Casino Point, Catalina, CA

Dove with Instructor John’s Open Water Students – the young short guy from last weekend who I will now call Mason and another student Spike.*

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 2100 psi
Max depth: 40 feet
Waves: 1 foot, insignificant
Visibility: 15-20 feet
Water Temperature: Cool
Total Bottom Time: About 20 minutes
*Note: Student names have been changed.

We had 16 people or so come over to Catalina – 15 divers and my girlfriend Jane.

There were three non-students (two of John’s ex-students and Suzuki’s husband, Arrogant Asshole – See last dive).

Jim came along as a safety diver.

John divided us in to diving groups with Jim, John and myself as leads.

My charge was Mason, Spike and Pancho.

The plan was for them to do a basic checkout and then for me to take them on a short tour.

Spike and Mason descended.

Pancho got down to 10 feet and came back up.

“I’m going in,” he said.

I helped Pancho in and informed Jim.

Mason and Spike apparently passed their basic check out and John handed them to me on the surface; they both had about 1500 psi.

We submerged and went down to the Jacques Cousteau memorial, turned around and took a scenic route back.

It was a short dive, but they were almost down to 500 psi by the time we got to the stairs.

Spike hit his head on my tank coming in.

I waited for the rest at the stairs.

A lady from another class found a blue fin which I threw up to the top of the stairs.

It turned out to belong to Morticia, a student who was diving with John.