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  1. anchochile

    Dive destination for April from West Coast US

    I have a brief and rare window for a dive trip in mid-April. My default would be Cozumel, which is always great, but wondering if there's somewhere else that would fit my requirements for a change. Requirements: Reachable from San Francisco in 1 day of travel (which unfortunately rules out...
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    Missing diver in Monterey, CA area

    https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/us-coast-guard-navy-local-responders-search-for-missing-diver-off-monterey-county-coast/ And also this from a public Facebook group for local divers: For those who don't know the local conditions, typical water temperatures are 50-55F, and the news...
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    Snorkeling around Cabo Pulmo

    My wife and I will be in Cabo Pulmo for a few days in early December. She's hoping to do some snorkeling on the 3 mornings that I'll be out diving. Are there places around Cabo Pulmo where there's good snorkeling off the beach that is reasonably safe for solo snorkeling (no strong currents...
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    How to spend 6 days photo-diving the Sea of Cortez

    Would love advice on how to split up 5-6 diving days in the southern Sea of Cortez this fall. How many days would you spend in Cabo Pulmo vs La Paz (and maybe Cabo?). And any advice on dive ops that would be good for a photographer - either a private guide or an op that could put me with a group...
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    Is PZ+ really aggressive?

    I use an Oceanic Geo with the PZ+ algorithm, which is considered more conservative than the other option, DSAT. I've read through a number of old threads on the board and there seems to be a consensus that PZ+ is equivalent to a GF Hi of about 85%. Subsurface lets you set any GF Hi that you...
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    Late night quick meal near Casa Mexicana

    I know there are 9 million restaurant threads, but here’s a fairly specific scenario: You get into Cozumel late in the evening and check into Casa Mexicana. By the time you leave bags in the room and are ready to get dinner, it’s 9pm or later. Where do you go that is: Open late on a Tuesday...
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    Ferries from PDC only running every 2 hours?

    Just checked the Ultramar & Winjet schedules for my arrival on May 24 and it looks like their departures are every 2 hours, at the same time rather than staggered. Is this accurate? Seems crazy that they wouldn't be running alternate schedules so there is a departure every hour. Ultramar:
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    Some weather coming?

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    Ferry & bag drag - current status

    Curious if there are any recent reports on the ferry situation. I see horror stories from 2021 about insanely overcrowded ferries, horribly long lines, etc. Is that still the case or are things more normal-ish? And how are they handling things covid-wise these days, from the perspective of...
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    Worried about weight & wetsuit choice with Aldora's steel tanks

    Trying to sort through a bit of a conundrum. I'm hoping to make it out to Coz in early or mid June. I have always used Aldora in the past, but here's the problem: I dive a steel backplate, and am worried I will be drastically overweighted with their steel tanks. My past trips have been in the...
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    Returning to diving after sinus surgery

    I have struggled with significant sinus equalization issues and recently had my second sinus surgery, after the first worked great for a few months but then failed. The second surgery was with a much better rated surgeon and he has given me the all-clear to resume diving now that I am 3 months...
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    Wing availability

    Anyone have intel on when/if Argonaut wings will be back in stock? The website still has an estimate of late April which is obviously out of date.
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    Most compact/packable 20-25lb wing

    I have the Deep Six Gear 30-lb wing for my SS backplate rig, which is great for local cold water diving, but I find the wing to be super bulky and awkward to pack for a flight. It doesn't roll or fold well and ends up taking a ton of space. I'm looking to get a 20-25lb wing for when I travel to...
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    Geo 2.0 - USB malfunction

    My wife and I have both been diving Ocean Geo 2.0s for over a year now. Today, I tried to hook them up to the computer via USB to download our logs to Subsurface as I usually do. When I plug in the USB cable, I get this error: It happens when I plug in either of our Geos. It also happens on...
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    Advice on extended vacation rental on Maui

    Does anyone have advice on where/how to look for an extended vacation rental (4-6 weeks), ideally diver-friendly on Maui? This would be for Fall 2021, probably looking at South Maui for easy shore-diving access, 2-3 bedrooms, budget is mid-range; hoping we can get a lower nightly rate than...
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    World’s greatest shallow-diving destinations

    My wife has been diving a while and it’s become pretty clear that she is only truly happy and relaxed at shallow depths - we’re talking 30 feet max. Deeper and she is capable and skilled but unable to really relax and enjoy herself. I love diving with her, and long, shallow, mellow reef dives...
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    Is my air consumption...bad-ish?

    My SAC rate ranges from around 0.45-0.50 cuft/m on a relaxing warm drift dive to about 0.55 or 0.6 when I have to work harder. I'm male, on the smaller side, not too much fat or muscle. I usually get placed in groups with more advanced divers because my buoyancy and trim are pretty solid (or so...
  18. anchochile

    Restaurants during carnival where reservations not needed

    Any advice on restaurants for a solo diner that would not require reservations during Carnival this coming week? Don't need anything fancy - I'm looking for affordable, tasty, and of course hygenic food, walking distance from Casa Mexicana, where I can just show up and eat without worrying about...
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    Reports of Monterey fatality

    There are reports on social media of a fatality at the Breakwater in Monterey, CA today.
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    Bag drag - ADO vs private transfer speed

    Planning my return-trip bag drag and trying to figure out if I need a private transfer. Flight out of Cancun is 11:15 am. I'm thinking I can take the 7am ferry which arrives in PDC at...7:45 or 8, I think? The ferry websites are a bit vague on arrival time. ADO has a bus departing at 8:15...
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