Rebreather Diving In Ontario, Canada

sensor330 · 22nd June 2006, 04:59

I'll be in Hamilton, Ontario from the 30 July - 10 Aug and and looking to do 5 days diving in Aug. Could anyone recommend a shop or charter service that supports Rebreather and deep diving? Preferably in the Tobermory area but I'll go pretty much anywhere.

Scott

decoweenie · 22nd June 2006, 08:22

Scott,

I know at least 7 SK divers are in the area. So they should reply soon with details...

Explorer · 22nd June 2006, 11:30

Quote: (Originally Posted by sensor330)

I'll be in Hamilton, Ontario from the 30 July - 10 Aug and and looking to do 5 days diving in Aug. Could anyone recommend a shop or charter service that supports Rebreather and deep diving? Preferably in the Tobermory area but I'll go pretty much anywhere.

Scott

Scott,

In Tobo, use Diver's Den.

DaveC · 22nd June 2006, 12:23

Define deep.

If you're going to be in Toby, they're not much to really see in that area. The really only deep dive in Toby is the Duffern Wall, which you could get 300+. But if you're looking to see some fresh water wrecks, then you're quite limited. Only really two worth diving and one that was sunk to drum up business. (Ariaba, and Forest City (150 max) ) For a little bit more of a drive you could head down to the Brockville area and dive the St. Lawrence. For shops in the area, here are two.
http://www.gswatersports.com/index.html
http://www.diversden.ca/index.html

In the river you have the Jodrey (200+), Keystorm (110), Kinghorn (100) and much much more.

For dive shops in the Hamilton area, you have Dan's
http://www.dansdiveshop.ca/

For in the Brockville area, you have Divetech
http://www.divetech.ca/

For charters in the Brockville area you have Wayne Green
http://www.islanddiver.ca/

and if you come a little east you can Kingston, and either use Limestone Dive Center or Northern Dive Tech.
http://dive.kingston.net/limeston.htm
http://www.northerntechdiver.com/index.php

Hope this helps.

Dave

sensor330 · 22nd June 2006, 14:44

Quote: (Originally Posted by DaveC)

Define deep.

If you're going to be in Toby, they're not much to really see in that area. The really only deep dive in Toby is the Duffern Wall, which you could get 300+. But if you're looking to see some fresh water wrecks, then you're quite limited. Only really two worth diving and one that was sunk to drum up business. (Ariaba, and Forest City (150 max) ) For a little bit more of a drive you could head down to the Brockville area and dive the St. Lawrence. For shops in the area, here are two.
http://www.gswatersports.com/index.html
http://www.diversden.ca/index.html

In the river you have the Jodrey (200+), Keystorm (110), Kinghorn (100) and much much more.

For dive shops in the Hamilton area, you have Dan's
http://www.dansdiveshop.ca/

For in the Brockville area, you have Divetech
http://www.divetech.ca/

For charters in the Brockville area you have Wayne Green
http://www.islanddiver.ca/

and if you come a little east you can Kingston, and either use Limestone Dive Center or Northern Dive Tech.
http://dive.kingston.net/limeston.htm
http://www.northerntechdiver.com/index.php

Hope this helps.

Dave

Perfect, thanks.

Scott

sensor330 · 22nd June 2006, 14:46

Quote: (Originally Posted by DaveC)

Define deep.

Dave

200+

gathan · 22nd June 2006, 15:04

Hi Scott, nice to hear you're coming this way. I would echo my friend Dave's comments about Tobermory. Not many technical wreck dive sites up there.

There are a few very good technical wreck dive sites in the river near the Brockville area. The other nice thing about the place is the water temp - no thermocline!. This translates to doing a deep dive on a wreck like the Jodrey - which by the way is an excellent wreck - with bottom water temp around 70F in Jul. By the way, you could spend days diving the Jodrey. She is almost 700' long and mostly intact! She is a laker that sank in the 70s. She lays next to a wall in about 230' of water. This is definitely a great but advanced technical dive which is done in high current, right next to a very busy shipping lane.

