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My 11yr old son and myself finished our OW check dives on 12/23/11. I am as proud of him as can be, he is a natural fish. We decided to do Christmas a little different this year and instead of spending gobs of $$ on toys and such that would be piled on top of other useless junk we took the family to Key Largo. It has been great playing in the 80 degree south Florida weather, worst part is now it is time to go back to the cold drearyness of Ohio. I am looking forward to spending tons of quality time with my son underwater, we will be spending time working on our skills as much as possible in our LDS pool and hope to get back to the Keys this spring or early summer. We will be frequenting our local quarries when it warms up a bit but there is nothing like warm clear sea-water!
Welcome and what a great start! It's nice to see a Dad bringing kiddos to scuba. My dad did the same for me when I was 11...of course that was in 1986, but still a nice thing to see. Merry Christmas.
My 11yr old son and myself finished our OW check dives on 12/23/11. I am as proud of him as can be, he is a natural fish. We decided to do Christmas a little different this year and instead of spending gobs of $$ on toys and such that would be piled on top of other useless junk we took the family to Key Largo. It has been great playing in the 80 degree south Florida weather, worst part is now it is time to go back to the cold drearyness of Ohio. I am looking forward to spending tons of quality time with my son underwater, we will be spending time working on our skills as much as possible in our LDS pool and hope to get back to the Keys this spring or early summer. We will be frequenting our local quarries when it warms up a bit but there is nothing like warm clear sea-water!
Congratulation!!! I am happy for your enthusiasm. Dive safe and as much as you can. Take some classes in between too but concentrate on the diving part.
Sounds like my idea of a great Christmas! I think the Keys are a great dive destination for new divers, and everyone else too. Stay active and salty, my new dive friends!
DuvemasterDennis
My 11yr old son and myself finished our OW check dives on 12/23/11. I am as proud of him as can be, he is a natural fish. We decided to do Christmas a little different this year and instead of spending gobs of $$ on toys and such that would be piled on top of other useless junk we took the family to Key Largo. It has been great playing in the 80 degree south Florida weather, worst part is now it is time to go back to the cold drearyness of Ohio. I am looking forward to spending tons of quality time with my son underwater, we will be spending time working on our skills as much as possible in our LDS pool and hope to get back to the Keys this spring or early summer. We will be frequenting our local quarries when it warms up a bit but there is nothing like warm clear sea-water!
We are in similar dive boat My son is 10. We ignored tough economics and went to get our OW dives in Cabo. Now we have logged some boat dives in local, not so warm but really fun, waters. I am not sure so far how my son could manage shore diving (I'm pretty sure he will be alright but still worry how 105Lb 5'1" will fare against wave action with bunch of gear on his back, even though he is very fit for his age). We plan to get more experience next year and do our AOW after logging at least 15 more dives. Dive, dive and then dive some more. Every dive makes us better divers, you can clearly see the difference between dive #5 and #9. Size does matter, though, you need to learn that your son may not be able to always bail you out in trouble, you gotta take better care of yourself.
This experience will stay with your son for the rest of his life and he will always think his dad is the coolest dad ever. Another benefit that SCUBA taught him and I see affecting his everyday life-he just doesn't panic anymore. We have had long discussions about "panic kills underwater" and he learned to calm down, think and then act under all kind of stress.
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My son is 10. We ignored tough economics and went to get our OW dives in Cabo. Now we have logged some boat dives in local, not so warm but really fun, waters. I am not sure so far how my son could manage shore diving (I'm pretty sure he will be alright but still worry how 105Lb 5'1" will fare against wave action with bunch of gear on his back, even though he is very fit for his age). We plan to get more experience next year and do our AOW after logging at least 15 more dives. Dive, dive and then dive some more. Every dive makes us better divers, you can clearly see the difference between dive #5 and #9. Size does matter, though, you need to learn that your son may not be able to always bail you out in trouble, you gotta take better care of yourself.
