Looking for more info on the Conestaga

[alaxias]

Hello everyone. Me and 3 friends are planning our first dive without a teacher. 3 of us took advanced classes and have an experience of around 3 dives (other then basic and advanced classes). I personally only took the basic class and did 2 dives later on (also did a refresh last week in a pool). None of us would consider to be an advanced diver.

Basically I'd like to know if this dive would be good for our skill level or if it wouldn't be safe. From the info I gathered so far it doesn't seem like it would be difficult but I'm mostly concerned about the current. We didn't plan to actually enter the wreck (if this is even possible) but just dive around. The dive would be august 23rd.

Here's some of the site where I got my info:
Conestoga
Aquadyne dive club - Dive sites : The wreck of the Conestoga

thanks!

 

[brokenbones]

The Conestoga will be a good wreck for you to practise and improve your skills. New divers can get experience and challenge their skills with higher difficulty shore entries, learn to work with current and lower visibility. The shallow depth, ease of orientation and closeness to shore add to the safety factor for divers.

A mild current of about 1 knot is always present. Just remember that this can vary with river conditions so at times it can be moderate in strength. The water gets channelled between wreck and the shore so the current tends to be a bit stronger on the north or starboard side of the wreck close to the bow.

The best access point is about 60ft. of up stream the bow. There is a cement slab making it a little easier to get down from the road to the water. Many divers use the slab to get their gear on so they don’t have to step down the 2-3 ft drop from the road to the water.

Another great wreck for you to dive would be the Rothesay. It is another 15-20 minutes west of the Connie.

Have a safe and fun dive.

 

[volks_r_us]

I was there 3 weeks ago
We had very low vis around 5ft
there always other divers on week to whom you can always ask question about the wreck.
I normally enter a the ciment slab drift for 60ft and see the ship. I drift all the way to the prop, then climb to the Deck which is colapse and make "wreck penetration" impossible. Swim up stream then drift back down on the other side the wreck and go back up on the deck and Exit.

When are you going ? I'm from Montreal To

 

[alaxias]

We did both the Conestoga and the Rothesay yesterday. Great dive! We all enjoyed it. Visibility was good at both sites but at the Rothesay we had to swim a bit higher to avoid clouding the water while swimming.