Everyone should see these great white sharks – Guadalupe, October 26th 2012

By on October 26th, 2012 in Archive

I have had a great time.  Accomodation was comfortable.  Every aspect of the vessel was exemplary.  the shark diving was excellent.  this is best liveaboard vessel I have ever been on.    Brett Gilliam. Today was the second dive of my life.   Last time was in Alaska when Captain Mike threw me in the water in a […]

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This is Stan Waterman's 90th birthday celebration and I am sharing the boat with a close circle of his friends – Guadalupe, October 25th 2012

By on October 25th, 2012 in Archive

This is my 10th trip to beautiful Guadalupe Island.   Even though the weather didn’t initially cooperate, it   has been the best trip yet.  The white shark diving has been incredible but the friends onboard the Nautiius Explorer will never be beat.   This is Stan Waterman’s 90th birthday celebration and I am sharing the boat with […]

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This was an extra special trip with most of the well known people in the dive industry onboard celebrating Stan Waterman's 89th birthday – Guadalupe, October 24th 2012

By on October 24th, 2012 in Archive

We have just left Guadalupe Island and are heading back into the port of Ensenada in northern Baja California after our latest expedition to dive with the white sharks of Guadalupe. This week was an extra special trip put on by the Historical Diving Society. Featuring some of the biggest and most well known names […]

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You call that a clasper??? – Guadalupe, October 23rd 2012

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I was so pleased that Captain Mike had installed a deck head on the Nautilus Explorer and was using it for the first time.   The picture window was 30″ x 40″ and so big that I was concerned that somebody could walk by and look in.  And then I realized that there was walkway outside.   […]

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I can't wait to get back in the water tomorrow – Guadalupe, October 22 2012

By on October 22nd, 2012 in Archive

I came with reasonable expectations that were more than met with.  I have spent my life chartering and running boats all over the world.  I’ve probably run 100 trips dive trips.   This boat and crew are second to none and truly exemplary..   The shark cages are beautifully designed.  they are user friendly.   you can see […]

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To witness a 5 metre (16 foot) great white shark materializing from the limits of your visibility and swimming towards you with supreme confidence is another feeling altogether – Guadalupe, October 15 2012

By on October 15th, 2012 in Archive

We are now well into the latter part of our 2012 Guadalupe season, and as is the norm here now is when we start to see the big females start showing up. The past two trips have still been dominated in numbers by the males, but the much bigger females have been slowly but surely […]

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Dive report from our german friends onboard – Guadalupe October 14, 2012

By on October 14th, 2012 in Archive

Heute war ein ganz genialer Tag. Beim ersten Tauchgang hatten wir 2 grosse weisse Haie und um die Kaefige und diese waren ganz neugierig! Beim zweiten und und beim dritten Tauchgang hatten wir bis zu 5 Grosse um die Kaefige und die Action unter Wasser war grossartig! Ich bin zu zweiten mal hier und werde […]

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