Dive logs 166-175 (9/9/06-1/10/06)
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Dive Number: 166
Date: 9/9/06
Location: Maeda Misaki, Okinawa
Time in: 11:22
Time out: 12:11
Bottom time: 49 mins
Max depth: 25.9m
Weight: 8lbs
Exposure protection: shortie, booties
Type of diving: Salt, shore
Temperature: Water - 28.3C
Starting air pressure: N/A
Ending air pressure: N/A
Dive buddies: Brian
Comments: Crystal left us for the 3rd dive. Headed right and to a “2nd” reef. Saw cool nudibranchs, 2 nice cuttlefish (one colour-changing as we watched), and plenty of other great stuff. It’s good to be back!
Total dive time (hrs:mins): 120:39
Dive Number: 167
Date: 10/9/06
Location: Maeda Misaki, Okinawa
Time in: 7:55
Time out: 8:29
Bottom time: 34 mins
Max depth: 32.7m
Weight: 6lbs
Exposure protection: shortie, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, shore
Temperature: Water - 28.3C
Starting air pressure: N/A
Ending air pressure: N/A
Dive buddies: Brian
Comments: EANx 34. Hell of a current present here (1kt+) which made the dive very challenging. Note to self: when drift may be an issue, overweight yourself. Plenty of very pretty sea-fans standing up to the drift. Saw a baby eel on ascent too.
Total dive time (hrs:mins): 121:13
Dive Number: 168
Date: 10/9/06
Location: Maeda Misaki, Okinawa
Time in: 9:08
Time out: 10:04
Bottom time: 56 mins
Max depth: 31.4m
Weight: 6lbs
Exposure protection: shortie, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, shore
Temperature: Water - 28.1C
Starting air pressure: N/A
Ending air pressure: N/A
Dive buddies: Brian
Comments: EANx 30. Very different dive in a similar area. No current here and a very high tide made for a relaxed dive. Saw 2 turtles (one big and one small) and an eel with a huge head. Very enjoyable dive.
Total dive time (hrs:mins): 122:09
Dive Number: 169
Date: 22/9/06
Location: Kadena North -> Steps, Okinawa
Time in: 19:10
Time out: 19:51
Bottom time: 41 mins
Max depth: 16.3m
Weight: 6lbs
Exposure protection: shortie, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, shore
Temperature: Water - 27.7C
Starting air pressure: N/A
Ending air pressure: N/A
Dive buddies: Brian
Comments: DM for an AOW Nigh dive, which turned out to be a nice relaxing dive at Kadena. Saw plenty of eels, a few stonefish, and a couple of octopii. Surfaced a little earlier than intended but we were still close to the entry point.
Total dive time (hrs:mins): 122:50
Dive Number: 170
Date: 23/9/06
Location: Maeda Misaki, Okinawa
Time in: 7:42
Time out: 8:17
Bottom time: 35 mins
Max depth: 30m
Weight: 6lbs
Exposure protection: shortie, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, shore
Temperature: Water - 27.8C
Starting air pressure: N/A
Ending air pressure: N/A
Dive buddies: Brian
Comments: Led an AOW deep dive with 2 students. Did skills with them and then ascended and enjoyed the rest of a fun dive.
Total dive time (hrs:mins): 123:25
Dive Number: 171
Date: 23/9/06
Location: Maeda Misaki, Okinawa
Time in: 9:47
Time out: 10:32
Bottom time: 45 mins
Max depth: 18.2m
Weight: 6lbs
Exposure protection: shortie, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, shore
Temperature: Water - 28.1C
Starting air pressure: N/A
Ending air pressure: N/A
Dive buddies: Brian
Comments: Nice but relatively uneventful dive. Saw plenty of fish, but none really stood out.
Total dive time (hrs:mins): 124:10
Dive Number: 172
Date: 30/9/06
Location: USS Emmons, Okinawa
Time in: 8:42
Time out: 9:20
Bottom time: 38 mins
Max depth: 38.7m
Weight: 6lbs
Exposure protection: shortie, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat
Temperature: Water - 27.7C
Starting air pressure: N/A
Ending air pressure: N/A
Dive buddies: Chris
Comments: A great dive. Awesome viz (you could see the ship from the surface) with no current at all. Stayed at depth until I went into deco before ascending. Made a slow and steady ascent with stops at 15m. 12m, 9m and 6m.
Total dive time (hrs:mins): 124:48
Dive Number: 173
Date: 30/9/06
Location: South West of Hedo, Okinawa
Time in: 11:37
Time out: 12:22
Bottom time: 45 mins
Max depth: 25.7m
Weight: 6lbs
Exposure protection: shortie, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat
Temperature: Water - 27.6C
Starting air pressure: N/A
Ending air pressure: N/A
Dive buddies: Chris
Comments: Pretty uneventful. Was the first time diving at this unknown site. Some hard coral but very few fish spotted.
Total dive time (hrs:mins): 125:33
Dive Number: 174
Date: 1/10/06
Location: Sunabe (ARK), Okinawa
Time in: 11:36
Time out: 12:15
Bottom time: 39 mins
Max depth: 2.1m
Weight: 6lbs
Exposure protection: shortie, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, shore
Temperature: Water - 29.5C
Starting air pressure: N/A
Ending air pressure: N/A
Dive buddies: Kumiko A
Comments: SCUBA Review with Kumiko. Skills: u/w breathing, mask clearing (partial & full), 5 point descent, 5 point ascent, AAS usage
Total dive time (hrs:mins): 126:12
Dive Number: 175
Date: 1/10/06
Location: Maeda Misaki, Okinawa
Time in: 14:48
Time out: 15:59
Bottom time: 71 mins
Max depth: 21m
Weight: 6lbs
Exposure protection: shortie, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, shore
Temperature: Water - 28.1C
Starting air pressure: N/A
Ending air pressure: N/A
Dive buddies: Jenny
Comments: First dive with Jenny, and hopefully one of many. Saw the usual Maeda suspects, plus a nice cuttlefish.
Total dive time (hrs:mins): 127:23
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