Most of my dives last fall were training dives. They mostly ranged from 200-300 feet, with us breathing trimix for the dive and up to 3 different decompression gases. Why is it they are not worthy to be logged?
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Most of my dives last fall were training dives. They mostly ranged from 200-300 feet, with us breathing trimix for the dive and up to 3 different decompression gases. Why is it they are not worthy to be logged?
Because I was under the impression that quarries were only used for training. I saw them as large pool dives. An LDS I was at last week goes to a quarry for training. I had no idea that people actually used quarries for everyday recreational diving. I didn't and don't consider training dives to be actual open water dives. But that's just me. People log their dives as they wish, and some not at all. It's such a minor detail in any event. I've only been diving for a few years and do not have several hundred or even thousands of dives under my belt like many others here. I have only dove in the ocean and lakes. Perhaps when I have more dives in a larger variety of locales, the change of scenery a quarry offers will become more interesting. Presently, it still seems a little strange to me. Anyone and everyone is free to disagree. I just hope civility is maintained.
Most of my dives last fall were training dives. They mostly ranged from 200-300 feet, with us breathing trimix for the dive and up to 3 different decompression gases. Why is it they are not worthy to be logged?
Most of my dives last fall were training dives. They mostly ranged from 200-300 feet, with us breathing trimix for the dive and up to 3 different decompression gases. Why is it they are not worthy to be logged?
Just in case you forgot what you posted earlier, I thought I would refresh your memory with some quotes below. Perhaps you do do not realize it, but to some people, including me, your tone is coming aross as pretty sanctimonious. "I would never deign to log a ridiculous, stupid quarry dive." "I don't consider training dives to be actual open water dives."never said that they are not.
Just curious, but do you count quarry dives in your #logged?
They seem more like diving in the deep end of a pool to me.
I really do not see the point of diving in hard or lousy conditions with nothing to see.
I am getting a clearer picture of why people dive quarries. Still does not seem like the kind of dive that I would log personally,
A quarry seems like training ground. A closed, controlled environment. Like a big pool. For skills refreshing or training. If I went into a pool or the lake at the cottage to practice something or try out a new piece of gear , I would not note it. To me, it's practice for diving, not an actual open water dive.
I didn't and don't consider training dives to be actual open water dives.
So when I dove the HMCS Yukon for my Wow I should not have logged it since it was a training dive? 2 miles out and 110 feet down. Why wouldn't I log it training or not.Because I was under the impression that quarries were only used for training. I saw them as large pool dives. An LDS I was at last week goes to a quarry for training. I had no idea that people actually used quarries for everyday recreational diving. I didn't and don't consider training dives to be actual open water dives. But that's just me. People log their dives as they wish, and some not at all. It's such a minor detail in any event. I've only been diving for a few years and do not have several hundred or even thousands of dives under my belt like many others here. I have only dove in the ocean and lakes. Perhaps when I have more dives in a larger variety of locales, the change of scenery a quarry offers will become more interesting. Presently, it still seems a little strange to me. Anyone and everyone is free to disagree. I just hope civility is maintained.
Thanks - I will definitely dive some NJ wrecks eventually. NC is on my radar as well so I may take you up on the offer at some point. Next stop for me is a weekend or 2 at Dutch Springs (trying to get a Rescue Diver course in as well as some exploration there) followed by a head check and then 10 days in Grand Cayman in August. I'm still looking at a fall trip - maybe Key Largo ?FWIW, I took the whole "it's rubbish" comment the way I would take the same words if we were sitting around drinking some beers and I said "I dive in the local quarry". As they say, "lighten up, Francis."
Anyway, I did a weekend of NJ wreck diving last Fall. It's not as good as NC wreck diving. It's colder and the viz is not as good (based on my vast one weekend of experience up there). But, I thought it was still totally enjoyable. If you ever want to go and dive with a not-quite-instabuddy, let me know. I'm game to come up there and do it again. I went out on the Gypsyblood, out of Pleasant Beach. We dived the Algol and the Mohawk, which were nice wrecks. I thought it was a good boat and crew. I'd go out with them again, but am totally open to other choices. Especially ones further south, since I'm coming from VA.
You should at least have a go with the NJ wrecks yourself before you write them off as "too dark and cold".
+ 1. Other than pool "dives", I log all of my dives: some are logged as recreational dives and some are logged as training dives - but the experience and data are of equal usefulness to me.Most of my dives last fall were training dives. They mostly ranged from 200-300 feet, with us breathing trimix for the dive and up to 3 different decompression gases. Why is it they are not worthy to be logged?
Just in case you forgot what you posted earlier, I thought I would refresh your memory with some quotes below. Perhaps you do do not realize it, but to some people, including me, your tone is coming aross as pretty sanctimonious. "I would never deign to log a ridiculous, stupid quarry dive." "I don't consider training dives to be actual open water dives."