First open water dive of 2010 (in MN)

[DetectorGuy]

I agree Matt 100%. The Madeira was my first drysuit dive in open water, and also my first dive in Superior. This dive was a planned solo dive with hopes of buddying up with someone at the site. The water was 39 degrees at the stern section and my max depth was 57'. Because I was so green at diving dry, I did not have all the kinks worked out of dumping air from my suit. I was very lucky to be able to grab the mooring line to stop for my 15' safety stop.  I could not dump air fast enough otherwise. The only reason I could find the mooring line quickly enough to do this is that my dive flag was tangled up in it (that is another story). I was just plain lucky (and dumb)

First dive or two in a drysuit should be in about 20' of water and preferably on a platform like Square or Perch.