Dive logs 206-222 31/12/06-14/1/07)
Dive logs from my trip to Yonaguni (and a couple of dives from this past weekend):
Dive Number: 206
Date: 31/12/06
Location: Dan nu Ezuke (Yonaguni)
Time in: 9:51
Time out: 10:27
Bottom time: 36 mins
Max depth: 20m
Weight: 4kgs (Steel 8l tank)
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat
Temperature: Water - 24.5C
Starting air pressure: 182 bar
Ending air pressure: 102 bar
Dive buddies: Eisaku, Rui, Nacchi
Comments: Awesome viz, healthy coral and lots of big fish to see. Mask strap broke on exit
Total dive time (hrs:mins):150:05
Dive Number: 207
Date: 31/12/06
Location: Hammer Way
Time in: 12:04
Time out: 12:32
Bottom time: 28 mins
Max depth: 21m
Weight: 4kgs (Steel 8l tank)
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 24.9C
Starting air pressure: 174 bar
Ending air pressure: 95 bar
Dive buddies: Eisaku, Rui, Nacchi
Comments: Blue-water hammerhead dive. Saw 1 barracuda at safety stop!
Total dive time (hrs:mins):150:33
Dive Number: 208
Date: 31/12/06
Location: Hammer Way
Time in: 15:20
Time out: 15:47
Bottom time: 27 mins
Max depth: 25.6m
Weight: 4kgs (Steel 8l tank)
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 24.9C
Starting air pressure: 181 bar
Ending air pressure: 105 bar
Dive buddies: Eisaku, Rui, Naomi
Comments: Blue-water hammerhead dive. Saw 1 black-tip only! Maybe next time…
Total dive time (hrs:mins):151:00
Dive Number: 209
Date: 1/1/07
Location: Hammer Way
Time in: 8:42
Time out: 9:18
Bottom time: 36 mins
Max depth: 20.6m
Weight: 4kgs (Steel 8l tank)
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 24.9C
Starting air pressure: 168 bar
Ending air pressure: 97 bar
Dive buddies: Naomi, Kei, Sakura
Comments: Blue-water hammerhead dive. Saw nothing at all!
Total dive time (hrs:mins):151:36
Dive Number: 210
Date: 1/1/07
Location: Hammer Way & Hammerhead Rock
Time in: 11:13
Time out: 11:48
Bottom time: 35 mins
Max depth: 28.3m
Weight: 4kgs (Steel 8l tank)
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 24.9C
Starting air pressure: 183 bar
Ending air pressure: 119 bar
Dive buddies: Naomi, Kei, Sakura
Comments: Blue-water hammerhead dive. Saw no sharks but saw a huge cleaning station in strong current. Big fish being cleaned. Nice dive.
Total dive time (hrs:mins):152:11
Dive Number: 211
Date: 1/1/07
Location: Iseki Point
Time in: 15:37
Time out: 16:07
Bottom time: 30 mins
Max depth: 15.9m
Weight: 5kgs (Aluminium 10l)
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 25.2C
Starting air pressure: 185 bar
Ending air pressure: 95 bar
Dive buddies: Naomi, Kei
Comments: Chose ruins as my 3rd dive of the day (typically, hammerhead divers saw at least 50 sharks!). Saw arch gate, twin towers, steps, cemetery and turtle monument. Very cool dive.
Total dive time (hrs:mins):152:41
Dive Number: 212
Date: 2/1/07
Location: Hammer Way
Time in: 8:38
Time out: 9:03
Bottom time: 25 mins
Max depth: 40m
Weight: 5kgs
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 24.8C
Starting air pressure: 177 bar
Ending air pressure: 91 bar
Dive buddies: Nacchi, Kei
Comments: Finally saw hammerheads and a fairly big group of them. But they were deep and at the end of the dive so NDL and air limits constrained us from seeing them for too long
Total dive time (hrs:mins):153:06
Dive Number: 213
Date: 2/1/07
Location: Hammer Way
Time in: 10:48
Time out: 11:19
Bottom time: 31 mins
Max depth: 23.8m
Weight: 5kgs
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 2498C
Starting air pressure: 207 bar
Ending air pressure: 100 bar
Dive buddies: Kei
Comments: Hammerhead dive, but only saw a couple at distance before they swam away
Total dive time (hrs:mins):153:37
Dive Number: 214
Date: 2/1/07
Location: Ishibutai (stone stage)
Time in: 15:26
Time out: 15:59
Bottom time: 33 mins
Max depth: 15.9m
Weight: 5kgs
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 24.8C
Starting air pressure: 182 bar
Ending air pressure: 90 bar
Dive buddies: Sakura, Kei, Aratake
Comments: Another dive on the ruins, but this time a different point and led by Aratake. Saw the Jacques Mayol memorial plaque, a face cut into the rock, and The Stage area. Excellent dive
Total dive time (hrs:mins):154:10
Dive Number: 215
Date: 3/1/07
Location: Hammer Way SW and Hammerhead Rock
Time in: 9:11
Time out: 9:48
Bottom time: 37 mins
Max depth: 24m
Weight: 5kgs
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 25.1C
Starting air pressure: 186 bar
Ending air pressure: 107 bar
Dive buddies: Kei, Naomi, Michiki Omori
Comments: Hammerhead dive. I spotted 1 for the dive group and we saw a couple later in the dive, but no big groups.
