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[Lephenix]

Hello warm water divers,

I must go to England and Scotland in August 2015 for various reasons. I might as well suggest Scapa Flow, since I'll be in the 'vicinity'. Three to five days of cold water deep wreck diving should be good for your skin. They have super cool liveaboards that anchors in various ports near Stromnach. You can eat fish & chips and drink with the Scotts after diving on german battle cruisers like the
S.M.S. Kronprinz Wilhelm
Konig Class Battleship
Dimensions: 580ft x 97ft x 28ft
Built: Germaniawerft, Kiel
Launched: November 1914 - 25,390 Tons
Scuttled: 13:15 21/6/1919


Condition of the WreckVisibility3Currents2Technicality of Dive4Sea Life3Enjoyment Factor4<br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Kronprinz lies upturned in about 36-38m of water with her starboard decks embedded in silt and her port side open, surface to wreck can be as little as 12-14m depending on tide. The 5.9-inch casemate guns are visible on the port side, as is the mast and spotting top lying flat on the seabed. Further aft along the wreck, beneath the overhanging decks is the 12 inch gun turret, moving along the side to the front you reach the port barrel, 35 feet from the turret is the muzzle, the end of the barrel jammed into the teak deck. Looking at the muzzle, on the divers left is the starboard armament (the only visible survivors, fired at the battle of Jutland!). At the stern, the rudders still stand intact, quite a sight!!




Lephenix

[WreckWench]

Oh my...how cold is cold????

[Lephenix]

From the internet:
Between the months of April and October is when divers would find the best time for going to Scapa Flow and enjoy the best water temperature. During these months, the temperature of the water ranges between 12ºC and 18ºC. In winter time, such as the month of February, water temperatures might be of around 9ºC.

Underwater visibility is better during winter time, from December to March. During summer season, divers might have a visibility of between 12 and 20 m or 39 to 66 feet, and at some points it might be of 10 m or 25 ft. Natural illumination is much better during summer than in winter since sunlight rays come directly into the water and highly improve the wreck visibility divers might have, which during winter is much lower.




So in August I guess temp 55 F, viz 40-50 feet. Quite good and less difficult than I expected.




Due to the depth and exposure, a rental dry suit would probably be a good choice.




Lephenix

[jesterdiver]

Costa Rica Cocos Islands is high on my list for 2015

[Buzo Guero]

+1

[AnemoneAmy]

I haven't been following the whole thread here but let me add Raja Ampat liveaboard to the bucket list:

https://en.wikipedia...a_Ampat_Islands


Hopefully this fits in with the other suggestions.

[WreckWench]

I haven't been following the whole thread here but let me add Raja Ampat liveaboard to the bucket list:

https://en.wikipedia...a_Ampat_Islands


/> Hopefully this fits in with the other suggestions.

Raja Ampat is ALWAYS on the bucket list and one of the few places we've not done...YET!

I am trying to work it into the calendar...and I will start a separate thread HERE for input on times to go, best vendor etc.

[Resqdew]

March 10-20, 2015 BEST OF FIJI $4960 US:

Put me on the list for this one!

Susan

[jesterdiver]

Hey Susan,

You're on the notify list for Fiji it looks like. The Fiji trip already has it's own thread. />

http://www.singlediv...-landbased-tbd/

March 10-20, 2015 BEST OF FIJI $4960 US:

Put me on the list for this one!

Susan

[WreckWench]

I think it was more of a reminder that we already have Fiji for 2015...but then I've been wrong before. Good job Jose!

[WreckWench]

I'm REALLY LOOKING HARD AT GRENADA!!! Its been too long since we've visited this little Gem!

Grenada Dive Sites offer a wide variety for all experience levels from beginner to advanced diver and for every taste - be it shallow coral gardens, unspoiled reefs or interesting wrecks. Grenada is renowned for its large portfolio of wrecks, all artificial reefs covered with corals. Among it the most famous one, dubbed "Titanic of the Caribbean", the wreck of the cruise liner Bianca C.

Aquanauts dive center is conveniently located on the south coast with its dive dock and just few minutes boat ride to Grenada's ship wrecks and beautiful reefs. At Aquanauts we take pride in personal and professional service, no guest has to carry tanks, Nitrox is free and gear is loaded and rinsed by our team. Knowledgeable instructors love to tell you about the Ocean's fragile eco-system, and guide your improvements in scuba diving.

[fairfield59]

I'm REALLY LOOKING HARD AT GRENADA!!! Its been too long since we've visited this little Gem!

Put me at the top of the list if you do. The SD trip in '07 was awesome, and Aquanauts did a great job for us.....pic in my profile is sitting at the bar the day we got there...

[WreckWench]

That would be AWESOME Gerry...its been too long to see you AND do Grenada!

[Resqdew]

There are MANY excellent ideas in this thread for dive trips, but please post confirmed locations and dates for 2015 so that we can get these dive trips on our calendars!

Except for Fiji, but nothing else is posted yet for the rest of 2015. No problem to once again plan my own dive trips, but it's FUN, EASY and usually a better price to dive with SD.Com!

LET'S GO DIVING




Thanks!

[WreckWench]

Thanks Susan...

2015 contains:

Fiji March
Grenada (need date options from people)
Bonaire Sept (Resort begged us back with some great perks)
Roatan Oct ... probably 2 weeks again


The rest of the calendar is open for suggestions.