Re: [91attendees] Scuba Diving ?

[Dimitri Staessens <[e-mail]>]

Hi Jukka,

they do pickups, but we're 4 or probably 6 right now, so if we can use 
your car it would be great and
for the others sharing a taxi would probably be cheaper.
Can I just ask you to tick the boxes in the doodle poll for the record ;)

thanks,

Dimitri

Manner Jukka schreef op 11/11/2014 4:30 PM:
> Hi, do they pick us up, or we drive ourselves to the harbour ? I have 
> a car if needed.
>
> Jukka
>
> On 11 Nov 2014, at 09:30, Dimitri Staessens 
> <[e-mail] 
> <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Vasili, all,
>>
>> I have myself and Jukka confirmed, Vasili and spouse on a "maybe".
>>
>> I got confirmation that they will go through with the night dives and 
>> we can do two sites.
>> They stock a couple of rental lights, and have lights for sale as well.
>> The 2 tank I proposed (Sea Tiger + Nautilus reef) is OK, but I think 
>> we'll be quite
>> free in where we would like to dive, so if people need to have a safe 
>> interval before flying,
>> we can tone it down to 2 shallow reef dives.
>> Seems some of you guys already have booked with them. If they have 
>> your credit card
>> details, just let me know, then they can charge it to your card directly.
>> If they don't, I'll let them charge it to mine, and we can settle the 
>> bill among us.
>> If you have special requests (e.g. DIN connectors or nitrox-36 for 
>> the shallow dive) let me
>> know and I'll ask.
>>
>> They asked that I call them later tonight.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Dimitri
>>
>>
>>
>> Василий Долматов schreef op 11/10/2014 7:23 PM:
>>> Unfortunately, we are leaving Friday evening, so could not have 
>>> enough no-fly interval, concerning the fact that we (me and my wife) 
>>> opted for morning couple of dives with them and I typically use my 
>>> computer in P2 mode, thus extending surface intervals.
>>> But, if our Wednesday morning dive will go ok then we can consider 
>>> repat it as a night dive in Thursday
>>>
>>> понедельник, 10 ноября 2014 г. пользователь Dimitri Staessens написал:
>>>
>>>     Hi guys,
>>>
>>>     now that I see there are quite some scuba divers on here,
>>>     there's something "special" we can do:
>>>
>>>     I asked the HDA guys if they did night dives, and they said if I
>>>     can get 4 people on a boat, they
>>>     would organize one for us.
>>>
>>>     So, I'm looking for (at least) 3 more experienced divers
>>>     able/willing to do a night dive on thursday, leaving
>>>     5.30pm.
>>>     I'd ask for the Sea Tiger wreck (deep wreck dive, 30+m, has a
>>>     nice size resident reef shark and a lot
>>>     of turtles).
>>>     I'm not sure if they allow two dives (it will be quite dark
>>>     after the first dive, but if we can,
>>>     I'd ask for the nautilus reef (shallow reef, 16m if you bring a
>>>     shovel, 2 resident whitetips that
>>>     would get off their backsides and start hunting around that time).
>>>     It could be that they don't want to move the boat after dark and
>>>     we have to do 2 dives at the
>>>     same site (I'd need to check).
>>>
>>>     Their usual price for a 2 tank charter is 89 USD without gear,
>>>     20 USD for full kit rental.
>>>
>>>     So, anyone willing to sign up? If I see 3 volunteers, I'll
>>>     arrange an IETF hawaiian night dive :)
>>>
>>>     cheers,
>>>
>>>     Dimitri
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     Manner Jukka schreef op 11/10/2014 4:24 AM:
>>>
>>>         Hi, great report. I guess you didn’t have nitrox in your
>>>         tanks for those deep dives?
>>>
>>>         Let’s see how Kaimana Divers works today.
>>>
>>>         Jukka
>>>
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>>>         On 09 Nov 2014, at 16:04, Dimitri Staessens
>>>         <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>>
>>>             Hi Jukka,
>>>
>>>             today started on an off-note: driver was sick, got them
>>>             on the phone like 7 minutes before their charter was due
>>>             to leave. They picked me up, we drove to the boat, got
>>>             on. It was their only charter today. They had DIN tanks,
>>>             all set up. First dive was a deep wreck, the YO-257 and
>>>             San Pedro, about 30m. The conditions were perfect, some
>>>             turtles resting on top of the San Pedro, a nice size 
>>>             reef shark inside. Total time 37 mins, came up with 30
>>>             bars left, awesome dive. There was a local diver there,
>>>             we were both excited and asked if they wanted to take
>>>             the two of us on more deep dives after this dive. They
>>>             couldn't do another deep one on the first charter, as
>>>             there were DSD's on board that had a trial dive, but
>>>             they did agree to take just the two of us back on a
>>>             second tour. So we did the shallow reef dive with the
>>>             DSDs, saw an eagle ray, nudibranchs, a big frogfish,
>>>             lionfish. 16m, 55minutes, solid dive back on the boat
>>>             with 30 bars left in the tank. We went back to the
>>>             harbor, the guys had new tanks ready for us (DIN for me
>>>             again) and we immediately went back out. Second dive on
>>>             the Y0-257. Currents were heavy and there were some subs
>>>             taking tourists patrolling between the two wrecks.
>>>             Dodging them in the current was fun, but this time it
>>>             was a short dive, 27 minutes, back on the boat with
>>>             plenty gas left. We went to the final wreck, the Sea
>>>             Tiger. That was a deep dive (40+m to the bottom), so we
>>>             had to wait in the boat to get a decent no-deco time.
>>>             When our computers plan mode gave us 15 mins at 30m we
>>>             went in. It was a treat, at least 5 turtles there, a
>>>             decent size reef shark inside as well. Flirted with the
