Dive #168, 169: Cove 2, West Seattle, WA
| Dive 1 | Dive 2 | Dive 1 | Dive 2 | ||
| Place: | Cove 2 | Cove 2 | Buddy: | Doug | |
| Weather: | Cool, clear | Type: | Shore | ||
| Max. depth (m): | 29.3 | 24.1 | Visibility (m): | 5 | 5 |
| Time down: | 12:18 | 14:24 | Dive time (mins): | 42 | 38 |
| Average depth (m): | 15.2 | 14.6 | Water temp. (C): | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Notes: First dive of 2016. Pottered around waking crabs on the first dive. On the second we tried S-drills (pretty rusty) and a free ascent with me shooting the bag and reeling it in, and Doug managing depth. Need to re-watch some GUE videos to revise those procedures. Buoyancy was generally ok, still improving with drysuit. Got the back-kick going once or twice but I need to be able to engage it better when doing drills.
Equipment: Tried using Doug’s spare doubles. Went pretty well. Weight: backplate + doubles with 8-lb v-weight + 1 3-lb weight. Used my 40-lb Halcyon wing. Seemed ok. Might not even need the 3-lb weight (if I did need it, a 10-lb v-weight would be much more convenient). Need to remove unused pocket from harness and replace it with SPG D-ring.
Accumulated time underwater: 4 days, 17 hours and 49 minutes.
