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Glad you also find the article interesting. Its basically the dive bible around here and with everything online or digital these days I doubt we will see many more like it.

Found this 2002 article in an old box. Thought I'd share this bit of history on the author of 151 dives. Its now in my copy of her book.

Nice "Plumose Anemone" shot

We need a new Dive Flag For Dummies...

It a 15ft scorpion. Better than the older lunds IMO. Lots of width and freeboard with a full 20" transom and built in floor boards. Older boat but no leaks. Exit is easy. Just fall overboard (-: Entry is a bit trickier. We sling a rope over the side to tie our gear off. Then someone...

What do people expect...an instant ecosystem... It like having your own garden in the back yard. It's nice to watch it grow. The school of perch covered from the bridge to the bow. If they stick around the cod should move in. Last week I dove under a 45ft boat that hadn't been out of the...

I finally got my buddy Doug to launch his boat and go out to dive the Annapolis two weekends ago. Vis was about 30ft and the water was pretty green with algae. It was great to see her resting on the bottom. As you will see in the pics I thought I saw a big Ling Cod until I realized it's...

Thanks I will check it out.

Thanks. So just east of Halkett Point where the rock symbol (*) is? BTW. I was told there is a pinnacle out there somewhere but not sure where.

Wondering if any has recommendations for a dive site to check out near the HMCS Annapolis. Thought we could do the wreck first and then do a pinnacle or something....

At Porteau Cove for a dive this afternoon when a boat pulled into the bay, dropped anchor and started jigging. Some park rangers got on a bull horn and told them to get out and report to the dock. They said they didn't know it was a no fishing area. Discussing it on the way home we thought...

I haven't dove it yet and am worried about being head heavy. guess I'll bring some ankle weights. Unfortunately if the tank is lower both my drysuit and octo whips could get pushed/bent against my BCD. Upside down the hoses ran free.

Raised the tank as high as possible and flipped the 1st stage over. If I move the BCD hose to the rear port (need shorter hose) it doesn't seem to get kinked behind my back. Might work.

Yes the new reg set in the first pic doesn't have the dry suit hose on yet and is configured the way the guy I bought it from had it. I just took a quick pic to show how crazy the hose routing was off of my old 1st stage. Thought people would get a laugh out of such an old set up. Old...

Just upgraded my old Sherwood set to Scubapro. Wonder how many people remember these old hose configurations. They sucked. I still have to swap the hoses over but things have changed a bit in the last 20 years.

Thanks for sharing. Awesome....

I was thinking maybe something around Indian Arm / Deep Bay area. Driving out to West Van plus a boat trip is worth it for the Annapolis but something closer for divers in the valley would be nice. But I think typically the vis in that area isn't as good and I'm not sure if marine life would...

You hit the main point exactly. Airborne vs Marine and depending on the year a ship was prepared for sinking different information was available. In 2006 an EPA report on guidelines for the preparation of ships used for artificial reefs stated that the main concern for removal of insulation...

I prefer to look at it from the point of view that now with a court case establishing that these ships do not present a danger to the environment future projects can go ahead without being challenged in court. But easy for me to say. I hope the arsbc keeps moving forward with more sites.

The study I referred to that identified the asbestos concerns within friable insulation was done after the sinking of all the other ships in our area. It's a learning experience. The study also pointed that after 3 years PCB levels in the surrounding marine life of ships in the USA that were...