Is there a Northern California Liveaboard?

[Phyllis Major]

Are there any 3-4 day liveaboards in Northern California/Monterey area? I live in East Tennessee, and want to experience 4-5 guided dives/day--sea lions, kelp, garibaldis...stuff not seen in the FL Keys. No interest in shore life (can see that when I'm REALLY old). Thanks, Phyllis in Knoxville

 

[fisheater]

No, alas.

Sure would be nice, though.

Sometimes, though, Truth (out of Santa Barbara) runs a trip up to the Big Sur area (just south of Monterey). Truth Aquatics Liveaboard Dive Trips to Big Sur, California

BTW, the garibaldis are primarily a Southern California fish. Very abundant there and rarely seen as north as Monterey.

 

[mikemill]

The point of liveaboards is to access areas that take a long time to get to. Even the furthest places on a slow boat only take two hours (each way) to access. No real point in doing a liveaboard for those.

Do realize that boats in this area are unguided unless you hire a DM ahead of time.

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

Also, there's not much place to hide at night other than Monterey Harbor.

We had one for a while, the old Pacific Star, now in SoCal.