Great white shark caution notices posted on Santa Barbara beaches. Aug 15, 2012.

Mayor and Council: At 5:20 p.m. today, a surfer off Leadbetter Point spotted a shark five feet away whose dorsal fin and tail fin were both out of the water.  Judging by the reported 6’-7’ “spread” between the shark’s fins, plus its reported color and girth, we believe this was a credible sighting of a […]

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Diving with great white sharks at Guadalupe Island is our dream come true. They check us out with their deep blue eyes. Aug 14, 2012

Such Great Animals gentle, calm and curious!!!!! Would love to dive without the Cage sadly it still is the law. Jan For us a dream came true. We always wanted to dive with the Great White ones.  You are really diving together with the animals. It is amazing how shy these giants are. Like small […]

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I am not enthused with sharks or diving in a cage. what can I say. They are beautiful and I am in awe. Love the Nautilus. Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Aug 13, 2012

IN SPANISH WE HAVE A SAYING, “CADA MUJER TIENE SU ENCANTO”, WHICH TRANSLATED DIRECTLY MEANS EVERY WOMAN HAS HER ENCHANTMENT. NOW, EEEEVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE OCEAN IS FEMALE, SHE’S THE MOTHER OF ALL THINGS, WHERE IT ALLLLLL BEGAN.GRANTED, THESE ARE CUBAN SUPERSTITIONS BUT THEY HAPPEN TO BE TRUE!! SOOOOO, DIFFERENT WOMEN, DIFFERENT ENCHANTMENTS WHATEVER IT […]

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Guadalupe Island – even during the check out dives we had great white sharks circling around the Nautilus Explorer. As many as six sharks at one time! Guadalupe, Mexico. Aug 7, 2012.

Each July the Nautilus Explorer goes into shipyard to renew and refurbish the vessel. Our goal each year is to ensure trouble free operation and bristol condition for you, our guests. This year with a herculian effort by the crew and shipyard staff, more was accomplished than normal. The ship was painted almost entirely from […]

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First trip Guadalupe 2012 great white shark season and our big toothy friends are here in force!! Diving is excellent. Guadalupe, Mexico. Aug 7, 2012.

How was your day at Guadalupe and with the Great Whites??? BLOG IT OFF, DON’T BE SHY August 5th, 2012: today was a good day. We arrived at Guadalupe Island last night and woke up to the most beautiful panorama this morning. It was going to be my first dive with great whites and it […]

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Shipyard refit 2012 is complete and the Nautilus Explorer looks shinier than ever…Next stop: Guadalupe Island great white sharks.

The Nautilus Explorer and the Swell are our pride and joy. Each boat gets hauled out of the water every year for refit and makeover. We all get involved and work very long days over 3 weeks tiddlying things up with fresh paint and varnish, making improvements, overhauling machinery and conducting annual survey and audit […]

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'Monster shark' bites great white in half near Stradbroke Island.

‘Monster shark’ bites great white in half near Stradbroke Island. A “MONSTER” great white shark measuring up to six metres long is prowling a popular beach after biting another great white almost in half. Swimmers were warned to stay out of the water off Stradbroke Island after the shark mauled another smaller great white which had […]

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