Cape Town South Africa

[hunlee]

very windy here... there are clouds sprinting over the mountain behind us.
the waves were icky too, so my wetness today was chlorine based
but did some gooood dynamics training... so it's all good!

 

[covert]

hrmmm maybe it will be better on the atlantic side then...

 

[covert]

atlantic is a tad windy and choppy 3ft waves with good viz ......

 

[miles]

Hiya

GREAT to see so many capetonians here!!

Covert, if you're really, really, really determined to get in a dive this weekend, look at the Sandy Bay area. With this howling South Easter, the water should be crystal clean, but FREEZING cold!! (7-10degrees....) Won't be much too shoot, but you'll at least get wet.

The Clifton area would also be worth a look. Well protected from the South Easter.

With the 32degrees and 60km/h winds predicted for tommorow, MOST of the beaches will be packed!!

Have fun!!

Regards
miles

 

[covert]

Sadly no dive report this monday .... Cuase the wind didnt play along .... it hurts my poor little heart. And what makes it worse,, i can almost sense Island_sands pointing a finger at me and snickering. But hey lets see what is up this weekend ....

 

[island_sands]

Sadly no dive report this monday .... Cuase the wind didnt play along .... it hurts my poor little heart. And what makes it worse,, i can almost sense Island_sands pointing a finger at me and snickering. But hey lets see what is up this weekend ....

rofl rofl

shame you! everytime i have been to cape town to do the cage dive it has been to rough. there's your poetic justice

 

[covert]

hehe well thats why they call it the cape of storms

 

[deep thinker]

Dont worry mate, therell be more than enough time to get wet in the months to come, the best part of the year is upon us. The cape doctors got to do his job, blow away all the rubish and chase off the tourists . Ill be in the Kleinmond area this weekend so Im also hoping for better wind conditions, dont wana be spending the whole weekend tying down the tent you know...

 

[bluecape]

Well, while we wait for the SE's to grace us with clean water, at least we can get to meet for a drink or 2, so how about Deeper Blue's cookin, chaotic and sometimes confused Cape freedive team meeting for a few drinks, to put faces to names, and discuss the greater meaning of cold water, kelp forests and great white sharks??

How about Wednesday evening, 6:30 pm, at the Alba Lounge, Waterfront??

Jeff

 

[covert]

Deep_thinker and myself go to Bellville Underwater Club on wednesdays,,, can we make it some other day? Any other day is good for me

 

[bluecape]

No worries, Tuesday I have a lecture, and thursday I may be going to George for 3 days, to dive the paquita wreck in 22 degree water..mmmmm... will let you know.

Jeff

 

[deep thinker]

Yep and Im on bar duty wednesday, so I second Covert. A bar without a barman aint no fun...

 

[deep thinker]

Jeff take a 3mm suit, the 5mm suits we use are way too warm for those waters. I used my suit a total of 45mins this past holiday and spent the rest of it diving with a boardshort, gloves and booties. I only used the booties cause without them my fins gave me the most evil blisters Ive ever had, otherwise I would have gone without them too . Ahhh warm water is the best, cant wait for easter weekend when i head back in that direction for a few days hmm

 

[covert]

according to my math that leaves tonight ????

 

[deep thinker]

Haha, we seem to be a busy lot here in the cape, Ive got a meeting this evening for a biigg project, so I wont be able to make it, I thought we here in the cape are said to be the laid back bunch of SA, cause we sit and like look at the mountain all day

 

[covert]

eish wena, that thing work is only for 9 -5 not afta

 

[deep thinker]

Well Im talking about a 3.5mil rand project, cant say no thank you to a piece of that can you.

 

[covert]

dunno are you giving me some commision

 

[deep thinker]

Haha, actually Im hoping for some myself

 

[covert]

Winds Sat fresh southerly, no info for sunday yet, but that means diving on the atlantic side if im not mistaken