The Pasley Aug 06 Dive Report Thread

[D_B]

Thanks for the awesome dives Rig It still doesn't seem that we were down that long, theres so much to see, such a great location.
I'm looking forward to the next time (Brunch is on me )

 

[TeqP]

Freakin' sweet shots, Ken. #2 gets my vote.

 

[Empty V]

Date: 8/12/06
Dive Location: Anacappa Island
Buddy(ies): Solo
Time: 3:30pm
Bottom Time: 30min
Max Depth: about 40ft
Vis: 120+
Wave height: n/a
Temp at depth: 69
Surface Temp: 72
Gas mix: air
Comments:

I went out on the Sunfish on Saturday but not as a diver, as a deckhand (so I didn't bring the camera, IDIOT) to help out the best DM in California, Rickster, and Captain Andy. Words cannot describe the conditions. We estimated, by the amount of rope on the stern anchor line and the water-line of the boat, 120+ft of vis. It was so warm that I dove with just my rashguard and boardshorts. Amazing!!! I was about 4ft off the bottom on my last dive when a 4 1/2ft bat ray swan right underneath me. This occurred about 10 minutes after seeing 3 Black Sea Bass!!! With my limited diving experience, this was by far the craziest I have ever seen California diving. It was better than when I dove Hawaii last month. I was almost brought to tears, I just wish I had the photos to prove it (not of me crying).

Sincerely,

Billy the Blessed

 

[Jake]

I consider myself very lucky that so many of you here 1) take out your cameras frequently, and 2) take some darn good shots. It's helped me tremendously in my short dive career. Actually, I should probably be angry with you. You guys providing so many great quality photos makes my time out of the water nearly unbearable! Curse you all!

 

[JMdiver]

Date: 8-13-06
Dive Location:Leo Carillo
Buddy(ies):Robert
Time: 8:42 AM
Bottom Time: 50 min.
Max Depth: 26 fsw
Vis: 5ft to 10ft
Wave height: 1-2ft occ.3ft'r
Temp at depth: 62 deg.
Surface Temp:68 deg.
Tide information: low
Gas mix:air
Comments: We entered at the stairs by tower 2 then finned over to Sequit point. Vis. by stairs was only 5 ft but opened up to 10 ft by the point. Not to many critters just a few Rubber Lip Perch, Rainbow Perch & a couple of small lobsters.

Happy Diving
John

 

[scottfiji]

ken, claudette - great find!!!!!

JMdiver, sorry your leo dive was not so great, maybe next time! I always try to do that dive at high tide, it seems to be better then.

scott

 

[JMdiver]

Hi Scott,
Yea I told Robert next time we have to try it at high tide, but Sun. when the tide came in the surf kicked up also.

Happy Diving
John

 

[HBDiveGirl]

Date: 8-13-06
Dive Location:Leo Carillo
...just a few Rubber Lip Perch...

Ooooo! Lubber Rips are my favorites!

 

[scottfiji]

Ooooo! Lubber Rips are my favorites!

Lubber Rips really seem to mess up my navigation.

 

[wetrat]

You guys crack me up! Anyway, here's a dive report for today:

Date: 8/15/2006
Dive Location: Diver’s Cove, Laguna Beach
Buddy(ies): Nancy (Mrs. Wetrat)
Time: 9:40 AM
Bottom Time: 53 MIN
Max Depth: 32 FT
Vis: 15-20 FT
Wave height: Flat as a pancake
Temp at depth: Aeris 62 F
Surface Temp: Aeris 66 F
Tide information: Ask riguerin, he's good at that stuff ;-)
Gas mix: 21%

Well, all my dive stories finally got to Mrs. Wetrat and she asked if I would take her on a rare cold water dive. Couldn't roust the lazy rat pups and so, we had a diving date. We arrived at Diver's Cove at a very comfortable hour and geared up. At the bottom of the stairs we were greeted by the snorkel fuzz who asked us to show our snorkels and how much dive experience we had. Having passed that critical test, we entered the pool and started our surface swim. The waves weren't even ankle slappers. More like baby toe slappers.

Right away, we spotted several bat rays that scattered and I saw all of Mrs. Wetrat's annoyance with her 7mm fade with a grin, and off we went toward the reef. Vis was great once we got through the bat ray silt and we started seeing garibaldi, senorita, blacksmith and barred sandbass. We got to the end of the reef and started poking around in Mermaid's Grotto for a bit, where we found a scorpionfish and a big fat lobster. Mrs. Wetrat led the way up the crevice at the end of the grotto and we emerged on top of the reef, which was covered with beautiful aggregating anemones and purple sea urchins. We also some gorgeous specimens of starfish. We returned the way we came, and as we finned across the sand we saw two halibut and two more bat rays, including a little baby. We emerged in about six feet of water, gave the snorkel fuzz the OK sign and headed up the stairs.

All in all, a great dive. Mrs. Wetrat had fun, I got a little more experience diving dry and enjoyed some rare time with my wife without the kids around. On the drive home we dreamed about some day owning a home on the beach in Laguna. We stopped and bought sodas and a lottery ticket, praying the dive gods would smile on us and make our dream come true. I guess it was not our time for divine intervention, and so we returned to our aging tract home full of lazy teens and a mutt with bad breath.

John L.