2005 Dive Stats/2006 Dive Goals

[scubachick1]

MY 2005 DIVING STATS

Number of Dives: 134

Total Bottom Time: alot

Maximum Depth: 212fsw

Coldest Water Dived: 36 F

Warmest Water Diver: 82 F

Dive Location Farthest From My Home: Grand Cayman

2005 New Certification / Education: Instructor Trainer

Favorite Dive: Over The Wall, Andros Island

Least Favorite Dive: The one where my drysuit flooded.

New Equipment Purchased: Fenzy, Regulator

How I did on my 2005 Goals: Great, I shot more video this year than in 2004 with 90% of it "rock steady". Also, took lessons with Cathy Church and my abilities have greatly improved!

Dive Goals for 2006: Take more pictures with my nikonos and more video with my sony. Show more divers how to enjoy diving without those back-breaking tanks and without being over weighted!

 

[rabbithill]

Number of Dives: 40

Total Bottom Time: 16.5 hours

Maximum Depth: 91 feet

Coldest Water Dived: 47F (and I was in a wetsuit! brrrr!)

Warmest Water Diver: 55F

Dive Location Farthest From My Home: Channel Islands

2005 New Certification / Education: Advanced Open Water (started in Dec 2005 but still have a couple more dives to do weather and schedules permitting)

Favorite Dive: Point Lobos any time

Least Favorite Dive: zero vis

New Equipment Purchased: slates and tank lights

How I did on my 2005 Goals: Didn't get as much diving in as I would have liked, but schedules and weather are not always kind

Dive Goals for 2006: Cayman Islands trip. Already signed up for group trip to Cayman Brac in August, and will add on some days on Grand Cayman as soon as we beg/borrow/steal the money.

Also want to dive Catalina, but not sure we will be able to find the money for that.

Dive Point Lobos once a month.

Take rescue class if the doc clears me to do so (have spine issues and am a gimp). Realize I probably won't be able to do everything to pass it, but a friend recommended I try it and do what I can as it will help improve self rescue skills as well as identification of potential problems.

Other:

 

[huskychemist]

My stats:

MY 2005 DIVING STATS

Number of Dives: 36

Total Bottom Time: 20+ hours

Maximum Depth: 88 feet

Coldest Water Dived: 49 degrees (Puget Sound, my home diving)

Warmest Water Diver: 82 degrees

Dive Location Farthest From My Home: Dominica and Tortola

2005 New Certification / Education: OW (September), Boat Diving Specialty, Stress and Rescue

Favorite Dive: Every darn one of them! OK, OK. If I had to choose... the Rhone, in Tortola

Least Favorite Dive: My dive to 88 feet...got narced, I think...ran low on air...not such a fun dive.

New Equipment Purchased: All of it. Harvey's wetsuit, ScubaPro KnightHawk BC, fins, etc. (Just in 2006, purchased SmartCom and Reg)

How I did on my 2005 Goals: Great. I got certified, and was able to get 36 dives in three and a half months. A good run, I think.

Dive Goals for 2006: Get Advanced OW, and maybe DiveCon. Get in at least 125 dives, with some of them being warm water. Dive with sharks. Use less air each dive. Get better at critter ID. Return safely from each dive. Spot my first Wolfy. Try to dive enough to feed the addiction, but not so much that my wife wonders if I love the water more than I love her. (OK, truthfully, on that last one, she may already wonder. I keep telling her there are worse things I could be doing...)

Other:

 

[scubafack]

MY 2005 DIVING STATS

Number of Dives: 65

Total Bottom Time: 45 hrs

Maximum Depth: 112ft.

Coldest Water Dived: 62 f

Warmest Water Diver: 80 f

Dive Location Farthest From My Home: Grand Cayman

2005 New Certification / Education:

Favorite Dive: North Wall GCM

Least Favorite Dive: Dry Tortugas -Ultimate Getaway (terrible boat!)

