By Rick Smith on Sunday, March 10, 2002 - 12:48 pm: |
I am completing my owc on Bonaire April 20 through April 27. Will be traveling with a group from the dive center I started instruction with. What is the water temp this time of year and do you recommend any type of wetsuit? My instructor suggested a shortie. Any input is appreciated. Can't wait to get to Bonaire. This has been a 12 year dream of mine.
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By Glen Reem on Sunday, March 10, 2002 - 10:15 pm: |
The water temperature is about the same all year round; check the ReefCam page. Your comfort depends on your own metabolism. I dive with a tee shirt and jeans for 90 minutes and don't shiver at the end. Niki Harris and Dara here use full wet suits with hoods and are cold in 30 minutes. Best to bring at least a 1.5/2 mm jump suit for protection from the coral, et al, and thermal comfort too. A thin hood helps--that old 40% heat loss through the skull bit we all learned in ow class.
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By Brian on Monday, March 11, 2002 - 3:09 am: |
Rick
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By Laurie Kennedy on Monday, March 11, 2002 - 10:42 am: |
We completed our open water dives in January in Bonaire. Our dive shop (WannaDive) supplied a wet suit as part of the package which was really nice (I know some of them charge for it). It was a 3mm shortie and it was perfect. One piece of advice: make sure you have strap back fins instead of full foot fins. It is alot more comfortable to walk on the coral beaches with diving boots (actually we used regular aqua shoes)than bare feet. Have fun
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By Niki Harris on Monday, March 11, 2002 - 3:39 pm: |
Glen, :-) you outed me with my full name and every chilly detail! Oh Yeah, it's no secret... Actually, I guessed correctly that I might figure in your answer before I clicked on the full text!
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By rachel coll on Monday, March 11, 2002 - 7:28 pm: |
I will be in Bonaire March 22 (first trip). I'm really concerned about being cold. I wear a 2mm when I dive Cozumel in the summer and I am comfortable to getting a bit chilly after a long dive.
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By Rick Smith on Monday, March 11, 2002 - 7:53 pm: |
Thanks for all the help. I am going to get a 3mm jumpsuit based on your imput and the private responses I received. It seems this is a good versitile suit for lots of reasons.
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By Danielle & Lou SLamka on Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 6:01 pm: |
Niki,
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By Niki Harris on Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 10:04 pm: |
Dani, I never have been diving off the Pacific Northwest coast. Only the Caribbean! Lucky you, Bonaire in two days! Thursday, I'm going to Iowa. Hmm... Who's got the neater trip?
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