What wetsuit for Curaçao in september?

[scuba127]

September/October on Bonaire I dive Tec Shorts with a rash guard.....I bring a 1 mil which I may or may not use depending on the situation... I've found that, for me personally, a 3 mil is not necessary during the fall time (i.e. September/October) on either Bon or Cur....

 

[Clark Fletcher]

Poor situational awareness - no excuse, no such thing as unintentionally brushing something. Pay attention, maintain proper buoyancy and it won't happen.

So what you're saying is, you've never made a mistake while diving. I call BS.

 

[Doctorfish]

Kharon, that was me you were accusing of poor situational awareness. I think you are mistaken.I try to learn from my mistakes rather than deluding myself that I have never made any.

 

[Norwegian Cave Diver]

Poor situational awareness - no excuse, no such thing as unintentionally brushing something. Pay attention, maintain proper buoyancy and it won't happen.

Sometime

Poor situational awareness - no excuse, no such thing as unintentionally brushing something. Pay attention, maintain proper buoyancy and it won't happen.

I with you on the "no such thing as unintentional" but we need to keep in mind that someone with 0-24 dives is trying to teach us with many many more dives. He's learning. Just a bit to eager.

 

[tarponchik]

If it helps, water temperatures logs from our last winter trips to ABCs:

Bonaire Dec 2014 83 F on 5 dives, 85 F on 1 dive, 84 F the rest of dives.

Curacao Dec 2010 82 F on 7 dives, 84 F on 5 dives, 83 F the rest of dives.

Will dive Curacao again in Nov, in 3 mm shortie.

 

[Clark Fletcher]

I'd like to apologize to the OP and all you folks who have contributed comments that are actually related to this topic. You should not be subjected to meaningless, off-topic rants. So, I'll attempt to take the high road here and won't respond to any continued attempts to start a flame war.

Again, I apologize for the distraction. To @jacsve, have a great trip to Curaçao and I hope what little I attempted to contribute was somehow helpful.

 

[Kharon]

So what you're saying is, you've never made a mistake while diving. I call BS.

You can call whatever you want. You're entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts. Never said I haven't made a mistake. However I have never touched the bottom, any coral, or other living or unliving thing in salt water. Shore entry and exits I swim in till I bottom out. That's the only exception.

When I started I held 15' off all objects. As my buoyancy & trim improved I moved closer. Even though I can now hover in any position (head down, on my back, etc) I still seldom approach any object closer than 8'-10'.

It's an intentional choice. You are responsible for knowing your limitations and diving within them.

 

[Doctorfish]

Whatever; I'd still wear a 3 mm full suit.

 

[oldschoolto]

Well, I started diving Bonaire in a skin just to stop jelly fish... Than after the end of the 2nd trip the 2mm skin was bought when we got home.. After the 4th trip, We said " lets bring down those old 3mm shorty's we have and never use"... I'm headed down for trip 8 or 9 ? and bring a new 5mm one piece full suit... I found I was calling dives in the afternoon and at night for being cold.. The other thing is I dive deep... 100+ on lionfish hunting dives... The longer you dive in warm water, The less warm it is..LOL

Jim.....

 

[rick00001967]

if bringing a thinner suit is the only option you can also simply add a hood for more warmth. amazing how much difference a hood can make.