During the Dive

On the the fun part! After making your way to the bottom, divers will take their position in the sand with the rest of the group. We’ll be diving as one group and all lined up in the sand, on your knees. Divers should be facing down-current, as this is where the sharks will be coming from. When the current is strong, the sharks will be very reliably moving in and out of the group in a predictable way. When there is little or no current, the sharks seem to be coming in from all sides, so you really need to have your head on a swivel.

There’s no doubt that the risks associated with strong current are when a diver is off the bottom. That fast moving water could easily carry you away and exhaust even the fittest of divers. But it’s a different story on the bottom, and that’s the reason proper weighting is critical. Wearing the recommended amount of weight, which for most divers, will be between 20 – 30 pounds, will go a long way to making the dive enjoyable. It will keep you securely on the bottom and in position so that you are not even feeling the effects of the current (until you get up). We’ll happily admit that this amount of weight is not recommended for most other diving. But we’re not trying to be a trimmed out, streamlined, neutrally buoyant dive god hovering over reefs. We’re looking to firmly on the bottom and holding our position. And if the current is strong, consider adding on some additional weight for the dives. You won’t regret it.