Where was your first OW dive?

[00scuba]

the tropical area of Haigh Quarry...Kankakee Illinois....

i know ..you all are jealous

 

[ScubaJW]

I took OW classes at Rochester Institute of Technology last spring with Dom then made 4 required dives at Dutch Springs in PA. My goodness, I love Dutch Springs, a perfect place for all dives with various levels! If you are curious, then go: http://www.dutchsprings.com/

This coming fall, I will be taking AOW!

 

[stratboy]

Puget Sound...Washington...West Seattle...Alki Point.

I was so stoked that I never really got cold. So far all of my dives have been cold water. Looking to do some warm water soon.

 

[darcy]

I took OW and AOW at University of Florida and our first OW dive was at John Pennecamp State Park in Key Largo, FL. Compressed air = sweet nectar of the Gods.

 

[diverchuck]

Mine Pits in Northern Minnesota. It was in October and it was snowing on the surface so it was warmer under water.

I still go back every week from April through October to this day!

 

[Free_Flow]

Rockport MA,

57 degree water 20 foot vis, perfect conditions.

 

[mgmonk]

Mango Bay.
Koh Tao (Turtle Island) off the East Coast of Thailand.

My fiance and I in 4 feet of crystal blue 82 degree water, beautiful day, friendly instructor (later a freind outsied of the water, too)..............

But then came the feeder fish. Both of us had recently sustained injuries on our legs from a motorcyle accident (my fault), and the fish found our scabs to be a Thanksgiving feast.
The poor instructor tried to describe deflation and inflation of the BS while I yelped and howled in the backgroud.
Slapping my legs and cursing, the other students figured I had contracted a quick and powerful case of Terets.

Eventually, the instuctor swam back to the boat and got some fied dressing to cover my wound.

What a day.

 

[Parrothead_Diver]

My first OW dive(s) was a discover scuba course in Grand Cayman. The first dive was the Wreck of the Oro Verde at about 35ft, the second was at a spot called Eagle Ray Pass at about 60ft. After my first dive the DM came to me and said that I was now offically ruined for life because "You popped your diving cherry on a Cayman Wreck dive with 125ft vis. and it doesn't get any better than that." Although the comment was a little crude it was very true.

After that I came home and immediatly enrolled on an OW class. I completed my OW certification dive at Divers Cove in Laguna Beach, CA.

 

[Theojt]

My OW cert dives were at the Cartanzer Sr. 45 mins off of St. Thomas, USVI on June 29 of this year. This past weekend I started working on my DM stuff, and I am already going broke from buying scuba gear (so I guess I like it - a lot!).

Jeff

 

[MSP Rescue Diver]

My OW cert dives were at the Cartanzer Sr. 45 mins off of St. Thomas, USVI on June 29 of this year. This past weekend I started working on my DM stuff, and I am already going broke from buying scuba gear (so I guess I like it - a lot!).

Jeff

That was one of my first dives after getting certified too!

Marc