Florida Diver Coming to Charleston, SC

[OrlandoRogue]

Hi,all!

I will be in Charleston for business on October 13th and 14th, and thought I might as well stay the weekend to enjoy the sites. Any recommendations for dive sites near that area? Any and all suggetions are welcome!

Thanks,
Rebecca

 

[GDI]

Becky, Go look for prehistoric Sharks teeth and Civil War Artifacts in the Cooper River, it's a little dark but no problem or dive around Fort Sumter

 

[OrlandoRogue]

Simon mentioned that possibility. Is it shore diving or does a boat take you out on the river? Do you know any dive shops in that area or web-sites that would serve as a local resource?

Thanks for the suggestions (Still teaching me things even when I am not enrolled in a course with you!),
Becky

 

[The Goose]

You probably want to get a charter because it will be a drift dive... You can try www.charlestonscuba.com

Simon mentioned that possibility. Is it shore diving or does a boat take you out on the river? Do you know any dive shops in that area or web-sites that would serve as a local resource?

Thanks for the suggestions (Still teaching me things even when I am not enrolled in a course with you!),
Becky

 

[wscdive]

we dove with freedom at depth divers (freedomatdepth.com) but if you do an internet search for cooper river diving you should get some hits. it is Black-water diving so take plenty of light. i used my 10 watt hid. If you do a three dive day your light may have to last 3 hours so a cave light works well. And be ready for some current, it varied alot from dive to dive. I found overweighting helped. We dove in feb so i put an extra 5 lbs in both drysuit leg pockets. Good Luck!! there are plenty of teeth there.

 

[simbrooks]

What kind of temps are there in the cooper? We have all the light we need with our HID's - although it might not do us much good, will take the buddy line as well

 

[scubanick]

rebecca
try offthewalldiving.com
i believe they do lots of trips there and other SC locations

 

[simbrooks]

Looks like this trip is going to be postponed. Although Becky is still going up for work to give the training seminar, she cant stay the weekend and dive - which is a shame for both of us. Thanks all for your efforts and suggestions, will keep in mind if this comes up again in the spring!!

 

[bent]

I just got back from diving the Cooper River. the water was 78' and the vis was a very good 18". Bent