Seychelles Dive Log #9

By the Numbers: Bi-Weekly Dive Log
Dive #112 (BSD 61)	24/7/2011
Dive Time: 09:29	Bottom Time: 50 minutes
Max Depth: 40.8 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Air Consumption: 200 bar - 90 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, IST Proline LS Rashguard, 1kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (34/35).
Notes: Deep Dive @ Aldabaran Wreck w/Sylvain, Simon. Porcupine x2, juvenile peppered moray x3, swim through on deck.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5200 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #113 (BSD 62)	24/7/2011
Dive Time: 11:18	Bottom Time: 51 minutes
Max Depth: 9 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 7-9 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 160 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, IST Proline LS Rashguard, 2kg weights (-1kg for client) in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (34/35).
Notes: Lead Dive @ Northolme w/Natacha, 2 clients. Barracuda, COT x2, moray.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5251 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #114 (BSD 63)	25/7/2011
Dive Time: 09:24	Bottom Time: 48 minutes
Max Depth: 17.4 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 4-6 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 130 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, IST Proline LS Rashguard, 2kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (34/35).
Notes: Lead Assist Dive @ L'ilot w/Marcus, 3 clients. Porcupine x2, puffer x3, humphead parrotfish (~1.5 meters), yellow-margined moray, peppered moray x3.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5299 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #115 (BSD 64)	25/7/2011
Dive Time: 18:33	Bottom Time: 52 minutes
Max Depth: 22.8 meters	Water Temperature: 25
Visibility: -
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 140 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, 2kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (34/35).
Notes: Night Dive @ Twin Barges w/Adam, Simon. Porcupine x5, puffer x2, scorpionfish x6, hermit crab x3, shrimp, painted lobster, lionfish x7, footballer cod.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5351 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #116 (BSD 65)	26/7/2011
Dive Time: 09:50	Bottom Time: 50 minutes
Max Depth: 16.4 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 150 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, IST Proline LS Rashguard, 2kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (34/35).
Notes: Lead Assist Dive @ Lighthouse w/Adam, 5 clients. Stonefish, eagle ray (~1-1.5 meters), hawksbill turtle, lionfish, puffer x2, porcupine.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5401 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #117 (BSD 66)	26/7/2011
Dive Time: 11:31	Bottom Time: 48 minutes
Max Depth: 17.4 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 150 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, IST Proline LS Rashguard, 1kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (34/35).
Notes: Lead Assist Dive @ Baie Ternay w/Adam, 5 clients. White leafish x3, lionfish x2, white mouth moray, peppered moray, nudibranch, cowfish, trumpetfish.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5449 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #118 (BSD 67)	27/7/2011
Dive Time: 09:41	Bottom Time: 50 minutes
Max Depth: 18.1 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 120 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, IST Proline LS Rashguard, 1kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, 2mm booties, BSD full foot fins (40/41).
Notes: Fun Dive @ L'ilot w/Simon. Lionfish x4, bumphead parrotfish x2, nudibranch x6, porcupine, puffer, scorpionfish x2, reef octopus x2.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5499 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #119 (BSD 68)	27/7/2011
Dive Time: 11:18	Bottom Time: 45 minutes
Max Depth: 14.2 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 3-5 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 150 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, IST Proline LS Rashguard, 2kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, 2mm booties, BSD full foot fins (40/41).
Notes: Lead Dive @ Aquarium w/4 clients. Juvenile peppered moray, juvenile dragon moray, hawksbill turtle.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5544 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #120 (BSD 69)	28/7/2011
Dive Time: 09:54	Bottom Time: 52 minutes
Max Depth: 16.5 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 7-9 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 130 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, IST Proline LS Rashguard, 2kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (34/35).
Notes: Lead Dive @ Baie Ternay w/Simon, 1 client. Lionfish x2, nudibranch x7, white-mouth moray.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5596 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #121 (BSD 70)	28/7/2011
Dive Time: 11:36	Bottom Time: minutes
Max Depth: 14.9 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 140 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, IST Proline LS Rashguard, 1kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (34/35).
