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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