Northwest Dive Club

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Thanks for the dives, Rich! Sorry you have to leave so soon. I'm glad we finally got to show you the seals on your last dive. Have a safe trip home, and come back and dive with us anytime!

so my thoughts on PNW diving: - its cold, dress appropriately - its more stressful, bring more gas - its dark, bring some good lights - its murky, bring a compass - its independent diving without a dm, -- bring good basic skills -- bring good buddy skills -- bring good dive planning -- bring good g...

I took particular notice of that as well- but the article also pointed out that there had been a break in the "chain of custody" with the dive gear- it may have been stored at the dive op he worked out of for several days. I'm suspicious enough to wonder who had access to it during that ti...

Sobering read. Sorry your morning took a morbid turn, John. Sounds like we'll never know what really happened, like so many dive accidents- especially rebreathers.

lamont wrote: that places newer divers (and 150 dives is still a newer diver) at the mercy of their instructors/mentors...

Point(s) taken, but I only have 100 dives, and I know damn well not to dive to 200 on an AL80. I seem to have better mentors than the deceased, however.

As much as I hesitate to say anything about this accident, other than offering my condolences to the family and friends of Chad, I cannot conceive of a single scenario in which this instructor could be considered to have been conducting anything but the most reckless and unacceptable dive practices...

Well- I don't know how to explain it, I just use my BC is all there is to it. This is funny to me, because you're the guy who showed me how to use my drysuit, this last summer- and you explained to me that you used it for buoyancy, which I had also read in the PADI AOW book- that first dive was the ...

Wow. Very, very, well spoke, Mr. Rawlings.

The vis was not great- maybe 5-8 feet between 20-40. Not good class conditions- we had to use our "good" buddy skills.

That was a great dive. Thanks, guys. Great pics, as usual, Calvin! That was the most colorfull octo I've ever seen, the only skate I've ever seen at cove duece, and just a whole lot of fun. We had a buddy telling us that there were 4 foot waves down there tonight (there weren't), and we almost baile...

Heh. Hi, everyone. My name's Josh. I'm a 40 year old carpenter, and I've fallen head over heels in love with diving. I always loved underwater stuff- Jacques Cousteau, "The Abyss", stuff like that- I can't believe I didn't start diving until March of this year, but I'm trying hard to make ...

Bryan, (friend of Diver), thank you for posting here and telling us about your friend Chad. Let me second what Tom Nic wrote- he has quite eloquently stated what I would wish you to know as well. We are very sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. I am sorry if anything I wrote was hurtfull. We...

Another death at Lobstershop Wall, along with the several DCI hits people have had there lately worries me. My concern is that the city of Tacoma will step in and close the site to divers. What makes me so angry is the instructor leading the dive. He knew better. The instructor, had been in similar...

Well, without one of the people who was on the dive posting here, we ain't getting confirmation- but I have heard the same story from 2 different sources, both of whom I consider reliable. So that's what I'm going with.

My o2 psi, Buddy check or not. A dive to 200 fsw is a serious dive! On twins or not, If it was really the case that these folks planned a dive to that depth. It is obvious that they were not experienced. I am not saying that the out come was deserved, but unavoidable.. Today I called a dive with a ...

It's terrible- 2-3 feet at Muk this AM; 3-4 feet at Cove 2 Friday.

DiverDown wrote:Here goes this quote, It IMO was a underated comedy...


Orange Mocha Frappuccino!

Zoolander. Great flick.

Well, it's just more rumor, but someone I trust told me the group of divers was planing to go to 200, and that at least 1 of them was on an Aluminum 80- and that he was the one who ran out of air and bolted for the surface, and still hasn't been found. I don't know anything for sure, but, as I said,...

I can't find anything about this anywhere- I scoured the News Tribune, KOMO, and Scubaboard- no info at all. My boss's wife heard about it, and he asked me if I knew anything, but I haven't found anything at all so far.

YES! That's a really cool article.

Damn- that is a sweet deal- the super pony tamer alone goes for 150$ brand new.

OK, I'll do it in a thong and pasties, but they have to be the sparkly pasties! And for my gas supply, I will take an upside down coffee cup, and sip air from it as needed.

Lol! That's a good one!

BASSMAN wrote:Gee? Who do we know on this board that dives LP 95's
that was a pretty big give away for me!

I never said he or she was registered on the board!