Testing the Water , Oriskany & Pensacola

[johnohuk]

Hi there,
a few members of our dive club here in the UK thought the BigO looked kinda cool and could warrant a trip as part of a 7day dive vacation... something different! Now I’ve don a bit of digging on the net but I know there’s nothing like local KB! Some questions I have :

When is the best time of year to come ? Dive Weather for the BigO..

What other dive attractions are there ? Wrecks are the preference…

If u had 5-6 days to fill with just diving on the gulf coast, what would u do ? ( Even go somewhere else

Thanks in advance !

John

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Welcome to ScubaBoard

Late Spring would be a great time for diving the Gulf, but the weather and conditions there are never 100% reliable. There are litterally thousands of artificial reefs in the Gulf, alot of them are worth diving. Most of them are sunk intentionally, but there is a wide variety to chose from including Navy tenders, tugs, Liberty ships, planes, tanks, ect.

You have alot available offshore, a handfull of fun beach dives, and the panhandle contains some great freshwater springs as well.

 

[johnohuk]

Thanks SuPrBuGmAn... looking good so far... also like ur galleries! Silly question coming up, when is late spring for u? June?

 

[algulfdiver]

Give Us a call at Gulf Divers if You would like and we will do what we can to help You out.

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Thanks SuPrBuGmAn... looking good so far... also like ur galleries! Silly question coming up, when is late spring for u? June?

I've had some of my best visibility dives in May and June. According to my log, late summer seems to be great offshore too.

 

[PerroneFord]

They are going to FRY coming over here diving in June. Daytime temps are normally 33C that time of year.

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

PF, you're aging horribly!

 

[PerroneFord]

PF, you're aging horribly!

No buddy, I'm going dry in 2 weeks. BIG difference!