Nine members of the Club made it out to Rockport tonight for a season-opening, if unscheduled, dive with Wayne Green's Thousand Island Pleasure Diving operation. Conditions couldn't have been better, with bright sunshine, a slight, cooling breeze and an almost calm River. A slight current was running over the Kinghorn, but this was no deterrent to early season explorers, who searched every inch of the old girl. One important new discovery is the plaque on the Starboard bow - positioned only the day before - and commemorating the life of Doug Smeaton, who died tragically while visiting the wreck earlier this year.
The water was delightfully warm - at 47F (8C). Visibility was about 35-40 feet - and the promised beer and pizza at Caigers afterwards were everything we had been led to expect...
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