We expected to see one of these as the water temperature today ranged from sixty-six to sixty-eight. No seventies! The vis was no more than five feet, really. Carrie and I had two open water students who braved the less-than-ideal conditions for over an hour, one in a three milimeter suit and the other in two three milimeter suits. Both were a little chilled at the end of the dive. The strong and steady north wind created a rough intracoastal chop. The north wind is not our friend when it comes to vis either at the bridge or offshore. Because there were over three million students diving under the bridge, we ventured to the east to find water deep enough there for our ascents. Our students completed the skill set and back to the west we traveled maintaining seven to eight feet and a due west course. It's all good experience. The tough dives are good ones to have under one's belt. They make us better divers. Get in the water, Ham
Dive Report 13 February
