Divers Should Be Able To Dive Vandenberg SATURDAY!

[LBHeyman]

Ok, the post dive report...Stangd1909 and I dove it this morning and water temp was great, around 77 at the bottom. There was a slight current but not bad at all. We came down the bow line and swam towads the back of the ship. We turned around a little aft of the back radar dish and came back towards the front. Spent a little time in the bridge and over look thing. We saw 2 big tarpon, a handful of cudas, and 3 sea turtles. So there is life starting to move in. Really great dive we had a total of 59 min. bottom time. Here are some pics.

 

[stangd1909]

The water temp was 83 on surface and 77-79 at 100 ft. It was a great dive and we are already planning on diving it again! I just got the SeaLife dc800, and still learning how to use it. I forgot to turn the red filter on, so they didnt come out as good as I had hoped.

 

[stangd1909]

A few more pics, man this ship is still white and clean LOL. Makes the pics look super bright.

 

[tiggrr]

Awesome pics!!!

Can't wait til its covered in coral and stuff and what not and has fishies all over the place!!

 

[meierdierck]

those are great, cant wait to see it myslef..thanks for all teh great shots

 

[1_T_Submariner]

Thanks for sharing the Pics!!! Awesome.

 

[NoVaScuba]

I'm looking for some advice from you experienced divers who know the conditions on the Vandy. My daughter and I are just completing our OW and will be taking our first dive trip to the Keys later this month. We've planned to keep this a simple fun trip to get comfortable in the water and work on skills. We're not looking for challenges right now. It's challenge enough to not be a hazard to ourselves or others.

When I saw the Vandenberg was being sunk and was expected to be appropriate for all levels, I thought it might be fun to dive the new wreck (upper levels) and it would give us something to watch over the years.

So my questions are:

1. How much of it can we see going no deeper than 60 feet?

2. I've seen a couple of mentions of current. How much of a problem do you think it would be for newbies?

3. Do you recommend this dive for novices? I have a fairly low tolerance to call this and stick to simpler and shallower reef dives.

 

[Hoomi]

Awesome pictures!

 

[dontaskme]

Great pictures !!!! thanks !!!

 

[stangd1909]

I'm looking for some advice from you experienced divers who know the conditions on the Vandy. My daughter and I are just completing our OW and will be taking our first dive trip to the Keys later this month. We've planned to keep this a simple fun trip to get comfortable in the water and work on skills. We're not looking for challenges right now. It's challenge enough to not be a hazard to ourselves or others.

When I saw the Vandenberg was being sunk and was expected to be appropriate for all levels, I thought it might be fun to dive the new wreck (upper levels) and it would give us something to watch over the years.

So my questions are:

1. How much of it can we see going no deeper than 60 feet?

2. I've seen a couple of mentions of current. How much of a problem do you think it would be for newbies?

3. Do you recommend this dive for novices? I have a fairly low tolerance to call this and stick to simpler and shallower reef dives.

The crew that took us out today said the current was the best that they have seen so far. It was 3 knots today....so IMO I would not recommend this dive for a new diver. Most of the things to see are below 60ft....There are a lot more people on this board with a lot more experience, hopefully they will chime in. Good luck.....