FT
Contributor
So, looking at calendar and constraints it may end up being a year again between dive trips, at least for my dearest buddy. We would both like to refresh and improve safety practices so that we are calm, confident and correct in an emergency.
The options appear to be investing in 7 mm suits and vests and diving the St Lawrence more regularly (not an appealing prospect to the guy who grew up swimming against that wretched current off Brockville; he'd be really tough to talk into that), or finding a good teacher/coach in a Caribbean location we can reach in one flight for one week from Ottawa or Montreal.
The TDI "Enhanced Diver Skills" course we took 1.5 years ago was terrifically educational if also humbling. We took a PADI refresher once in Bonaire: that was plain silly. We don't need it THAT basic. If I thought self-coaching was enough, we could go someplace that lets us dive our socks off for the week in conditions where we can, as a buddy pair, wander off from the group and practise our skills. But the right level of instruction could be really helpful.
Suggestions?
The options appear to be investing in 7 mm suits and vests and diving the St Lawrence more regularly (not an appealing prospect to the guy who grew up swimming against that wretched current off Brockville; he'd be really tough to talk into that), or finding a good teacher/coach in a Caribbean location we can reach in one flight for one week from Ottawa or Montreal.
The TDI "Enhanced Diver Skills" course we took 1.5 years ago was terrifically educational if also humbling. We took a PADI refresher once in Bonaire: that was plain silly. We don't need it THAT basic. If I thought self-coaching was enough, we could go someplace that lets us dive our socks off for the week in conditions where we can, as a buddy pair, wander off from the group and practise our skills. But the right level of instruction could be really helpful.
Suggestions?