New To The Sport

[MoBayDiver]

Hello under water lovers,
I am very glad to have found this forum of scuba enthusiasts while I prepare for the new certificatition to dive. I have done a small amount of diving in Jamaica (under twelve dives, in 50 feet or above water).
My training and certification process in Jamaica is surely to be different from what I can expect here in the cold waters of the North East.
Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for the future help and input. :chef::crawl:

 

[ScubaRider]

Hello and welcome to the board

 

[scuba_junkie]

Welcome to the scubaboard!

Yep... diving cold water for the first time is going to be quite the experience for ya, but its still a lot of fun. I have yet to dive any warm water locations yet, other than snorkelling, so that will be a treat for me someday.

 

[crazed_dolphin]

my biggest problem with diving in cold water was bouyancy. I wasn't sure how much lead I needed. Plus more I had to wear less comfortable I felt. I feel more claustrphobic in a 8 mil wetsuit than no wetsuit or a tropical shorty.