Does Capt. Phil offer dive charters from Lobos? I saw him launch with a small dive group in a huge inflatable last spring. I have also dived in Lobos on a special Beachhopper charter. Does anyone else offer charters in the park?
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Phil does run charters on his RIB out of Lobos. I've been out on his boat a couple of times. I think he books up way ahead of time, though; his website is Diving tours
Adobo
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I think you can charter any of the Mocal boats to come get the dive party from Whalers cove as opposed to K-dock. The thing is that you will still need the appropriate amount of dive reservation from Lobos to do this.
We used to just set up the reservations, then call the ranger station to check the teams in and out from our cell phone.
One of the rangers complained (AFAIK) and now we're forced to have the divers check in at the ranger station.
Like previously said, you'll need the Point Lobos reservations.
But if I was going through the trouble to charter a boat, I can think of quite a few places that I'd go instead of Point Lobos. FWIW
One of the rangers complained (AFAIK) and now we're forced to have the divers check in at the ranger station.
Like previously said, you'll need the Point Lobos reservations.
But if I was going through the trouble to charter a boat, I can think of quite a few places that I'd go instead of Point Lobos. FWIW
Peter_C
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Other than Phil who launches at Lobos, I believe the Beach Hopper II makes you meet at K-dock early for paper work and to put your gear on the boat, then you drive to Lobos and they pick you up. Of course I have never done this tour, but that is what I have read.
Edit: I know you can ride the Beach Hopper II down to Lobos also. Although you will still have to check in at the gate.
Edit: I know you can ride the Beach Hopper II down to Lobos also. Although you will still have to check in at the gate.
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Adobo
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Hmm... for some reason I thought the Escapade has done this in the past also.
My mistake.
Dannobee, isn't it possible that a boat leaving from Pt. Lobos would get to some interesting topography more quickly and perhaps in conditions where a boat leaving the bay would turn back? The last time I went out on the Escapade, they couldn't leave the bay, and I wished I had just shore dived from Lobos instead.
True. But the problem with the ramp at Point Lobos is that it's too short and has an abrupt drop-off for any boat bigger than Chuck's (~17ft). And even then, Chuck's diligent about watching tides so that he can launch/recover the boat.
Phil's boat has a custom trailer that allows him to even put the boat on his front lawn (and recover it, as well).
The problem with the big boats going around the corner isn't that the boat won't make it, but that the passenger's are far more likely to get sea-sick.
Now, for us, it's a rare day that we won't go around the corner and dive Carmel. If the swell is under 10-12 ft and the wind is under 15-20kts, we'll go. If it's over that, we'll likely just stay home because diving in Monterey bay will be lousy, too.
If I'm just diving Point Lobos, I'll likely take my micro-yacht and just unroll it from the bed of my truck and save the headache of towing one of the bigger boats.
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