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Chicago May 23 & 24...
- Thread starterILDiver
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Dr. Jeremy!
Please be careful when treating this individual:blackeye
I hope to see him in decent shape tomorrow
Brief Report:
Incredible day for diving. Lake Michigan had some very light chop early in the morning, and shortly after we got out to a deep spot in 130 feet of water, the lake became completely flat for the rest of the day. Water temp was about 50, so Chris and I has started in 3mm suits, but switched to 5mm after getting a bit chilled. We dropped a line down to 75ft, with a good 60 ft of visibility. Fromt eh weights you could clearly see the gravel and sand bottom, of which Peter brought up a handful after setting a new personal best at 128 feet, which was followed by several screams of victory with a heavy accent that shifted from Polish to Italian, then Jamaican. We all got in some good line diving work with our monofins.
We took the boat for a long cruise to scout out a few wrecks. We started for the Lady Mary, but changed course when we realized it was 120 feet deep. Heading west, we could just make out the Chicago skyline to the south.....very cool. We stopped at the Lady Elgin, south of Waukegan for a while. It was mostly scattered debris, but we had continued fantastic visibility and made some fun 50 ft. dives down to check things out. Lastly we goofed around on the Sea Bird, which is a small wreck in 30 ft. of water. Visibility was less, about 30 ft. but still nice.
Great day on the water........thanks to Peter and Chris for coming along and making it a fantastic day.
Jeremy
Incredible day for diving. Lake Michigan had some very light chop early in the morning, and shortly after we got out to a deep spot in 130 feet of water, the lake became completely flat for the rest of the day. Water temp was about 50, so Chris and I has started in 3mm suits, but switched to 5mm after getting a bit chilled. We dropped a line down to 75ft, with a good 60 ft of visibility. Fromt eh weights you could clearly see the gravel and sand bottom, of which Peter brought up a handful after setting a new personal best at 128 feet, which was followed by several screams of victory with a heavy accent that shifted from Polish to Italian, then Jamaican. We all got in some good line diving work with our monofins.
We took the boat for a long cruise to scout out a few wrecks. We started for the Lady Mary, but changed course when we realized it was 120 feet deep. Heading west, we could just make out the Chicago skyline to the south.....very cool. We stopped at the Lady Elgin, south of Waukegan for a while. It was mostly scattered debris, but we had continued fantastic visibility and made some fun 50 ft. dives down to check things out. Lastly we goofed around on the Sea Bird, which is a small wreck in 30 ft. of water. Visibility was less, about 30 ft. but still nice.
Great day on the water........thanks to Peter and Chris for coming along and making it a fantastic day.
Jeremy
Day 2 Report:
Chris and I put in at about 7:30 and picked up Scott at the dock on Geneva Lake. We went to 112' or so deep spot, and dropped a 75 ft. line. Visibility was about 15 ft. We got in some good training and Scott hit a personal best of 91'!! Way to go Scott!! HE promptly celebrated with the well known Martin "fist in the air celebration". We went to the coordinates for 2 wrecks, but had no luck finding them without a bottom scanner. I'll work on getting one of those. After Scott left, the lake got crazy busy with boats, so Chris and I just goofed around in the shallows in a few places sticking close to the boat while my wife tanned. Tired, and 14 shades darker.....a fantastic weekend all around. Thanks for joining me guys, it was a lot of fun!!
Jeremy
Chris and I put in at about 7:30 and picked up Scott at the dock on Geneva Lake. We went to 112' or so deep spot, and dropped a 75 ft. line. Visibility was about 15 ft. We got in some good training and Scott hit a personal best of 91'!! Way to go Scott!! HE promptly celebrated with the well known Martin "fist in the air celebration". We went to the coordinates for 2 wrecks, but had no luck finding them without a bottom scanner. I'll work on getting one of those. After Scott left, the lake got crazy busy with boats, so Chris and I just goofed around in the shallows in a few places sticking close to the boat while my wife tanned. Tired, and 14 shades darker.....a fantastic weekend all around. Thanks for joining me guys, it was a lot of fun!!
Jeremy
I am exhausted and I didn't even get that deep. 2 days of good dives though. I need holes in the ears of my 5mm, I kept messing with it and messed up my clearing. I finally extended the legs on my 5mm. It's amazing how much warmer I stayed without having cold water constently flushing into my socks!
Jeremy, thanks for the boat rides, it was a good time. Peter and Scott congrats on the new PB's.
Jeremy, thanks for the boat rides, it was a good time. Peter and Scott congrats on the new PB's.
Diving with Chris
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