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Channel Islands, Labor Day 2012
Santa Cruz Island Fry’s Harbor 65 degrees. 20′ viz Swell sharks and egg cases. Sea saucers. Navanax, schooling blacksmith and seniorita.octopus, bat ray. Festive triton, spanish shawl. Five Stone Grotto lower viz hermiscinda, clown hudi, navanax with eggs. Sunstar, chestnut cowry, sea hare orgy, scallops. Sheepcrab. Strawberry anenome. Purple and red gorgonians. Juve. Calico. Stacey’s…
Channel Islands, August 2012
August 17-20, 2012 Overview: Warm water, hot weather. Lots of jumping off the boat and swimming. Not great visibility, but calm seas. Fantastic crew. San Clemente Island 70 degrees, 80′ viz! Window Pane Net slooped over south rock, 100-150′, needed 3 lift bags. lobster, garibaldi, halfmoons with senorita cleaning…
Taveuni July 2012
Taveuni, Fiji, Garden Island Resort July 14-21, 2012 Owner: Phil; Manager: Shawn; Dive Shop: Tawake Servers: Eta, Tracy, Angela; Chef: Ben Dive Masters: Wani, Weis, Pio, Melania, Captain Ane Visibility: 80-100’; Temperature: 77-79 F. Weather: windy first two days. Cool. New moon. Only a few showers. Excursions: walk to waterslide, ferry pier, mission, see rugby…
Channel Islands, July 2012
Beginning of July 2012: San Clemente Island Bill’s Hairy Crack: Small craft advisory past 2 days, small swell, temp 63, viz 30′ Canyon entrance at 72′, E/W orientation, 30′ wide at mouth narrowing to 10′ wide in shallows– like an underwater gorge. Crack/swim-thru at entrance on north side. Black sea bass, 2 juvenile moray, navanax…
Channel Islands; Memorial Day 2012
Memorial Day 2012 San Clemente Island Gale-force winds past 3 days/following swell. Little Arch: Viz=30′, temp 58 deg. 7-gill shark! Leopard sharks, senioritas, male sheep head, turban tops,moray eel, gorgonians. Enter arch from back-side at ~75′; swim-thru on front side; opens to canyon and mesa under kelp forest; bring flashlight. Sun Point Cathedral: viz 20′,…
Socorro Dive Log
March 10 Smooth crossing, 22 hours. March 11 San Benedicto—large island with deep erosion channels, blocks of igneous rock. Canyons= 70-90’. 30’ vis. 75 deg. Boulder Strewn Canyon. 3 large (7’) and 1 small (4’) Silvertip sharks. Jet black manta ray (5’). 2 large octopi, trailed by blue-fin trevalle. Clarion Angels. 2 fat green morays.…
Labor Day Channel Islands Dive Log
Labor Day Channel Islands Dive Log Day One: Saturday, September 3rd San Miguel Island Dives #1 and 2: Prince Island 25-85 fsw. Vis 15-25 ft. A Marine Reserve with lots of big sheephead and other fish. Harbor seals, cabezon, metridium anemones, and lots of krill. Very nice large underwater rocks and topography. Dive #3: Simonton…
La Paz Dive Log
Nov 16, 2011 Los Islotes Arch 70’, sloping sand around back side of arch with current. Schools of leopard groupers, one golden, many green moray, mutualistic shrimp in linkia star. Steep wall on backside, around to Arch Corridor. King Angels (juv and schooling adults). Cortez Angels (juv and adult). 7 juvenile sea lions (4 months…
Sailfish, Bullsharks y Cozumel Dive Log
Isla Mujeres Keen M. January 8, 2012 Full moon 9am-1pm: 2 sailfish encounters 1pm-4pm: 10 encounters—sailfish displaying curious behavior/watching, and batting baitfish. 13 within view together. Bally-hoo cooked Lily M’s mahi mahi. January 9 6:30a-8am: 2 sailfish encounters 11am: report of baitball, dispersed before we arrived. 12-4pm: 7 encounters—sailfish swimming away. 7 within view…