Scuba locations in the Northeast U.S.A.

I live in Central New Jersey. I have YMCA Open Water Certification and
wanted to check out some places off of New Jersey, Maryland or
Virginia.

Can someone recommend some good locations and dive shops there?

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Please post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com

Since you live in New Jersey, I would start with the New Jersey Scube
web site:

http://www.njscuba.com/
Diversion II / NJScuba.com

sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> I live in Central New Jersey. I have YMCA Open Water Certification and
> wanted to check out some places off of New Jersey, Maryland or
> Virginia.
>
> Can someone recommend some good locations and dive shops there?
>

"nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
>> <sytech@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:210820050828057261%sytech@yahoo.com...
>>
>>>
>>>I live in Central New Jersey. I have YMCA Open Water Certification and
>>>wanted to check out some places off of New Jersey, Maryland or
>>>Virginia.
>>>
>>>Can someone recommend some good locations and dive shops there?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Please post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com
>>
>>
>> 1) Nitespark will be along, he lives south of you and knows the area.
>>
>> 2) There's world class wreck diving off NJ and NY, Google a quarry
>> called Dutch Springs for inland.
>>
>> 3) Stop what you're doing this instant, and go buy the book "Shadow
>> Divers". It's about your area, the best book about diving I ever read.
>> Even the credits are interesting.
>>
>> 4) There's particularly good diving off VA Beach.
>
> Popeye...I am gonna throw a flag on #4.
>
> I am not saying the diving off Va. Beach is "bad" but I certainly wouldn't
> classify it as "particularly good". Given a choice between Morehead
> City/Beaufort, NC and Va. Beach, I would go with NC everytime.
>
> I have dove Va. Beach and it is OK. The viz is usually much better in NC.
> The marine life off the coast of NC is much better and I think the dive
> sites are better and more interesting.
>
> Not to say I won't dive Va. Beach. In fact I am looking at heading there
> to dive in the middle of September (conditions permitting). I still
> subscribe to the philosophy "A bad day diving beats a good day at work".
>
> Just did a week on the Nekton Pilot on the NW Bahamas itinerary so now I
> am spoiled to nice warm clear water. :(
>
> Just my $.02 worth.

I wouldn't disagree a bit. I like low viz wrecks.

I'm not much of a flora and fauna guy...

I just figured that VA B was a bit closer than Morehead City.

In article <210820050828057261%sytech@yahoo.com>, sytech@yahoo.com
says...
>
>
> I live in Central New Jersey. I have YMCA Open Water Certification and
> wanted to check out some places off of New Jersey, Maryland or
> Virginia.
>
> Can someone recommend some good locations and dive shops there?

The water off the coast north of Hatteras is cold and green, but there
are good wrecks. There are several boats which run out of NJ. Maybe Ed
(Lalin) will chime in with some good dives. There is good diving from
Ocean City, MD. This guy usually caters to experienced divers, but there
is some good info on his site, and he does do recreational charters too
http://www.ocdiver.com/

The wrecks off of Long Island are spectacular. You can get to the San
Diego or Oregon and several other wrecks with Wreck Valley, The Garloo
(formerly Wahoo), John Jack, Sea Hunter, and probably more I don't know.

now for the place you forgot - the Thousand Island region on the St
Lawrence River in the summer. See my recent thread "Brockville, ON
8/05". This is the best warm water diving you can drive to in the least
amount of time.

Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
> "nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:Yn2Oe.5259$5U2.2187@lakeread07...
>
>>
>>Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
>>
>>><sytech@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:210820050828057261%sytech@yahoo.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I live in Central New Jersey. I have YMCA Open Water Certification and
>>>>wanted to check out some places off of New Jersey, Maryland or
>>>>Virginia.
>>>>
>>>>Can someone recommend some good locations and dive shops there?
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Please post and reply to sytech@yahoo.com
>>>
>>>
>>> 1) Nitespark will be along, he lives south of you and knows the area.
>>>
>>> 2) There's world class wreck diving off NJ and NY, Google a quarry
>>>called Dutch Springs for inland.
>>>
>>> 3) Stop what you're doing this instant, and go buy the book "Shadow
>>>Divers". It's about your area, the best book about diving I ever read.
>>>Even the credits are interesting.
>>>
>>> 4) There's particularly good diving off VA Beach.
>>
>>Popeye...I am gonna throw a flag on #4.
>>
>>I am not saying the diving off Va. Beach is "bad" but I certainly wouldn't
>>classify it as "particularly good". Given a choice between Morehead
>>City/Beaufort, NC and Va. Beach, I would go with NC everytime.
>>
>>I have dove Va. Beach and it is OK. The viz is usually much better in NC.
>>The marine life off the coast of NC is much better and I think the dive
>>sites are better and more interesting.
>>
>>Not to say I won't dive Va. Beach. In fact I am looking at heading there
>>to dive in the middle of September (conditions permitting). I still
>>subscribe to the philosophy "A bad day diving beats a good day at work".
>>
>>Just did a week on the Nekton Pilot on the NW Bahamas itinerary so now I
>>am spoiled to nice warm clear water. :(
>>
>>Just my $.02 worth.
>
>
> I wouldn't disagree a bit. I like low viz wrecks.
>
> I'm not much of a flora and fauna guy...
>
> I just figured that VA B was a bit closer than Morehead City.
>
>

Well if you like low viz wrecks, then Va. Beach is a good place. Last
year I was diving the Brass Spike. First dive was about 15ft viz.
Second dive was about 5ft. The seas were picking up after the second
dive and it was a rough ride back to the dock. I heard on the NOAA wx
radio that night, some locations were reporting 18ft seas.

You are quite correct about Va Beach being closer, probably 3 hrs or so
closer to the diver from the NJ or NY area.

NC like Va. Beach, has nothing to offer as far as reefs are concerned,
but last month, I was diving the wreck, "Carribsea", off NC and there
were Sand Tiger sharks everywhere. Managed to get several good pictures.

Andy

"nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> Well if you like low viz wrecks, then Va. Beach is a good place. Last
> year I was diving the Brass Spike. First dive was about 15ft viz. Second
> dive was about 5ft. The seas were picking up after the second dive and it
> was a rough ride back to the dock. I heard on the NOAA wx radio that
> night, some locations were reporting 18ft seas.
>
> You are quite correct about Va Beach being closer, probably 3 hrs or so
> closer to the diver from the NJ or NY area.
>
> NC like Va. Beach, has nothing to offer as far as reefs are concerned, but
> last month, I was diving the wreck, "Carribsea", off NC and there were
> Sand Tiger sharks everywhere. Managed to get several good pictures.
>
> Andy

We need to hook up.

I've done did the Carib Sea.

I'm about 10 hrs from Morehead City when I'm home.

"nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
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Check your mail too.

Scott wrote:
> "nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> Check your mail too.
>
>

Got it!!

Stupid people are job security.

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Barry <bklein5@netscape.net> wrote:
>
> Since you live in New Jersey, I would start with the New Jersey Scuba
> web site:
>
> http://www.njscuba.com/


The NJ original, started by Tracey Wagner


Two other good websites for NJ dive info are:


http://www.njscuba.net/

http://www.njdive.com/



-hh

In article <11ghdemcns4kl32@news.supernews.com>, Douglas W. \"Popeye\"
Frederick <Buzcutt454@aol.com> wrote:

€ "nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
€ news:Yn2Oe.5259$5U2.2187@lakeread07...

€ >
€ > Just my $.02 worth.
€
€ I wouldn't disagree a bit. I like low viz wrecks.
€

Then you're going to love the Yukon when you manage to get down here.