlet.

 

[Les]

-10 brrrr. and what was the temp at depth?

 

[SeanQ]

Imagine if it got as cold here as in the rest of Canada. I bet most of the Strait of Georgia would be frozen over and they'd need ice breakers to get the ferries through. You'd need drills and chainsaws to dive in Saanich Inlet.

Global cooling doesn't sound so bad.

 

[MarkH]

-10 brrrr. and what was the temp at depth?

I have no idea. My computer doesn't have a thermometer. It didn't seem that cold. I did a 55 minute dive in a tight semi-dry and I wasn't uncomfortable. Of course for most of the dive I was swimming quickly (to try and get as far as I could and then back).

 

[MarkH]

Hey SeanQ... just to get off topic for a bit, were those pictures in your gallery taken at Saturna? It looked like Madrona Pt. until I saw the white house.

 

[SeanQ]

Hey SeanQ... just to get off topic for a bit, were those pictures in your gallery taken at Saturna? It looked like Madrona Pt. until I saw the white house.

You got it. East Point, Saturna Island.

 

[BMW]

On Sunday the air temp was 39C and the minimum temperature during the dive was 44C, as recorded by my computer.

So, if you are cold you should jump in the ocean ;-)

 

[MarkH]

You got it. East Point, Saturna Island.

Did you go diving there? I once did a dive right where you were standing to take that photo with the white building.

 

[SeanQ]

Did you go diving there? I once did a dive right where you were standing to take that photo with the white building.

No, maybe next time. I'd like to try diving Winter Cove / Boat Passage when the currents cooperate.