New Equipment Purchased: odds and ends

How I did on my 2005 Goals:

Dive Goals for 2006: rescue/SLAM training, improve swimming and navigational skills

Other: Headed for PNG in August

 

[JohnW]

MY 2005 DIVING STATS

Number of Dives: 50

Total Bottom Time: 32+ Hours

Maximum Depth: 117 FSW

Coldest Water Dived: 39 F

Warmest Water Diver: 77 F

Dive Location Farthest From My Home: Oahu, Hawaii

2005 New Certification / Education: OW/AOW(Deep, Nav, Multi & Drysuit)/Night/Nitrox

Favorite Dive: YO-257 & SanPedro Wrecks, Oahu, HI with Lisa & Roger Miller

Least Favorite Dive: Some Crappy Sand Flat in Oahu, HI with other Dive Operator

New Equipment Purchased: Everything, Zeagle Ranger, 2 HP S95's, SP S600MK25, Aladin Prime, Catylist SE Drysuit.....the list goes on forever(please mention none of this to my wife!!!).

How I did on my 2005 Goals: I didn't even know I was going to become a diver, finished OW in Aug-2005

Dive Goals for 2006: EFR, then Rescue. Do at least 3 Dive Vacations

Other: Hopefully get in another 50 safe dives.

 

[azski]

MY 2005 DIVING STATS

Number of Dives: 42

Total Bottom Time: 28 hrs

Maximum Depth: 37m

Coldest Water Dived: 17c

Warmest Water Diver: 26c

Dive Location Farthest From My Home: Dahab, Egypt Red Sea

2005 New Certification / Education: Rescue

Favorite Dive: Blue Hole, Dahab

Least Favorite Dive: Cabo san Lucas ( POOR Vis!)

New Equipment Purchased: Mare Reg

How I did on my 2005 Goals: Expanded my skills

Dive Goals for 2006: Improve Boyancy, Reduce Weight, Dive Thistlegorm Wreck

Other: Hope to be in Marshall Islands for 2006

 

[Diver_David]

MY 2005 DIVING STATS

Number of Dives:15

Total Bottom Time:9 1/2 hours

Maximum Depth:94

Coldest Water Dived:56

Warmest Water Diver:74

Dive Location Farthest From My Home:Outer Banks, NC

2005 New Certification / Education: PADI Advanced Open Water

Favorite Dive:The Robert Gaskin, Brockville Ontario

Least Favorite Dive: The Muscallonge, Brockville Ontario, my deepest dive, but I came way low on air even after breathing on my buddy's alternate at the deco stop. I was enjoying the dive so much I didn't pay enough attention to my air

New Equipment Purchased: A dive light, A knife (which I lost on the second dive I used it on), A 5,4,3 Suit, A tank rack

How I did on my 2005 Goals: Good, I did my deepest dive, I got the AOW, I got to use a DPV, I took some pictures, and most importantly figured out my trouble with equalizing.....oh yeah and also figured out my mask leakage problem.

Dive Goals for 2006ADI Nitrox, possibly the DAN first aid for scuba diving injuries. a night dive, some good UW photos including one of myself. Do as many dives as I can and become a better diver overall!!

Other: http://www.bottomtimecharters.com

 

[amascuba]

MY 2005 DIVING STATS

Number of Dives: 45

Total Bottom Time: 20ish hours

Maximum Depth: 104 ffw altitude corrected

Coldest Water Dived: 59

Warmest Water Diver: 74

Dive Location Farthest From My Home: I didn't get to travel to any where fancy this year .. so 6 hour drive away to San Solomon Springs

2005 New Certification / Education: Deep Diving, Night and Limited Visibility, and Dry Suit

Favorite Dive: Oddly enough Perch Lake

Least Favorite Dive: Blue Hole - Great for depth and visibility, not so great on eye candy and things to do other than practicing deep diving skills.

New Equipment Purchased: Fins and BC

How I did on my 2005 Goals: I wanted to dive more

Dive Goals for 2006: Take and complete the TDI Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures - Complete the SSI Dive Control Specialist Material - Find some more local buddies to do some weekend trips to more of a variety of regional lakes, springs, etc. Actually do some 'Tech' dives once I complete the TDI courses

Other:

 

[Prudent_Rabbit]

Number of Dives: 97

Total Bottom Time: hmmmm

Maximum Depth: 32.9 meters

Coldest Water Dived: 26 Celcius (5mm Semi Dry!!)
Warmest Water Diver: 34 Celcius

Dive Location Farthest From My Home: Koh Tao

2005 New Certification / Education: Nitrox

Favorite Dive: Sail Rock

Least Favorite Dive: Night Dive at Potteries - Koh Tao

New Equipment Purchased: Everything

How I did on my 2005 Goals: No goals set

Dive Goals for 2006: Similian Islands April - get to see Manta's, Finish my DM