Take a look at this link for more info on great lakes wrecks - http://www.wrecksandreefs.com/newpage1.htm

I'm leaving next Thu for a 4 day live-aboard going to the north channel of lake Huron to dive on the Northwind - http://www.wrecksandreefs.com/northwin.htm We're planning a 330' dive on the dufferin wall on the way back to Tobermory if the weather permits. I did a couple of dives there last year - You can find remnants of the lady Dufferin , but you'll be hard pressed to come close to anything that ressembles a ship. The wall itself however is very dramatic looking with large boulders and many vertical wall sections.

Since you're new to the area and your stay is short, I would recommend that you stick to the Brockville/Kingston area. There is a nice concentration of very nice wrecks to visit and most of them within minutes of the shoreline by boat charter. Hey, you can even do sub 200' drift dives and ride the current - just for the fun of it!

Andre

gathan · 22nd June 2006, 15:12

I forgot to mention - some of the deeper wrecks near the Brockville area are on the U.S. side - passports are handy

Andre

Marvintpa · 22nd June 2006, 15:58

Andre is right, I believe you'd be very disappointed with the diving in Toby. Brockville/Rockport is where you wanna go. The Jodrey will entertain you for more than a couple of dives, and then there's the Oconto which many believe to be the most challenging dive in the river.

http://www.scubaq.ca/ontarioscubadiving/jodrey.htm

jmark18 · 22nd June 2006, 17:35

Scott: I live in Hamilton and we do a lot of our diving with Jim Herbert of Osprey Dive Charters in Lake Erie. It is a 2 Hr drive from Hamilton. Wrecks are anywhere from 80-200 ft. and some are quite nice. great capitain and boat to dive with.

