Best Dive Boat now

[tech3324]

CIDA uses a good selection of SoCal boats, have a look:

Dive Boats

Channel Islands Dive Adventures charters the boats we use for all our trips. The dive boats we use are the Magician, Giant Stride and the Spectre. Read about each.

channelislandsdiveadventures.com

 

[kelpdog]

For the Channel Islands, the Spectre is the best!

 

[Still Kicking]

That thing is old!!

It is, but Kevin has been busting ass over the offseason and he is catching up on years of deferred maintenance. It's one of the few boats that has been able to keep up with the new overnight mandates, but I think they are mostly doing day trips. The Giant Stride is a nice six pack. The Peace was my favorite but it's gone downhill under current ownership.

 

[Toasterking]

Call me biased, but I still appreciate Waterhorse for being the only trip down to the Coronado Islands, MEX.

PacStar is also a good operation - good food but a full boat feels FULL.

 

[seansrs36]

I just found out the other day that the Cee Ray is gone as well. Sad how so many dive boats are now gone compared when I first started diving here in southern Cal.

 

[seansrs36]

It is, but Kevin has been busting ass over the offseason and he is catching up on years of deferred maintenance. It's one of the few boats that has been able to keep up with the new overnight mandates, but I think they are mostly doing day trips. The Giant Stride is a nice six pack. The Peace was my favorite but it's gone downhill under current ownership.

I just found out that the Cee Ray is no more .

 

[scubadada]

Call me biased, but I still appreciate Waterhorse for being the only trip down to the Coronado Islands, MEX.

PacStar is also a good operation - good food but a full boat feels FULL.

Marissa Charters is great for local trips San Diego Marissa Charters | Scuba Dive San Diego | 1010 Santa Clara Place, San Diego, CA, USA

 

[ps444mike]

Cee Ray is still trying to get insurance.. i talk and have breakfast with Capt Kim and MIke.. keep your fingers crossed.

 

[Still Kicking]

For the Channel Islands, the Spectre is the best!

I like the Spectre (great crew, great BBQ) but day trips to Anacapa don't scratch the surface of what the Channel Islands have to offer.

I am thinking I need a bigger boat so I can do 2-3 days at Barbara/Cruz/Rosa/Miguel/Clemente (my favorite).

Sadly, the heyday of California dive boats is over. It was fun while it lasted.

 

[seansrs36]

I like the Spectre (great crew, great BBQ) but day trips to Anacapa don't scratch the surface of what the Channel Islands have to offer.

I am thinking I need a bigger boat so I can do 2-3 days at Barbara/Cruz/Rosa/Miguel etc.

Sadly, the heyday of California dive boats is over. It was fun while it lasted.

When the Magician was around they would go to SBI and SCI as well. The only time I went to Miguel was on one of the Vision boats. I used to go on the Peace every so often. Oh well the days of boat diving aren't the same s they used to be .