Northwest Dive Club

I just got back from REI with my new hiking boots. I have hiked all of Washington's wild coast over the years, but it has been decades since I have been to Cape Alava. CaptnJack: Snorkeling is a good idea. I want to see the animals in the water. I don't need to prove I am a diver. :snorkel: Nwbrewer...

Several years ago I met a diver who claimed to have dived tidepools off Cape Alava. He said he packed his gear in from Lake Ozette and awaited low tide. According to his account, tidepools a quarter mile across and 50 feet deep emerged. They were filled with life and had exquisite visibility. Has an...

I'm sure some of the professional biologists can comment with more expertise, but I talked to a marine mammal specialist in encountering several dead pinnipeds on a dive in Monterey last year, and he said that the increased population has produced so many offspring that mortality is more apparent. :...

I will be hiking in Montana with some old Navy friends (either way you read it is correct, old navy or old friends) and will miss it. In addition to gear, there will be representatives from the various dive destinations there as well, if that interests you.
- Curt

I just finished a dive at Lighthouse Park when Morningdiverbob pulled up. He said they would be removing the evil sign at the T-dock today. Sure enough, when I drove over there, the sign was gone. Go and enjoy.
- Curt

I especially love reading the Questions/Answers. On page two I came across this little gem: Q: Have u ever defected in ur suit? 15-Mar-11 A: I have never given up my allegiance. I stand strong both in and out of my wetsuit. - Janna :) Having read Jan Kocian's account of escaping from behind the Iro...

Another good source about Beebe is: Descent, by Brad Matson (2005). I read Beebe's book as a boy many years ago. When I met Brad at a diving conference and found he had written a biography of Beebe, I couldn't buy it fast enough. Kelly, thanks for the heads-up. I may have to turn on my television. -...

The closure of the T-dock caused us to head to Lighthouse Park and dive the clay ledges. With all of the rain we've had, I expected the worst. I was wrong. Visibility opened to about 20 ft. Expect sea lion encounters. Four swam by us as well as a harbor seal. Some of you might consider that a good t...

I believe the "squizzle things" are arrowworms. A great sighting. Regarding the current: we had three days of very strong south winds. I believe you were experiencing a wind generated current. I was diving the old fuel pier at Mukilteo with Bear and planned on riding the last of the ebb ba...

Jenn: You are going to have to teach me how to take pictures. None of mine are as good as what you have shown me of yours. The white plumose anenome holds a special place in my heart. I did my master's thesis on them. I will tell you the story someday. - Curt
Here is one of my anenomes.

riversnorkel wrote: I spotted hundreds of coins tourists had thrown into the river, a strange way to promote good luck in some cultures. ]

The song Moonlight in Vermont starts with the line "Pennies in a stream...".

Spatman: I agree. I'm one who mis-interpreted one of your posts which you intended as a joke. This is not characteristic of me as I am among the more jocular people you will meet and I avoid confrontation. I mess up all of the time. One example: A game warden approached me and asked for my crab lice...

Sick, Aaron, sick.

i encountered a "real" free diver in the Gulf Islands. Her 5+ minute dives sure impressed me.

Curt - I hope your birthday is as good as mine was.
- just another Curt

Grateful Diver wrote:... not half as much fun as watching them getting it in the water at your local boat launch ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I saw this one lately at the Everett boat launch. The couple that owns it also keep a larger sub in the boathouse near the boat launch.
- Curt

I've been sitting here nursing a cold and leg injury an unable to dive for over a week. Your video provided the perfect tonic. Thanks. - Curt

Last week I saw a parked car with dive decals all over it. I asked the woman sitting in it if she were a diver. She said no, that the car belonged to her late brother. She then said that he brother's remains were "hidden" in the water off Alki. It sounds like he is no longer hidden.

Jake: Thanks for saving me the trip. I haven't dived PP for years, not because of the walk, but because we have better choices. The pipeline is the sewage outflow for the treatment plant you passed driving down there. I have seen plumes of fluid coming out of it which deterred my wanting to see it a...

Aaron: Wonderful post and, of course, a great video. People dive for many reasons: the sense of exploration, the technology, the natural world, hunting, wrecks and nautical lore, or just the sensation of being weightless - almost like flying. I believe they are all legitimate motivations for diving....

Has anyone had any experience with USIA dry suits? LCF gave a good summary on the advantages and disadvantages of laminate suits. I have about a 1000 dives on my USIA. It keeps me warm. I have had to change the zipper once, replace the neck seal, and replace the wrist seals a couple times. Price is...

Aaron: Try one of the dive charters serving the San Juan Islands. I'm sure there are dives there you haven't done. Race Rocks out of Victoria is pretty spectacular if you haven't done those. Also, Barkley Sound offers some neat dives: the wreck of the Vanlene, the wreck of the Thiepvel (Check my spe...

Bob: I hope you enjoy this day as much as I enjoyed my birthday, which you helped celebrate. Feed the fish!
- Curt

John: Thanks for the posting. I am captivated by all of the lore of the sea. A few years ago, just after reading The Heart of the Sea , I was sailing across the Strait of Juan de Fuca in light air, dreamily vacant. A Minke whale surfaced off my beam lunge feeding toward my boat. While delighted at s...

Happy Birthday, Curt! Hope to dive with you again soon at Keystone! Jenn: I plan Keystone again. I would also like to meet you two in the South Sound sometime. I will bring my own tank this time. I'm going to be in Port Townsend all next week if you can make it over. I'd be glad to give you the gra...

I thoroughly enjoy your photos. I can never dive a wreck without looking at the lines and thinking of the pride the architect took in designing it, and the generations of sailors that walked the decks and maintained her in an immaculate manner. The soul of a ship persists when we see these vessels i...