 Careful with current diving.
Hello guys.
As an experienced strong current diver from Norway,I will adwice you to be carefull diving strong current places. Be careful with "Bio Fin" type fins.
First a little about myself.I am a male 46 year old.I started diving in 1977 and have a two star CMAS licence. I start current dive allready from the beginning.
A near place "Fosenstraumen" contain all the current I need. With the current of up to 8 knots tidal current. I have also dived Saltstraumen near Bodø in Norway , which probably is the fastest tidal divespot I know about, with up to 18 knots of tidal current. Both of this places is state of the art divespots.
Diving strong current dives need a skilled diver.Apo especially cause this tidal will grab you right to the open ocean with deep water which makes it difficult to be found even you reach the surface. My trouble with BIO FINS type fins is that these fins makes you a false safeness. They gives you a good speed with less effort. But they have a drawback. When you really need the big speed they fail.Almost like a wheelie.
Now I am not a well experienced APO diver although I have dived there some times.  |