wall diving from shore ?

OceanOpportunity · 8th January 2008, 03:57

Anyone have recommendations on good deep wall diving locations that are accessible from shore? Rebreather friendly location with helium preferred

Ukon · 8th January 2008, 05:29

I imagine you are familiar with Castle Hill in Newport. Although its not really a wall dive, its a pretty deep (200+), dark shore dive.

**rigdiver** · 8th January 2008, 06:00

Grand Cayman. Many walls close to shore. Rebreather friendly also. Divetech has anything you may need from sorb to sensors.

mathias · 8th January 2008, 06:08

Lake Thun in switzerland, wall down to 160meters, easy accessible from shore, Rebreather friendly location with helium, sorb, o2 ;-)

Mikel-Deko · 8th January 2008, 08:38

Spain, Lanzarote, Puerto del Carmen.

Fron the harbor to ... I've been in -82 and still going down.

Once out of the water, and still with the gear on, you can take the first beer with a "tapa"

O2, Helium, and sorb... no problem.

Regards

Mikel

pondlife · 8th January 2008, 08:55

Another vote for Lanzarote - some good wall dives and good depths a short swim from the harbour.
++Pondy++

**Dave Sutton** · 8th January 2008, 12:59

Somebody beat me to Castle Hill... We had huge Mola Mola there last time we dove it, and the topography is near vertical. You can toss a stone off of the beach and have it fall into nearly 200 feet of water.

Oh, did you meant something out of Rhode Island?

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You know we South County Swamp-Yankees hate to go out of state....

Dave

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lizardland · 8th January 2008, 14:13

Quote: (Originally Posted by mathias)

Lake Thun in switzerland, wall down to 160meters, easy accessible from shore, Rebreather friendly location with helium, sorb, o2 ;-)

And quite an impressive cave too. Where is the dive centre?

The Norwegian fjords have the best wall dives I've done, great vis, vertical walls, lots of cold water life and depth as much as you want. All doable from the shore. I did my trimix course there, we only went out on a boat once, rest was shore diving. Good dive shop in Stavanger (Technosub).

Loch Ness in Scotland has a really nice wall. Well, at least what you can see of it. 2m vis, red water, silty, very cold, depth IIRC is over 200m. I made it to 124m on OC, never again.

Cheers,

Stuart

OceanOpportunity · 8th January 2008, 14:27

thanks for all the feedback...

for my fellow yankees...yes, I'lm very familair with Castle Hill..the shore entry isless than desireable, but as good as it gets for an easy deep dive here in RI.

I'm hoping to find something in the Caribbean (should've been more specific in my post). We have a small bit of funding to continue our deepwater research, but are being as frugal as possible so eliminating the need for a boat is the first step in this direction.

For those who have been to Divetech....Is the deep wall accessible from shore? or is it a bit much of a swim while carrying all your regular stuff plus cameras, science supplies, etc. I guess we could always scooter to the edge

Johnny Christensen · 8th January 2008, 15:18

Quote: (Originally Posted by OceanOpportunity)

For those who have been to Divetech....Is the deep wall accessible from shore? or is it a bit much of a swim while carrying all your regular stuff plus cameras, science supplies, etc. I guess we could always scooter to the edge

I don't know about the location in Boatswain bay, but from the old shop next to the turtle farm, I have done 300+ dives on the deep wall there. About 20 minutes swimming out if I recall it correctly and that was carrying a whole lot of OC and camera gear.
They may still rent out scooters, that was our most popular item back in 96-2000.
If you are going to DiveTech, you are in for great diving and some really great people.

Man...now I want to go back...

