Today's Dive Flag fun

[CuzzA]

I'm sure this type of thing doesn't happen often (or maybe it does when you have mixed dive groups), but I wonder given the obvious universal appearance of the dive flag, would it be prudent to mark a flag or at least the float it's attached to? Something like "Hey Dipstick"... "This ain't your bleeping flag" or "Don't Touch" or "Go Away"!!!

Edit: Or how about the typical semi bumper sticker... "If you can read this, you're too close. Back off!!!" Add a picture of Yosemite Sam for good measure.

 

[scubadada]

I'm sure this type of thing doesn't happen often (or maybe it does when you have mixed dive groups), but I wonder given the obvious universal appearance of the dive flag, would it be prudent to to mark a flag or at least the float it's attached to? Something like "Hey Dipstick"... "This ain't your bleeping flag" or "Don't Touch" or "Go Away"!!!

Edit: Or how about the typical semi bumper sticker... "If you can read this, you're too close. Back off!!!" Add a picture of Yosemite Sam for good measure.

I have my first name in big, black, capital letters in the white stripe of my flag. Anyone close enough to read it should know who it is, or isn't.

 

[CuzzA]

Scubadada, I had not thought about it before reading this thread. I don't own a flag float yet, but when I do I'm going to do the same thing.

 

[WarrenZ]

I used a flat float a couple of times it seemed to attract idiots so I stopped using it.

Glad to hear you were OK.

 

[iamrushman]

great news that your unharmed.......south Florida boaters are worse than south Florida drivers.

 

[guyharrisonphoto]

John,

How are the conditions at LBTS? Did the beach renourishment mess up that really nice reef that is about 50 yards off the end of the pier?

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

A friend of mine in Bulgaria was diving in a lake one summer. Feels his dive flag start to go, pulling him up. Went to the surface only to be yelled at by a guy on a jet ski to say he found the dive flag, it was his, and for my friend to let go of the line. smh

 

[boulderjohn]

John,

How are the conditions at LBTS? Did the beach renourishment mess up that really nice reef that is about 50 yards off the end of the pier?

I have no idea. We were on a boat much farther out. There is certainly a lot of sand going in north of there these days. It is really stunning.

 

[tarponchik]

But why did you guys dive with flags from the boat? Isn't the flag displayed on the boat enough? I did some boat diving in Florida and nobody used individual flags.

 

[scubadada]

But why did you guys dive with flags from the boat? Isn't the flag displayed on the boat enough? I did some boat diving in Florida and nobody used individual flags.

Were you diving off a boat, moored to a buoy? Drift diving is different

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