Dive # 50 Date: April 19, 1997. Location: Cates Park
Purpose: DM Rescue Access: shore Weather: pouring
Water Temp: 50 F Visibility: PSI Used: 600 psi air
Max depth: 17 feet Time: 17 minutes Total Hours: 25:28
Comments:
 
Dive # 49 Date: April 13, 1997. Location: Kelvin Grove
Purpose: Access: shore Weather: sunny
Water Temp: 48 F Visibility: 6" PSI Used: 500 psi air
Max depth: 65 feet Time: 18 minutes Total Hours: 25:11
Comments: Zero vis. Called it after getting separated a few times.
 
Dive # 48 Date: April 12, 1997. Location: Cates Park
Purpose: drysuit Access: shore Weather: gorgeous
Water Temp: 50 F Visibility: PSI Used: 500 psi air
Max depth: 31 feet Time: 12 minutes Total Hours: 24:53
Comments:
 
Dive # 47 Date: March 16, 1997. Location: HMCS Columbia
Purpose: Wrech Specialty Access: boat Weather: snowing
Water Temp: 46 F Visibility: 30' PSI Used:
Max depth: 95 feet Time: 29 minutes Total Hours: 24:41
Comments: Problem with ears.
 
Dive # 46 Date: March 9, 1997. Location: Willis Point
Purpose: Access: shore Weather:
Water Temp: Visibility: 40' PSI Used: 1200 psi air
Max depth: 110' feet Time: 22 minutes Total Hours: 24:12
Comments:
 
Dive # 45 Date: March 2, 1997. Location: Porteau Cove
Purpose: Access: shore Weather: overcast
Water Temp: 44 F Visibility: 20' PSI Used: 1300 psi air
Max depth: 44 feet Time: 26 minutes Total Hours: 23:50
Comments:
 
Dive # 44 Date: March 2, 1997. Location: Porteau Cove
Purpose: Access: shore Weather: overcast
Water Temp: 44 F Visibility: 20' PSI Used: 800 psi air
Max depth: 56 feet Time: 23 minutes Total Hours: 23:24
Comments:
 
Dive # 43 Date: March 1, 1997. Location: Cates Park
Purpose: DM rescue Access: shore Weather: snowing
Water Temp: 46 F Visibility: 20' PSI Used: 500 psi air
Max depth: 25 F Time: 12 minutes Total Hours: 23:01
Comments:
 
Dive # 42 Date: February 16, 1997. Location: G.B. Church
Purpose: Wreck Specialty Access: boat Weather: high overcast
Water Temp: 44 F Visibility: 20' PSI Used: 1600 psi air
Max depth: 69 feet Time: 31 minutes Total Hours: 22:49
Comments: Actual penetration - neat! Very dark, lots of air bubbles inside. Saw big lings outside, lots of spidercrabs, plaques, wheelhouse. Lots of silt stirred up from the other groups, slight current carried it away fairly quick.
 
Dive # 41 Date: February 16, 1997. Location: HMCS MacKenzie
Purpose: Wreck specialty Access: boat Weather: high overcast
Water Temp: 44 F Visibility: 15' PSI Used: 1700 psi air
Max depth: 72 feet Time: 43 minutes Total Hours: 22:18
Comments: Simulated penetration - quick tour of ship afterwards. Saw shrimp, scallops, small crab, fish that looked like a rock! Remember anti-silting kicks.
 
Dive # 40 Date: February 9, 1997. Location: Kelvin Grove
Purpose: Access: shore Weather: sunny
Water Temp: 46 F Visibility: 50' PSI Used: 1100 psi air
Max depth: 53 feet Time: 29 minutes Total Hours: 21:35
Comments: Seal flying around.
 
Dive # 39 Date: February 9, 1997. Location: Kelvin Grove
Purpose: Access: shore Weather: sunny
Water Temp: 46 F Visibility: 50' PSI Used: 1600 psi air
Max depth: 74 feet Time: 26 minutes Total Hours: 21:06
Comments: Some big sponges, lingcod, greenlings, China rockfish.
 
Dive #38 Date: February 2, 1997. Location: Whytecliff
Purpose: Access: shore Weather: shore
Water Temp: 46 F Visibility: 30' PSI Used: 1700 psi air
Max depth: 62 feet Time: 32 minutes Total Hours: 20:40
Comments: Dove islet, came back and across bay. Spiny red urchin.
 
