50+ year old divers

[Walter]

What it means is 50 is no different from any other number pulled out of the air. I feel no different than I did when I started to dive in my 20s. I have more experience now and I'm a better diver than I've ever been. I was just goofing with all you old farts, since I'm still in my 40s (for another 3 weeks) and can't play your game.

What the heck, three weeks out is close enough -

Where do you live?

Lehigh Acres, Florida

Where do you dive?

Anywhere I can find water, but so far - in order:
Florida
Bahamas
Cayman
Cozumel
Georgia
Roatan
Sea of Cortez
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (I know it no longer exists, but it did when I dived there)
South Carolina
North Carolina
Bonaire
Wisconsin
Illinois
California
Texas Flower Gardens/Stetson Banks
Grenada

Favorite dive shop?

Don't have one.

Current certification?

In reverse order - certification type - agency - certification date - where trained
Nitrox Instructor, YMCA Oct 27, 2001 Orlando, Florida
Nitrox, NAUI Apr 18, 2000 Delray Beach, Florida
Gold Star Instructor, YMCA Jan 21, 1991 Key West, Florida
Wreck Instructor, YMCA May 25, 1988 Tavernier, Florida Keys
3 Star Instructor, CMAS Feb 19, 1988 Tavernier, Florida Keys
Coral Reef Ecology Instructor, YMCA Feb 5, 1988 Tavernier, Florida Keys
SLAM Instructor, YMCA Aug 9, 1987 Lake Lanier, Georgia
Silver Star Instructor, YMCA Oct 5, 1986 Tavernier Florida Keys
Assistant Instructor, YMCA May 18, 1986 Atlanta, Georgia
Dive Master, YMCA Dec 31, 1985 Tavernier, Florida Keys
Silver Star Advanced, YMCA Aug 25, 1985 Lake Lanier, Georgia and Grand Cayman Island
SLAM, YMCA Aug 25, 1985 Lake Lanier, Georgia
Open Water, YMCA Sep 26, 1984 Atlanta, Florida and Bahamas
Open Water, PADI Jun 19, 1984 Atlanta, Florida and Bahamas

 

[BillT5]

Bill, did the 288 Lake site re-open last week?

I talked to Cudabait who went by there to see how it looked. He said that the new operator was doing a good job of cleaning up the place and had some plans on making it more diver friendly. Still haven't been there myself this year, I'm out of diving for the rest of the month due to a broken arm. Looking forward to 288, it's the closest place to my house to get wet.

 

[Dutchman]

Most of us that have posted have a lot of diving experience. If our age group wants additional certifications, do you find it hard to locate an instructor in our age group? I think we have different needs as we get older for training.

 

[ReneeC]

Renee
53
Naui Instructor
No favorite shop
Dive S. Fla beach and boat from Palm Beach to the Keys and the Caribbean.

 

[Willie]

54

AOW, nitrox

70+ dives, about 20 in Cozumel, 4 in the Pacific (LaJolla & Laguna Beach), the rest in Texas Lakes. I really love being in the water. Off to Roatan on the 10th to see if I cant get as close to 100 as possible.

Scubaboard addict

Willie

 

[Aquanautchuck]

51 but feel in my 30's [at least most mornings ]

DM, Nitrox, Rescue,Deep, Wreck, O2, Equipment Specialist, Dry Suit, Advanced, Master Diver, Boat, OW, and oddest Habitat Diver [Certified to work the Oregon Coast Aquarium as a volunteer]

Portland Oregon

Puget sound most of the time,
Catalina several times,
Canada and Vancouver Islands for wrecks.
Florida Keys,
Bonaire twice.
Roatan
Cayman

 

[parrotheaddiver]

55 56 this month :-(


Tom's Dive...Austin Texas


everywhere.....but mostly caribbean


since 1977 PADI O/W

 

[Hooked-Again]

OK, I am and wanted to see how many more of us are out there.
Where do you live?
Where do you dive?
Favorite dive shop?
Current certification?

60
Colorado
Blue hole,NM; caribbean
A-1 Scuba, Englewood, Co
Abyss Scuba
AOW, Nitrox

 

[Aeolus]

OK, I am and wanted to see how many more of us are out there.
Where do you live?
Where do you dive?
Favorite dive shop?
Current certification?

I will be 61 in November. I will be celebrating 5 years since my open heart surgery in December 2001 to replace the ascending aeorta and the aeortic valve. I still am a fairly active diver as I do about 2 or 3 dive trips per year. I spent a week on Utila in April, followed immediately by a week on Roatan to save on airfare. I am looking for some new dive buddies as the younger ones I had now have more responsibilities, new kids, marriage, ill family member, etc., which preclude them diving now.

I AM DIVING THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ORISKANY OUT OF PENSACOLA,FL ON NEXT SATURDAY 6/10/2006!!! I am really pumped about that.

I live just west of Houston in a subdivision near Richmond, TX.

I have BOW, AOW and EAN certs and probably will not get more with the possible exception of Rescue.

The dive shop I use the most is Sea Sports Scuba on Westheimer, since they closed the one on the SW fwy (boo hiss).

Speaking of age, I once dived with a woman on Roatan at FIBR who was 82 and still going strong. She only made one dive per day, but did not miss any days during the week while we were there. I hope that I can keep going like that.

DSDO

 

[texdiveguy]

I AM DIVING THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ORISKANY OUT OF PENSACOLA,FL ON NEXT SATURDAY 6/10/2006!!! I am really pumped about that.

DSDO

Hi...please give a trip report on your dives of the Oriskany...I dive on her 8/5-6/06.