I know this is probally petty and boring to everyone who has been diving a while but I figured it was worth telling to help enfore diving with a Buddy and also to say Thanks to Eric G. (my instructor)
Tallatche Wall around a month ago - This was to be my first deep dive, the day was nice top water was a little rough but not too bad and temperature was not too bad around 55 if I remember right. The 3 of us headed in going to 90-95ft the visability was awesome. We started doing math problems with our instructor and I went second. 1+1, 3-1, 4-6 no problems but then it hit me...I couldn't think clearly. I let him know I wasn't thinking clear and then I started to hear a strange noise. I was free flowing. I thought to myself no problem I know what to do. I went thru the motion of signaling my to Share Air and I knew he would share his air then just turn off my air, shake it then turn it back on. Well then while I was sharing his air I hearrd a second noise; his started to free flow, OK now I was starting to crap myself. My instructor looked at me and motioned to slow down my breaths and I tried but was starting to get freaked because I couldn't think straight and I new we were both loosing air. He finally gave up and motioned for us to ascend and we did; however I was mentally gone and was ascending too fast, he dumped his
BC to compensate for me and slowed me down. It should of took us around 1min 30sec and if I remeber correctly it took us 1min and 5sec. I was nervouse for the next day but nothing happened. Thanks to Eric! We later determined that another contribing factor was my wetsuit was to tight in my chest(ebay save a dollar--never again)
Well I fell off the horse that day BUT I CLIMBED BACK ON THE NEXT WEEK...DIVING IS AWESOME!!!!!
Tallatche Wall around a month ago - This was to be my first deep dive, the day was nice top water was a little rough but not too bad and temperature was not too bad around 55 if I remember right. The 3 of us headed in going to 90-95ft the visability was awesome. We started doing math problems with our instructor and I went second. 1+1, 3-1, 4-6 no problems but then it hit me...I couldn't think clearly. I let him know I wasn't thinking clear and then I started to hear a strange noise. I was free flowing. I thought to myself no problem I know what to do. I went thru the motion of signaling my to Share Air and I knew he would share his air then just turn off my air, shake it then turn it back on. Well then while I was sharing his air I hearrd a second noise; his started to free flow, OK now I was starting to crap myself. My instructor looked at me and motioned to slow down my breaths and I tried but was starting to get freaked because I couldn't think straight and I new we were both loosing air. He finally gave up and motioned for us to ascend and we did; however I was mentally gone and was ascending too fast, he dumped his
BC to compensate for me and slowed me down. It should of took us around 1min 30sec and if I remeber correctly it took us 1min and 5sec. I was nervouse for the next day but nothing happened. Thanks to Eric! We later determined that another contribing factor was my wetsuit was to tight in my chest(ebay save a dollar--never again)
Well I fell off the horse that day BUT I CLIMBED BACK ON THE NEXT WEEK...DIVING IS AWESOME!!!!!
