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Just an FYI for anyone who used to dive with me and might be wondering where I disappeared to, and for anyone in the Burlington, VT area who might want to hook up for the occasional dive: I'm moving to Vermont in June.

I'm looking to do some shore dives in Cohasset during the two weeks I'm off in early July, and I have a beach sticker that will grant easy access to otherwise hard to dive spots.. Let me know if you're interested.

I was wading at low tide with my 2 year old daughter yesterday at Sandy Beach in Cohasset, and was surprised... no, shocked, to see a bright green tropical fish (that I didn't immediately recognize) swimming frantically around us. I've seen plenty in Rhode Island, but this must have been one...

It was brought to my attention that the articles I wrote about lobster and scallop diving are no longer easy to find, so I uploaded them to my personal web space. Here are the new links. Enjoy! Scallop Hunting Lobster Hunting

FYI, I chartered Boston Harbor Diving Company for the Lovell's Island trip. There's still space available if anyone is interested... tentative plan is for one lobster/rocks dive and one scallop bed dive. There will be at least a couple of first time boat divers, so the sites will be easy.

My wife and I went up to RileyBri's place in Burlington Vermont for the 4th of July weekend to meet baby Harper and give the new parents a bit of a break. Brian and I decided to dive a couple of the wrecks in lake Champlain, and our friend Rob generously offered to provide transportation aboard...

I wanted to make a cap for my pole spear so I wouldn't stab my other stuff while transporting and storing it, and it occurred to me that if it fit well, it could both act as a cap AND turn the spear into a tickle stick. I'm looking forward to taking this baby with me on my next hunt, and I'm...

Did you all hear about the sinking of the fishing vessel Patriot a couple days ago? Slow CG response times to a reported fire alarm, two dead bodies in the water, and another vessel in very close proximity with pending investigations... it's shaping up to be an interesting story, albeit a tragic...

In case anyone who might be interested missed the links in the City of Salisbury/Romance thread, here's some video from saturday's dives on the City of Salisbury bow and a scallop dragger in the inner harbor.

I haven't been in to verify it, but word is South Shore Divers in Weymouth, MA is filling trimix now! :boings:

In case anyone missed it in the NELD outing thread, I think it's worth noting that the water in the harbor islands has warmed up enough to let me do two dives in a 3mm suit on saturday. Yeah, I was a little chilly, but as I described it at the time, it was more of a "I should have worn a long...

This is a last call... if anyone is interested in getting a ride to the island and back for the NELD get together on august 25th, and/or air fills while we're out there, Capt. Matt Fahey of the Flounda Pounder has offered his services. I told him I'd let him know what we had for interest at the...

Here's the video file I made from the most watchable clips I shot on the City of Salisbury's bow section on saturday, April 7th 2007. Thanks again to Boston Harbor Diving for the great trip! If it won't play directly, go to http://www.thedecostop.com/matt/CoSBow/ and save...

In another thread, I was talking about my now rarely-used 7mm Sub Aquatic Systems wetsuit, and how fond I still am of it. I've had it for fifteen years, and have used it on over 100 dives. It's seen barnacle-covered boulders, rusty wreckage, and all sorts of inadvertant abuse, but it's held up...

Anyone up for a dive tomorrow? It looks like a beautiful day for it.

This thread is for the selection of a date this season (2007) for the NELD get-together/dive/campout/clambake on Lovell's Island. See this thread for more details. If you plan to be there, which of the following dates is best for you? Lets give it a week to give everyone a chance to respond...

I was just looking at some info on the Boston Harbor Islands the other day, and it occurred to me that Lovell's Island might be a great spot for an overnight diving/camping trip. It's one of the outermost islands, but it's easily accessable from George's Island (you can get to George's from...