Where was your first OW dive?

[Squalus]

My first "Open Water" experience was at the White Star quarry near Sandusky, Ohio.
Air temp was a balmy 45 degrees, water temp a good 55 degrees, sunny but windy in a late October day. Great visibility up to 15 feet. Did a dive there yesterday for a one year anniversary dive there.

 

[MontereyCADiver]

In the not-so-warm waters off of McAbee Beach, Monterey, California, USofA.

After conducting some skills for the OW course, our instructor took us on a mini-tour and we observed a bed of sand dollars. Needless to say, it left an immeasurable impression, and I've been hooked ever since.

 

[suthnbelle]

My OW check out dives were conducted at Devils Den in Florida. First experience other than the LDS' pool. First day was Devils Den and Rainbow River, second day was Kings Spring at Crystal River. I loved it and hope to do a one year anniversary dive at Devils Den.

 

[Nevis Diver]

My first dive was Nevis as well. resort dive from Scuba Safaris....Miles was the DM. Went to "Church Reef" off of the coast of Oualie Beach. AWESOME! Celebrated with Killer Bees from Sunshines! Going back next year in February and staying at Oualie Beach instead of Nisbet for the dives..can't wait !
Chris

 

[Kirkandtiger]

Somewhere off Utila, Honduras. Been hooked ever since........

 

[BigboyDan]

Lake Travis, Texas

 

[transman]

My first open water dive was in Cozumel. Columbia shallows. I still dream about it. Man it was the best thing that ever happened to me. New adventure and new life style. What could be better?

 

[Stevie_G]

My first "Open Water" experience was with a BSAC club named the "Taif Tritons" situated in Taif Saudi Arabia way back in 1985. I remember attending their club meeting along with fellow newbie and signing up for their equivalent of a "Discover Scuba".

This took place the following weekend on the shores of the Red Sea about forty miles south of Jeddah, at a place named "Mystery Cove" (it was a mystery why we kept returning to the same place!).

Myself and fellow newbie were briefed by the Dive Officer on various aspects of scuba diving and led, in turn, out to a chest deep area with a sandy bottom and allowed to kneel or lie face down in the now zero vis waters and breath from a regulator. The Dive Officer kept a firm grip on the back of my horse collar and I remember thinking "This is fantastic, but I wish I could see something".

After about two minutes of breathing underwater I was hauled up and led back to shore where I duly signed up to join BSAC after handing the equipment over to the other newbie....................

From that moment I was hooked and have continued to enjoy being under the water, be it salt, fresh, warm, cold, open or pool.......

 

[fsik]

My wife and I went to Puerto Rico for OW, got our first two dives while the weather was turning, 25 foot vis. Returned again (not storm season), bad weather until the very last day, looked it was 'wait until the quarries thaw', but we got the last 2 dives in at the last possible instant (even worse vis). Despite all that we were totally hooked...maybe we got all that 'bad dive trip' stuff out of our system early...

 

[Scubagolf]

Kihei, Maui. (My choices were 80* water in Hawaii vs. 45* with nearly zero vis in Lake Tahoe, at 6,000 ft. elevation.) Four dives in 100'+ vis off of the beach over two days: large sea turtles, three white tipped reef sharks, large moray eels, and fish, fish, fish, of all sizes and colors. Oh, yeah. All those pesky certification tasks, too....Thanks, Bill.