where to dive in va?

[latemp]

are there any places around va to dive with decent visibility? the only time i dove around here was in a lake for training, when the visibility was 3 feet. are there any off shore places with decent visibility or do i just need to travel elsewhere. also thickness suits do you guys use here?

 

[RAD Diver]

We have lots of good diving off the Va. Beach coast, vis typically runs 20ft on most of the wrecks.
Though I heard that some of the in-shore (60-80ft) stuff had some awesome vis for a while. 40-50ft .
But I generally do the deeper stuff as that tends to have better vis. We had 60+ ft on the Chenango earlier this year, & had at least that on the Mexicana late last year. Both in the 150fsw range.
I dive dry in anything below 60 degree water temps or if air temps are below 60 no matter the water temp.

 

[psumike]

We use Lake Rawlings for training / tune-ups. Decent Viz and SCUBA only.

Lake Rawlings - A Scuba and Camping Park

Happy Bubbles

Mike

Did my AOW through DM dives in Rawlings.

 

[Fly Girl]

I like Rawlings, and it isn't far from Hampton. I wear my 7mm with full hood, gloves, and booties, but it got warm enough last August that I probably would have been much better with a 5mm or 3mm, and I didn't even use gloves or hood. There are LOTS of fish, so that is pretty neat. Welcome to Virginia!!!!