Dive Trip Report to:
West Palm Beach, Dive Boat
Narcosis Dive Charters
, along with the
Sea Dragons Dive Shop
Sea Dragons Dive Shop on Barnes Blvd in Rockledge.
Purpose:
La-La Dives - Ya jump in, go to the bottom, come back up a few feet, drift
along and look at all the
Pretty's
going La-La-La! And with Bug Season quickly approaching, this gives a chance
to practice the art of getting them little creatures out of their holes!
Dive #1:
. My Dive #493
A. Dive Boat / Location:
Narcosis Dive Charters
/ Paul's Reef [ south of the Breaker's Hotel a few miles ]
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
30 ft - not the greatest, but divable.
Seas:
1 - 2 ft
Water Temp:
82 deg on the bottom
Skies:
Sunny, Clear Blue Sky's - Typial of Florida!!
Air Temp:
low 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
Me: Genesis Nitrox Dive Computer - 58 feet for 57 min, PO2 0.76, 28% NITROX
DP: 8:52am, 56 ft for 56 min, 83 deg, PO2 0.75 on 28% NITROX.
Air consumption:
Me: (120 cu ft), 3700 lbs, to 1300 lbs. Capt wanted us back on the boat in
an hour - we still had bottom time and air left.
DP: [ 100 cu ft], 3700 lbs to 1500 lbs
Current:
Mild to the north. This was a nice current. It would carry you along, but you
could stop to look and play without having to hold on for deer life.
Description:
Lot's of fish and bugs and colors. Vis wasn't the best but there was a lot to
see. No sharks or anything real big.
Dive #2:
. My Dive #494
A. Dive Boat / Location:
Narcosis Dive Charters
/ Flower Garden, Breaker's and the Trench.
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
20 - 25 ft, not the greatest, worst then the 1st, but still divable [ you could
still see your fins ]
Seas:
2 - 3 and some occasional 4 footers!
Water Temp:
81 deg
Skies:
Sunny, Clear Blue Sky's - Typial of Florida!!
Air Temp:
Low 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
Me: Genesis Nitrox Dive Computer - 64 ft for 103 min, PO2 1.05, 36% NITROX
DP: 10:57am, 64 ft for 103 min, 83 deg, PO2 0.82 on 28% NITROX.
Air consumption:
Me: (120 cu ft), 3700 lbs to 1300 lbs
DP: [100 cu ft] 3700 lbs to 500 lbs [ she was busy taking pics and practicing
catching bugs]
Current:
Again, mild to the north.
Description:
Great dive - lot's of fish and bugs etc. Took us 50 min to get to the trench -
a Long time. We started out at the Flower Garden [ I forgot how far away we
were from the trench ], drifted along to some grass and then worked our way
east. We went toooo far east and ended up on the Outer Breakers - 60 plus feet
and fingers. So we worked our way back west to the normal reef line, went over
the 3 phone lines then to the trench. Lot's of fish and bugs to see and play
with.
Last Updated: 19-July-2005
Irishman AT SpryNet DOT Com