The 2009 Dive Season is well underway!

This past week/weekend:

What a great week/weekend four excellent days of diving.

Wednesday the the 24 th we ran an open boat to the Mohawk with 6 divers and an 0800 departure. We had a number of divers that were new to the boat but certainly not new to boat diving. It was a good group and after we anchored up in the bow of the Mohawk they splashed and went about their dives. Apparently Dave V. from Indian Valley Scuba knows a little about lobstering and came up with a bag FULL of lobsters on BOTH of his dives, nice job Dave.

Friday the 26 th Yes, I know, it wasn't on the schedule or even in the last e-mail but I had a call Thursday from two divers with very dry gills and desperate to soak up a little nitrogen. We ran out to the Brunette and although they had a good dive the discussion upon surfacing centered around what would have happened if the one had shot the (what they described as a) fairly large monk fish with his spear “pistol”. It was determined that it would have just annoyed it, they also decided that their second dive would be on the Cadet (about 100yrds. south of the Brunette). I sent Jen down to pull and since they weren't going back they encouraged her to bring the monk fish up.
This was NOT a “ fairly large fish” it was enormous! Twenty nine pounds of pure ugly………………

Sunday the 28 th Aquatech brought another good group to dive the Pinta. The day however got off to a slow start as cell phones rang announcing that two of the group were “somewhere” in the area and running late. One more cup of coffee later we ran north right into a two to three foot chop that lasted all the way to the dive site. Conditions on the wreck were good and everyone enjoyed all of the nooks and crannies to look in that the Pinta affords.

Saturday the 4 th Lakeland Divers is running a holiday party that starts with a  morning dive departing - 7:00am scheduled as a 2 tank dive to the Brunette (beware the monkfish) , coming in early and followed by Lakeland's BBQ on the dock and for those that choose to, an afternoon dive will Depart - 6:00 pm for a 1 tank dive on the Delaware. We will be staying out to watch the evening Fireworks off shore returning to dock around 10:00 pm. Lakeland can be reached at 973-887-0194 for further info.

Sunday the 5 th is a private charter. Currently they have no available spaces.

We have established a divers e-mail list and if you'd like to be included send the message “ please add me to the SEA LION diver list ” to sealion@atlantic-wreckdivers.com . If you are also available for weekday dives please include the words “ weekdays also ”. If you are only available for weekday dives please include "weekdays only ".

You'll receive information about up-coming dives and trip reports.

Captain Al Pyatak

The SEA LION is a diesel powered 36ft. Maine Coaster . It is docked at the end of Union Lane in the Union Landing Marina, Brielle New Jersey. This slip makes loading and unloading gear almost effortless as you can back your vehicle up to within 10 feet of the boat.
The SEA LION has a heated cabin which allows for the year round diving that the boat is known for.

The boat is licensed to 16 and is prepared for any kind of diving; check out dives, half-day and whole-day trips, lobster dives and artifact dives. Everyone from the beginner diver to the advanced technical mixed-gas diver, will find the SEA LION suitable for all their North East diving needs. Full charters are still available on a very limited number of days this year. Individual spots aboard can either be obtained through the shops that have us chartered or AWD itself on "OPEN BOATS" which normally run to specific destinations during the months of November through March. The SEA LION features a stainless steel "T" ladder built by Enrique of Diving Equipment Specialities. This 10 rung ladder will make boarding after your dive a pleasure.