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The Animals of Guadalupe Island
Read MoreDid you know?! The animals of Guadalupe Island include more than just great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)! The island was once home to out of control billy goats and is now a sanctuary for pinnipeds including Guadalupe fur seals and northern elephant seals.
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![Manila Galleons were part of the history of Guadalupe Island, Painting by Cornelis Verbeeck, circa 1618]()
The History of Guadalupe Island
Read MoreWelcome to Guadalupe Island! Situated in deep water off the continental shelf of North America, the history of Guadalupe Island is rich with Spanish and Portuguese explorers, pirates, gold and the Manila galleons, rapacious American and Russian sealers and fur traders. We love Guadalupe Island and hope that you will come to feel the same way. This volcanic island is estimated to be 8 million years old!!
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The Great Big White Sharks of the Season
Read MoreThe first great big white sharks of the season have shown up at Guadalupe Island. Each of these big mommas was 16 feet with enormous girth. Captain Gordon on our beautiful Nautilus…
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Names have been Changed to Protect the Innocent! (aka Larry’s Birthday Party)
Read MoreI always feel badly for Larry, our amazing and incredible chief engineer. Larry has been on the boats for years with us, and is well loved by guests and crew alike. Sorry,…
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Annual Shipyard Refit Continues – How do we get the Ships out of the Water?
Read MoreI often get asked how the heck we get a 1 million pound plus dive boat out of the water…Good question!! We have used a number of different techniques over the years…
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The Undersea Renovations
Read MoreShipyard renovation and refit of the Nautilus Undersea continues – whoohooo! The featured photo is of the new main salon under construction that will extend aft into the old dive deck, with…
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Shipyard Madness!
Read MoreShipyard madness before start of Guadalupe great white shark season! Well, it’s refit – ie. that time of the year when all 3 ships get pulled out of the water for shaves…
