TRIP REPORT FROM FLORIDA

Hi all,
Dan Crowell, Carl and Matt from the store spent some time in Pompano Beach Florida doing some rebreather training and fun dives. Here is Carl's report from the trip:

We had great weather, awesome diving, and lots of fun on our trip to Pompano Beach last week. Some people were there for AOW classes, some for rebreather and tech training with Dan Crowell, and others to just dive.From Thursday through Tuesday we had 6 days of good weather and cooperative seas (though Monday was a little hairy with a few 6-8 footers) and did a mixture of wreck dives and drift dives on the reefs. We hit some familiar wrecks for me like the Sea Emperor, Rodeo and RSB1 as well as some new ones like the Hydro Atlantic and Miller Lite. Mostly sunny skies and water temps around 77 deg made this a great change from NJ winter.It was a very rewarding trip for me. I got to introduce some of my AOW students to wreck and drift diving and had the chance to do some deeper rebreather dives on my KISS using trimix.Of course I caught a cold on the last day of diving just like last year, but it's worth it.Carl

Poll Results

So we tried something new this week with Steve's Mini Poll and we had some good results!!

Our Question of the week was: Where do you do most of your Jersey diving?

The Results:
Inlet - 27%
Beach - 0%
Boat - 64%
Other - 9%

As you can see the Boat diver was the winner!!

Since we had so much success with this poll check out our new poll on the side of the page.

Thanks to everyone who voted!!

Trips and Stuff

Well we are still looking to do some winter shore dives but the visibility still hasn't returned yet. We do however have some trips coming up that I would like to tell you about.
Bill still has room on his Cat island trip in the Bahamas Feb 6th -feb 13th. You can get more info under trips on are website. I will be setting up a trip with Neckton Diving Cruises for August 25 - Sept 1st of this year. The cost will be around $1900. I will have more info sometime next week.

If you are looking for something to do and are not Nitrox certified yet I have a registration on Wednesday January 17th and the class will be held Wednesday January 24th at 6:30PM both days.

Congatulations to Tim Wall, Gary Widman, Katie Riley, Mark Dirato, John Frercks, Sterling Levie, Kathleen Hanlon and Linda Chris for completing the Equipment specialty course with Joe Skimmons.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well, 2006 is gone and left us with many new things and many changes here at the store. The diving was good both inshore and off, we saw some changes in some of the gear this year, Carl shaved his mustache, among some others. We also have seen a trend in more divers changing to rebreathers instead of doubles. We had a very successful open water class with the M.A.T.E.S. school this year and we even got some of them in the inlet and off shore.

We at Divers Two are looking forward to the New Year and as always will be there to provide the best possible service and training we can. Let us all hope for warm weather, clear sky's and great visibility for 2007


Happy New Year to All.

Merry Christmas

On behalf of the Staff at Diver's Two We would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and happy holidays. Please feel free to stop by on Christmas eve to say hi and eat some cookies. We will be open until about 3:00pm for you last minute shopping needs.

Today's Shark River Inlet Dive

Hi all,
Unfortunatly for me i am recovering from a bad virus so i missed today's dive so the following is Sharons news on how it went. We had planned to do a dive on the Western World however there had been a report of a storm surge and bad vis so we moved it to the Inlet.

It was about 60 degrees above water and about 50 degrees below, but all in all it was a good day to go diving in the Inlet at A Street . It was just Sharon, Pete and Bill OConnell who made the journey out today. And despite the cold water, Bill was a trooper and made the whole dive in a 7 mil wetsuit with no complaints of being cold. Viz was about 6 – 8 feet, but not too much life to see, Pete and Bill did find a nice sized lobster to look at!! We made it out past the bridge, and then turned around and the current kicked up quite a bit!! But for a day in Mid December it wasn’t all that bad to be under the water!!

Need a Christmas Tree

Looking to cut down a fresh Christmas Tree? Check out Pattersons Green houses on Adelphia Rd in Howell and Let Instructor Sharon help you pick one out. She will even cut one down for you. Just ask Carl. (Lazy bum).

Well even though it's geting colder we are not giving up without a fight. Pete Sharon Carl and I are going to try to dive the Western World next Friday afternoon (Weather Permitting)We will be meeting at 1:30 at the store. If the surf is to big we will probably head back to the Inlet.

Look for new Divers Two T shirt and sweart shirt designs coming sometime next week. They are awsome and will make for a great Gift.

Life can be tough sometimes

So, It's been warm an somewhat sunny. Water temp has been in the mid 50's, Not to shabby for diving in November. Problem is the vis has been terrible for shore dives and now look, Vis today is starting to look like it is coming back, then you look at the weather and it going to blow 40-60 mph tomorrow. yes life is tough sometimes.
Hey but we arn't giving up that easy. keep checking for more upcoming beach dives.

Anyway, Looking for a great gift for someone? How about a course? We offer all courses from Open Water to specialties such as Nitrox, Equipment, and Dry suit to name a few.It's the gift that keeps on giving. (ok at least when the vis is good)

Hey you want good vis, I mean really good vis? Check out Bills trip to Cay Island in the Bahamas this february 6th through th 13th. for more details check out our web site under trips.

Rebreather Orintation Postponed

Hi all, Dan Crowell's rebreather orintation will be postponed until January. Any questions you can give me a call at the store.

Things To Be Thankful For This Year....

