Northwest Dive Club

Winds look a little iffy this evening -- 15-20mph out of the South-Southwest. I may opt for a different site.

Just a quick note: Laurie and I were able to dive at Cove 2 this afternoon -- first dive back after the accident. The dive went well except for my suit leaking making me feel like a popsicle. I look forward to seeing you all at local dive sites. Thanks again for all the support.

-Doug

60south wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:44 am Anybody dove Lake Crescent lately? Looking for a recent vis report...

There is a report here from less than two weeks ago: https://pnwdiving.com/view?divesite=Lake%20Crescent

I am seeing Eric's "Open, Eh!" avatar still (and was yesterday as well.) Maybe it is a cache issue or something.

I haven't been able to dive with my Apple Watch Ultra yet (other than a short snorkel in Hawaii) since I'm still recovering from my auto accident in April, but I had a couple of people carry it with them while diving to collect some data. I found out some interesting facts: 1) The Apple Watch appear...

Boarderguy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:47 am I'll be there. First time at Alki so should be good times. I hate driving up to Seattle btw

At least the West Seattle bridge is reopened now -- thst make she dive to Alki much less painful...

I have an Apple Watch Ultra but have not had a chance to dive with it yet. Hopefully I will be back in the water in a few weeks where I will use the Depth app (effectively a bottom timer) as a backup for me Perdix. At some point I will try the Oceanic+ app when it is available, but doubt I'll ever u...

Welcome, @nicejim. Please let us know if you have any questions about getting certified. There is a really active dive community here that can help newcomers get started.

I'm pretty sure we're already in November, so the date should be 11/10. :-)

Redleg0811 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:02 pm My thoughts are with you. Hope to dive with you sometime.

Thanks! I look forward to diving together in the future too. I have to say, the Seattle dive community has been a huge support through this whole ordeal.

We purchased the separate trip insurance from DAN that included things like lost luggage, trip interruption, cancelled flights, etc. We also have the DAN family membership, but I'm not sure which of our expenses would have been covered under that without the additional trip insurance. One thing to r...

My results are non-typical, but I bought DAN trip insurance for the first time for our trip to Cozumel in April. As many here know, my wife and I were in a severe auto accident while on that trip and the insurance was well worth it. For example, when I had to have an air ambulance from the ICU in Co...

Hey Everybody. I wanted to give a short update since my wife and I were the subject of this post. The accident was seven weeks ago and I am now at Harborview Medical Center still recovering. I don’t have any recollection of the accident - in fact I only remember the last two weeks. I am making slow,...

Sounds like you're doing retirement right. Enjoy!

Hi Mark, welcome to the area. There are several groups that dive weeknights on a regular basis, but not too many recurring weekend dives as far as I know. The Marker Buoy club is a good place to start since they generally get dives organized and announced well in advance. If you decide you can do w...

Hi Mark, welcome to the area. There are several groups that dive weeknights on a regular basis, but not too many recurring weekend dives as far as I know. The Marker Buoy club is a good place to start since they generally get dives organized and announced well in advance. If you decide you can do we...

I believe HP 117's are the exact size/weight as LP95's, so why not just go with the hp tank? -Eric Exactly. The HP117 and LP95 are both 15 liter water capacity tanks, so for a given pressure, they will effectively have the same amount of gas. Why go with an LP95 overfilled to 3000psi, when you can ...

Steel tanks are definitely the way to go. The size really depends on a couple of factors: 1) your gas consumption rate, and 2) your physical size. HP100s are great in terms of size and weight for most people -- they're small enough and light enough that they are not too cumbersome and if your gas co...

Congratulations, Derek!

I read the entire thread and the level of disregard for safety and duty of care exhibited by that instructor is shocking. While the deceased should never have been there in the first place, it sounds like he, as a DM trainee, showed more heroism and professionalism than the instructor. I'm frankly d...

I was going to chime in with the same info as Sharkb8 -- Quiescence is great, but it looks like they are still only doing whole-boat charters.

Laurie and I had a couple of great dives on with Sea Dragon Charters and Liz Tribe Diving yesterday in Howe Sound. Our first dive was on the Halkett West Pinnacle which is one of the few places in the world that you can see glass sponges (hexactinellid sponges with a skeleton made of silica) within ...

Thanks, Eric. I had missed that. I'll just put our hotel address in there then. Cheers!

Out of curiosity, what have those you that have traveled up Canada since the border reopened done about the quarantine plan that is supposed to be put in the ArriveCan app? We’re fully vaccinated and are heading up for one night before a Sea Dragon charter and will be returning to the U.S. the next ...

Hi Cassie and welcome to the site. I understand the frustration of being a new diver and looking for how to increase your (and your daughter's) comfort in the water -- I was in the same boat with my daughters three years ago when we were all newly certified. I don't know of a private DM-for-hire, bu...