Jeff

22nd June 2006, 04:59	#1 (permalink)
sensor330 RBW Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 594	Rebreather Diving In Ontario, Canada I'll be in Hamilton, Ontario from the 30 July - 10 Aug and and looking to do 5 days diving in Aug. Could anyone recommend a shop or charter service that supports Rebreather and deep diving? Preferably in the Tobermory area but I'll go pretty much anywhere. Scott
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Explorer I will teach you a..... Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 783	Re: Rebreather Diving In Ontario, Canada Quote: (Originally Posted by sensor330) I'll be in Hamilton, Ontario from the 30 July - 10 Aug and and looking to do 5 days diving in Aug. Could anyone recommend a shop or charter service that supports Rebreather and deep diving? Preferably in the Tobermory area but I'll go pretty much anywhere. Scott Scott, In Tobo, use Diver's Den. __________________ KONA COFFEE
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22nd June 2006, 12:23	#4 (permalink)
DaveC New Member Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario. Canada Posts: 192	Re: Rebreather Diving In Ontario, Canada Define deep. If you're going to be in Toby, they're not much to really see in that area. The really only deep dive in Toby is the Duffern Wall, which you could get 300+. But if you're looking to see some fresh water wrecks, then you're quite limited. Only really two worth diving and one that was sunk to drum up business. (Ariaba, and Forest City (150 max) ) For a little bit more of a drive you could head down to the Brockville area and dive the St. Lawrence. For shops in the area, here are two. http://www.gswatersports.com/index.html http://www.diversden.ca/index.html In the river you have the Jodrey (200+), Keystorm (110), Kinghorn (100) and much much more. For dive shops in the Hamilton area, you have Dan's http://www.dansdiveshop.ca/ For in the Brockville area, you have Divetech http://www.divetech.ca/ For charters in the Brockville area you have Wayne Green http://www.islanddiver.ca/ and if you come a little east you can Kingston, and either use Limestone Dive Center or Northern Dive Tech. http://dive.kingston.net/limeston.htm http://www.northerntechdiver.com/index.php Hope this helps. Dave Last edited by DaveC : 22nd June 2006 at 12:26.
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22nd June 2006, 14:44	#5 (permalink)
sensor330 RBW Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 594	Re: Rebreather Diving In Ontario, Canada Quote: (Originally Posted by DaveC) Define deep. If you're going to be in Toby, they're not much to really see in that area. The really only deep dive in Toby is the Duffern Wall, which you could get 300+. But if you're looking to see some fresh water wrecks, then you're quite limited. Only really two worth diving and one that was sunk to drum up business. (Ariaba, and Forest City (150 max) ) For a little bit more of a drive you could head down to the Brockville area and dive the St. Lawrence. For shops in the area, here are two. http://www.gswatersports.com/index.html http://www.diversden.ca/index.html In the river you have the Jodrey (200+), Keystorm (110), Kinghorn (100) and much much more. For dive shops in the Hamilton area, you have Dan's http://www.dansdiveshop.ca/ For in the Brockville area, you have Divetech http://www.divetech.ca/ For charters in the Brockville area you have Wayne Green http://www.islanddiver.ca/ and if you come a little east you can Kingston, and either use Limestone Dive Center or Northern Dive Tech. http://dive.kingston.net/limeston.htm http://www.northerntechdiver.com/index.php Hope this helps. Dave Perfect, thanks. Scott
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22nd June 2006, 14:46	#6 (permalink)
sensor330 RBW Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 594	Re: Rebreather Diving In Ontario, Canada Quote: (Originally Posted by DaveC) Define deep. Dave 200+
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22nd June 2006, 15:04	#7 (permalink)
gathan MixedGas Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other SCR Other Rebreather/s: Other SCR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tottenham, Ontario, Canada Posts: 194	Re: Rebreather Diving In Ontario, Canada Hi Scott, nice to hear you're coming this way. I would echo my friend Dave's comments about Tobermory. Not many technical wreck dive sites up there. There are a few very good technical wreck dive sites in the river near the Brockville area. The other nice thing about the place is the water temp - no thermocline!. This translates to doing a deep dive on a wreck like the Jodrey - which by the way is an excellent wreck - with bottom water temp around 70F in Jul. By the way, you could spend days diving the Jodrey. She is almost 700' long and mostly intact! She is a laker that sank in the 70s. She lays next to a wall in about 230' of water. This is definitely a great but advanced technical dive which is done in high current, right next to a very busy shipping lane. Take a look at this link for more info on great lakes wrecks - http://www.wrecksandreefs.com/newpage1.htm I'm leaving next Thu for a 4 day live-aboard going to the north channel of lake Huron to dive on the Northwind - http://www.wrecksandreefs.com/northwin.htm We're planning a 330' dive on the dufferin wall on the way back to Tobermory if the weather permits. I did a couple of dives there last year - You can find remnants of the lady Dufferin , but you'll be hard pressed to come close to anything that ressembles a ship. The wall itself however is very dramatic looking with large boulders and many vertical wall sections. Since you're new to the area and your stay is short, I would recommend that you stick to the Brockville/Kingston area. There is a nice concentration of very nice wrecks to visit and most of them within minutes of the shoreline by boat charter. Hey, you can even do sub 200' drift dives and ride the current - just for the fun of it! Andre
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22nd June 2006, 15:12	#8 (permalink)
gathan MixedGas Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other SCR Other Rebreather/s: Other SCR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tottenham, Ontario, Canada Posts: 194	Re: Rebreather Diving In Ontario, Canada I forgot to mention - some of the deeper wrecks near the Brockville area are on the U.S. side - passports are handy Andre
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Marvintpa Bad knees, matching brain Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 284	Re: Rebreather Diving In Ontario, Canada Andre is right, I believe you'd be very disappointed with the diving in Toby. Brockville/Rockport is where you wanna go. The Jodrey will entertain you for more than a couple of dives, and then there's the Oconto which many believe to be the most challenging dive in the river. http://www.scubaq.ca/ontarioscubadiving/jodrey.htm
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22nd June 2006, 17:35	#10 (permalink)
jmark18 New Member Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DundasOntario,Canada Posts: 31	Re: Rebreather Diving In Ontario, Canada Scott: I live in Hamilton and we do a lot of our diving with Jim Herbert of Osprey Dive Charters in Lake Erie. It is a 2 Hr drive from Hamilton. Wrecks are anywhere from 80-200 ft. and some are quite nice. great capitain and boat to dive with. Jeff
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