Dive # 37 Date: February 2, 1997. Location: Whytecliff
Purpose: Access: shore Weather: overcast
Water Temp: 46 F Visibility: 30' PSI Used: 1600 psi air
Max depth: 89 feet Time: 31 minutes Total Hours: 20:08
Comments: Saw soft corals, lots of sponges, bed of anemones. Fish - greenlings, lings, perch, rockfish. Calcereous tube worms, leather stars, feather stars.
 
Dive # 36 Date: January 26, 1997. Location: HMCS Chaudiere
Purpose: Wreck specialty Access: boat Weather: sunny & COLD
Water Temp: 43 F Visibility: 100' PSI Used: 1600 psi air
Max depth: 99 feet Time: 33 minutes Total Hours: 19:37
Comments: Mapped stern. Big hooded nudibranch.
 
Dive # 35 Date: January 26, 1997. Location: HMCS Chaudiere
Purpose: Wreck specialty Access: boat Weather: sunny & COLD
Water Temp: 43 F Visibility: 100' PSI Used: 1800 psi
Max depth: 112 feet Time: 34 minutes Total Hours: 19:04
Comments: New computer. I LOVE this drysuit, it is GREAT! INCREDIBLE VIS!!!
 
Dive # 34 Date: December 7, 1996. Location: Whytecliff
Purpose: Access: shore Weather: windy & rainy
Water Temp: 40 F Visibility: PSI Used: 1600 psi air
Max depth: 90 feet Time: 35 minutes Total Hours: 18:30
Comments: Tree decorating! Also my first dive in my NEW DRYSUIT! What a difference - I love this idea! Computer kicked the bucket, tho... *sigh*
 
Dive # 33 Date: November 13, 1996. Location: Porteau Cove
Purpose: Access: shore Weather: overcast
Water Temp: Visibility: PSI Used:
Max depth: 40 feet Time: 38 minutes Total Hours: 17:55
Comments: Last dive in a wetsuit I swear! :-)
 
Dive # 32 Date: October 27, 1996. Location: Keystone
Purpose: Access: shore Weather:
Water Temp: 50 F Visibility: PSI Used: 1400 psi air
Max depth: 55 feet Time: 34 minutes Total Hours: 17:17
Comments: That's it, I need a drysuit. Looked for octopus, found small one who was NOT interested in us at all. Lots of red jellyfish as we got out. Saw cool pinky-red seastar with purple stripes!
 
Dive # 31 Date: October 27, 1996. Location: Keystone
Purpose: Access: shore Weather: overcast
Water Temp: 50 F Visibility: 40' PSI Used: 1500 psi air
Max depth: 54 feet Time: 40 minutes Total Hours: 16:43
Comments: HUGE octopus came out of its den after Becky banged rocks - I couldn't believe it, he just kept coming and coming! Seemed as interested in us as we were in him. DAMN COLD!
 
Dive # 30 Date: October 19, 1996. Location: Batchelor Bay
Purpose: Rescue Access: shore Weather:
Water Temp: 50 F Visibility: PSI Used: 1200 psi air
Max depth: 20 feet Time: 22 minutes Total Hours: 16:03
Comments: Quick pleasure dive while people got *lost*
 
Dive # 29 Date: October 19, 1996. Location: Batchelor Bay
Purpose: Rescue Access: Weather:
Water Temp: Visibility: PSI Used:
Max depth: 20 feet Time: 10 minutes Total Hours:
Comments: More scenarios
 
Dive # 28 Date: October 18, 1996. Location: Batchelor Bay
Purpose: Access: shore Weather:
Water Temp: 50 F Visibility: PSI Used: 900 psi air
Max depth: 26 feet Time: 28 minutes Total Hours: 15:41
Comments:
 
Dive # 27 Date: October 18, 1996. Location: Batchelor Bay
Purpose: Rescue Access: shore Weather: overcast
Water Temp: 50 F Visibility: PSI Used: 1100 psi air
Max depth: 20 feet Time: 18 minutes Total Hours: 15:13
Comments: Various rescue techniques, CPR, getting victim to shore, tows.
 
Dive # 26 Date: October 6, 1996. Location: Edmonds
Purpose: Access: shore Weather:
Water Temp: Visibility: PSI Used: 1700 psi air
Max depth: 40 feet Time: 44 minutes Total Hours: 14:55
Comments:
 

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