Patio Chair Search & Recovery

[Akimbo]

Visibility was surprisingly good

Excellent. Glad you didn't have to break out the side scan sonar and magnetometer for a large area search. Sometimes you get lucky.

Hope you logged the dive.

 

[wnissen]

I figured there was no way I was getting into the water anytime soon given the conditions in SoCal right now.

But, I got a call from dispatch this morning (aka the wife) to work on a search & recovery mission this morning after the heavy winds last night. It was successful. Story & photos are at the link below. Visibility was surprisingly good and I haven't worn the DiveRIte 901 suit in a while but it held up well.

Patio Chair Search & Recovery Mission (Newport Beach — 3 ffw)

Given the storms this week, I figured there was no way I was going to get into a drysuit anytime soon. But then I got a call from central dispatch (aka the wife) about a search and recovery mission…

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Another successful dive to 200+! 200 cm, that is.

 

[broncobowsher]

Another successful dive to 200+! 200 cm, that is.

In a drysuit no less! That is impressive.

 

[beldridg]

Did you consider turning the pool heater on before entering those frigid waters?

And ruin a perfectly good chance to put on a drysuit?!

B

 

[Marie13]

That was a dangerous dive!

 

[happy-diver]

Seriously this is why it is so, check this Aladdins Cave out

P-38 – Wrecked in my rEvo

Posts about P-38 written by Brett Eldridge

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Because you must!

 

[Esprise Me]

But the real question is, what did you use for redundancy on this daring solo expedition? Doubles? A pony? Or did you really tempt fate with a Spare Air?

 

[beldridg]

But the real question is, what did you use for redundancy on this daring solo expedition? Doubles? A pony? Or did you really tempt fate with a Spare Air?

Solo dive with a deep breath but I had plenty of oxygen nearby. Getting bold in my old age.

- brett

 

[wnissen]

Solo dive with a deep breath but I had plenty of oxygen nearby. Getting bold in my old age.

- brett

I know details like this are typically kept close to the chest for safety reasons, but what was the mix on your stage bottles? 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc?

 

[beldridg]

I know details like this are typically kept close to the chest for safety reasons, but what was the mix on your stage bottles? 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc?

I'm totally open book on my gas selection on any/all of my dives!

For this particular adventure, I had N2O for my first and only stage bottle.

- brett