Saturday, September 15, 2018

The George A. Marsh, Kingston ON N 44° 7.6', W 76° 36.2'
   Dive Number 204 Buddy
Gary
Surface temp
24°C
Starting pressure
3100psi
Depth
81ft
Visibility
fair
Time
31m
Water temp
10°C
Ending pressure
800psi

Notes:

Mark was feeling happy with his first dive and elected to bubblewatch for the second dive of the day - Gary and I entered last (him having finished well after me on the first dive, and wanting to spend a full hour surface interval to maximize his bottom time). We had a good tour of the wreck, seeing the impressive bowsprit and stern features; had it not been for Gary, I would have overlooked the remains of on old lifeboat on the port side of the deck!

We arrived up and Gary shared that this was his thirty-sixth dive... on this wreck! Here's to good buddies! And here's to getting home and resting: I agreed to cover an extra overnight shift that night!

The George T. Davie, Kingston ON N 44° 6.8', W 76° 34.8'
   Dive Number 203 Buddies
Mark, Gary
Surface temp
23°C
Starting pressure
3100psi
Depth
93ft
Visibility
fair
Time
19m
Water temp
9°C
Ending pressure
1700psi

Notes:

This was Mark's first boat dive! We were connected to a veteran diver named Gary from Hamilton and expecting to stay down less time, descended the line last. This wreck is deeper than technically permitted for a basic open water diver, so we planned on swimming over the boat, but the visibility was middle and we ended up near the muck. The bottom was cold and dark, and we took a look at the bow and crossed over the hull. Mark's air was starting to diminish, so we swam back to the line. Gary stayed down for a few more minutes of bottom time without us, and Mark and I ascended and hung for a safety stop together.

Boat dive success!