Looking for advice on diving CCR around Puget Sound

[rjack321]

from what I am reading is that having a DPV opens up the options. I do have my genesis but have been debating if I want to build a fill station or just have a couple more sets of 3L.

You kinda need a DPV since there are basically zero charters worth using here. Or your own boat and legit boating skills, or both

 

[justinthedeeps]

Shrugs good luck with that. You ever even done Long Island wall? Know how long slack is at Cattle Pass?

I'm just adding a bit of topographical context to what one of the other the local young gunners just AI'ed up as a weekend dive plan

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[justinthedeeps]

Puget Sound / SJI / B.C. is like a Komodo with really cold murky water
Mod 2 (to 60m) in pink and Mod 3 (to 100m) in orange
OceanGate was onto something?

 

[justinthedeeps]

Don't want this happening though.

Analysis of a complex recreational scuba diving accident: French Pass, New Zealand, 2000 - PubMed

In March 2000, six students and an instructor dived using open-circuit scuba in a narrow pass and were swept by a strong current to a depth of 90 metres' sea water. Three died and four were injured, which makes the incident the worst diving accident in New Zealand history. The group was on an...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[justinthedeeps]

I'm hoping to find folks who want to dive within AN/DP Tec45 limitations.

There are a few deco-eligible 30 to 40 metre dives for Whidbey shore divers and I could possibly give a little orientation/company, but the best sea life and topo is usually in the 15 to 30 metre range. Mukilteo gets deep but it's just a sand slope.

With a proper live boat though? Some wild looking stuff everywhere

 

[rjack321]

There are a few deco-eligible 30 to 40 metre dives for Whidbey shore divers and I could possibly give a little orientation/company, but the best sea life and topo is usually in the 15 to 30 metre range. Mukilteo gets deep but it's just a sand slope.

With a proper live boat though? Some wild looking stuff everywhere
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I dunno man, maybe you should actually dive instead of just post publically available bathymetry which is completely irrelevant. Hint - you aren't going to find **** stumbling around in 114m of mud.

 

[rjack321]

I'm just adding a bit of topographical context to what one of the other the local young gunners just AI'ed up as a weekend dive plan

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pnwdiving

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Or more likely it's all just a big lie which you're just regurgitating. Cause it's over a quarter mile walk from the end of the road to the *closest* possible entry which is one wrong side of Deadman Island. Nevermind the only slack before flood at Cattle Pass on the 14th is either at dawn or at dusk.

 

[justinthedeeps]

Or more likely it's all just a big lie which you're just regurgitating. Cause it's over a quarter mile walk from the end of the road to the *closest* possible entry which is one wrong side of Deadman Island. Nevermind the only slack before flood at Cattle Pass on the 14th is either at dawn or at dusk.

Clearly you have not met him

He recently spent five days in a row diving Deception Pass, perfectly timed around an ideal neap cycle. Reported exactly when each slack time actually occurred, relative to the NOAA predictions, which can be off by up to +/- 60 minutes.

pnwdiving

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A constant hazard at this site as a shore dive is that people show up and tend to get in too early for their level of awareness, preparation or familiarity with the site. This is particularly prone to happen when they see a regular go in. Any time a new group shows up, group errors easily ensue, leading to people rag dolling over barnacle-covered rocks, tearing drysuits, losing fins, and even drowning.

As for 'alpine style' shore diving the San Juans, evidently it is being done!

 

[justinthedeeps]

I dunno man, maybe you should actually dive instead of just post publically available bathymetry which is completely irrelevant. Hint - you aren't going to find **** stumbling around in 114m of mud.

I agree with you about the silty deeps! And I am certain you have covered more ground sir

But I have been on CCR at clean sheer wall reefs in the San Juans, where the sounder reads 600 feet and you could toss a ball to land. That includes Turn Point and Kellett Bluff. Here a hazy summer scout to rec depths, just air dil with another on OC.

Did I check what was at 100 metres there? Well no, not yet... but I would like to. Bring your long reel and jumbo SMB!

There is God's Pocket level diving and proper deep reef right out there as a day trip for anyone who can make it happen safely.

 

[justinthedeeps]

@rjack321 @grantctobin I can see that I have annoyed you by turning up on the forums and having plenty of new things to say and debate about, and I will accept that hazing... let's keep it interesting!