NJ Dive 2 July anyone intersted?

[sylvester]

Folks, It was recommended that I also post in here to try and get enough people who may be intersted. Here is some info, I would appreciate a head count of who is interested by the end of this weekend. If there is not enough interest, I will stop pursuing this.

Boat Old Salty two, http://www.olsaltytwo.com/diving.htm, 62 ft boat with emergency O2 and aid kit. Transom exit, the crew will provide soda, water and a Danish, lunch is possible based on the number of divers. Currently the morning of Friday 2d of July is open. Cost per diver is $75.00 we'll need 17 divers to get the boat out of port. Non divers are welcome at $35 per person. There is a deposit required, but
I will need to know who is interested first.

Thanks to Dan for providing Farmers Almanac info:
Farmers Info July 2004
1st-3rd. Showers, rain New England, points south, then clear. 4th-7th. Fair, pleasant. 8th-11th. Showers, thunderstorms rapidly shift east into New England. 12th-15th. Showery weather. 16th-19th. Unsettled. 20th-23rd. A few local thunderstorms New England. 24th-27th. Clear, hot, then local thunderstorms New England. 28th-31st. Showers, thunderstorms.

Based on that, it looks like the 1st weekend in July should be ok for diving.

So who is up for it? Let me know if there is a particular attraction you would like to dive. So far the people who have responded are all flexible.

Email me if your intersted at sylvesterr@comcast.net thanks

 

[grouchyturtle]

Are you kidding! NO ONE!!!
I see 40 views, please tell me you got a few PMs or emails?

Otherwise we need to find a smaller boat.

 

[sylvester]

With the exception of you, Frank, Dan and I, no one else is intersted. So, I have contacted the boat about the possability of 2-4 of us (strap hanging) just filling out the trip if he gets a dive trip heading out on the 2d and has a few seats left.

 

[grouchyturtle]

What about one of the smaller boats?

Tuna Seizure is just a 6 pack. That's who we were going with when we got blown out the first time.

 

[sylvester]

Hummm it may need to be but after that last ride my train of thought is small boat= lotsa motion............ lemme think ...................aaahhh no, I'd rather use a large boat unless the seas are calm and know it before getting on a small boat, and the problem with that is paying in advance and my driving so far to get there.

To me a larger boat even if the seas are choppy willl be more stable but the down side is more people need to be intersted in diving that day.

 

[grouchyturtle]

Exactly. It's all a tradeoff.

 

[sylvester]

Yea, I know maybe the regular group of us can get on a small boat if the weather forcast holds out for that weekend. I still wanna try catching a lobster. Or just go to Havre De Grace, Md and do a shore dive looking for bottles and other treasures . Whadda ya think?

 

[grouchyturtle]

Yeeeeeeah lobster.

MD might be cool. Maybe do a weekend. My plan is for possibly a few mini vacations this summer (like NC, maybe St. Lawrence) and then a real (aka tropical, warm water, etc.) vacation in the winter.

 

[sylvester]

Well, come winter I will be where its warm, I am trying to talk Frank in to coming back here for an Ice Diving class since we will both be in Fl then.

 

[XJae]

Well, come winter I will be where its warm, I am trying to talk Frank in to coming back here for an Ice Diving class since we will both be in Fl then.

I am definately in for ice diving this winter.