fnfalman
Contributor
March should be sweet diving. It's well into the winter with calm water. Cold as the dickens but that's why the kelps will be nice and green. Nudis galore!!!
---------- Post added December 1st, 2013 at 10:01 PM ----------
On a liveaboard trip, if you really want to, you can squeeze in 6-dives a day and 4-dives on the last day.
1st dive - dawn or pre-dawn
2nd-4th dives - day
5th - evening
6th - night
Rinse, lather, repeat the next day.
Now, let's be more realistic, even if you were to wear drysuit, that's still a lot of diving. I haven't been on the Truth boats but I've been on the Peace boat many times and most of the sites tend to be advanced (i.e. deep, current swept). Even when you're on 30-32% Nitrox, a few dives into the 80-ft + depth will start adding up the toll on your body not to mention nitrogen loading.
I think that one of the reasons why I hadn't gone onto the Truth boats the last several years was because they didn't have Nitrox. One multiday liveaboard trip on the Peace while diving with air was enough to convince me that Nitrox is the way to go for these sorts of trip. Since that the Truth boats are getting Nitrox system installed, I'm going to try them out, especially the one down at Long Beach.
As far as squeezing out as many dives as possible, I'd say dive as much as you want to dive. You're on vacation. If you want to dive, then dive. If not then stay top side enjoy the fresh ocean air and pig out on the good grubs.
---------- Post added December 1st, 2013 at 10:01 PM ----------
On a liveaboard trip, if you really want to, you can squeeze in 6-dives a day and 4-dives on the last day.
1st dive - dawn or pre-dawn
2nd-4th dives - day
5th - evening
6th - night
Rinse, lather, repeat the next day.
Now, let's be more realistic, even if you were to wear drysuit, that's still a lot of diving. I haven't been on the Truth boats but I've been on the Peace boat many times and most of the sites tend to be advanced (i.e. deep, current swept). Even when you're on 30-32% Nitrox, a few dives into the 80-ft + depth will start adding up the toll on your body not to mention nitrogen loading.
I think that one of the reasons why I hadn't gone onto the Truth boats the last several years was because they didn't have Nitrox. One multiday liveaboard trip on the Peace while diving with air was enough to convince me that Nitrox is the way to go for these sorts of trip. Since that the Truth boats are getting Nitrox system installed, I'm going to try them out, especially the one down at Long Beach.
As far as squeezing out as many dives as possible, I'd say dive as much as you want to dive. You're on vacation. If you want to dive, then dive. If not then stay top side enjoy the fresh ocean air and pig out on the good grubs.
