Surfing and Local Diving

[digitalreefer]

Water temp is finally above 40... dive season starts in a couple of weeks and it's warm enough to surf with a 5mm suit.

Just wanted to see who on MR is up for surfing and / or diving this season!

 

[Pedro]

Let me see if i find the time to get certified this year, but i must admit, i'm not looking forward to diving around here...LOL

 

[jhale]

45 degree water and 5' visibility
sign me up!

jk E, I'd go with you if I was certified still, maybe i can work on that this summer

 

[digitalreefer]

Wreck Valley is the best diving in the world... not many pretty fish, no corals, but awesome diving. I have pretty fish and corals in my living room... I dive to see shipwrecks!

 

[NRA223]

45 degree water and 5' visibility
sign me up!

jk E, I'd go with you if I was certified still, maybe i can work on that this summer

Certified still?

There is no experation date on my PADI card.

 

[digitalreefer]

I'll also trade surfing lessons for frags! :thrash:

 

[daisy]

I got certified this summer and would be interested in learning about diving opportunities around here. what are you looking at when you look at the wrecks -- I dove two wrecks in Eilat, but they were partly about the boats, but partly about the corals and fish that make their homes in/on the wreck!

 

[jhale]

ok certified was the wrong word, I learned when I was 14 in the caymans.
I'd need to get certified.

 

[xobklynqt143]

hey im also interested please let me know! im going to be taking the class to be certified soon. im going to Hawaii & Tahiti, so i def. must be certified for that!

 

[NRA223]

hey im also interested please let me know! im going to be taking the class to be certified soon. im going to Hawaii & Tahiti, so i def. must be certified for that!

Once you dive Hawaii and Tahiti, you won't dive here:ANYWORD: .

I dove Hawaii recently, if I lived their, I'd dive everyday and become a bum:ANYWORD:

 

[zahner]

35 degrees warmer and I might be interested...

 

[sporty]

The last few times I dove around here I used a dry suit.I used the thick wet suit even in florida because I get cold very quickly.

 

[SuRFeR BoY]

i surf.. the waves in belmar were head high the other day. my wet suit is all jerked so it looks likes i will be sitting the early spring out unless i come up with some cash. if anyone surfs you can catch me in front of Dj's from May first through the whole summer. hey digitialreefer. do you long board or short board?

 

[xobklynqt143]

Once you dive Hawaii and Tahiti, you won't dive here:ANYWORD: .

I dove Hawaii recently, if I lived their, I'd dive everyday and become a bum:ANYWORD:

ya well im going on my honeymoon for almost 3 1/2 weeks!! there as well as New Zealand and Australia

 

[scumonkey]

Once you dive Hawaii and Tahiti, you won't dive here

.

I have..... and your right...... I won't! :wink1:

 

[Pedro]

You need to put down those cave dive guides when diving around here, lol. For me i want to get certified for diving the reefs. My dream would be the Great barrier Reef, minus the great white sharks, lol.

 

[digitalreefer]

i surf.. the waves in belmar were head high the other day. my wet suit is all jerked so it looks likes i will be sitting the early spring out unless i come up with some cash. if anyone surfs you can catch me in front of Dj's from May first through the whole summer. hey digitialreefer. do you long board or short board?

I don't like longboards, so I have a 7'0" funshape with a wicked single fin for mushy days or when I'm lazy. I really liked the length of that board, so I got a 7'0" glassed fin thruster for bigger days when I want to carve instead of cruise. So with 2 7'0" boards, the shortboarders call me a longboarder and the longboarders call me a shortboarder. If I pick the right board on the right day... I call me the guy who catches the most waves.

 

[digitalreefer]

Once you dive Hawaii and Tahiti, you won't dive here

That's like saying once you play darts you'll never play chess. One is easily accessible to people and there's not much to learn. The other is more involved, more of a challenge and more gratifying to some.

If you want to dive wrecks here, you need to have some dives under your belt, learn how to use specialized gear (drysuit, lift bag, reel), be educated on different gas mixes (nitrox and trimix) and be willing to deal with colder water, rougher seas, and low visibility.

Most people play darts.

 

[SuRFeR BoY]

lol i guessing those are retro boards. both sound like long boards to me lol since i am a short boarder. i want a new board for the mush, i was thinking about an al merick fish board. i love his shapes.. even the flyer is sweet. i surf a 6'3 rusty. you deff catch more waves then me lol.. im not the best. i plan on getting decent this summer and going out for like 4 months everyday. i also get on my indo board when i have time to get hurt :shhh: i have a house in belmar with friends this year and when im not partying, fishing, ect. i will be surfing. mostly will be partying and surfing everyday. hey we met at Ronens right? wish we would of spoke more.. maybe next time

 

[digitalreefer]

Those fish are nice! I also really like WRV boards and might make one of those my next board. Both of my boards are pretty retro... the funshape is made by Gregg Loher and everyone who rides it wants to buy it from me. It's pretty dinged up but still rides like a beast, although pulling a bottom turn is like trying to turn a semi. If you ever want to head out to the Rockaways let me know... If I can get my schedule back to normal I'm down for DP most days.