Center Harbor Town Docks

Norseman · 03-23-2012, 04:36 PM

Clark's Point but I am not sure on a time yet. The tide should be good all day

oldflounder · 03-23-2012, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Norseman

The tide should be good all day

Don't laugh! When I did my OW tests a few year's back we were scheduled to do them in the ocean but got blown out so we did them at Clark's Point.
I swear the "seas" at Clark's were 1 1/2' with a good 6" surf crashing on the shore.

Norseman · 03-23-2012, 06:12 PM

Oh, I've been beaten up a little there in the past. I have taken lots of students there. If it's bad at the ocean it can certainly be a little sporty if it's blowing onshore at Clark's.

oldflounder · 03-24-2012, 08:20 PM

What a difference 2 wks makes! The ice is gone as far as the eye can see at Centre Harbor. I got in for a good part of an hour. Air mid 60's, surface water 42, viz not that great once I got in and stirred up a bunch of silt - or maybe it's lake inversion time. Spent most of the time either floating on my back on the surface playing Michelin Man [pretending it was bright and sunny and I was bathed in sunshine ---- I wasn't] or down under practicing with the full face mask. I have learned that I can leave the ambient air valve cap off and breath on the surface and underneath right away so that I can hopefully avoid the freeflow that I experienced last time there.

I picked up a cold at work the end of this past week and I was unable to pop my left ear today so I couldn't get below 15'. What sucked was that I dropped my spare mask below 15' of water at the red buoy marker and had to ignore the pain and chase it down to the bottom several more feet---praying I wouldn't pop an eardrum.

Not a dive to brag about but I wanted to get one more in before it gets clogged with boat traffic and you can't find a parking space nearby for the vehicle.

A couple boats were already running up and down the water there. It must be nice to be able to get in so early. Last time I was there they were running back and forth with skidoos.

Oh well - I guess it's back to the ocean and I'll start another Center Harbor thread next winter.

Come out to Nubble this summer and I'll spot out the good areas for you or join me at Fort Stark.

03-24-2012, 08:20 PM	#4
oldflounder Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 99 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 5 Thanked 34 Times in 9 Posts	Ice is all gone What a difference 2 wks makes! The ice is gone as far as the eye can see at Centre Harbor. I got in for a good part of an hour. Air mid 60's, surface water 42, viz not that great once I got in and stirred up a bunch of silt - or maybe it's lake inversion time. Spent most of the time either floating on my back on the surface playing Michelin Man [pretending it was bright and sunny and I was bathed in sunshine ---- I wasn't] or down under practicing with the full face mask. I have learned that I can leave the ambient air valve cap off and breath on the surface and underneath right away so that I can hopefully avoid the freeflow that I experienced last time there. I picked up a cold at work the end of this past week and I was unable to pop my left ear today so I couldn't get below 15'. What sucked was that I dropped my spare mask below 15' of water at the red buoy marker and had to ignore the pain and chase it down to the bottom several more feet---praying I wouldn't pop an eardrum. Not a dive to brag about but I wanted to get one more in before it gets clogged with boat traffic and you can't find a parking space nearby for the vehicle. A couple boats were already running up and down the water there. It must be nice to be able to get in so early. Last time I was there they were running back and forth with skidoos. Oh well - I guess it's back to the ocean and I'll start another Center Harbor thread next winter. Come out to Nubble this summer and I'll spot out the good areas for you or join me at Fort Stark.

03-23-2012, 04:36 PM	#1
Norseman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lakes Region (all year) Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Clark's Point but I am not sure on a time yet. The tide should be good all day

03-23-2012, 06:12 PM	#3
Norseman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lakes Region (all year) Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oh, I've been beaten up a little there in the past. I have taken lots of students there. If it's bad at the ocean it can certainly be a little sporty if it's blowing onshore at Clark's.