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CosbySweater
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Afternoon dives today were definitely sporty. Winds out of the northwest at 10-15 building to 20 by late afternoon. Seas leaving the inlet around 1330 weren’t terrible. Mostly short period 2-4 footers. The surface interval was tolerable but by the end of the second dive seas had built to 4-6. It definitely made getting on the boat a challenge. Several divers got sick on the boat.
The diving itself was good. Visibility at Kirle’s and Tunnels was around 40 feet. Temp was 74. Just the slightest touch of NE current. Saw several big southern rays, a hawksbill, a few reef sharks, and a lemon shark that hung around us at Tunnels for 20+ min. I got several good photos of the above that I’ll share once I offload them from the GoPro.
This was my first dive with Scubaworks on the Divocean. The crew was top notch. I’ll dive with them again just for the quality of the crew alone. They run a 36’ Newton which is a great dive platform. The boat feels crowded with a full load though (which is 16). Check in is easy but requires you to drop your gear off and then fight to find parking in the adjacent public lot. The only thing I really don’t like about Scubaworks is that the ladders on Divocean have closed rungs which requires you to take your fins off on the ladder. It’s not the easiest thing to do in big seas. When drift diving, it’s much easier to climb the ladder with your fins on, IMO. Another thing to note about Scubaworks is that they will sometimes run charters when other operators have canceled due to weather (as was the case today).
The diving itself was good. Visibility at Kirle’s and Tunnels was around 40 feet. Temp was 74. Just the slightest touch of NE current. Saw several big southern rays, a hawksbill, a few reef sharks, and a lemon shark that hung around us at Tunnels for 20+ min. I got several good photos of the above that I’ll share once I offload them from the GoPro.
This was my first dive with Scubaworks on the Divocean. The crew was top notch. I’ll dive with them again just for the quality of the crew alone. They run a 36’ Newton which is a great dive platform. The boat feels crowded with a full load though (which is 16). Check in is easy but requires you to drop your gear off and then fight to find parking in the adjacent public lot. The only thing I really don’t like about Scubaworks is that the ladders on Divocean have closed rungs which requires you to take your fins off on the ladder. It’s not the easiest thing to do in big seas. When drift diving, it’s much easier to climb the ladder with your fins on, IMO. Another thing to note about Scubaworks is that they will sometimes run charters when other operators have canceled due to weather (as was the case today).
