What to do Now Winter's coming

[louigi]

<font color='#FF0000'>Hi any one got any good dives for this time of year. Befor the rot sets in and I have to start another corse through shear bordom.

[Mdemon]

When the wind's not from the East, South Devon is great. &nbsp;Plymouth has the best shore dives I've ever done - and isn't wind-direction sensitive.

Not sure there is an off-season with dry suits and thick semi's.

[louigi]

<font color='#FF0000'>There is with the crowd I dive with. Stiff breeze and the boat dont go. &nbsp;

[Dominic]

Are those shore dives still do-able in the winter, or do they suffer from lack of vis..?

[Rupert Bear]

Viz is generally better in the winter due to the lack of planktonic life in the water column, there are exceptions in places from to storms that suspend silt in the water.
&nbsp;Get the boat out and get offshore to some wrecks, some of the best wreck dives are around the end of the year, water is still fairly warm, few divers about and the viz is excellent.
Who says the season is over? what season?

[Dominic]

Too many members of my club are wusses who won't dive in the winter - I doubt I'll get a boatload, hence the interest in shore dives..

[Mark Chase]

Well Dominic your welcom on our trip on November the 8th Girl Grey doing the Nyon 30ish to top 48 to the sea bed. somthing for every one

We have the whole boat booked and there are 7 on it at the moment including:

Me
AndyP
Wetlettice
Howard (Dive Dude)
Laurance (Diver 60)
Rob Evans ?? We think

All commers welcom.

Very dooable Nitrox dive or mix if you want to grovel in the sand.

We are booked once a month through the winter on Moldavia which often + M viz in the winter months. We are also hoping Andy the Commie will have a few 30m dives sorted to fill the gaps.

Winter diving is fine but they get cancled a lot

ATB

Mark Chase

[Mdemon]

Hi Dom,

Got confirmation from Doug that it is doable all year round and you can always find something regardless of wind direction.

Things get very interesting once the kelp goes and the algae disappears. &nbsp;On the coast near me you suddenly find loads of hidden swim throughs and caves. &nbsp;All from the shore too.

HTH

[Rob Evans]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]Rob Evans ?? We think

Yup - count me in - I tried e-mailing you but AOL in its infinite wisdom reckons my server's guilty of mucho spam-delivery so always rejects my replies to you.  For the record, the only spam round here is on my head   Ever dived Girl Grey before?  Couple of mates dived off it recently and weren't big fans of the skip.

FWIW some of the best diving I've done has been in the winter, so get out there and get wet! Let's see, there was Florida in October, 29deg in the water, 30m vis.....

[Finless]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Rob Evans @ Oct. 21 2003,23:24)]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]Couple of mates dived off it recently and weren't big fans of the skip.

That was Steve not me. My only grouse was that there was not a lot of space for 12 people to get kitted up, esp when you need as much room as I do :- FFM there, head mounted torch there, gloves over there.

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]Let's see, there was Florida in October, 29deg in the water, 30m vis.....

You ought to get out of the bath more often.
It is easy for me to be bitter and sarcastic because I know you are telling the truth, damn it. Why don't I ever get trips like that!!! Call that work !!!