Veteran’s Park, Redondo Beach, CA

Solo Diving

In With: 3100 psi
Out With: 1100 psi
Max depth: 80 feet
Waves: 1-2 feet
Visibility: 10 feet
Water Temperature: Pretty cool
Total Bottom Time: 35 minutes

It’s been raining and raining.

After a nice weekend with my family in San Diego, it’s time to burn some calories.

After a short bike ride and a class at the Gracie Academy, I geared up for an exercise dive.

Two other divers were gearing up nearby.

I was in the water at 1 PM.

It was the typical down the shelf, swim around and look at trash, look at more trash dive.

Visibility really hasn’t returned since they dredged the bottom to replenish the beach a few weeks ago.

Easy out, no problems.

Veteran’s Park, Redondo Beach, CA

Dove With Instructor John and his Basic Open Water class.

In With: 1700 psi
Out With: 700 psi
Max depth: 60 feet
Waves: 1-4 feet (Red Tide)
Visibility: 5 feet – shitty! – It sucked because of Red Tide.
Water Temperature: 60 degrees or slightly colder
Total Bottom Time: 26 minutes

This is the second dive with Instructor John’s Basic Open Water class.

The guy that turned back last dive did the same thing on this one.

The guy that John rescued called it quits.

So it was me, John and his two other students.

The visibility was getting worse!

John did the check out dive:

The students cleared their masks, buddy breathed and did an emergency swimming ascent.

I then followed them down the shelf a ways and then back up.

The water seemed colder than last dive.

Everyone made it back with no problems.

I then took the SCUBA Rescue course – all surface work.

When it was my turn to be the victim, I did such a great job at pretending to be unconscious, that people actually thought something was wrong when I was dragged ashore.

At the end of the course I was given my SCUBA Rescue Card!

I feel so macho!

John is a great teacher.