Good visibility (well ok at least the beginning of the season)
Warm tempeture (air that is ...hey it was a warm winter remember)
tons of life in the bay like puffers and trop's and things
Going out on the boat all summer..(NOT!!!)
Carl shaving his mustache and cutting his hair (damn hippie)
Diving old WW2 wrecks off Key West
My new Dry Suit (wahoo!!!)
Well anyway, I hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving despite the weather. I was hoping to get one in on Friday but it doesn't look good.
Keep checking in for more upcoming dives.

Diving This Weekend?

Well it looks like Mother Nature is making it tough to get in the water this weekend. The water in shore is looking like mud. Hopefully the rain will blow out of here by next week and we can try for the 25Th. I will keep you updated
FYI Joe and I are changing our schedule for the Winter months starting this week I will be in the store Tuesday through Friday, Off Saturday, On Sunday and off Monday. Joe will be working Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, off Thursday, on Friday and Saturday and off Sunday. Carl is keeping his schedule a secret.
I am currently working on next years class schedule however we are still offering specialties and Advanced classes while the weather holds so if there is a specialty you are interested in just give me a call.
Captain Dan Crowell will be holding another rebreather orientation on Saturday November 25th at 9:00am. If you are interested in finding out how they work please join us. The orientation is free and there is no obligation. Take it from someone who's tried it it is really cool.

Inlet Dive Planned for Saturday Canceled

Sorry Folks, Due to the wrath of mother nature we will not be diving tomorrow. There has been a big surf rolling in causing a bit of a surge that will make diving the inlet difficult and the vis not so good. Carl was in the back bay today and only had about three foot vis. We will try again next week with another night dive in the inlet next Saturday meeting aroun 5:00PM. I will give you more details later in the week so check back with me.

Why Change a Good Thing

We are looking to do another save our sanity Inlet dive this Saturday Nov. 11th. This time we are going in during the day meeting at 11:00am At the A street side of the inlet in Belmar.Water temps should be in the mid to low 50's and it look like the air temps should be around 60. Hope to see you there.

Fantastic Dive

Last Saturday night's inlet dive was Incredible to say the least. Their were so many bait fish in the water you had to keep brushing the out of your way. The visibility was around 15 feet or more with tons of life still around. Divers spotted feather Blennie's, Black fish, Sun Dials (windowpains), skates, butterflies,Sea ravens, and i think toad fish or what I like to call baby head fish. The full moon gave us lots of water to play in.

We aren't done yet, we are planning more dives in the near future so check back soon

Inlet Dive This Saturday

Hi Everyone,
We are planning an Shark River Inet Dive this Saturday Meeting at 5:30PM. Instructor Carl was in with a couple of students on Tuesday. He told me the water temp. was about 55 degrees with less then two foot Vis. I have been watching the tides and it seems to be getting better with each change so we should end up with about 6-10 feet by the weekend. We will be meeting this time on the Belmar (south)
side of the inlet at A street. Keep in mind the the Air temp will be in the mid 40's so if you are diving wet be prepared. Hope to see you there.

RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY

Well, Sorry folks but it looks like the Underwater Pumkin Contest is a wash out this year.Bummer to because Carl was in the bay yesterday with about ten foot vis however the water temp. is now around 55 degrees. We are planning a dive in the Belmar side of th inlet this Saturday to celebrate Divemaster Rich's birthday. We are wating to see if he will wear his birthday suit or not. Sharon, Myself will also be on hand as well as other D2 staff members. should be a great time so don't miss it.

Special shout out to my good friend Kathy, we miss you and get well soon!!!!!

Another Fun evening in the Inlet

Last Thursday evening we jumped in the Avon side of the Shark River Inlet with about 10 divers. It was a bit challenging due to a front that moved in and created a bit of a surface surge. Once we got down to the bottom everything calmed down a bit and we had a nice dive with about 5'-8' of visibiliity. Sean my dive buddy and I got to see some butterflies, tog and small sea bass to name a few.We had a few M.A.T.E.S. kids out their collecting cridders for there tank at the new school.I will be doing it again real soon so check in with me often.

Dive Cancelled

Due to the weather we have to CANCEL tonights SAVE OUR SANITY Dive.

We thank all those that participated in last nights dive -- there was a great turnout of new and seasoned divers.

INLET DIVE THIS THURSDAY

Hi everyone,
Join Sharon and myself this Thursday at 6:00pm at the Avon side of the inlet for another insatllment of the save our sanity dives. Bring a light and being that it is getting dark earlier. Looks like the river is recovering from the rain quick so it should be ok for the dive. water temps in the low 60's.

GREAT TIME!!!!

Tonight's inlet dive was tons of fun with 15 divers heading into the water (where else would they go.) We made a slight change due to the northeast winds today and changed our location to the A St. side of the inlet. We had around 10-15 foot vis with tons of fish to look at. Water temps were around 67 degrees with a strong full moon current. Kyle and Dakota from the M.A.T.E.S. school collected some aquatic life and other items (rocks and wood) for there touch tank at the new school. Congratulations to Melanie and Hank for completing thier Advanced Open Water dive and I found out my camera has a "freak'in Laser" on it. (ok the last part wasn't important but it was cool). Sharon and I are getting closer to finding our sanity but we are not there yet so we hope to see you on our next inlet dive.

A couple of Steve's pictures taken with underwater camera.