Here at South Coast Divers, WE believe that the BEST way for NEW scuba divers (Newbies) to gain experience in scuba diving is for newbies to dive with experienced divers. We have done this since 1998 and WE encourage new scuba divers to dive with us. To join the email list, click on EMAIL LIST (Above) and this way you can have the latest information and dive schedules, join today!! The diver list is currently over 900 divers.
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You must know your own limitations and you ONLY YOU can make your own decisions about scuba diving, WE are not responsible for you. Please make the RIGHT decisions about YOUR scuba diving based on your own training and skill set. There is never an 'Official' dive master or instructor 'On Duty', you dive at YOUR OWN RISK.
Here is the latest group email, in case you did not get it.
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09-07-2010 Good morning Divers!!! When I was driving to the meeting place, I came across a thick fog patch that made the freeway traffic slow down dramatically. I arrived at the mall and saw Rich and 2 new people. A few other new people arrived along with a few regulars and irregulars. Rich had a commitment and couldn’t go down to the beach when we took off for Crescent Bay. The fog was light when we went through the canyon, but at the beach, the fog was a bit thick. So thick that we were going to have difficulties seeing the shore when we swim out. The surf was fine when we watched it, but a few good sized waves would come in, so we had to be careful about that. We suited up and it took me a little longer because I was diving with a new bcd and those tank straps can be tricky. When I got down to the beach, just about everyone was already in the water swimming out. When I got to the drop down point, everyone was waiting and the dive boat was there which helped with our navigation because we couldn’t see the shore. We descended and I noticed a bit of green when we were dropping down. Towards the bottom, the visibility opened up and I started to lead the group to the reef. When we reached the reef we came across a chain of Salp. It was about 30-40 of them connected together. We ascended along the reef and went up and over the peak and into the small canyon. You could not notice the newly growing kelp at the edge of the canyon. It was never there before and it’s coming back. These strands were thin, but we’ll see if they can continue to grow. We swam around the canyon going in and out and then we were going along the shore side of the reef. I started to head back to shore when we came across Deadhenge. A man made rock formation that points to Deadman’s Reef. At the base is the halloween prank of a coffin of a scuba diver. After seeing that we head back in. Swimming along the inner reef, we came across 2 large sea hares. These were big and fat. We ascended in about 7 feet of water and got out of the water easily. No big waves were around when we exited. After putting our gear away, we headed to Husky Boy’s for lunch. The new people enjoyed the dive and we’ll be seeing them again. We discussed what we saw on the dive and new friendships were made. Picture: http://southcoastdivers.com/photos/DiveSites/CrescentBay_2010_09_04.JPG Diving!! DO IT!! Safely... -- Rich Parker & Louis Umphenour http://southcoastdivers.com |
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The only way to get an official SCD hat with your name on the back is to show up for one of our dives, then you too can order an SCD hat., to get one, show up on a Saturday and place an order with me.
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