Northwest Dive Club

Nice day at Edmonds with Justin and Betty. There was moderate wind, no rain, slight current and 20 ft vis.
We did the grand central tour: Boat Yard, Jackson, Cathedrals, Genius, Triumph, Lopez, Tuning Fork, Horse Fence and Giza. Big Ling and Cabbies at every site.

And it changed again. 3 am marine weather report has light winds Saturday morning increasing Sunday.
Not suggesting a plan change as Sunday is still OK.

Marine weather says wind from SW 15-30 kn tonight, 15-25 kn Saturday, from S 10-15 kn Sunday. So it will be stirred up and a long rough swim Saturday, easier Sunday with slightly warmer and little more chance of rain. I can go either day 9 am and have many dives at Edmonds. Pick up a chart of the pa...

I helped take care of a newly captured Killer Whale at Ted Griffin's original Seattle Aquarium one night in 1971. That's where Namu was kept in the 60's. I was just a young diver and didn't know anything about them. I was told to 1. don't let her roll over, 2. Put zinc oxide (I think) on sensitive s...

Thank you for all of the replies! I really appreciate it! I was diving the Edmunds Breakwater and the viz was awful (<5ft.) especially at low tide, but I would like to go at low tide because then I could just snorkel around instead of putting on a tank. I know it is hard to get good viz when you ar...

Saturday 10/5/13
Vertical barge and Boeing Creek both 30-35 ft vis until current started up at end of Boeing Crk dive.

Edmonds Marina south jetty. Best at high tide.
Enter at Marina Beach at south end of Admiral Way.
There are also three lines of rocks to deeper water about 50-100 feet apart perpendicular to the jetty.
There used to be a small sailboat in about 25 feet 2/3 of the way towards the marina boat entrance.

Great job of rescue and reporting. Did the film crew capture it?

Yes, China Wall is definitely a boat dive. The small reef and Liker's is possible from shore but near access is private.
Photos on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/100424548@ ... 788571645/

Gale warnings predicted for Sunday (today) forced me to reschedule for a less bad day Saturday (yesterday). A predicted strong ebb tide, rain and possible thunderstorm turned into a stellar day for diving. We had no wind and no current in the protection of Restoration Point. There was no rain and th...

Saturday 9/21/13:
Blakely Rock China Wall 30 ft vis at 60 - 100 FSW
Liker's Reef 20 ft vis

Omar wreck and the Rock at Shilshole 8 - 10 ft vis
Boeing Creek 15 ft vis

In another thread we discussed the merits of boat ownership vs charters and several including myself said it was much cheaper to use a charter. Well now we're seeing the down side of charters. They tend to go to the places that they are close to, familiar with and safe for all levels. My boat costs ...

I went from Anacortes to Gooch Is to dive the Mckenzie a few years ago and was boarded by Canadian customs between dives. They made it clear you can not perform any task or activity during a pass through including fishing or diving. They would have let us report and continue but they found one guy o...

This might be a good place to mention - don't try to take a US dive boat into Canadian waters without checking in at Canadian customs before diving or you can get busted. The pass through rule does not apply if you stop to dive.

I was meeting Monica and Mike at Hoodsport N Dive to get our Sund Rock parking passes ($17.50) when I ran into NWDC members Jason and Chuck. The dive site is 2.3 miles north on Hwy 101. A perfect day weather wise, sunny but not too hot and no wind. I didn't notice any current but then I didn't swim ...

Sonar Image of site including Omar, the Rock, Barge and Vertical Barge:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/100424548@ ... 5208337810

Sonar image of site:


Possession Ferry by ohopdiver, on Flickr

Sonar for The Boss:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/100424548@ ... otostream/

Alki Fishing Reef Sonar Image


Alki Rock piles by ohopdiver, on Flickr

EUP: 8-10 ft VIS at 5 pm at Cathedrals and Lopez. New concrete pillar on top of Lopez pontoon.
No wind or current.

The best place to dive at Sekiu is Hoko reef. It's 3.5 miles west of Sekiu. It has neat topography with GPO and Wolfies. The top is at about 35 feet with 5 deep channels radiating from a center. Since it's 1300 feet from shore it might be OK by DPV if there's access but it's best to do by boat from ...

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10 to 20 ft vis but dark at Boeing Creek and 4 Mile Rock Barges today. It depended on where you were at Boeing Creek and how bright your light a 4 Mile Rock.

Was letting go of the ascent line to prevent the yoyo stop not an option?
I have a strap for ascent line rest stops in high surge areas like Neah Bay.
It's about 10 feet long and clips to me and to the ascent line.