What dive suit for Daedalus, Elphinstone, & the Brothers in mid-April?

[JDelage]

What kind of dive suit would people recommend for a liveaboard going to Daedalus, Elphinstone, & the Brothers in mid-April?

Thanks,

JD

 

[Solly]

depending on your perception of cold !
water temperature would be around 21-23 degrees celcius. I would personally use my 5mm wetsuit and have my vest ready if needed.

 

[ArthurGerla]

The problem is the cold breeze on the deck after the dive. Nothing wrong with a dry suit. ;-)

 

[sphyrnidus]

I wear a 7 mm suit out there. And I also have nu under thingie of neoprane I can put under the suit. Indeed the breeze after the dive is very cold sometimes. My Wife had a 5 mm suit with her last time in March and she was ok with that. But shorty's and tropical 2-3 mm suits are definately to cold for this time of the year.

 

[JDelage]

7mm and drysuits? Why am I leaving Seattle...?

 

[sphyrnidus]

In the Netherlands I use a 7/5 in summer, a drysuit in winter, but when diving 4 times a day in the Red Sea in "winter" time I simply get cold. On the last trip to Deep South and St. Johns the divemaster was also wearing a drysuit.
And if own the stuff, why not use it?