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Pretty much this. I am capable of getting from point a to point b, and can even do it at a decent pace, but not efficiently, and being exhausted in the water is not ideal.

I will definitely ask for advice on flutter kicks, then. As for panicking in the ocean, I grew up in Florida and spent many years kayaking (mostly unsuccessfully) in the ocean, so I should be mostly okay with being roughed up a bit by the water!

Konbanwa! I am getting ready to start my OW dives soon (thank you all immensely for the advice knowingly and unknowingly given regarding equipment), and also plan on starting swim lessons soon. Don't worry, I can swim! However, despite my ability to be a "strong" swimmer, I have close to zero...

I am at the same destination, but a slightly different route: sweating won't phase me much because no matter what I wear, I will undoubtedly sweat a great deal in it. Shirt and shorts in the snow? Sweat.

I shall gladly abuse your knowledge then, as I much prefer learning from the decisions of others when possible! I believe it is the island of O'ahu, but I am under the impression that island hopping is pretty easy in general. Thank you all for the advice, it sounds like the mask will just have...

Thanks for the welcome all, I hope to get my license soon, but will be headed to Hawaii next year so I won't have much unique to tell haha.

Good evening! I am utterly new to the sport (one escorted dive to date), and while I have been reading/watching a great deal, have some questions that are not simple to find general-purpose answers to. My specific details, to be considered for my questions: -Minimal dive experience, moderate...

Red Syns here, just had my first dive a couple days ago (Blue Cave in Okinawa) and loved it! Expect to see a bunch of questions as I never really seriously considered diving until now, and thank you in advance for the help!

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