This Weekend

[GregSaiz]

Looks like a really nice weekend for diving. My buddy and I had reservations at Lobos tomorrow but I've been slide-lined with a head cold (again). Ah well, we had great diving conditions a few weeks ago when the forecast was calling for a blow out.

If vis sucks, please post the horrible details. If it's flat and 50+ feet, keep it to yourself! :depressed:

 

[Jak Crow]

I'll be coming out from Michigan for the week. If anyone wouldn't mind showing a midwesterner a few of the dive sites I'd appreciate it.

If you're looking to do some diving, I'm available any day you're here.

 

[boat sju]

If you're looking to do some diving, I'm available any day you're here.

Great. Sent you a pm. Thanks.

 

[kayacik]

Hey folks,

If anyone is looking to dive tomorrow (Sunday), let me know.

-gunes

 

[mobeeno]

Finally some good conditions, and I have to get a head cold. ;-(


Chuck

Sorry to hear that. I miss your dive report for today. Back tomorrow perhaps?
Anyways, vis report is active on ba_diving

 

[Jak Crow]

Viz at Mcabee was pretty good. Once you got passed some recently churned up plant bits, it opened up nice to I think 20 to 25ft. Hardly any phytoplankton in the water column.

 

[3D diver]

Vis at the breakwater was 15 to 20ft. There was a lot more sand than my last dive there---the admiralty anchor was almost completely exposed then, it's almost completly buried now.

Dives went ok. The initial neck seal trim on my new drysuit had to be opened another 1/8 inch between dives. I've gone through several sets of seals & hoods on my old Viking & was surprised how small the face opening was on the new one. It actually interfered with my eyes and ability to get my snorkle into my mouth! So that got trimmed too.

The one surprise for the day was bouyancy. I've lost 30 to 40 lbs since my last dive & hoped I might be able to remove a little weight from my belt. But...I sprung for some new, very thick, undergarments and had to add weight instead. Something to fine tune over the next few dives.

 

[mobeeno]

Butterfly House had about 40'vis, blue, sunny, 48ºF, low tide,

 

[zf2nt]

Butterfly House had about 40'vis, blue, sunny, 48ºF, low tide,

I did outer Butterfly off a boat late in the afternoon. At one point, my computer showed 44F, and there was another fellow in our group who got the same on his computer. That's the coldest I have ever seen in this area! Bluntly put, I froze my tail off. Next time I'll layer up a bit more.

Bruce

 

[3D diver]

My buddy said it was 47F, but I wasn't sure I believed it till today's posts. My new undergarments may require more weight, but I was warm. My old set were chilly in the low 50F's.