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 […]
Read More“No Music, No Commentaries, No incidents, Just many Great White Sharks from 12 to 16 ft long, in very clear waters, swimming around and doing what they do.. Getting ready for our upcoming trip 7 October 2012 aboard the Nautilus Explorer..” Click below to view video. Recap of Guadalupe Island Great White Shark Dive August […]
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We begin with a slow start; one large female great white shark circling the submersible cages a few times on our first dive before disappearing, along with all of her friends for the second and third. Dive four is when things begin to get fun. A mixed bag of visitors begins to show up, including […]
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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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As the sun rises next to Guadalupe Island, the clouds sitting on the hill are turning a beautiful pink color. This is going to be another sunny day. The wind is warm. We are putting the cages in the water. We can hear the sea lions a km away. The first team that went down […]
Read MoreOur last California Channel Islands trip and our first Guadalupe white shark trip of this season were combined to form this 12 day expedition to explore the famous kelp forests off southern California and experience the rush of a close encounter with The apex predator of the oceans. Scheduled to begin this past Friday I […]
Read MoreCaptain Mike here. It’s Christmas and cold up in British Columbia where the Nautilus Explorer’s shore office is headquartered. The following is a sneak peak of a Pixnat production that was shot onboard the Nautilus last summer. Alaska 2009 I think it captures the essence of 47 degree F cold-water diving in Alaska and BC […]
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