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[dgiese01]

Anybody in here live in the Tampa Bay area? I'm new to diving and am looking for a buddy or 5... My only friend who dives lives in GA so we can only dive together a few times a year. I'm getting a little sick of always being at the mercy of dive charters all the time.

I'm not into any specialty or difficult dives yet, I just want to log some nice easy dives for awhile until I get more comfortable and then the real fun can begin!

 

[Oceandvr]

sorry for the late reply... just found this thread..... so nice to read about places i know! you'll LOVE tug orange.... i hear the GG's are gone since the red tide, but .... check out http://piddlefish.servepics.com/SCUBA/video.html - search for orange tug and take a peak.

Cool videos! I'm looking forward to seeing the tug orange now that I've seen the video. Thanks for sharing!

 

[DiveBandit]

Very nice videos.

 

[frogman_5]

Well, looks like I picked a good weekend to work on the boat!

Look at the forecast and they were calling for 3 to 5's. From personal experience, if the wind blows the same direction for one day, that means 3-5, two days 3+5, three days 3x5! Anyway, not a fun time on the water.:looking_a

Thinking of heading to the "Invade the Keys" weekend in July. How many Tampa Bay divers planning on going?

Rich

 

[eandiver]

Look at the forecast and they were calling for 3 to 5's. From personal experience, if the wind blows the same direction for one day, that means 3-5, two days 3+5, three days 3x5! Anyway, not a fun time on the water.:looking_a

Rich

Thats why I'll be at Ginnie tomorrow. Hopefully the vis will recover for next weekend.

 

[TheCaptain]

Hi everybody, it seems to be my thread!! I'll arrive in Tampa just next sunday directly from Italy (Rome, to be exact)! I'm supposed to stay there for the next 4-6 months for business. May I ask you what kind of suit do you suggest? 7mm semidry or dry suit?

Bye

Dario, thecaptain

 

[eandiver]

Since you will be here during the summer a 3mm is fine for the Gulf and a 7mm is fine for year round spring dives.

Welcome!

 

[frogman_5]

Personally, I might dive naked in August and September if it weren't for big fish with sharp teeth!

 

[Missdirected]

Hi everybody, it seems to be my thread!! I'll arrive in Tampa just next sunday directly from Italy (Rome, to be exact)! I'm supposed to stay there for the next 4-6 months for business. May I ask you what kind of suit do you suggest? 7mm semidry or dry suit?

Bye

Dario, thecaptain

Hi there. Welcome to the board.

 

[Missdirected]

sorry for the late reply... just found this thread..... so nice to read about places i know! you'll LOVE tug orange.... i hear the GG's are gone since the red tide, but .... check out http://piddlefish.servepics.com/SCUBA/video.html - search for orange tug and take a peak.

Darn thing won't play for me.

 

[Missdirected]

Well, looks like I picked a good weekend to work on the boat!

Look at the forecast and they were calling for 3 to 5's. From personal experience, if the wind blows the same direction for one day, that means 3-5, two days 3+5, three days 3x5! Anyway, not a fun time on the water.:looking_a

Thinking of heading to the "Invade the Keys" weekend in July. How many Tampa Bay divers planning on going?

Rich

I will be there. I have my hotel room and dives already booked!