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Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! #209547
11/20/2019 11:58 PM
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Five Faces Offline OP
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Dumb question...

As we all know the National Parks have color coded mooring bouy’s for daytime use. reddish-orange for non-diving, white for diving. Can someone please define diving for me? Does this include scuba, snorkeling, swimmimg?

Yes, I’m an idiot!!!

Last edited by Five Faces; 11/21/2019 12:10 AM.
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Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: Five Faces] #209548
11/21/2019 01:50 AM
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Can’t remember the last time I saw a white ball but yes it is for diving with scuba gear. All balls have a 90 minute limit.
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Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: Five Faces] #209549
11/21/2019 02:02 AM
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Thank you for your reply, so if we are just snorkeling we must use the reddish-orange no dive moorings and avoid the white dive only moorings, correct?

Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: Five Faces] #209552
11/21/2019 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Five Faces
Thank you for your reply, so if we are just snorkeling we must use the reddish-orange no dive moorings and avoid the white dive only moorings, correct?


No, you just have to snorkel below the surface and run a dive flag. Then you are diving.

Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: Five Faces] #209554
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There are not any white only balls that I have seen so it’s a bit of a moot point. You will find only red day use balls and yellow commercial dive balls.
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Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: Five Faces] #209559
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If you think that's the dumbest question ever asked on this forum, you haven't been around very long.

Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: Five Faces] #209572
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"Do those rocks go all the way to the bottom?" - the winner in my sailing time.

Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: Five Faces] #209576
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I once had a newbie ask me what currency the BVI used. I explained that they used the US dollar. She replied that that was convenient and then asked what the exchange rate would be!

Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: GeorgeC1] #209577
11/21/2019 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by GeorgeC1
I once had a newbie ask me what currency the BVI used. I explained that they used the US dollar. She replied that that was convenient and then asked what the exchange rate would be!


"You give me $2 I'll exchange it for $1" smile

Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: GeorgeC1] #209589
11/21/2019 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by GeorgeC1
I once had a newbie ask me what currency the BVI used. I explained that they used the US dollar. She replied that that was convenient and then asked what the exchange rate would be!

Sounds like my ex.

Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: GeorgeC1] #209648
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I would guess the balls at the sites too deep to snorkel are white, like Wreck Alley?

Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: GeorgeC1] #209649
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Thanks for the laughs Local Sailor and George!! rofl

Re: Dumbest Question Ever Asked!!! [Re: Kryssa] #209659
11/22/2019 05:23 PM
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There are no white balls.


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