Notes: Lead Assist @ Aquarium w/Simon, 1 client. Eagle ray x2, hairy hermit crab, nudibranch x2, clownfish x2.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5660 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #122 (BSD 71)	30/7/2011
Dive Time: 14:38	Bottom Time: 45 minutes
Max Depth: 9.6 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 4-6 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 160 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 shorty over full wetsuit, 2kg weights in XXS BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, 2mm Booties, BSD full foot fins (40/41).
Notes: Lead Dive @ Northolme w/2 clients. COT x3, moray x2, hairy hermit crab.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5705 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #123 (BSD 72)	31/7/2011
Dive Time: 09:36	Bottom Time: 52 minutes
Max Depth: 16.8 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 4-6 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 120 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, 2kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (36/37).
Notes: Lead Dive @ Twin Barges/Corsair Reef w/6 & 3 clients. Took on 2 groups of 3 divers for first half of dive on wreck. Split into 2 seperate dive groups (divemasters: Marcus/myself) for second half of dive on reef. Nudibranch x 4 (first twin chromodoris spotted), lionfish x5, peppered moray, zebra moray, cowrie.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5757 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #124 (BSD 73)	31/7/2011
Dive Time: 11:11	Bottom Time: 50 minutes
Max Depth: 15.9 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 140 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, 2kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (36/37).
Notes: Lead Dive @ Aquarium w/3 clients. Clownfish x2, nudibranch, hawksbill turtle, mantis shrimp.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5807 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #125 (BSD 74)	2/8/2011
Dive Time: 09:32	Bottom Time: 51 minutes
Max Depth: 20.6 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 3-5 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 120 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, 1kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (36/37).
Notes: Fun Dive @ L'ilot w/Simon. Fun swim through. Eagle ray, school of moorish idols, porcupine x2, reef octopus, juvenile peppered moray, cowrie, scorpionfish, clownfish, mantis shrimp, shrimp, oriental sweetlips.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5858 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #126 (BSD 75)	2/8/2011
Dive Time: 11:12	Bottom Time: 56 minutes
Max Depth: 10.7 meters	Water Temperature: 26
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 130 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, 1kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (36/37).
Notes: Fun Dive @ Coral Garden/Aquarium w/Simon. Nudibranch x2, clownfish, scorpionfish x2 (first Inimicus filamentosus spot), zebra moray, juvenile peppered moray.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5914 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #127 (BSD 76)	3/8/2011
Dive Time: 14:56	Bottom Time: 52 minutes
Max Depth: 12.9 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 3-5 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 140 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 shorty over 3/2 full wetsuit x2, 1.5 kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pocket, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (36/37).
Notes: Lead Assist @ Sunset Rocks w/Simon, 1 client. Moved anchor to prevent damage to sea anemone/clownfish. Clownfish, stonefish, scorpionfish, hawksbill, COT x4, cowrie, school of needlefish, benito, zebra moray, peppered moray, lionfish x4, octopus, porcupine x2.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 5966 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #128 (BSD 77)	7/8/2011
Dive Time: 09:26	Bottom Time: 55 minutes
Max Depth: 13.2 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 4-6 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 150 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, 1kg weight belt, BSD Beuchat Master Lift Club XXS BCD, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (36/37).
Notes: Lead Assist @ Aquarium w/Simon, 2 clients. Scorpionfish, clownfish x2, hawksbill, lionfish x2.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 6021 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #129 (BSD 78)	7/8/2011
Dive Time: 11:01	Bottom Time: 56 minutes
Max Depth: 9.1 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 3-5 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 160 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, 1kg weight belt, BSD Beuchat Master Lift Club XXS BCD, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (36/37).
Notes: Fun Dive @ Northolme Rocks w/Simon. COT x5, zebra moray, scorpionfish, nudibranch x2, oriental sweetlips, murex, cowrie.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 6077 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters
Dive #130 (BSD 79)	7/8/2011
Dive Time: 14:44	Bottom Time: 52 minutes
Max Depth: 9.1 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 3-5 meters
Air Consumption: 210 bar - 140 bar
Gear: BSD 3/2 full wetsuit x2, 1kg weight belt, BSD Beuchat Master Lift Club XXS BCD, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins (36/37).
Notes: Lead Dive @ Northolme Rocks w/Simon, 2 clients. COT x3, lionfish x4, scorpionfish x4, cowrie x2, nudibranch x2.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 6129 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 41.1 meters