Saturday, September 20, 2008

Stacking up another dive...

After sailing plans were cancelled by high winds and an ominous weather forecast, and a quiet afternoon at home proved too quiet, the decision was made to go and check out the Stacked Hulls again. No bad thing, as it turned out, because the line had parted about half way out to the wrecks. Whether this is the result of an unintended anchor strike, or pressure from accumulated weed proving to be too much for the line at its weakest, most extended point, it turned out to be easy to by pass and temporarily address. The dive was otherwise unremarkable. That said, the number of fish seeking shelter in and around the hulls was considerable. Oh to have a video camera on days like this. Visibility was average, probably about 30-40 feet. Interestingly, particularly since I had elected to dive wet (Hyperstretch 7mm), the water temperature was down to 66℉ (19℃). If anyone is keen to make this new, line-guided trip to the Hulls, and considers their air consumption better than average (this dive was 63 minutes long and brought home 600 psi), give me a call.

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