Sunday, April 19, 2009

First dives & penetration

Yesterday we went scuba diving! My first 2 official
dives since I became certified. We dove at ship wreck
alley on the Yukon and the Rudy E (both about 80 ft - 100 ft)...
stoked for my first dives. the water was super warm!
So warm we had on 7mm wetsuits, booties, gloves and hoods...
Lucky for me a I had my rescue, scientific cutie diver to show me
the ropes. We even got a little penetration action! Super crazy
swimming into a sunken ship...just stoked to have my buoyancy down.

The batteries died on the boat, plus we left an hour late...
so our three hour tour turned into about 6. The dive
company had hot soup and coco for us in between dives
(how cool is that). Um I was voted the best beginner dive
they had all day! All year? ever? Yeah I'm that good!..
I'm that good thanks to all of K's help!

We saw lots of cool stuff but didn't take the camera down...
next time.

these are the requirments I didn't have but needed for these dives:

HMCS Yukon:
A 366' Canadian Destroyer Escort, lies in 100 feet of water at a 90 degree angle Port side down. Extensive preparation allows complete penetration of the ship. A detailed mapping system is available through DCI. Sunk: July 2000.
Skill: Advanced10+ Cold Water Dives



Ruby E:
A 165' Coast Guard Cutter lies upright in 85' of water. Completely blanketed with strawberry anemones, the ship appears to be a float in a parade. Easy access for penetration. Sunk: July 1989

Skill: Novice10+ Cold Water Dives

1 comment:

Cheryl said...

Super cool! I can't wait for my visit in June. Not that I will do any of the crazy things you do.