yo marty/ppcock

[SEAN!]

you got any links to bc diving sites/information

[ppcock]

Scuba Diving in Vancouver, BC Canada

cheapest (???), best dive company in BC.

[SEAN!]

do you need a dry suit to dive here?

[ebbomega]

You'd be insane to dive on anything other than a hot summer's day in a wetsuit.

[ppcock]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

do you need a dry suit to dive here?

Depends on when you sign up.
Right now there are no courses that offer wetsuit dives. you will freeze your ass off. IE: Sat morning, we went out to whytecliff, it took us 30 minutes to get gear on (usually 10 minutes we're in the water) due to frost bite, we get in the water, we swim for 2 minutes and the cold just hits us. dive and we got to about 60 feet before it started easing up. Usually, the deeper you go, the colder you are, it was the opposite for us.

Anyways. So yes, for winter diving (which is the best time to go in BC) dry suit all the time.

During spring/summer you're ok for wet suit, i still use my dry suit.

If you choose to hold off till summer to get certified.. the plankton blooms usually hit around summer and though warmer water, your vis is wrecked 9 times out of 10. The plankton goes away during the night and during the fall/winter season.


Open Water Course

if you take the first open water course in 09.. i'll be in some of the pool sessions.. gotta work on frog kicking and buoyancy.


IDC is located on Broadway and arbutus.
The guy that's doing that particular course was my teacher and I'm going to be going all the way up to instructor with him. He's phenominal and quite the partier.

[ppcock]

actually sean.. the best advice i could give you.

dont spend the money unless you're going to actually do it.

as in, dont spend $480 on a course and not go out. Just cause you're a certified diver doesnt mean you're a diver.
If you do decide to spend the money. give me a shout, i go almost every weekend rain or shine... or snow. :)

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by ppcock

actually sean.. the best advice i could give you.

dont spend the money unless you're going to actually do it.

as in, dont spend $480 on a course and not go out. Just cause you're a certified diver doesnt mean you're a diver.
If you do decide to spend the money. give me a shout, i go almost every weekend rain or shine... or snow. :)

i got my open water cert when i was 15 only been on about a dozen dives since then.

we'll see im just curious, theres alot of stuff i have to do before i get any freetime back.

[ppcock]

you can take a refresher course.. 1 pool 1 ocean.