Cathaginian dive - Maui

[adjuster-jd]

What Maui dive ops current dive the Carthaginian? Seems like this might be an interesting dive, but I haven't seen it mentioned in any recent posts.

 

[diversteve]

Lahaina Divers and Maui Dive Shop both do it in the afternoon. My pick would be LD. I also recall seeing a post about Maui Dreams doing it with scooters, but that may have been the St. Anthony.

 

[KrisB]

Maui Dreams mostly does the St. Anthony on scooters, though I believe they've taken customers out to the Carthaginian once or twice.

In order to do it on a scooter, you have to be either really good on air, or diving with a rebreather... it's a long ways out, and it's deep (keel is in 91')

Be sure to ask LD about the instructor discount (50%).

 

[DiveMaven]

I believe Extended Horizons advertises on their website that they dive it too. You'd have to call to find out their schedule.

 

[kidspot]

You don't hear much about it because it's still a rather new site, just over 1 year old I think.

I still need to dive it

 

[adjuster-jd]

How far from shore is it? I am guessing it is not a swimmable distance?

 

[KrisB]

Here's the GPS Coordinates: 20.84895,-156.67016

Direct to shore, it's about 2/3rds of a mile. That'll bring you right to around Puamana.

If you go from Launiupoko, it's 1.25 miles by the Google Earth measurement.