Category: Dive Report

Amazing Experience of A Divemaster Off San Francisco Island – First-Hand Account

Post author By Nautilus Crew
Categories Dive Report
Post date 2023-08-10
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By Nautilus Crew on August 10th, 2023 in Dive Report

The day at San Francisco Island was amazing and my clients were amazed by the dives on the sea lion colony. We were very lucky because the sea lions were extremely friendly and interactive during the whole dive. It is not easy to find such a beautiful and strange place to dive as the Sea […]

Tags sea lions, starfish, turtles

Surprising Blue Whale Encounter!

Post author By Nautilus Crew
Categories Crew, Dive Report, Sea of Cortez
Post date 2023-08-09
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By Nautilus Crew on August 9th, 2023 in Crew, Dive Report, Sea of Cortez

Yesterday afternoon, we had a surprising encounter with a blue whale! Between dive 2 and 3, we sailed around the San Jose Channel and southeast of San Francisco, on the lookout for big animals. We did not find much and were on our way back to the dive site when a juvenile blue whale (around […]

Meeting Dolphins Early Morning

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Categories Dive Report
Post date 2023-08-03
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By Nautilus Crew on August 3rd, 2023 in Dive Report

It is 0550 in the morning and the sun is starting to rise on the horizon. The ETA to Bahia de los Angeles 0800. The sea is calm and silence reigns. Red, orange, yellow, and blue colors mix in the sky, and for those who got up early, the day brings something special. In the […]

Tags dolphins, whale sharks

A Dive Master’s First-Hand Experience of Incredible Dives in Las Animas

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Categories Dive Report
Post date 2023-08-01
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By Nautilus Crew on August 1st, 2023 in Dive Report

Hi all, this morning we were making our way to an island named Las Animas, which is located between San Jose and Santa Cruz in the Sea of Cortez. On our way here we spotted a whale and once we arrived at the anchorage, we had our first dive of the day. It was a […]

Tags bottlenose dolphins, dolphins, Hammerhead shark, hammerheads, las animas, Octopus, sea lions, Sea of Cortez

A Dive Master’s Narrative of Diving Off the Amazing Socorro Islands

Post author By Nautilus Crew
Categories Dive Report, Socorro
Post date 2023-07-27
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By Nautilus Crew on July 27th, 2023 in Dive Report, Socorro

Socorro Islands is one of the most isolated and best dive sites in the world and there is no better person than a dive master, who is on the job every day, to detail the wonderful experiences that this place has to offer the adventurers and visitors. Let us read on! Exciting Dives at Roca […]

Tags Galapagos Shark, jacks, lobsters, Octopus, Roca Partida, silvertip shark, silvertip sharks, socorro island, tunas, wahoos, whale sharks, whitetip sharks, yellowfin tunas

Whale Shark Sanctuary

Post author By Nautilus Crew
Categories Dive Report, Ultimate Whale Sharks
Post date 2023-07-27
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By Nautilus Crew on July 27th, 2023 in Dive Report, Ultimate Whale Sharks

Bahia de los Angeles BC, The Whale Shark sanctuary located in the middle of the desert of Baja California near Ensenada. When we arrived at the bay, the local guide was waiting for us, and after leaving the NBA, we started to look for the big boys. It didn’t take too long to have the […]

Tags Whale Shark

Top places to visit in Baja

Post author By Nautilus Crew
Categories Dive Report, Ultimate Whale Sharks
Post date 2023-07-27
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By Nautilus Crew on July 27th, 2023 in Dive Report, Ultimate Whale Sharks

Many years living and sailing the Sea of Cortez passed without being able to visit San Pedro Martir Island, until today. What a show! In my top 3 places to visit in Baja for sure. You can feel that you are in a special place—the most remote island in the Sea of Cortez and a […]