| Wolfe Islander II, Kingston ON | N 44° 13.5', W 76° 24.9' | ||||
| Dive Number 89 | Buddy Steve Chew | Surface temp 18°C | Starting pressure 3000psi | ||
| Depth 76ft | Visibility good | Time 41m | Water temp 20°C | Ending pressure 1200psi | |
Notes: | Tonight, the Preserve Our Wrecks (P.O.W.) crew boarded the SPV Proteus, and sixteen divers dove the Wolfe. This was fortuitous for me, since I had not been on this wreck yet this year. Mike and Adam both reported seeing an American eel tonight, which continues to elude me. Steve and I discovered an entry through the floor of the salon which I hadn't used before. The water was warm, and we got back in time for me to meet Cheryl and head out for dinner at Darbar afterwards. | ||||
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
| Cornwall, Kingston ON | N 44° 08.2', W 76° 37.2' | ||||
| Dive Number 88 | Buddy Sylvain | Surface temp 18°C | Starting pressure 3100psi | ||
| Depth 70ft | Visibility good | Time 27m | Water temp 12°C | Ending pressure 1800psi | |
Notes: | As we head out on a clear night to the Cornwall, Steve let us know that the lake had "flipped": That the storm sufficiently turned up the water to cool it and as a result,we'd find a higher, cooler thermocline. His predictions were right, and many of us enjoyed a great dive around [or slightly over] the wreck. Few of the seven on the boat had dove the Cornwall before. The 1854 vessel had a steel hull, which is largely intact, and someone has placed a salty captain garden figurine near the centre of the vessel. Fun! | ||||
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
| Aloha and Effie Mae, Kingston ON | N 44° 09.8', W 76° 34.1' | ||||
| Dive Number 87 | Buddy Sylvain | Surface temp 25°C | Starting pressure 3000psi | ||
| Depth 54 | Visibility good | Time 38m | Water temp 21°C | Ending pressure 1600psi | |
Notes: | They exist! Over the past two years I have been on at least three or four charters to the Aloha and Effie Mae which have been diverted [usually to the Wolfe] as a result of choppy water or storms. Tonight, Steve braved the waves and we made it out to the pair of wrecks. Sylvain and I had a warm and comfortable dive with about eight other club divers before retiring to the Portsmouth Tavern for some post-dive refreshments. | ||||