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I've run 4 divers and gear in an Achilles with a 2.2 motor. Not very fast, mind you, but it got us there and back.

Here is the report from my trip a year ago http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/mexico/208463-la-paz-report.html You can also check out this site: BajaDiving.com and: Baja Divers - Baja California Mexico & Cabo San Lucas Scuba Diving. Dive Operators Sites Maps

NASDS lost some records in a fire before the conversion; at least that's what I was told. I had a PITA getting my GF a replacement card from SSI as the store where she was certified was out of business also. I had copy of the original paperwork from mine, so I didn't have a problem. Here is...

From the LA County Beach website: WatchTheWater.co.la.ca.us Q: Can I launch my jet ski or boat from the beach? Can I bring them onto the beach by entering through the surf line? A: No and No. Any craft that is not suitable for common use in the surf, i.e. other than surfboards, body...

When I dove in La Paz I stayed in town at the Marina Hotel. You can find great Mexican seafood at reasonable prices by walking down the bayfront until you smell something good. We dove with Baja Diving & Service (Club Cantamar). They sent someone to pick us up every morning and dropped us off...

I loved La Paz. Here is my dive report:http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/mexico/208463-la-paz-report.html Here is a link to an independent Baja Diving site (not run by a dive outfit) that describes some of the other areas in Baja http://www.bajadivers.com/index.html October is the best time...

The Divorced Barbie Doll One day a father gets out of work and on his way home he suddenly remembers that it's his daughter's birthday. He pulls over to a toy shop and asks the sales person, "How much for one of those Barbie's in the display window?" The salesperson answers, "Which one do you...

Dr. Bill, I fully support the expansion of the MPA's in our coastal waters, as long as they are based on good science rather than politics. The individual areas need to be big enough to provide a sustainable environment for a breeding population. I have always thought it should be a 3...

Lobster season starts September 27th. This thread:http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/socal/250625-lobster-hunting.html has some information and links to the DFG regulations. You can find lobster pretty much anywhere from the Sunset Cliffs to Oceanside that the bottom is rocky. You don't...

Take some "swimmer's ear" drops to use after the dive. Also, paractice clearing you ears on land frequently; it helps.

I found a neat pair of Mossimo sunglasses some kayaker must have dropped at La Jolla Shores. Of course, I lost them within a week.

Lobster!!!!! And all that other southern California stuff too; Garibaldi & Leopard Sharks & Giant Sea Bass & Sea Lions & Harbor Seals & Sculpin & octopi & Lobster!!!!

I think 'special' fits. I mean, anyone who would spend thousands of dollars to freeze their butt off just do they can photograph pretty colored slugs must surely have ridden to school on the little bus. :eyebrow:

I leave my boat unattended while diving if I can't get someone to come along for the ride. In the type of bottoms I anchor in, and checking to see that the anchor is properly set, I'm not concerned about the boat going away. I have called the dive in some locations if the current looks to...

I've had good luck with neoprene gloves with kevlar palms like these: KEVLAR 5mm Dive Gloves - Scuba Gloves: at JoeDiverAmerica.com Akona makes an all kevlar glove that you can wear over a neoprene glove, but I haven't tried that.

They're all good dives. The Ruby has been down the longest and has so much growth on it it "looks like a float in the Rose Bowl Parade". The Tower is also well encrusted, and the structure makes a nice frame for photographing other divers, if you're into that. The Yukon is newer, but there is...

National City can be a little rough, but Roosevelt Ave is in a relatively quite area, kind of a mixed residential / industrial zone near the freeway. I wouldn't be concerned to much about it.

I'm taking the boat over to Catalina Sunday for a week of diving. Are the GSBs still hanging around Italian Gardens?

There are hotels on the beach at La Jolla Shores. La Jolla Shores Motel & La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club are two that I know of. The Dana Inn & the Hyatt Regency are closest to the Mission Bay dive boats (Dive Connections, Lois Ann, Dive Bliss, Marissa, Humbolt). I think the only dive boats that...

Here's an article with maps from the San Diego Ocean Foundation website. http://sdoceans.org/pdfs/S2R%20yukon%20map.pdf DiveNav Virtual Diving - Explore your Ocean has a virtual dive of the Yukon; it's crashed both times I tried to do it but YMMV. It will take you two 80 cu. ft. dives just to...