>>>             deco limit on this dive, my computer gave me a 2min deep
>>>             stop and 10min safety stop.
>>>
>>>             All in all an awesome day! The DM's Ian (in the morning)
>>>             and Susan (morning and afternoon) were perfect. I would
>>>             highly recommend these guys. I don't know why that first
>>>             dive was so short yesterday, different DM...
>>>
>>>             I'm going out with Kaimana on Wednesday morning... Susan
>>>             dives with them as well, she'll be on your boat
>>>             tomorrow. You'll love the deep dive.
>>>
>>>             cheers,
>>>
>>>             Dimitri
>>>
>>>             Manner Jukka schreef op 11/9/2014 12:49 AM:
>>>
>>>                 Hi, thanks a lot for sharing. I’m going on Monday
>>>                 morning with Kaimana Divers (waikikiscuba.com
>>>                 <http://waikikiscuba.com/>). Let’s see how their
>>>                 operations work, a deep + shallow combo. My gear
>>>                 came through alright, so can use my own familiar
>>>                 equipment, and I have my own DIN-to-yoke adapter. :)
>>>
>>>                 Later during the week some more mornings, boat
>>>                 and/or shore, and maybe on Saturday morning early
>>>                 some shallow dives - my plane leaves on Sunday 16th
>>>                 at 8:40.
>>>
>>>                 How was hda overall, the feeling and how
>>>                 professional the performance was ?
>>>
>>>                 Btw, why did you come up so quickly on the first dive ?
>>>
>>>                 Looking forward to your report on the deeper dive trip.
>>>
>>>                 Jukka
>>>
>>>                 On 08 Nov 2014, at 15:24, Dimitri Staessens
>>>                 <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>>
>>>                     Hi Jukka,
>>>
>>>                     Which way did you go diving wise?
>>>
>>>                     I just did 2 dives with hda, was three years
>>>                     since my last dive, so I booked
>>>                     2 shallow reef dives with them online (89$),
>>>                     with pick- up and drop off (+12$).
>>>
>>>                     First dive, saw 2 whitetips (first time I see
>>>                     sharks, so pretty cool for me),
>>>                     lots of moray eels, some rockfish.  Was a bit
>>>                     short 31min, buddy was MSD
>>>                     and we both came up with plenty gas left (I was
>>>                     just over halfway my tank).
>>>                     So a bit disappointing on that point.
>>>
>>>                     Second dive saw some morays, some lobstery
>>>                     thingies and a devil scorpionfish.
>>>                     We came out after 45 mins with ~50 bars left, so
>>>                     that's would count as a solid
>>>                     standard "dive-op" experience.
>>>
>>>                     They were not very prepared for DIN regs though,
>>>                     they looked
>>>                     for and found 2 tanks with DIN, but after the
>>>                     first dive, they couldn't get
>>>                     the yoke convertor out of the second thank , so
>>>                     my second dive I used
>>>                     one of their regs. Not that big of a deal.
>>>
>>>                     I've booked a deeper 100-120ft wreck dive with
>>>                     them for tomorrow morning
>>>                     7.15am.
>>>
>>>                     cheers,
>>>
>>>                     Dimitri
>>>
>>>
>>>                     Manner Jukka schreef op 10/30/2014 4:49 AM:
>>>
>>>                         I was looking at Kaimana, too, and also
>>>                         these three:
>>>
>>>                         Reef pirates: reefpirates.com
>>>                         <http://reefpirates.com/>
>>>
>>>                         Island Divers: oahuscubadiving.com
>>>                         <http://oahuscubadiving.com/>
>>>
>>>                         Waikiki Dive Center: waikikidiving.com
>>>                         <http://waikikidiving.com/>
>>>
>>>                         10 years ago I was snorkeling in Hanauma
>>>                         Bay, and would be nice to see it in scuba
>>>                         gear now. This company also does shore trips
>>>                         to see marine life:
>>>
>>>                         http://www.hawaiiecodivers.com/
>>>
>>>                         Jukka
>>>
>>>                         On Oct 30, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Dimitri
>>>                         Staessens wrote:
>>>
>>>                             Manner Jukka schreef op 10/30/2014 3:22 PM:
>>>
>>>                                 Hi,
>>>
>>>                                 Any hints as to what to see and
>>>                                 which company to use if, when, I
>>>                                 want to go scuba diving during my stay ?
>>>
>>>                             Most recommended ops seems to be
>>>                             Kaimana:
>>>                             waikikiscuba.com <http://waikikiscuba.com/>
>>>                             and Hawaiian Diving Adventures
>>>                             http://hawaiiandivingadventures.com/
>>>                             HDA's has 7am dives :)
>>>
>>>                             cheers,
>>>
>>>                             Dimitri
>>>
>>>                                 What is the water temp, I will
>>>                                 probably bring my own gear.
>>>
>>>                                 In Finland one needs to prepare for
>>>                                 around 40F/4-5C (or even lower) all
>>>                                 year round, and visibility of 2-10m
>>>                                 (on a good day ;).
>>>
>>>                                 Jukka (Padi MSD)
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