My diving season has come to an end. It began in January, diving the Mohawk off of the Ol'Salty, and ended in December, oddly enough, diving the Mohawk off of the Independence II. I didn't get in as many dives as I intended for 2007, since I had four day trips to dive wrecks off the coast get called either at the dock or the night before. I'm pretty disappointed at my low number of dives. Four kids, and the need to spend a little "quality family time" has to take priority (sometimes). Next year I need to make sure I do much more. Here is a summary of my 2007 dive year:

1/7/07: 2 dives on the Mohawk from the Stingray.
4/14/07: Dutch
5/19/07: Dutch (wreck dive cancelled, needed to get wet)
5/26/07: 2 dives on the Beth Dee Bob from the Stingray
7/4/07: 1 dive on the Tolten. Got pissy, so 2nd dive called.
7/25/07: Night dive on the Brunette wreck
7/29/07: Seagirt wreck and then the Pile of Rocks dive (super) from the Outlaw.
8/2/07: 1 dive on the Rockland County from the Stingray dive boat
8/4/07: 2 dives on The Dykes on the Stingray
9/11/07: Dutch
9/29/07: U-853 off Block Island from the Explorer dive boat
10/28/07: Dutch (another offshore trip cancelled - at the dock)
11/18/07: Dutch (training dive)
11/25/07: 2 dives diving with Richie Kohler and John Yurga on the Delaware wreck from the Independence II
12/8/07: 2 dives on the Mohawk from the Independence II

So, how did you do?

Next year I have to offset the fresh/salt ratio.

3/11- Railroad Bridge with Stephan and Mark Harrison. That was a dumb idea but I’d gladly do it again.
4/21- Bitch dives at Dutch
5/5-6- DM-ing Open Water
5/12- Lana Carol and Brunette off the Indy
5/26-27- DM-ing OW
6/2- Discover Local Diving – Dutch
6/3- DM-ing OW
6/18-20- Kouzushima, Japan
7/7- Venturo and Rockland County
7/8 – Discover Local Diving – Dutch
7/10-12 – Kids camps
7/14-15 – DM for Wreck
7/21 – Rockland County and Banana Barge
7/22 – DM for Wreck
7/29 – Seagirt Wreck and the rock pile – The Outlaw
8/2 – Rockland County, Night dive – Stingray
8/11 – Discover Local Diving – Dutch
8/12 – DM for Peak
8/15 – IDC exercises at Dutch
8/21 – IDC exercises at Dutch
8/26 – IE
9/1-2 – DM for OW
9/11 – Shark River Inlet
9/22-23 – DM for Rescue
9/26 – Shark River Inlet
9/29 – U-853 and the crane barge
9/30 – Fort Wetherill and Kings Beach
10/13 – Algol (Gypsy Blood)
10/20-21 – taught my first OW weekend w/ Dan Stocker
10/27 – tried the doubles. Ughhhh.
11/3-4 – team teaching OW w/ Don Fisch
11/11 – The Pinta (Indy)
12/2 – The Delaware (Stingray)
12/8 – The Mohawk (Indy)
12/9 – Tolten (Indy)

Dutch: an additional 20+ days across various months, scattered here and there, for rinses and practice.

I wonder if there is enough web space for "Go Long" Rob's....

