Video: Sunday Breakwater Dive

[Gombessa]

It was raining pretty fiercely on Sunday, to the point where a section of 101 was flooded by about 1ft of water. Luckily, things were a bit calmer by the time we got to Monterey, and after calling a dive at MacAbee, we decided on Breakwater.

One of my favorite BW dives is near the end of the wall, where the shallow rubble pile provides a haven for kelp, and bigger fish, including lings and schools of perch. Typically, we get bombed by a lot of sea lions around here, but apparently they were pooped out from chasing the scooter crowd the day before! We were repeatedly visited by a cormorant who ignored us while pecking along the bottom. He thought so little of us that he gave Steve a bump on one trip up to the surface.

We really weren't expecting much because of the rain and wave action on driving into town, but we were really treated to a calm, relaxing dive with a 15-20ft viz at the wall.

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[g1138]

Great video. I always enjoy seeing the bunnies at the end.
Can I ask what SMB you guys shot up near the end? How tall and what was the lift capacity of it?

 

[supersand]

Great diving with you guys.

Cool video of the dive too.

Sorry I crowded you out trying to get a picture of the giant solo salp.

Erik

 

[Gombessa]

Great video. I always enjoy seeing the bunnies at the end.
Can I ask what SMB you guys shot up near the end? How tall and what was the lift capacity of it?

Thanks! It's a 1m Halcyon SMB, lift is something like 6lb.

Great diving with you guys.

Cool video of the dive too.

Sorry I crowded you out trying to get a picture of the giant solo salp.

Erik

Great diving with you too Erik! No crowding at all, I was using you for cover in case that thing attacked (as salp are wont to do).

 

[Peter_C]

Looks like we should have stayed thru Sunday. Our dusk to dark dive Saturday was really nice.

Erik, what kind of camera/housing is that?

I have not ever been to the end of the wall. Might have to scooter out there at some point and investigate it.

 

[kyjellyfish]

Haha "vandalism". Our Fundies class had nothing to do with it, we swear...

 

[supersand]

Erik, what kind of camera/housing is that?

Sony NEX-5/ Nauticam

 

[Ben_ca]

Awesome Video! I really think that the people who under appreciate the Breakwater are the ones who hitting the same spot everytime. There's a lot to see and the wall is really a multi level dive with different critters at each level.

Oh and I think the score is:

Team Kitty: 1
Team Bunny: 0

 

[ae3753]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing.

 

[TSandM]

Wonderful video . . . my favorite scene is the one with the diver looking out into the blue rockfish. I loved it, because I love doing exactly that when I am down there.

What was the soundtrack, Kenn? I recognize it, and like it, but can't bring to mind precisely what piece it was. It was perfectly for a long, leisurely dive.

There are few stranger underwater experiences than being strafed at depth by a fishing bird. It's such intense cognitive dissonance!