Re: [91attendees] Scuba Diving ?

[Dimitri Staessens <[e-mail]>]

Dear divers,

to simplify things, I've set up a doodle poll for the night dive. Just 
tick your preferences.
http://doodle.com/88ptibpvxu5vnw8e

cheers,

Dimitri

Dimitri Staessens schreef op 11/11/2014 9:30 AM:
> 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
>
>
>
> ??????? ???????? 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
>>
>> ???????????, 10 ?????? 2014 ?. ???????????? Dimitri Staessens ???????:
>>
>>     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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>>             Ghent University - iMinds
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