Total dive time (hrs:mins):154:47
Dive Number: 216
Date: 3/1/07
Location: Hammer Way SW
Time in: 10:55
Time out: 11:32
Bottom time: 37 mins
Max depth: 24.4m
Weight: 5kgs
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 25.2C
Starting air pressure: 176 bar
Ending air pressure: 97 bar
Dive buddies: Kei, Naomi, Maki
Comments: Hammerhead dive. Saw no sharks but did see a huge school of big-ass barracuda
Total dive time (hrs:mins):155:24
Dive Number: 217
Date: 3/1/07
Location: Hammer Way and Hammer Way SW
Time in: 14:07
Time out: 14:33
Bottom time: 32 mins
Max depth: 27m
Weight: 4kgs (Steel 8l tank)
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 25.2C
Starting air pressure: 178 bar
Ending air pressure: 93 bar
Dive buddies: Kei, Naomi
Comments: Finally some sharks! A big group swam under us halfway through the dive. Tried to get pics but they didn’t come out great - maybe different ISO needed.
Total dive time (hrs:mins):155:56
Dive Number: 218
Date: 4/1/07
Location: Double Arch
Time in: 8:41
Time out: 9:16
Bottom time: 35 mins
Max depth: 25.8m
Weight: 4kgs (Steel 8l tank)
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 25.1C
Starting air pressure: 186 bar
Ending air pressure: 93 bar
Dive buddies: Naomi, Hide Yagi
Comments: A regular dive and one of my favourites. Lots of fish and beautiful corals, with caves to swim through. I even spotted a turtle for the group.
Total dive time (hrs:mins):156:31
Dive Number: 219
Date: 4/1/07
Location: Anchor
Time in: 9:56
Time out: 10:31
Bottom time: 35 mins
Max depth: 26.4m
Weight: 4kgs (Steel 8l tank)
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 25.2C
Starting air pressure: 176 bar
Ending air pressure: 88 bar
Dive buddies: Naomi, Oya
Comments: Another fun dive which was very enjoyable. Again, lots to see and plenty to keep the senses occupied.
Total dive time (hrs:mins):157:06
Dive Number: 220
Date: 4/1/07
Location: Iseki Point
Time in: 15:09
Time out: 15:36
Bottom time: 27 mins
Max depth: 15.6m
Weight: 4kgs (Steel 8l tank)
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, boat, surge
Temperature: Water - 25.1C
Starting air pressure: 180 bar
Ending air pressure: 75 bar
Dive buddies: Rui, Aratake
Comments: Last dive of the trip, and back to the underwater ruins. A good dive and I was able to take more in this time. The group was pretty competent too, which helped things along.
Total dive time (hrs:mins):157:33
Dive Number: 221
Date: 14/1/07
Location: Sunabe (Ark)
Time in: 7:43
Time out: 8:40
Bottom time: 57 mins
Max depth: 22.1m
Weight: 5kgs
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, shore
Temperature: Water - 22C
Starting air pressure: 195 bar
Ending air pressure: 40 bar
Dive buddies: Brian
Comments: EANx 33. Surprising amount of surge on this dive, even at depth. Dived with new fins (Scuba Pro Twinjets). Dive felt tiring and my mind isn’t fully made up on these fins yet. Saw 1 baby lionfish and that was the highlight.
Total dive time (hrs:mins):158:30
Dive Number: 222
Date: 14/1/07
Location: Sunabe (Ark)
Time in: 9:54
Time out: 10:53
Bottom time: 59 mins
Max depth: 21.1m
Weight: 5kgs
Exposure protection: wetsuit, booties, gloves
Type of diving: Salt, shore
Temperature: Water - 22C
Starting air pressure: 198 bar
Ending air pressure: 60 bar
Dive buddies: Brian
Comments: Headed left into very little surge. Used my Force Fins again which felt so much better. I’ve not given up on the Twinjets, but they’re going to have to do something spectacular to make me turn away from my current fins. Saw 2 octopii, plenty of lionfish, cuttlefish, 2 mating seasnakes and a huge nudibranch on a very pretty dive.
Total dive time (hrs:mins):159:29
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