Drat. Finished our Socorro 2014 season with a storm

  Captain Mike here.   We finished out our 2014 Socorro season with some awesome diving but also  missed 2 dive days due to a pinche tropical storm.    May and June is unquestionably the best time of year to dive Socorro, San Benedicto and Roca Partida in my opinion.  Generally calm seas.   Nice […]

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Firstly, let me tell you what we did last night…..we were treated to a top deck cinema under the stars movie

The attention the crew gives here is awesome, their effort is commendable. After the movie closed we watched the silkys and galapagos sharks circle the boat, so I figured lets drop a camera with lights in and see if we can get anything. So, with feet held by ben, nate and I dropped our cameras […]

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Divemaster JJ is an expert shark hunter. We even saw a school of 100 + hammerheads!

Roca Partida-Great day of diving! Tons of life, very active silver tip sharks, galapagos sharks, silky sharks and of course white tip sharks.  Photo opportunities were great as you could get within a couple feet of them.  The day was topped off with a Manta and whale sharks – everyone saw at least one and […]

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The ocean around us was the calmest I have ever seen . Smooth and glassy. Almost eerie…

Yesterday, saw us anchored stern-to at The Boiler, one of my all time favorite dive sites.  The ocean around us was the calmest I have ever seen it, smooth and glassy – almost eerie in how still it was.  Given that, the fact that it was our last stop at the site for the season, […]

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Despite the storm warnings at the  beginning of the trip, conditions couldn't be better.  I've seen bigger waves in my bathtub. 

A few cotton clouds and an amazing sunrise heralding our arrival to the pinnacle dive site, painted white by the local bird populations.  Dropping down on the “Quiet” side we found only a slight current, indicated by the relaxed school of bigeye jacks pointing the way for us.  A short trip off the wall saw […]

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12 giant mantas at Socorro Island!

  Hot tub for mantas…why not! Yes, today we arrive to San Benedicto (Socorro Island) in good weather, sunny, warm, no windy and nice vis, so we choose el boiler for diving and today was the timing to reward our dear friendly giant mantas given to them a hot tub day bubbling all of us under […]

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