Socorro this June on the Belle Amie - wondering about the moon

[ojo]

I'm getting ready to book my space on one of the June 2023 Belle Amie trips, and would like to do what's humanly possible
to avoid rough seas, since so much is out of our control. With that in mind, is it best to make the crossing not at the full moon?
Thanks.

 

[living4experiences]

I can't comment on the moon cycle, but when I went in late May/first week of June, it was miserable. The seas were very, very rough for the whole trip....getting there, all of the diving, and going back. One of my worst trips ever.

 

[ojo]

I can't comment on the moon cycle, but when I went in late May/first week of June, it was miserable. The seas were very, very rough for the whole trip....getting there, all of the diving, and going back. One of my worst trips ever.

Thank you soooo much. This morning for the first time I read that the seas get really rough after May. I think I'll postpone this until a year when I can go in November!

 

[dlofting]

Not sure you can avoid rough seas. We went in March and I was fine, but I don't usually suffer from sea sickness. A lot of people did though, including my wife.

 

[O-ring]

I went in Dec/Jan and here are a couple of pics from our crossing.

 

[scubadada]

I can't comment on the moon cycle, but when I went in late May/first week of June, it was miserable. The seas were very, very rough for the whole trip....getting there, all of the diving, and going back. One of my worst trips ever.

Hi @ojo

I went to the Revillagigedos May 24- June 1, 2019, on the Nautilus Explorer. The crossing was perfectly smooth in both directions. I don't think it is that easy to predict. I would not hesitate to go back at the same time of year.

This is the only photo I took of crossing

 

[ojo]

I went in Dec/Jan and here are a couple of pics from our crossing.

Lucky you!!

 

[Dan]

I went there in December, January & May. Weather wise, December & January were better than May.

Trip Report - Socorro 22-30 December, 2018 Trip Report

Summary This is a nine-day (22-30 December, 2018) liveaboard trip to Revillagigedo Archipelago, or it’s a better known as Socorro, with Nautilus Undersea. The itinerary, as shown in Table 1, includes 5 days of diving, 4 dives / day, except 1 day during Navy check-in, to a total of 19 dives and a...

scubaboard.com

Trip Report - Socorro Jan 2021 Diving Trip Report

Summary This is a nine-day (7-15 January, 2021) liveaboard trip to Revillagigedo Archipelago, or it’s a better known as Socorro, with Nautilus Belle Amie. The itinerary, as shown in Table 1, includes 5 days of diving, 4 dives / day, except 2 days during Navy check-in while in Socorro island and...

scubaboard.com

Trip Report - Socorro Real Time Review

Some of us from Scubaboard including myself, @Soloist, @uncfnp and @Nancy MacD will be boarding Nautilus Belle Amie, heading to Revillagigedo archipelago or better known as Socorro. The boat has Wi-Fi access via satellite. So we thought it is a good opportunity to do a Real Time Review (RTR) of...

scubaboard.com

 

[ojo]

Hi @ojo

I went to the Revillagigedos May 24- June 1, 2019, on the Nautilus Explorer. The crossing was perfectly smooth in both directions. I don't think it is that easy to predict. I would not hesitate to go back at the same time of year.

This is the only photo I took of crossing
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Nice.

I went there in December, January & May. Weather wise, December & January were better than May.

Trip Report - Socorro 22-30 December, 2018 Trip Report

Summary This is a nine-day (22-30 December, 2018) liveaboard trip to Revillagigedo Archipelago, or it’s a better known as Socorro, with Nautilus Undersea. The itinerary, as shown in Table 1, includes 5 days of diving, 4 dives / day, except 1 day during Navy check-in, to a total of 19 dives and a...

scubaboard.com

Trip Report - Socorro Jan 2021 Diving Trip Report

Summary This is a nine-day (7-15 January, 2021) liveaboard trip to Revillagigedo Archipelago, or it’s a better known as Socorro, with Nautilus Belle Amie. The itinerary, as shown in Table 1, includes 5 days of diving, 4 dives / day, except 2 days during Navy check-in while in Socorro island and...

scubaboard.com

Trip Report - Socorro Real Time Review

Some of us from Scubaboard including myself, @Soloist, @uncfnp and @Nancy MacD will be boarding Nautilus Belle Amie, heading to Revillagigedo archipelago or better known as Socorro. The boat has Wi-Fi access via satellite. So we thought it is a good opportunity to do a Real Time Review (RTR) of...

scubaboard.com

Appreciate this, thank you. Postponed trip.

 

[Searcaigh]

With that in mind, is it best to make the crossing not at the full moon?

The Moon cycle affects tides, have a look at this