TNTdive
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Just got back from a trip to the Bahamas. CocoCay was canceled due to the tender boats not be able to operate in the winds/seas. So off we went to Nassau, Bahamas. Dove with Stuart's Cove and it was a good time. I took my dry suit and full 3mm suit, figuring I would make the call when I checked the weather and temps down there. Liking to be comfortable, I went with the dry suit (water temp was 73 F). My brother laughed, but at the end of four dives that day I was the only one that could have maximized the dive time (all others were getting out early due to being cold). I used my 200g undergarment and it worked out great.
The vis was around 50+ ft. The first dive started out quick. My brother (dive master) got in first and the clip on his fin came off. Down the fin went. I got in next (not knowing he lost the fin) and once I gave the boat captain the OK, he told me. OFF TO THE RACES I went. Thankfully during this dive there was no current and his BLUE fin stood out enough that I could see it. Where we started was 35 feet but then it dropped to 6,000 ft, so I didn't want to see if it would get caught in a current or just murphy's luck would take it over the shelf. Luckily I was able to get it (burned some air, but it ensured that I would have a dive buddy I knew for all four dives).
He had a full 5/7mm wet suit for his diving. Of course, he is skinny and all muscle, so the first dive (deepest dive of the AM trip down to 100 ft was shorter) he felt a little cold, but warmed up with the surface interval. After the second dive he was shaking, so I was glad that I had my dry suit. I helped him out of his gear and had him put on my 200g undergarment and got him warmed up. Here was a good break prior to the PM dives, he got warmed up and stayed in the sun. He wanted to dive the PM, so we decided to but would limit time and be sensitive to if he started getting cold again. I was glad that him and we had a lot of experience diving with each other that we were able to pick up on the little signs of the other diver and that we were honest and quick to talk to each other about our intentions.
I have a few good pictures of the two dives on the shelf, the double wreck dive, and a corral shallow dive. The pictures are no where near the quality of Will, Andy and Bobby. It was an Intova IC-800 that we got to see how well it worked.
The dives were a great way to kick off my dive season for this year. Now, I need to start doing some diving back here in Virginia. Looking at some of the other posts, it looks like the season is well underway back here.
Ted
The vis was around 50+ ft. The first dive started out quick. My brother (dive master) got in first and the clip on his fin came off. Down the fin went. I got in next (not knowing he lost the fin) and once I gave the boat captain the OK, he told me. OFF TO THE RACES I went. Thankfully during this dive there was no current and his BLUE fin stood out enough that I could see it. Where we started was 35 feet but then it dropped to 6,000 ft, so I didn't want to see if it would get caught in a current or just murphy's luck would take it over the shelf. Luckily I was able to get it (burned some air, but it ensured that I would have a dive buddy I knew for all four dives).
He had a full 5/7mm wet suit for his diving. Of course, he is skinny and all muscle, so the first dive (deepest dive of the AM trip down to 100 ft was shorter) he felt a little cold, but warmed up with the surface interval. After the second dive he was shaking, so I was glad that I had my dry suit. I helped him out of his gear and had him put on my 200g undergarment and got him warmed up. Here was a good break prior to the PM dives, he got warmed up and stayed in the sun. He wanted to dive the PM, so we decided to but would limit time and be sensitive to if he started getting cold again. I was glad that him and we had a lot of experience diving with each other that we were able to pick up on the little signs of the other diver and that we were honest and quick to talk to each other about our intentions.
I have a few good pictures of the two dives on the shelf, the double wreck dive, and a corral shallow dive. The pictures are no where near the quality of Will, Andy and Bobby. It was an Intova IC-800 that we got to see how well it worked.
The dives were a great way to kick off my dive season for this year. Now, I need to start doing some diving back here in Virginia. Looking at some of the other posts, it looks like the season is well underway back here.
Ted