Dove the Teti and the Arches Today

[gstroupe]

Hi All! Well, this was my first boat dive in RI and chose the Teti charter out of Newport Diving Center. I had 2 very nice dives. The first was the Teti wreck off the coast of Newport. I got down to about 91 feet (can go deeper) but was diving HP 72's and did not want to waste all my air. I chose not to penatrate either as the visibility was not all that great...next time. A couple of the guys on the charter went inside and saw the skeleton (someone put a doctors skeleton inside the wheel house) and they were pretty stoked. This dive convinced me of several things...first, I need a dry suit! Second, I think I'll dive Nitrox next time to extend my time a bit.

The second dive site was the arches...for those of you who have not had a chance to dive here I suggest it HIGHLY! It was awesome! The arches themselves are cool but there is so much life around the rocks...I was amazed! Saw a Stripper that was clearly legal and many Tatoug (sp?) that were very large. I tried to grab a couple of bugs but they seemed pretty content to stay where they were so no nice lobster dinner for me .

The boat was a bit small but Newport Dive Center is careful to only put 4 divers on board so it was managable. All in all I am very pleased with my day of diving and can't wait to get back in the water!

 

[Diesel298]

cool
i like the teti
its a small wreck, but makes for a great training wreck due to how clean it is of entanglements.
that skelliton was in there last year too
i thought that was funny first time i saw it
i havent been on it yet this year.
is there a buoy on it or did the boat crew have to hook it?

 

[JimJam]

GS-

Good diving with you this weekend! I finally took off my drysuit and took the long ride home! I haven't heard anything about the next quarry weekend yet, but you have to come to the next one! It's a lot of fun! Keep an eye out for a new thread...

 

[RIDIVER501]

cool
i like the teti
its a small wreck, but makes for a great training wreck due to how clean it is of entanglements.
that skelliton was in there last year too
i thought that was funny first time i saw it
i havent been on it yet this year.
is there a buoy on it or did the boat crew have to hook it?

Hey Diesel,
I will check with the DM and find out about the buoy and get back to you on that.

 

[gstroupe]

cool
i like the teti
its a small wreck, but makes for a great training wreck due to how clean it is of entanglements.
that skelliton was in there last year too
i thought that was funny first time i saw it
i havent been on it yet this year.
is there a buoy on it or did the boat crew have to hook it?

The buoy was MIA so we had to hook onto the wreck...only took 2 passes, pretty good navigating!

 

[mello-yellow]

Saw a Stripper that was clearly legal

Really? I know water in Rhode Island is relatively warm, but I'd think it is way too cold for that!

 

[RIDIVER501]

The buoy was MIA so we had to hook onto the wreck...only took 2 passes, pretty good navigating!

Loyd is the man when it comes to finding the wrecks.
Thanks for the info.
I will make sure the DM has a buoy line next trip out so we can get it marked.

 

[RIDIVER501]

Really? I know water in Rhode Island is relatively warm, but I'd think it is way too cold for that!

MY, I think he meant Striper.

 

[JimJam]

He may have meant "striper" but I'm really liking this "stripper" idea...I can see it now, a CLEAR drysuit...does anyone have Dick Long's direct line?

 

[RIDIVER501]

He may have meant "striper" but I'm really liking this "stripper" idea...I can see it now, a CLEAR drysuit...does anyone have Dick Long's direct line?

hmmm a drysuit that is like wonder woman's invisible airplane interesting concept. just have to be careful where you put it down between dives...you may never find it again