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  • Nº4 # Date: 2013-01-19 - 09:00
  • # Max Depth: 4.9m Duration: 47mins
Diver's Notes

Beach entry. Heavy surf (3-5 ft breaking waves near shore) and fairly strong surge. Dove the first line of reefs starting to the South of Anglin Pier. Weather was rainy. From under water, rain on the surface sounds like a million BBs bouncing on a tile floor.

I felt a little underweighted and front heavy with the steel tank and 4 lb of trim weight on tank cam band + 8 lb in the pockets. I felt like my BC was rolling from side to side and it took some time to get it to stop it. Need to tighten it better next time. Next dive with a steel HP 100 I plan to use a couple pounds of extra weight and no trim weights (all weight in BC pockets). Also need to move the BC further up the tank to not get banged in the head. SAC was 1.07, approximately.

I pulled the flag today.

Switched to octo and it breathes fine (just testing it). I need a bigger mouthpiece for it.

Derek was a good dive buddy. I learned that sea fans in South Florida are typically oriented North/South with their broad sides facing the current. Also sand lines run north south. Another nav tip was to check your compass on the surface, orient yourself, then check it again after right after you get under the water.

Also worth noting for reference that the first line of reefs starts about halfway down the pier. around where the shelter structure is.

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  • Temp: Surf 17°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Zeagle - Ranger
  • Boots: Aqualung - EchoZip
  • Computer: Oceanic - Veo 250
  • Fins: Oceanic - Viper
  • Knife: Gerber - Bear Grylls
  • Mask: Cressi Sub - Big Eyes
  • Other: Generic - Paramedic Shears
  • Regulator: Tabata / Tusa - RS 130
  • Wet suit: Akona - 3mm full suit
  • Weights: 5.9 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Derek Shemon
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     238 → 62 bar
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  • Average depth: 3.3m
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Species Identified

Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Nurse shark) During the day the nurse shark is a sluggish animal, spending most of its time resting on sandy bottoms, or in crevices in rocks and coral reefs. Often several nurse sharks may congregate when resting, sometimes even pili...
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