Hi everyone,

[abhandly]

Pleased to be joining scubaboard. My son and I are pretty new to diving and hope we can take advantage of all the members' experiences.

Went to Gerstle Cove last Saturday (8/9) with the Nautilus dive shop folks. Great place, great people. We were there when the ab diver died in the next cove to the south (Stillwater). Terrible for related friends and family. Lesson I learned from that tragedy- free diving or scuba, think twice about wearing a leg knife when diving in kelp. I've been caught a couple of times (tank, knife, etc.) but nothing too scary but it can clearly lead to disaster.

Gerstle Cove is a nice dive. There were lots of divers on Saturday so the initial area was pretty turbid.

Enter at high tide if you can, reduces the stretch of rocks you have to walk over. The slippery rocky beach makes entry a challenge. I'm thinking of bringing some kind of walking staff for added stability next time.

We'll write again. Regards,

abhandly

 

[Scubadaddy]

Welcome to SB

 

[T23]

Hello and welcome!

Enjoy all SB has to offer!

 

[Bob Vincent]

Hi abhandly ...

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[woodsandwatertoo]

Welcome to the Board

 

[FlameofOsiris]

Pleased to be joining scubaboard. My son and I are pretty new to diving and hope we can take advantage of all the members' experiences.

Went to Gerstle Cove last Saturday (8/9) with the Nautilus dive shop folks. Great place, great people. We were there when the ab diver died in the next cove to the south (Stillwater). Terrible for related friends and family. Lesson I learned from that tragedy- free diving or scuba, think twice about wearing a leg knife when diving in kelp. I've been caught a couple of times (tank, knife, etc.) but nothing too scary but it can clearly lead to disaster.

Gerstle Cove is a nice dive. There were lots of divers on Saturday so the initial area was pretty turbid.

Enter at high tide if you can, reduces the stretch of rocks you have to walk over. The slippery rocky beach makes entry a challenge. I'm thinking of bringing some kind of walking staff for added stability next time.

We'll write again. Regards,

abhandly

I don't understand what you're trying to say. Are you saying that diving with a knife in kelp is a bad idea, or a good one? I read it as being a bad idea, although I personally thought that it was safe to bring one along. I'm very new so bear with me haha.

 

[floridanewbe]

welcome aboard

 

[abhandly]

I don't understand what you're trying to say. Are you saying that diving with a knife in kelp is a bad idea, or a good one? I read it as being a bad idea, although I personally thought that it was safe to bring one along. I'm very new so bear with me haha.

To FlameofOsiris- what I meant to say was diving wearing things that can get caught on kelp or other submarine obstructions is dangerous. Dive tools can be very useful, save your life even, but if your tool gets snagged on something and you panic or don't respond correctly it can have very undesirable results. No hard and fast rule here just something to consider.