Ok wise guy, here’s the rundown

1/7 mohawk ol’salty Prism
1/12-1/22 cave diving in florida Prism
2/11, 2/17, 2/18 ice Prism
2/26-3/3 key west wrecks USS Curb, USS Wilkes Barre, Cayman Salvage Wrecker Prism and Lar V
3/24 #9 Wreck on the Lady Godiver, Prism
3/31 HydroAtlantic in Pompano aboard the Avid Diver Sport Kiss
4/1 Jupiter Fl reefs – 2 reef dives satisfied me for the year. SK
4/6 Delaware on Stingray – Prism
4/18 Meg checkout at Dutch
4/21 Glory Wreck on Tuna Seazure, Meg (actually, Meg pretty much the rest of the year rest of the year)
4/28 Stolt Stingray.
5/6 last time I was in dutch.
5/8 Oregon, Indy
5/12 Lana Carroll and Brunette, Indy
5/20 Venturo, Old Salty
5/27-6/1 Scapa Flow
6/10 beth dee bob, Gypsy Blood
6/16 Algol
6/22 USS Bass, Sea Turtle
6/24 Brownstone Quarry, Mk V helmet Stephan
7/4 Tolten, Gypsy Blood with Mike
7/8 India Arrow, Indy
7/9 USS Moonstone, Indy
7/14 USS Bass, , Pinnacles, Lightburne, Sea Turtle
7/15 U853, Puzta, Sea Turtle Lar V for Puzta
7/16 Black Point, Annapolis, Sea Turtle
7/19 Original exploration plus unidentified wreck, Sea Turtle
7/21 Suffolk and USS Bass, Indy
7/22 Heroine and Gurney’s Barge, Sea Turtle
7/24-25 Norness, Indy
7/29 Sea Girt Wreck and Rock Pile, Outlaw
7/31 Norness, Sea Turtle
8/4 Kenosha, Eagle’s Nest
8/20 RP Resor, Indy
9/5 Norness, Sea Turtle
9/9 Lillian, Indy
9/22 S-5, Pirate King
9/23 RP Resor, Indy
9/29 U-853, crane barge, Explorer
10/1 U-869, Indy
10/5-7 Canada, Lilly Parsons, JB King, Daryaw, America, Keystorm, Oconta, Jodrey Bow
10/13 Scallop Dive, Stingray
10/30 U-869, Indy
11/11 Pinta, Indy
12/2 Delaware, Stingray
12/9 Tolten, Stingray

plus whatever else I can sneak in for the year

108 dives, 186 hours, average run time 1.75 hours

108 dives, 186 hours, average run time 1.75 hours= 7.75 days underwater. Holy crap!

OK here goes

1/5 Speigel Grove and the Duane Key Largo FLA
1/6 Bibb and the Pickle reef and wreck in the Keys
1/10 Bay Ledge in Long Boat Key FLA
1/14 Venice Beach FLA
1/16 2 dives on the Eagle in the Keys
1/20 Venice Beach
1/21 Sea Empress an dthe Deerfield Reef on the Diversity FLA
1/27 kings Springs and 3 Sisters Springs FLA
1/28 Catfish Hotel and Manatee Springs FLA
2/24 Venice Beach FLA
2/25 Venice Beach FLA
3/3 Ancient Mariner and Abbey Reef, Pompano Beach FLA
4/1 2 dives on the Rockland on the Stingray
4/14 Dutch Springs
4/22 Dutch Springs
4/28-29 Dutch Springs
5/5 2 dives on the Double East off the Tuna Seazure
5/12 Dutch
5/15 Belmar Back Bay
5/25 2 dives on the Cranford off the Stingray
5/31 Belmar Back Bay
6/2 2 dives on theHankins (Blue Fathoms)
6/5 Railroad Bridge
6/9 2 on the Mohawk (Spring Tide)
6/14 SouthJack, Blue Shark Ledge and Docs Barge Cortez Fla
6/20 2on th Banana Barge (Stingray)
6/23 San Saba and the Chappara (TomKat)
6/24 Railroad Bridge
6/30 New Deal and the NE Sailer (Blue Fathoms)
7/3 Adele and the Dykes (StingRay)
7/8 2 on the Maurice Tracey (tomkat)
7/21 2ON THE vISCAYA (tomkat)
7/22 Manasquan Inlet
7/26 Railroad Bridge
7/29 Mohawk (Stingray)
7/30 Railroad Bridge
8/4 Railroad Bridge
8/12-8/17 St Lawrence River, Brockville 17 dives
8/25 Emerald Wreck and the Seaside Crane (blue fathoms)
9/3 Railroad bridge
9/8 2on the NW Barges (tomkat)
9/9 mANASQUAN INLET
9/20 rAILROAD bRIDGE
9/23 dUTCH sPRINGS
9/29 Belmar Bay Cleanup
9/30 NW Barges and Hargraves (Ladygodiver)
10/6-7 Ocean City MD 4 dives
10/13 2 on Mohawk (Blue Fathoms)
10/14 S Ridge and E Ridge (Ladygodiver)
10/24 Railroad Bridge
11/11Dutch
11/14 Shark River Inlet
12/9 Locomotives and Macedonia (Ladygodiver)

