1/2 way to Paddock..

[reefseal]

Dove today 1/2 way rock and Paddock rock w/ Cape Ann Divers. Conditions were great.. Good vis - 15 to 20 ft, sunny, winds finally died down, calm seas. Made all the difference topside!

Water was 47ish at depth. Were 4 others on smaller of two boats. (other boat went to Haight and one other wreck site)

Dive 1 was 1/2 way rock. Did wall to about 90 and zig zagged up and putzed around 20 feet before safety stop (35 min bottom time)

Dive 2 was Paddock. I have never dove before. One of my favorite boat dive sites!! Lots of neat valley's/crevices.. 30 min bottom time, dept 80 and average depth 30-40 feet. No surge, swells, current. Calm at surface.

Get out and dive!
lf

 

[MASS-Diver]

Those are 2 of my favorite my dives. I've only done halfway a few times - but - it really blew my mind, it's deep too.

Paddock, on the other hand, is one my staple dives (often coupled with the Poling). I have a ton of dives there and it really is just an incredible site. I think Captain Steve "discovered" it. The last time I was there we dropped down into the trench and swam to the right the whole way untill it opens up to sand (after a set of big boulders blocking the way). Very cool spot, lots of great inverts on the wall too, in the winter there are lots of cod too.

 

[reefseal]

Yes, Paddock is nice. You just described the dive I did. From boat, headed south to find trench. Went down to bottom sand and started circling the rock zig zagging my way up. once I got to bottom of trench, saw biggest cod going into a rock crevice. I tried to look for it on other end but never saw it again.