nolatom
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Would “blind date” work? Kidding...
Long ago (and old post I made here) off Pensacola, insta (a neutral term for me) and I were the only singles and therefore buddies. Conditions and viz were perfect, but a deep-ish site, the old Chevron platform legs.
He had about 5 dives in some 45-foot lake in New Mexico after Cert, this would be his first ocean dive. I had about 80 dives then, and recent Rescue card. Like you, I wondered why the boat signed him up for this non- rookie dive. So we talked a lot on the trip out, he was calm, attentive, and asked practical questions.
So, okay, here we went, down to 90-100 feet to the top of this rig.
Well, he turned out great—relaxed, good situational awareness, good communicator, and didn’t burn air much faster than me.
So maybe temperament is as important as number of dives?
Maybe. But you know who I really wanted to thank?
His Instructor. They are the unsung heroes in the insta-buddy world.
Long ago (and old post I made here) off Pensacola, insta (a neutral term for me) and I were the only singles and therefore buddies. Conditions and viz were perfect, but a deep-ish site, the old Chevron platform legs.
He had about 5 dives in some 45-foot lake in New Mexico after Cert, this would be his first ocean dive. I had about 80 dives then, and recent Rescue card. Like you, I wondered why the boat signed him up for this non- rookie dive. So we talked a lot on the trip out, he was calm, attentive, and asked practical questions.
So, okay, here we went, down to 90-100 feet to the top of this rig.
Well, he turned out great—relaxed, good situational awareness, good communicator, and didn’t burn air much faster than me.
So maybe temperament is as important as number of dives?
Maybe. But you know who I really wanted to thank?
His Instructor. They are the unsung heroes in the insta-buddy world.