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  • Nº38 # Date: 2013-09-24 - 10:48
  • # Max Depth: 12.5m Duration: 42mins
Diver's Notes

First cold water and shore dive. We swam out to a portion of the wall (rocks) on the surface, did our decent in the sand, then worked our way back underwater. A tiny octopus sat on my hand and surprised me. There were tons of starfish and sun stars on the rocks along with a little bit of kelp. The visibility was terrible and the surge was strong (compared to what I'm used to). I also felt a little unbalanced with my weight. I wore a farmer john wetsuit with the bottom 7mm and the jacket 14mm. My feet kept rising above my head. Ankle weights will be a must next time. I'll also have to work on my buoyancy with that thick of a wetsuit. I didn't wear any gloves and my hands were just fine.

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  • Surface interval:0 mins
  • Temp: Surf 19°C Bottom 12°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Aqualung - Pro LT w/integrated alternate air source
  • Computer: Suunto - D6i w/wireless transmitter
  • Mask: Hollis - M-1
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Titan
  • Knife: Deep See - Squeeze Lock Titanium Blunt Tip
  • Light: Underwater Kinetics - SL4-L1 LED Dive Light
  • Weights: 11.8 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     179 → 64 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.3m
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Species Identified

Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835) (Ochre Stars)
Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767) (spiny sun star, common sun star)
Octopus bimaculatus Verrill, 1883 (california two-spot octopus)

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