Today, Kevin and I meet up with some friendly UTD divers visiting from SoCal. It’s their first trip to Pt. Lobos, and Kevin and I are eager to show them a good time. By the time I arrive at 8:30am the parking lot is already full of divers. It’s one of those rare Fridays that [...]
After last week’s premature dead scooter incident, Elissa and I were eager to revisit Beto’s Reef. Kevin joined us today, and I had plans to make him lead the way. Not only did I want to test a new scooter mount for my point-in-shoot camera, but I was interested in his path to Beto’s. Even [...]
This Tuesday, dove with Mike G. Since Mike has never lead at Lobos, we agreed that he should lead both dives today. Mike dives single HP100s, so I had the opportunity to dive my single LP80s. Surface conditions were great – calm waters, little surge, and beautiful sun beaming down. In the water, conditions were [...]
Instead of writing my own, just going to link to Mike Mill’s dive report.
As the foundation of technical training, GUE’s Fundamentals of Diving or UTD’s Essentials of Technical Diving (formerly Intro-To-Tech) are an important stepping stone for many divers. The skills and techniques taught and tested are quite different than what most divers experience in their recreational dives. Another class worth noting is the UTD Essentials course. The [...]
It’s our first day back in cold water since Mexico and it was not pretty. The weather was gorgeous. With mixed swells from the North and South, Pt. Lobos was very calm. Visibility was 50′+ and in the cove, you could easily see bottom throughout. Since we’re taking UTD Tech 1 within a couple of [...]