Rob beat me ....I only logged 106 this year ....I gotta get me one of those rebreather thingys......but I'm not done and I am not far behind

I think we have ourselves a genuine race to the finish.....

Rob, you'd better watch over your shoulder...Cheryl is nipping on your heels, and she don't mess around.

While I might be able to catch him in enthusiasm....he has me beat in run times...no question.....

but 3 more dives...I could do that.....hmmmm

Hmmm, I am not getting my 100 dives this year, falling short 3-6 dives, depending on how the season ends. I could have made it a few times more to Dutch, but I didn't feel such a strong urge for that (specially since a good half of my dives over the year are there anyway; not listed below). I didn't get the average run time Rob has on his unit, but a total of almost 80h under water begs the questions for a pee valve (occasional).

Jan 3-7 Flic en Flac and Belle Mare Mauritius Indian Ocean
Feb 2x Ice Diving Rockport Ontario Canada
11-Mar Railroad Bridge
14-Apr Dutch Spring
12-May Lana Carol and Bruenette Indy
26-May Beth Dee Bob Indy
02-Jun Stolt Gypsy Blood
10-Jun Beth Dee Bob Gypsy Blood
16-Jun Algol Gypsy Blood
24-Jun Brownstone Quarry Co Hardhat Diving
07-Jul Venturo and Rockland County Stingray
Jul 14-16th Bass, Pinnacle, Lightburn, U853, Blackpoint and Annapolis Sea Turtle
21-Jul Rockland County and Banana Barge Stingray
29-Jul Sea Girt Wreck Stingray
29-Jul Natural Rock Pile Stingray
02-Aug Rockland County Nightdive
04-Aug Dyks Stingray
11-Aug Lake Minnewaska
25-Aug Fishermans Barge (finally )Stingray
01-Sep Dyks Stingray
09-Sep Lillian Indy
11-Sep Shark River Inlet
26-Sep Shark River Inlet
29-Sep U-853 Explorer
29-Sep Barge Explorer
30-Sep Fort Wetherhill
30-Sep King's Beach
21-Oct Chris's Mystery Wreck off Sandy Hook Unknown Wreck
10-Nov USS Ling ....(ok that wasn't a dive )
11-Nov Pinta Indy
02-Dec Delaware Stringray
09-Dec Tolten Indy

WTF!!!:shock: That is certainly a lot of diving over the course of one year!! Holy s#@t..hahahaha That's pretty amazing guys and gals.

Jay,

I can guarantee you that if you dive with us, you will be able to do this much diving too. Especially with the schedule that you probably have in the jail.

....and of all the posts above, I have the least amount of dives.

Well I certainly hope to get out there. I wont be back to work for a while. I'll be working at McGuire AFB til the rest of my unit comes home, probably May. It's a good schedule so I'll be off a lot hopefully enough to get some training in. When I do go back to work I'm off on the weekends so I will be free to get some dives in.

Why get a pee valve when you can use a ShopRite shopping bag?

although the ShopRite bag was working for what it was intended , I am not sure if it is socially accepted



I hope I can take you up on that in three months

Sure, I'll do the Railroad Bridge, as long as there is
1) water under the bridge
2) a hot soup afterwards

Why wait until March?

I totalled it up. 104 dives, 81 hours, 22 minutes... so far.