Victoria Vis conditions?

[aaen]

Why is it just Mark and I posting here? Are we the only ones diving?


Regards

Steve

 

[Divegoose]

Hven't been out in a bit, but I'll post a vis report after my next dive.


Divegoose

 

[aaen]

Was out diving Finn Beech/Neck POint the other night. Vis was fairly decent probably 20-30 feet, diving Madronna tomorrow night.

 

[MarkH]

20-30' in Enterprise Channel yesterday.

 

[blatter]

Hi aaen - Have seen the floating Sea Horse at Tyee over a few years now. Did the Sea Horse (and now sorb keg) have some sort of practical use as a marker - or was/is it a form of artistic expression? Just curious.

 

[aaen]

Originally I have no clue why it was out in there or by whom. Presume It was tossed in for fun?

When we do extended dives to Dolphin or to the south at 150 or deeper and back we used it as a navigation aid when coming back at 60 feet as there are basically three chutes in a row that all look the same especially in bad visibility. When we saw the sea horse you went up that chute hit the top did your deco stops then went to shore. It's different if your just on a single tank and you don't go to far away as you can find the right chute easily as you never get to far away from the entry point, we were/are sometimes swimming btw 1/2 to 1km away from the entry point.

I've yet to go change it out to chain yet though. Might happen here tonight, will see though.


Regards

Steve

---------- Post added October 27th, 2015 at 01:39 PM ----------

Oh and visibility at wall beach was horrible on Sunday, maybe 5-10 feet. I've yet to dive this site with good visibility in over 6 years.


Regards

Steve

 

[MarkH]

At Willis Pt. today, visibility was 20' or so in the shallows and maybe 40' down on the wall.

 

[Divegoose]

I did a night dive at Dolphin last Thursday. Overall vis was good, without too much crap in the water.

Divegoose

---------- Post added November 1st, 2015 at 08:26 AM ----------

Hi aaen - Have seen the floating Sea Horse at Tyee over a few years now. Did the Sea Horse (and now sorb keg) have some sort of practical use as a marker - or was/is it a form of artistic expression? Just curious.

I believe the Sea Horse was put in by a group called the CIA - or Central Island Aquaholics. It was put in for fun - we could tell people who had never been at the site before to "watch out" for the giant sea horse that inhabited the local waters. Unfortunately the CIA doesn't exist anymore - the driving force behind it retired and moved south to warmer climes. Just a couple of us now who try to dive on a weekly basis.

Divegoose

 

[wedivebc]

I did a night dive at Dolphin last Thursday. Overall vis was good, without too much crap in the water.

Divegoose

---------- Post added November 1st, 2015 at 08:26 AM ----------



I believe the Sea Horse was put in by a group called the CIA - or Central Island Aquaholics. It was put in for fun - we could tell people who had never been at the site before to "watch out" for the giant sea horse that inhabited the local waters. Unfortunately the CIA doesn't exist anymore - the driving force behind it retired and moved south to warmer climes. Just a couple of us now who try to dive on a weekly basis.

Divegoose

The sea horses were a good idea. I usually oppose junk at dive sites but they serve a purpose.

 

[aaen]

Most of our dive sites are littered in junk. The one common thing I have seen at every dive site I have ever been at is golfballs, I really don't understand the point in people driving golfballs out into the ocean. Are they trying to be Kramer and get a hole in one?

Sadly, I wish I had sea horses to put back in at Tyee. I have often thought the giant ROnald McDonalds would have made a good dive site marker as well.