What region produces the most skilled divers?

[ScubaCollin]

Id say anywhere cold water. I dive in 40 degree water with 20 feet visibility as a dream day. Its usually around 10. Those warm water divers are spoiled with nice water.

 

[nwdiver2]

BC, Eh??

 

[nwdiver2]

The simple answer is BC because

low vis, cold water, short summers, currents and not much infastructure.

when we send them off to the world we are proud of them, Eh??

 

[ScubaCollin]

Amen to Canadian Divers, best of the best lol

 

[Ontario Diver]

The toughest diving conditions are in Mexico.....

- Cold water conditions (or was that my sunburn)
- Miniumal Viz (or was that fuzzyness due to my hang over)
- Shallow water Narcosis (or was that the beer)
- Dangerous boat conditions (or was that the DM in the bikini who didn't like my "buddy breathing" comment - or maybe her boyfriend)

and the toughest thing about Mexican diving.....


Watery beer

 

[coreypenrose]

The simple answer is BC because

low vis, cold water, short summers, currents and not much infastructure.

when we send them off to the world we are proud of them, Eh??

On the other hand, I'm told that you guys have smoother water then the California coast. Your currents are strong and the water is cold, but surf and surge is more powerful further South.

If I've heard incorrectly, please educate me.

 

[Jersey Chris]

I gotta throw another vote for the North East. We have had some pretty bad conditions lately because of all the storms.. Last report was 45 degree bottom temps with 4 foot swells on the surface and less then 5 foot of Vis on the bottom. Dont think it gets much tougher then that. Do I really enjoying diving here.?. Well most of the time I do. Why? because it makes you a better diver. If you can dive here and be comfortable, you can dive any where. I train here all season and look foward to diving the carribian in the off season. You cant compare the two conditions. Not even close. Take a warm water diver that has only dove warm high vis conditions and put him up in our pool and see what happens. I dont think it makes us better divers, just more diverse divers in changing conditions. I hear Canada can be very tough as well but I have not dove there to see yet.

 

[Scuba]

I find typical conditions here in California more challenging then typical conditions in the tropics. Have not done colder latitude diving yet, but I would expect perhaps equal to more challenging conditions based on typical weather.

I always have a good laugh when I hear some warm water location diver complain about poor conditions. More often then not I'll take them anyday. However, I don't necessarily think this makes me a better diver, but rather, a diver better adapted to specific conditions. A good diver will likely quickly adapt to differing conditions.

One thing that is a no contest is suiting up into a 7 mil wetsuit. Now, there's a challenge.

How long is a typical dive for those of you who dive wet below 45 degrees? Are you able to stop moving without freezing, or is this a non-stop motion dive? The reason I ask, is that when the temp gets to the low fifties diving wet, I fin not so much for propulsion as for the heating effect.

 

[roakey]

90% of the divers certified in the Luraville/High Springs area of Florida could kick the living daylights out of divers certified anywhere else. The other 10% are recreational divers.

Roak

 

[TCDiver1]

and the toughest thing about Mexican diving.....

Watery beer

I was thinking the toughest thing about diving in Mexico was watery something else.