What are the chances? (#1)

[Stone]

In my trip report on Key Largo, I mentioned that it was standard procedure to surface halfway through the (low current) dive, get a bearing on the boat, and descend to finish the dive while heading back to the boat. On one of our dives, my wife and I performed this maneuver and descended for the leisurely swim back. Candy proceeded to head off in the wrong direction, so I grabbed her fin and gave her the signal to follow me. Later, she told me that she thought the idiot (me) was going in the wrong direction, but I hadn’t given her any choice but to follow. She was surprised when we ended up under the boat.

As it turns out, my wife’s left wrist was hurting, so she had wrapped her magnetic necklace around it before the dive. Since she was holding her compass with her left hand, no matter which bearing she took, she was headed south.

 

[Uncle Pug]

And you might want to add an addendum to your website on the effects of magnets on compass bearings and the possible side effects of being lost at sea.

 

[Spectre]

Originally posted by Stone
As it turns out, my wife’s left wrist was hurting, so she had wrapped her magnetic necklace around it before the dive.

A dive shop I used to frequent sold a lanyard for your console that used a magnet to loop it together...

I don't know which was worse, that they carried it, or that they were constantly being sold [I was never there at the time, but the stock kept dwindling].

 

[sharpenu]

I bought one, but I use it to hold my light when I am lobstering. It helps keep it out of the way, but still accessible.

 

[WreckWriter]

I once encountered a couple guys in a small boat in the middle of a 30 knot gale. They were driving around in circles and wanted to know which way shore was as their compass was not working.

After I pointed them in the right direction I let the guy in on the secret that the big stereo speaker he had mounted right next to his compass was the biggest part of his problem.

Tom