The great white sharks came straight toward me, a foot away, just watching his mouth open as big as possible!!!!!  Guadalupe, Baja October 2011

By on November 22nd, 2011 in Archive

Alex H again J, in answer to the question above, I honestly didn’t think we could have topped yesterday, but when an aggressive male white shark decides to nudge your cage it becomes a whole new ball game. Again I was with Fred and Ryan, this time we were joined by Nick and we all […]

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Kelp forests of San Benitos by Simon Ager

The inspiring Kelp forests of San Benitos

By on November 11th, 2011 in Archive, Crew, Guadalupe

Thick, healthy kelp sprouting up from a rocky bottom full of cracks and crevices to explore, surrounded by water a deep blue colour, broken only by the suns rays as they penetrate the overhead canopy. Add to this picture a half a dozen playful young sea lions zipping effortlessly around, above, below you. Then hovering in mid water inches from your cameras dome port as they inspect their reflection, before torpedoing away so quickly it seems almost impossible.

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Mother nature at her best. Sep 23 2011 – Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

By on November 10th, 2011 in Archive

Have you ever seen a sea lion playing with a great white shark  “Catch me if you can”?In German language we would say: “Ganz grosses Kino!?” Its really mother nature at its best. Amazing entertainment while sitting in the cage. We want more of that. – J  Axel (Germany) Imagine four (!) great whites around you […]

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A great start at Fairy tales country. A forest of a dream, lightened by the sun, with great, playful actors! Looking forward how it continues. Sep 15, 2011 – San Benitos Island, Baja California, Mexico.

By on November 9th, 2011 in Archive

A great start at Fairy tales country. A forest of a dream, lightened by the sun, with great, playful  actors! Looking forward how it continues. – Franziska Its like cruising through giant forests. Instead of seeing bear, deer, and rabbits, its sharks, sea-lions, and fish, oh, and hostess Carmen. Its nice to be back on […]

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These are not aggressive frustrated sharks being drawn in by bait being yanked out of their mouths – instead the sharks silently circle us, their curiosity evident as they glide in and eye us from very close up. Sep 19 2011 – Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico.

By on November 8th, 2011 in Archive

This morning the sun peeks through clouds as the crew gathers on the back deck to lower cages into the blue in preparation for another day of throwing ourselves and guests into the shark infested waters off Guadalupe Island. After a quick breakfast the first group suits up in a medley of neoprene and gingerly […]

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Today we were lucky enough to observe 3 non-predatory breaches near the Nautilus. Sept 10, 2011 – Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico

By on November 7th, 2011 in Archive

Just wrapped up two days of great cage diving with the mighty white sharks of Guadalupe. Two days of 100 ft plus visibility, beautiful sunny weather, lots of white sharks, and the anchorage all to ourselves. A brief visit from a Mexican Navy patrol vessel was our only encounter with another vessel for the two days of diving.

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It's hard to describe the sensation of cruising through an underwater forest at San Benitos Island. The diving was stunning. September 16, 2011 – San Benitos Island / Guadalupe Island, Baja Mexico.

By on October 31st, 2011 in Archive

Our first day at Guadalupe Island with the great white sharks was simply amazing. Prior to this however we had spent two days diving at San Benitos Islands. The dives we had there were stunning, there were kelp forests reaching up to the sky in the blue water and the sun shining behind them. It […]

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