8th January 2008, 03:57	#1 (permalink)
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8th January 2008, 05:29	#2 (permalink)
Ukon New Member Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northeast Posts: 54	Re: wall diving from shore ? I imagine you are familiar with Castle Hill in Newport. Although its not really a wall dive, its a pretty deep (200+), dark shore dive.
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rigdiver LEARNING CONTINUALLY Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Megalodon Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: TEXAS Posts: 427	Re: wall diving from shore ? Grand Cayman. Many walls close to shore. Rebreather friendly also. Divetech has anything you may need from sorb to sensors.
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8th January 2008, 06:08	#4 (permalink)
mathias Ouroboros #31 Current Rebreather/s: Ouroboros Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic MK 15.X Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Switzerland - Murten Posts: 189	Re: wall diving from shore ? Lake Thun in switzerland, wall down to 160meters, easy accessible from shore, Rebreather friendly location with helium, sorb, o2 ;-) __________________ Our dreams are other people's nightmares ;-) Plus près du fond, plus loin des cons !
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Mikel-Deko RBW Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Basque Country -Sp- Posts: 476	Re: wall diving from shore ? Spain, Lanzarote, Puerto del Carmen. Fron the harbor to ... I've been in -82 and still going down. Once out of the water, and still with the gear on, you can take the first beer with a "tapa" O2, Helium, and sorb... no problem. Regards Mikel __________________ Mikel-Deko Basque Country www.olatu.net "DIR is the nanny state for divers who cannot think on their own" Ron Micjan
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8th January 2008, 08:55	#6 (permalink)
pondlife Getting there Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tarragona Spain Posts: 14	Re: wall diving from shore ? Another vote for Lanzarote - some good wall dives and good depths a short swim from the harbour. ++Pondy++
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8th January 2008, 12:59	#7 (permalink)
Dave Sutton Diveshop of Horrors Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss MK 15.X rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Megalodon rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Narragansett, Rhode Island and Hackettstown, New Jersey Posts: 2,906	Re: wall diving from shore ? Somebody beat me to Castle Hill... We had huge Mola Mola there last time we dove it, and the topography is near vertical. You can toss a stone off of the beach and have it fall into nearly 200 feet of water. Oh, did you meant something out of Rhode Island? . You know we South County Swamp-Yankees hate to go out of state.... Dave . __________________ "Silent Diving with No Bubbles and No Politics".... www.nobubblediving.com Last edited by Dave Sutton : 8th January 2008 at 13:01.
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8th January 2008, 14:13	#8 (permalink)
lizardland Yak Current Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Home Build Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North... Posts: 1,381	Re: wall diving from shore ? Quote: (Originally Posted by mathias) Lake Thun in switzerland, wall down to 160meters, easy accessible from shore, Rebreather friendly location with helium, sorb, o2 ;-) And quite an impressive cave too. Where is the dive centre? The Norwegian fjords have the best wall dives I've done, great vis, vertical walls, lots of cold water life and depth as much as you want. All doable from the shore. I did my trimix course there, we only went out on a boat once, rest was shore diving. Good dive shop in Stavanger (Technosub). Loch Ness in Scotland has a really nice wall. Well, at least what you can see of it. 2m vis, red water, silty, very cold, depth IIRC is over 200m. I made it to 124m on OC, never again. Cheers, Stuart __________________ Can you imagine drifting along in the sea with your mouth open and a load of f***ing plankton going in? You'd like it, would you? www.westons-cider.co.uk Azerbaijani Association of Technical Divers Publicity Officer and Goat Wrangler
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8th January 2008, 14:27	#9 (permalink)
OceanOpportunity for a world of water Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Providence, RI USA Posts: 594	Re: wall diving from shore ? thanks for all the feedback... for my fellow yankees...yes, I'lm very familair with Castle Hill..the shore entry isless than desireable, but as good as it gets for an easy deep dive here in RI. I'm hoping to find something in the Caribbean (should've been more specific in my post). We have a small bit of funding to continue our deepwater research, but are being as frugal as possible so eliminating the need for a boat is the first step in this direction. For those who have been to Divetech....Is the deep wall accessible from shore? or is it a bit much of a swim while carrying all your regular stuff plus cameras, science supplies, etc. I guess we could always scooter to the edge __________________ Michael Lombardi Oceans of Opportunity www.oceanopportunity.com Elected Director, Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments MN'07, The Explorers Club Project Manager, Diving a Dream
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8th January 2008, 15:18	#10 (permalink)
Johnny Christensen RBW Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 307	Re: wall diving from shore ? Quote: (Originally Posted by OceanOpportunity) For those who have been to Divetech....Is the deep wall accessible from shore? or is it a bit much of a swim while carrying all your regular stuff plus cameras, science supplies, etc. I guess we could always scooter to the edge I don't know about the location in Boatswain bay, but from the old shop next to the turtle farm, I have done 300+ dives on the deep wall there. About 20 minutes swimming out if I recall it correctly and that was carrying a whole lot of OC and camera gear. They may still rent out scooters, that was our most popular item back in 96-2000. If you are going to DiveTech, you are in for great diving and some really great people. Man...now I want to go back... __________________ www.johnnychristensen.com Wreckphotography from the cold north
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