Oooh, Tonormory is on my bucket list!
You need a drysuit. I can’t imagine the 7 dives over the past 3 days done wet.
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Oooh, Tonormory is on my bucket list!
When I started diving up there, drysuits were the exception. Most of the boats I was on were mostly made up of those of us in 7mm farmer johns and jackets. Sometimes did 4 or 5 dives in a day like that.You need a drysuit. I can’t imagine the 7 dives over the past 3 days done wet.
When I started diving up there, drysuits were the exception. Most of the boats I was on were mostly made up of those of us in 7mm farmer johns and jackets. Sometimes did 4 or 5 dives in a day like that.
Times have changed though. Today, wetsuits are rare, and almost all divers are dry.
lol...very true. my wife and I (relative newbs) are diving toby in August and we'll be in neotek 8/7/6 semi dry suits. Dry suits are definitely in the near future, but just not this soon. We've been told we "definitely won't die" but are likely going to be chilled. apparently most locals dive Toby wet.....once. I'll report back.From what I saw, the experienced divers are diving dry and the newbies are diving wet. Even the snorkelers were complaining bitterly about the cold. I wonder how many drysuits are ordered after trips to Toby?
I've done many dozens of Tobermory dives in a wetsuit. No problem for a hearty Canadian. (If you're from Florida, YMMV. ) Refreshing and exhilarating. Its only cold below the thermocline and you're not there long. Drysuit comes in handy in September/October/November. Its the surface intervals that cool you down then, in a wetsuit.
lol...very true. my wife and I (relative newbs) are diving toby in August and we'll be in neotek 8/7/6 semi dry suits. Dry suits are definitely in the near future, but just not this soon. We've been told we "definitely won't die" but are likely going to be chilled. apparently most locals dive Toby wet.....once. I'll report back.