First Dive

[bmp51]

Where was your first dive (open water and closed), what was the temp?, & how was it?

- Closed -was in a pool with my Dad @ about 13 or so yrs old, no idea on the temp, and I loved it!! couldnt getenough....

- Open- Lake Mead(@ 25 yrs old) water was 80d withabout 15ft vis, Loved it!! and this time I kept on diving...... great time great fun!!, did my skillz and finished my open water...

- Ocean - St. Maarteen (@26 yrs old) AWESOME!!!!!!! - Clear blue warm water, 8' swells @ surface, fun good dive w\ wrecks, and lots o fishies!!

How about you?

[medic001918]

8 foot swells sound likea challenging entry and exit. But glad you had a good dive

My closed water dive came in the pool after I signed up for class. It was fun, but the pool got boring rather quickly.

My first open water dive was at Stonington Point in Connecticut. It's a shallow, well protected dive. It was exciting to just dive and be in open water. We did our skills. I think max depth was 18 ft or so. And as I recall the water was in the 50's. Now that water temp wouldn't be so scary to me....I love my drysuit. But when i did it, it was cold. I was just happy to get done with the class so I could start diving.

Shane

[loudgonzo]

My first open water dives were at Blue Lagoon, first ocean dive was in the Bahamas.

Blue Lagoon in april-water temp about 70F
Bahamas in May-water temp about 82F

[TxHockeyGuy]

First time I was on scuba was in the backyard pool probably at age 8.

First time in OW was during my OW checkout dive at Clear Springs Scuba Park in Terrell TX. Vis was probably about 10' and the temp was in the low 70's.

First time in OW outside of certification was in 53 degree water with about 10' of vis at the same park. I really wish I had waited till it warmed up.

[WaterRat]

First confined dive was in the indoor pool at Aqua Adventures in big Garland, TX.
Open Water dive for that class was North Park at Canyon Lake in South TX. Viz was about 15 feet and the water was a little chilly in the low 60's.
Ocean Dive was in Akumal, 100 foot viz and 80 degree water.</DIV>

Ron

[DUnder]

First underwater experience was a discover scuba dive in Oahu,Hawaii.
My confined dives were at the YMCA pool in Grand Forks, ND
My open water dives were at Long Lake, MN water temp was in the mid 60's and vis was about 10-15 feet.

[Venio]

First confined water dive was at ST pool in 5 ft. vis.
First OW was at CSSP, Terrell, TX in the astonishing 20ft. vis.
Blue water dive is yet to happened.

[Black-Gorrilla]

first time with scuba gear, was in the pool in the back yard.. 6ft. deep... for like 30 minutes... then i was like, gotta go get certified.
pool clases, and then first time in ocean, key largo for checkout dives.

[Scubling]

My first real dive was in Coki beach, St. Thomas when I was 9 during a resort dive.
I did snuba in Belize before that, but that dosn't really count even though there where sharks!

[fire diver]

First Dive was at Tenkiller Lake in about 5 foot of vis. The last two checkout dives were farther down the lake, with about 15 foot vis.