New in Newport

[Saltwaterdog]

Hello NW Divers.
Glad to have found you! I am looking for dive buddies in the Newport area. I am newly certified with PADI and have my own gear (minus dive wetsuit yet). Eager to do meet some other salt water lovers and do some local dives!

[Tom Nic]

Welcome Salty Dog! Glad you found your way to our humble abode.

There are quite a few Oregon divers on this board, and I'm sure you'll find no shortage or divers from down your way.

Hope to see you up diving the sound some time!

[guitarmaker]

Welcome from a fellow Oregonian, I live just over the hill in Salem and am anxious to learn the local Oregon coast too.

[brihno]

When buying a wetsuit I would recommend a semi dry or one piece with a hood for diving on our lovely coast. I have a 2 piece 7mm farmer john with a separte hood and I can tell you that even with careful management of the bib I often get a nice cold wakeup shot of water down the spine while diving. I think the less wet you get the more comfortable you will be on your second dive which is why I recommend the semi dry. If you can afford it go for a dry suit though. I am envious of myt buddies ability to be dry and warm during surface intervals.

Right now I have to lay on the engine cover of the boat I normally dive off of to get warmed up between dives.

Sorry for the ramble; I just thought you might find those observations useful from someone who wishes eh'd spent a little more and at least gotten the semi-dry suit.

Have fun at newport; I hear the fishing is pretty good up there!

[BASSMAN]

Wwelcome to the board Saltwaterdog !
Love the screen name and Avatar!
Yeah, you should come up to Hood Canal, vis is great right now!
And if your ever in the area on a Thursday send me a PM or keep an eye on the dive planning section.
I'll give you a tour of one or two of our local dive sites.

Keith

[-Aaron-]

Hey Saltwaterdog,

Welcome to the club and the sport . I am about 45 minutes east of you in Corvallis. I try to make it out to the coast whenever I get the chance and I also dive up in Washington fairly regularly. I'll drop you a message with my contact information and we can try to coordinate for some Oregon coast dives in the future.

Take care,
Aaron

[ORDiver]

Welcome to the club. I dive a lot. PM if interested in coming along sometime.

[Jenbowes]

Tom Nic's comment made me think of this bluegrass song. So, this is my BIG DIVE WELCOME TO YOU!

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