NC/VA Coast Trip in October?

[kstakem]

/drool!

Stop.... I can't take it.... Must see a ship wreck!!!... Must....

Actually I really want to check out some planes, since im a big aviation buff.

I am game for either. After our deep dive on Sunday I feel a ton more confindent plus my AOW will be before that as well, so as for depth I feel ok... Current on the other hand is another story

 

[O-ring]

They have the ultimate say in who goes anyway...if they want you to do some more dives we can schedule some warmups since we have a month until then and I have nothing else to do ut:

 

[kstakem]

Ok just talked to Kim,

She said it should be fine with me, but recommends diving to 85ish as much as possible over the next month. She said the biggest thing is if I feel comfortable.

So bring those underwater heaters and lets hit Millbrook

 

[O-ring]

So bring those underwater heaters and lets hit Millbrook

Maybe I'll call DUI and see if they can hurry the heck up on that drysuit...I hate Millbrook below 40'.
:cold:

 

[O-ring]

Rolf can't make it that weekend...do we want to try to reschedule the whole thing? Can anyone do another weekend close to that? If not, we can stick to the plan..

I just figured it is so early in the planning stages it might not be bad to reschedule it to accommodate someone else...he has a wedding that weekend. Although.....we could always do 2 trips

 

[O-ring]

These would all be a little shallower...

Sat. Oct 5 - L:8a Tower/Reef - we already know about this dive

Sun. Oct 6 - L:8a Br Spike - Brass Spike Wreck. (85 fsw) A wooden hulled steam assisted sailing vessel that we discovered in 1994. A Brass sexton was found laying in the sand. This vessel has brass spikes (thus the name) in the hull and contains some of the biggest tautog you will ever see. The treasure of this wreck is waiting to be discovered.


~OR~

Sat. Oct 19 - L:8a Tower/Reef - duh!

Sun. Oct 20 - ML:8a B Splendour & L:8a Kurn - Kurn is 85' and the Splendour is (100 fsw). A British Oil Tanker 441 ft. long also torpedoed & sunk by the German Sub U-552 two days prior to the Atlas on April 7, 1942. The explosion caused the Splendour to sink immediately tilted stern down & almost at once slid from view. Most of the aft superstructure was destroyed & the engine room skylight was blown off. Twelve duty personnel lost their lives & 41 survived. The ship capsized before plunging to the bottom & lies completely upside down. The bow is intact & the height above the bottom is about 15 ft. The stern rises nearly 20 ft. from the sand and offers a variety of valve wheels, gauges, thick coral growth & permits easy access through a large, cavernous hole.

 

[kstakem]

I will be down in NC Oct 1 - 3 on a fishing trip with a free place to stay so I could extend that to the 5th and 6th with no problems.

Later in October is prolly going to be bad for me as hunting season starts in Nov and I still need to site in my black powder. But Diving > Hunting, just dont tell my friends that

 

[O-ring]

Ok, I talked to Rolf and he and I are going to go down on the 29th and do a couple dives out of va beach. I figure that makes sense because Columbus day weekend is just so perfect for me. You can join us on the 29th if you want, but I say we keep the trip for the 12th and the 13th.

Do you want to do Hatteras or VA Beach? Since we are the only 2 so far, we get to pick...

The va beach dives on the 29th will be either the Cuyahoga with Lynnhaven or the Brass Spike with the Flying Fish. (see below)

Cuyahoga. (120 fsw) 320 ton USCG Cutter that sank after colliding with the 12,762 ton MV Santa Cruz II near Smith Point, Va. on October 20, 1978. Eleven men lost their lives in the collision. The Cuyahoga was raised and later sunk as an artificial reef. The wreck is upright, intact and interesting to explore.

Brass Spike Wreck. (85 fsw) A wooden hulled steam assisted sailing vessel that we discovered in 1994. A Brass sexton was found laying in the sand. This vessel has brass spikes (thus the name) in the hull and contains some of the biggest tautog you will ever see. The treasure of this wreck is waiting to be discovered.

 

[sillygrendel]

I'm there. Defintely.

Doesn't really matter which to me. (never been to either and both sound like they could be cool)
I'm happy with shallow or deep.

As long as there is something cool to see! :mean:

 

[kstakem]

Ohh ohh Coast Guard Cutter??

I am all over that

Ok still on for Columbus day then

For some reason the Cuyahoga rings a bell, I will have to talk to some USCG friends.