Looking for advice on diving CCR around Puget Sound

[Josh_Boon]

I have looked around and haven’t found much info on CCR diving in PNW. Curious if there is a CCR group of divers I could link up with. I’ll be moving to Port Orchard next year.

 

[rjack321]

Unless you're GUE trained and diving a JJ there's no "one" group. Just scattered buddy pairs, 3somes

I live in Port Orchard and occasionally dive in Puget Sound still. The majority of my local diving is practice oriented to stay proficient for exploration diving elsewhere.

 

[Josh_Boon]

Unless you're GUE trained and diving a JJ there's no "one" group. Just scattered buddy pairs, 3somes

I live in Port Orchard and occasionally dive in Puget Sound still. The majority of my local diving is practice oriented to stay proficient for exploration diving elsewhere.

Thanks for the info. I am diving like every weekend here so hopefully that won’t change once I move there.

 

[justinthedeeps]

So much ad-hoc shore and DPV diving. Pretty sure Hood Canal is crawling with deep divers on a low profile?

The most CCR divers I have seen at once is at Redondo in the summer looking for sixgill sharks.

If there was a boat charter brave enough to consistently serve tech & CCR diving in the San Juans, that could be world class. But the risks and budgeting means it's almost all private boats up there serving only very experienced local drift divers thru personal connections.

Somehow they manage in B.C. though?

 

[davehicks]

I have been CCR diving in Puget Sound for about 18 years. These days I usually dive two days a week. My wife is on CCR as well but she only joins me on boat dives. I mostly do shore diving all over the place with a variety of dive buddy mostly on OC. Which is fine. We are all independent divers and generally work as same ocean buddies.

I am in Seattle, but if you ever want a buddy let me know. Some where like Keystone on Whidbey Island is half way.

Today's dives were in Hood Canal, which I imagine you will dive a lot.

 

[rjack321]

So much ad-hoc shore and DPV diving. Pretty sure Hood Canal is crawling with deep divers on a low profile?

The most CCR divers I have seen at once is at Redondo in the summer looking for sixgill sharks.

If there was a boat charter brave enough to consistently serve tech & CCR diving in the San Juans, that could be world class. But the risks and budgeting means it's almost all private boats up there serving only very experienced local drift divers thru personal connections.

Somehow they manage in B.C. though?

AI broken tonight?

 

[Josh_Boon]

I have been CCR diving in Puget Sound for about 18 years. These days I usually dive two days a week. My wife is on CCR as well but she only joins me on boat dives. I mostly do shore diving all over the place with a variety of dive buddy mostly on OC. Which is fine. We are all independent divers and generally work as same ocean buddies.

I am in Seattle, but if you ever want a buddy let me know. Some where like Keystone on Whidbey Island is half way.

Today's dives were in Hood Canal, which I imagine you will dive a lot.

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Awesome Photo! The emerald water. What dive site was that?

 

[justinthedeeps]

AI broken tonight?

Too busy making maps to AI tonite. Here's what's hot this week apparently as a 'shore dive'

 

[davehicks]

Awesome Photo! The emerald water. What dive site was that?

Flagpole.

 

[grantmac]

I'm also moving to Washington this year (Whidbey Island) with a goal of CCR in 2027. Still figuring out unit and building experience on OC deco diving.
I'm hopeful there is enough of a community to progress this there since although I rec dive solo I'm a long ways away from unsupported tech.