MichelG
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A very nice day to dive today, water temp was 35F and viz about 20 feet, lots of green slime going down. As ice conditions goes, Lock 21, 23, and the Conestoga are all diveable. Have fun!!!
St. Lawrence River temperature
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astralmind
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Don't want to spam this very useful thread but around what time of the year do the conditions get warm enough to dive Wetsuit (7mm+7mm shorty, 14mm total) ? I've been craving for a dive since I got back from my first experience in Roatan in Feburary and can't wait to go back to it.
Honestly, that would do except for fingers and toes (can be mitigated with good mits & socks).....but mostly you get hurt on the surface intervals (can't be mitigated)...... The worst part is being cold and wet on the surface, so it is more about the air temps... YMMV.
yes.......it's all about the AIR temp!!!lol
And thats July......... them Northerners are some tuff folks!!!!!!
astralmind
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hmm got decent booties with socks and mits but yeah I guess the air would be a bit on the cold end.
So, basically saying no diving for me until... end of May ? My bathtub is way too small to accommodate until then, I will have to figure something out hehe.
Drysuit or wetsuit, take some warm dry clothes to change into and you can do it. Wetsuit is a little more challenging, but if you take some warm water in a cooler or jug for after the dive it helps. Dump it in the wetsuit for a quick warm up after diving and when you are ready, strip off the wetsuit and dry off quickly, get into warm dry clothes, go have an ice cold beer and call it a day. A group of us do this every New Years Eve in A-Bay. We do however don't waste time stopping for a beer. We stop for at least two!!
jeangadbois
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So does any one have a water temp for the cornwall area
The river is warming "nicely". Saturday in A-bay we had 36-38*F during our drift. I would imagine it to be a bit warmer at Cornwall. Maybe even 40*F.
jeangadbois
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Were abouts is A-bay if you don't mind I ask.
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