Dive Report - Grand Circuit - 12 May 07

Ben_ca · May 15, 2007

Dive Report - Grand Circuit - 12 May 07

Team:
Jonathan
Nils
Ben

Shore Support: Kevin

In the middle of the ReefCheck class we found a little time to get some diving in...

The Grand Circuit is one of our standard scooter runs... Wall - Barge - Metridium Fields - Wall.... it's a real nice run specially from the Breakwater where you have parking, showers ect... We do this run often but for extra points we did it with stages... oh and in the dark

These guys were wondering why we had all that gas

Kevin was inspired to construct a piece of modern art....

ReefCheck class was fun but diving with doubles, a stage, HID lights and an X-Scooter can't be beat

The other divers still looking at us crazies with way too much gear...

zen_man · May 15, 2007

Sweet Ben. Sounds like you had a good time.

How was vis and all that?

Ben_ca · May 15, 2007

Stand by for brief.... SADDDDD.... or GUE EDGE?

Pee Valve Checked

Ready....

Going....

Going.....

Gone...

and later that night.....

Highlights:
Thornback ray wedged in the rocks on the way out...
Lots of juvie rockfish all over the wall
Nudies at the barge....
The patches of squid eggs in the sand.
The 2 market squid in the sand... wasn't sure if they were laying eggs or just hanging out... waited a while but they had bigger tanks

...

Ben_ca · May 15, 2007

It was a blast... a bit taxing because of the dark and I was checking out a 40cuft stage... but other than that it was a great dive...

Vis wasn't that great... 5 ish.. but the HID's are great for keeping the team together..

There were tons of divers there earlier... lot's of classes... hopefully we'll get some more reports from them...

Even saw one or two in a BP&W

So how many divers do you count?

TSandM · May 15, 2007

Oh, my goodness, it was Grand Central Station at the Breakwater! Looks like Cove 2 on a summer Saturday.

I love the picture of the HID glow from under the water. It's always fun to see a team coming back to the surface.

I miss diving with Kevin. He was such good company in Cozumel.

Thanks for the report. I love sharing the good times with you guys this way.

Mo2vation · May 15, 2007

Wow. What a crowd. I guess we pinned it perfectly with your guys. I don't remember seeing that many people.

How long was your GC three Amigos 9 tank uber-dive?

Stages? That was for practice, right? Can you get to a place with a short body at the breakwater where you "need" a stage?

Miss you guys.

---
Ken

Ben_ca · May 15, 2007

Mo2vation:
Wow. What a crowd. I guess we pinned it perfectly with your guys. I don't remember seeing that many people.

How long was your GC three Amigos 9 tank uber-dive?

Stages? That was for practice, right? Can you get to a place with a short body at the breakwater where you "need" a stage?

Miss you guys.

---
Ken

When you come back we'll bring you over to Granite Pt wall in Lobos.... Lot's of color

Stages were for practice... I did not deploy... Jonathan used his to save his HE in his back tanks, Nils practiced with his... they both deployed... then swapped 80's...

This is a typical Sat morning summer crowd... It'll pick up a bit more... It's all goo though... I love chatting it up with wide eyed new divers and eavesdropping... "Did you see that Anemone!!!!"

Narcd_dvr · May 15, 2007

Ben, awesome report. Thanks

LG Diver · May 15, 2007

Very nice report Ben! It's been a while since I've done a night dive out at BW. I need to get out there again. My new Salvo light is on it's way, so I'll be looking to give it a good workout when it arrives.

Ben_ca · May 15, 2007

HID's kick ***.... Kevin was saying it was very obvious it was us coming back from the Met fields by the glow and fast pace...

he was all ready to help us out when we hung a left at the wall and headed back out

John - We'll get that thing to some good use... The algae layer should be back soon

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