Pegger
May 31st, 2009, 06:48 PM
Our scheduled two tank dive didn't turn out quite as we had planned but still was quite the opportunity as it was my first time on the Wexford. The trip from Bayfield was a 45-60 min boat ride in one to two foot seas. Once at the coordinates we could not locate the marker buoy, (hard winter must have cut it loose), so we had to find the wreck with the fish finder on a flat 80 foot bottom. Our second attempt to secure an anchor was successful. It was a cool 41 degrees at 77' max. ,10-12' visability with plenty of current.
This is an awesome 250' wreck. During the dive the anchor, which was doubling as our shot line, worked itself loose and our boat drifted off a ways before it was noticed. After discovering our shot line had disappeared, (this took a while on such a large wreck that none of us were very familiar with), lift bags were deployed and we surfaced to find the boat about a quarter mile away. It was a long 15 min., in two to three foot swells by that time, watching the boat off in the distance. The only thing that finally gave up our location was two safety sausages spotted through a pair of binoculars.
We never did get in the second dive as all this unplanned excitement put us late in the afternoon and the forecast called for some bad weather. Sure enough about an hour later the skies let loose.
Overall, worth the trip to get there. www.shipwreckwexford.ca/
Steve
This is an awesome 250' wreck. During the dive the anchor, which was doubling as our shot line, worked itself loose and our boat drifted off a ways before it was noticed. After discovering our shot line had disappeared, (this took a while on such a large wreck that none of us were very familiar with), lift bags were deployed and we surfaced to find the boat about a quarter mile away. It was a long 15 min., in two to three foot swells by that time, watching the boat off in the distance. The only thing that finally gave up our location was two safety sausages spotted through a pair of binoculars.
We never did get in the second dive as all this unplanned excitement put us late in the afternoon and the forecast called for some bad weather. Sure enough about an hour later the skies let loose.
Overall, worth the trip to get there. www.shipwreckwexford.ca/
Steve