Scuba diving off North Carolina

I have YMCA Open Water Certification and wanted to check out some
places off of North Carolina. Can someone recommend some good
locations and dive shops there?

Thanks,

Sy
New Jersey

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sytech@yahoo.com wrote:

> I have YMCA Open Water Certification and wanted to check out some
> places off of North Carolina. Can someone recommend some good
> locations and dive shops there?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sy
> New Jersey
>

I highly recommend http://discoverydiving.com/

also recommend http://olympusdiving.com/

I have been out with both.

Discovery Diving from what I have been told is more likely to abort the
trip if sea conditions are bad. Olympus will go almost regardless.

Be prepared for a 2-3hr boat ride. You need to bring your own meal,
beverages, etc.

sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
> I have YMCA Open Water Certification and wanted to check out some
> places off of North Carolina. Can someone recommend some good
> locations and dive shops there?

If you start from Hatteras, you can reduce some of the boat rides.

http://www.outerbanksdiving.com/

"Al Wells" <al.wells@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>> I have YMCA Open Water Certification and wanted to check out some
>> places off of North Carolina. Can someone recommend some good
>> locations and dive shops there?
>
> If you start from Hatteras, you can reduce some of the boat rides.
>
> http://www.outerbanksdiving.com/

But I love these guys best.

>

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> "nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
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>> sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>> I have YMCA Open Water Certification and wanted to check out some
>>> places off of North Carolina. Can someone recommend some good
>>> locations and dive shops there?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Sy
>>> New Jersey
>>>
>>
>> I highly recommend http://discoverydiving.com/
>>
>> also recommend http://olympusdiving.com/
>>
>> I have been out with both.
>>
>> Discovery Diving from what I have been told is more likely to abort the
>> trip if sea conditions are bad. Olympus will go almost regardless.

Olympus has bigger boats than Discovery.

"jim frei" <jdfrei@ZZearthlinkZZ.net> wrote in message
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> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Buzcutt454@aol.com> wrote in message
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>> "nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have YMCA Open Water Certification and wanted to check out some
>>>> places off of North Carolina. Can someone recommend some good
>>>> locations and dive shops there?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Sy
>>>> New Jersey
>>>>
>>>
>>> I highly recommend http://discoverydiving.com/
>>>
>>> also recommend http://olympusdiving.com/
>>>
>>> I have been out with both.
>>>
>>> Discovery Diving from what I have been told is more likely to abort the
>>> trip if sea conditions are bad. Olympus will go almost regardless.
>
> Olympus has bigger boats than Discovery.

For some people that's a good thing.

For some, bad.

>
>

jim frei wrote:

> "Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Buzcutt454@aol.com> wrote in message
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>>"nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
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>>>
>>>sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have YMCA Open Water Certification and wanted to check out some
>>>>places off of North Carolina. Can someone recommend some good
>>>>locations and dive shops there?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Sy
>>>>New Jersey
>>>>
>>>
>>>I highly recommend http://discoverydiving.com/
>>>
>>>also recommend http://olympusdiving.com/
>>>
>>>I have been out with both.
>>>
>>>Discovery Diving from what I have been told is more likely to abort the
>>>trip if sea conditions are bad. Olympus will go almost regardless.
>
>
> Olympus has bigger boats than Discovery.
>
>

The Olympus is 65ft. The Midnight Express is 48ft. Both of Discovery's
boats, the Seaquest II and the Outrageous V are 47 ft. Not a BIG
difference.

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nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> writes:

> sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > I have YMCA Open Water Certification and wanted to check out some
> > places off of North Carolina. Can someone recommend some good
> > locations and dive shops there?
> > Thanks,
> > Sy
> > New Jersey
> >
>
> I highly recommend http://discoverydiving.com/
>
> also recommend http://olympusdiving.com/
>

What's the best time of year to go there?
73, doug

Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
> nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> writes:
>
>
>>sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have YMCA Open Water Certification and wanted to check out some
>>>places off of North Carolina. Can someone recommend some good
>>>locations and dive shops there?
>>>Thanks,
>>>Sy
>>>New Jersey
>>>
>>
>>I highly recommend http://discoverydiving.com/
>>
>>also recommend http://olympusdiving.com/
>>
>
>
> What's the best time of year to go there?
> 73, doug
tomorrow

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"Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604" <faunt@panix.com> wrote in message
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> nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> writes:
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>> sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>> > I have YMCA Open Water Certification and wanted to check out some
>> > places off of North Carolina. Can someone recommend some good
>> > locations and dive shops there?
>> > Thanks,
>> > Sy
>> > New Jersey
>> >
>>
>> I highly recommend http://discoverydiving.com/
>>
>> also recommend http://olympusdiving.com/
>>
>
> What's the best time of year to go there?
> 73, doug

well, if you can get a charter, tomorrow might be real
interesting...otherwise anytime from late April thru late October is warm
enough that you won't need a dry suit.