Darnold9999
Contributor
I HATE “tour the reef” diving. Swimming from one spot on the reef to the next just so you get there. I once saw a DM lead a group around in a big circle around the exact same patch of reef - twice. They had no idea. Swimming so they “saw” as much as possible on the dive. They actually saw very little.
My solution is much like the Chairman’s. I take the time I need to see the things I want to see. If the DM swims off I am not particularly concerned. I may or may not catch up. If I don’t I shoot a bag at the end of the dive and wait for pickup.
I have the “slow” discussion at the beginning of a trip but my definition of slow and most DM’s is different.
Happy to keep up to a group when the dive is one where you have to drop in one place and swim to get to another but swimming just for the sake of “seeing” as much as possible is just crazy IMHO.
My solution is much like the Chairman’s. I take the time I need to see the things I want to see. If the DM swims off I am not particularly concerned. I may or may not catch up. If I don’t I shoot a bag at the end of the dive and wait for pickup.
I have the “slow” discussion at the beginning of a trip but my definition of slow and most DM’s is different.
Happy to keep up to a group when the dive is one where you have to drop in one place and swim to get to another but swimming just for the sake of “seeing” as much as possible is just crazy IMHO.