We have done an OCal and a SoCal how about a LowCal?

[wrinkles]

I was thinking that for the Wrinkles May dive we should dive in San Deigo. I got some information from a Low Cal guy about a couple sites. I was thinking about LaJolla shores.

The best site for local diving info, including the Shores is the Divebums site, located at:

http://www.divebums.com/main.html

When the page comes up, click on Dive Sites on the top banner, then scroll down the left side and click on a site to get pictures, lineups and descriptions. You can also click on Field ID, to get pictures of local fish and sea life

So is there interest to dive together here? Any locals willing to be tour guides for the OCalers and SoCalers?

Ana

 

[drbill]

Will be in Florida helping my Dad so I won't be able to make it. Point Loma or LaJolla would have been of interest to me. Have fun wherever y'all go.

Dr. Bill

 

[saf_25]

I would love to do a San Diego dive! I went to school in San Diego (UCSD) before I took up diving, but even though I didn't dive, I spent a ton of time at La Jolla Shores, watching the divers there. Since I've been diving (a year and a half) I've wanted to go back, but just haven't made it......
Good idea Wrinkles. Do we have a date picked out yet? Any SD locals willing to show us "northerners" the ropes?

 

[kelpmermaid]

Will be in Florida helping my Dad so I won't be able to make it. Point Loma or LaJolla would have been of interest to me. Have fun wherever y'all go.

Dr. Bill

I am headed to FLL tomorrow.

I'd like to try La Jolla shores one of these days...

 

[pasley]

La Jolla Cove after June 15th would get my vote. Why wait until June? Well, LaJolla Cove faces North and in May the swell is just in the change over mode from North Swell to South Swell and is too unpredictible. June it should be great. LaJolla Cove offers some great diving when it is divable and the visibility is up. I once saw 12 Giant Black Sea Bass there on one dive. There is a fish grooming station there they like to visit.

 

[CA Diver]

I got back from Florida on Monday (5-10) 14 dives in 4 days. WARM water!! Good viz (30 to 80) depending on the site. Sea Swell was bad for what Floridians consider divable, generally 4 to 8 but we would not consider it uncommon in the channel. For those on the way enjoy the warm clear water!!

I would highly recommend doing some night dives. great critter viewing then, three different types of turtles, nurse sharks, slipper lobsters and free swimming spotted morays.

 

[Roughwaterjohn]

When you 'Northerners' decide to come South, let me know I'll be glad to show you around. I'll let you reciprocate when I try diving in your area, which I would like to do.

John A.

 

[wrinkles]

that maybe we could go on the 23rd of May, but I am open for suggestions for another day.

Do we have a date picked out yet? Any SD locals willing to show us "northerners" the ropes?

 

[scubaguy90250]

Hi all, Ill be available as well, so count me in.

I live in North Hills. If anyone would like to commute ?

My schedule is very flexible, so If the dates get changed, its ok on my end....

 

[MarcHall]

A few tips for those of you from up north who are planning to dive La Jolla Shores.

The typical dive entry is made from the beach in front of Vallecitos street which is south of the main Lifeguard tower.

Most will want to dive the canyon and you should plan on an average depth of 50-60 feet or deeper in the canyon.

There is a white can bouy to south of the Vallecitos street that sits in approximatly 30 feet of water. Normally divers will swim on the surface as far out as the white can bouy and then drop down.

After 30 feet the bottom begins to slope down into the canyon pretty quickly. If you drop down earlier you will be swimming in shallow water over sand for awhile.

To the south of La Jolla Shores is the dive site called Marine Room (after a resteraunt that sits there). Recently there have been numerous reports that the leopard sharks are back. Snorkling on the surface in shallow water seems to be the best way to see them.

Current and predicted wave height at Scripps Pier just to the north of the Lifequard station can be found at http://cdip.ucsd.edu/cdip_htmls/quick.shtml

I will be teaching a DIR Fundamentals course on May 23rd at La Jolla Shores so will not be able to join you but I may be available to chat for a bit inbetween dives. I will be wearing my black and yellow DUI TLS350 and we will be set up somewhere around the flagpole at the south end of the park.

Enjoy

Marc Hall
www.enjoythedive.com