Hi all - back in the water today. Was doing the last dive of an Advanced Open Water class, Search and Recovery dive. At Service Club Park in Venice, the temp was 84 degrees, surf was about a foot, and the seas were really flat. In short, a wonderful day in the water, except for the viz. At 13 feet, the visible light started to disappear. I did a compass nav, but had to have my flashlight out :-).
Kudos to Andy for completing his AOW in low viz. He did a great job tying the required knots and rigging a lift bag in zero viz. Funny thing is that these are the most realistic conditions to practice Search and Recovery in because when something goes overboard, it will always by in the muck. He completed his search by using a wreck reel and doing circular pattern using his arms to search the bottom.
So, with these conditions, the diving looks like it will be getting pretty good over the next couple of days. The biggest particulate in the water appear to be string algae close to the bottom. I'll be back out Weds and.or Thurs and will let you know the conditions then. Greg
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New Reef Ball trail at M-8! This week, volunteer divers will link four artificial reefs with an underwater trail using 140 reef balls. The project will ceate an underwater trail for SCUBA divers. See full article in this week's issue of The Pelican Press. www.pelicannews.com. Bo
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