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View Full Version : Dive Kingston Nov 1 or 2?
Chris Red October 24th, 2003, 02:37 PM Kingston Next Weekend??? I have it on excellent authority the weather will be wonderful. Fabulous wrecks & great Viz, why not make a day of it? NTD will run a charter if I can get 4-6 divers together. Sign up for some excellent fun! :) DiveCoordinator October 24th, 2003, 11:51 PM What will the charter price be per person if you get your 6 people? If it is reasonable I am sure I can round up 4 people, or more. 1 tank dive, 2 tank dive? Let me know. Ian Warren_L October 25th, 2003, 09:32 AM The cost for a 2 tank dive will be $60 (air fills separate). DiveCoordinator October 25th, 2003, 10:40 PM If we can make it for Sunday Nov 2, I am sure we can fill any space available. There are quite a few members that were wanting to dive the Wolfe Islander again this season. If Sunday is a go, I will let the members know. Ian Chris Red October 26th, 2003, 01:20 AM Hey that's great Ian! 'Cause Sunday is good for go! :) DiveCoordinator October 26th, 2003, 07:53 AM Hi Chris, ok, give me the particulars of where to meet etc, and I'll contact the guys and get numbers for you. Is 8 the maximum? How many do you have so far? so I can set a limit. Ian Col.Cluster October 26th, 2003, 08:23 AM Folks, Just a suggestion here: You might check with Tom on which boats are still in the water. 6 divers might be the limit depending on the situation. Enjoy the dives All the best CC Chris Red October 26th, 2003, 02:19 PM Ian, I've booked the boat through NTD. Boy are we lucky - seems next weekend is the last ;-0 weekend for diving Kingston, they'll be sinking the moorings for the season. However... We will be going out Sunday anyway because not all the moorings can be sunk on one day. :) Here are the details: Capacity 6 divers - can squeeze 8 sport divers, but captn perfers not to - if tek then the absolute max is 6. Meet at NTD between 8 and 8:30AM departure for 9AM do 2 dives - Wolfe Island and Munson back by 1-2PM Cost $60/diver plus GST Count 2 divers (wlo93 and myself) already - so if you bring 4 - we're at capacity. :) Keep an eye on the Wethernetwork - it is November! Looking forward to excellent dives PS: CC: Thanks for your tip - this time of year operators do start to make like geese and fly south. Chris Red October 26th, 2003, 04:25 PM Wait up a sec Ian! Hope you don't mind - change in figures (we have 3 divers already) We're looking for three more divers, not 4 as noted above. Thanks in advance for being so understanding :) Warren_L October 26th, 2003, 06:40 PM Should probably do the munson first then the wolfe islander. munson will go down to 110'. I think wolfe islander bottoms out at around 75-80'. DiveCoordinator October 27th, 2003, 08:09 AM Just to let you know, the email has been sent to the club. Yesterday on the way to Fenlon Falls, I mentioned the Kingston trip and had a very favourable response. All we have to do now is sit back and see who jumps at the opportunity first. I'll let you know shortly. Ian Warren_L October 27th, 2003, 11:02 AM Hey Tom, just curious, what have the water temps been like in the last couple of days? diverlady October 27th, 2003, 11:05 AM wlo93 once bubbled... Hey Tom, just curious, what have the water temps been like in the last couple of days? Do you have a drysuit yet?? Diverlady Tom R October 27th, 2003, 11:13 AM Great, in the 50's still Tom Warren_L October 27th, 2003, 11:28 AM Diverlady - no unfortunately I have not made a decision yet. Of all the gear I've purchased to date, this has to be the most difficult one yet. I was at Dan's Dive shop in St. Catharines on Sat looking at the DUI line and the Bares line. I was chatting with one of the guys in the shop and was told the DUI line is head and shoulders above the rest - but so are the prices it seems. They had Bares as well, but were not as enthusiatic about them. One of the best features about the DUI I was told were the seams on the the DUI suits, which were apparently better in quality than even the Bares. As well, the DUI comes with a 7 year warranty. Sometimes I think I should just plunk down half the cost of a DUI and get a Bares XCD2 or something comparable and if there are problems, it still wouldn't cost as much to repair down the road. I can even get a Typhoon trilam for half the cost of the DUI CF200. Tom R October 27th, 2003, 11:36 AM The Drysuit purchase, before you decide lets talk on your arrival on Sunday, I'll tell you all the pitfalls to avoid. Tom DiveCoordinator October 27th, 2003, 05:18 PM Hi Chris, I am getting a lot of response from people that had been wanting to dive the Wolfe one more time. As you know, the Wolfe is a fun dive, especially for those new to the sport. For them, it would have been great to do 2 dives on the Wolfe. With the plan of Munson/Wolfe, these "newbies" can't go so their buddies can't go... if you know what I mean. 1 of those pairs was me. As for those that still want to go, I have 2 at this point. 1 is a very skilled advanced diver, the other is a cery confident BASIC with about 20 dives under his belt. Do you have a problem with his coming? Ian Warren_L October 27th, 2003, 05:38 PM The munson isn't really too difficult a dive, depending on the conditions. The main concern would be the depth at about 100-110', which the newer divers may not necessarily be comfortable with. DiveCoordinator October 27th, 2003, 05:59 PM Which is why I asked the question. Since I am not going, I am wondering if NTD or those on the boat are willing to dive (oversee) a novice diver. Warren_L October 27th, 2003, 10:44 PM If the new diver has been trained to dive to those depths and is comfortable going to that depth, I would say no problem. Also, if there is any sort of discomfort with doing any dive, deep or not, we will not do the dive. Period. There should be other options available as far as dive locations. There could be worse things than having to do the Wolfe Islander II twice in a row. :) Chris Red October 27th, 2003, 11:14 PM Well I'll see how the operator feels about it. :) Meanwhile - I think there was one other person who was interested... Looking good! :slick: DiveCoordinator October 28th, 2003, 07:45 AM I know we all love the Wolfe, and a lot of us love anything where we can get wet. For others, deeper is better. That is one of the nice things about scuba, there is something for everyone. From the feedback I am getting, if we were to do 2 dives on the Wolfe, the boat would be filled several times over. It looks like only the "newer" divers in the club want to dive in November.... Go figure. Anyway, let me know if the plan is to do the Munson/Wolfe or Wolfe/Wolfe. Ian Warren_L October 28th, 2003, 08:29 AM I personally would like to do the Munson and then the Wolfe Islander II, but would be ok with whatever everyone is comfortable with. However, the plan ultimately would be decided by the captain based on the conditions and the overall concensus on the boat, so we can't really say before had for sure which wrecks we will do. Needless to say, it will be something everyone will be comfortable with. If we have a lot of new divers not comfortable with the deeper dive on the Munson, we will do something else. No worries. Chris Red October 28th, 2003, 06:13 PM Glad to report the Operator can accommodate us so that we will all have a great Day! Gotta Love those Guys! Looking forward to Sunday! :D Warren_L October 28th, 2003, 06:23 PM Looks like the temperatures are going to warm up towards the weekend. According to the Kingston forecast - high of 14 C, partly cloudy. Looking good!
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