With the super moon and ultra low tide today there was a ripping 7 knot current through agate passage. So my buddy and I took his boat out to do some flying underwater through the passage. It was a flooding current so we went north to south and tried to time getting beneath the bridge right at the predicted max current for maximum effect. The viz started out okay for only 25 feet of water, but as we got closer to the narrowest point it really cloudy up. The current got faster and faster and my buddy and I bounced off of one another then kicked a bit to stay in contact. Soon the floor was covered in white anemones which I recall from previous dive there are near and under the bridge. The current really ripped and suddenly a boulder appeared directly in front of me and with a sharp kick and pull of the current I narrowly slipped around the right side of it.
As the channel opened up the current slow and we popped a surface marker buoy to ascend safely and signal our ride for a pick up. Video is attached. Sorry it's a bit jumpy, but it was kinda like that.
http://vimeo.com/68983819
Agate drift dive
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Agate drift dive
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Re: Agate drift dive
Now thats a drift dive!! Great video! Looks like a hell of a lot of fun. I cant wait to do that one myself
Re: Agate drift dive
Oh man, that looks awesome! Nice vid:)
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Re: Agate drift dive
That is FLYING!
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Re: Agate drift dive
What he said!H20doctor wrote:I want to do this dive !!!!!!
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Re: Agate drift dive
+ hell yes.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
Re: Agate drift dive
Its been a few years but that's a fun dive. Most fun you'll have in max 35ft of water that's for sure.
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Re: Agate drift dive
Thanks for sharing, I have not dove it in 10 years.
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Re: Agate drift dive
I haven't dived Agate Pass in years but it remains to this day the fastest drift I've ever done, and that's just how I remember it ... like watching a movie in fast forward.
Great vid ... thanks for shaking a memory out of the cobwebs ...
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Great vid ... thanks for shaking a memory out of the cobwebs ...
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Re: Agate drift dive
That reminds me of a dive in the NArrows a couple of times and then there was Toozoonie Narrows...I like drift dives, when they are supposed to be drifts.
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