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This is our 9th trip with the Nautilus Fleet… Can we get a frequent flyer card yet?! 2012 Guest Comments, Socorro Islands, Mexico.

  • Post author By Nautilus Staff
  • Categories Archive
  • Post date 2012-04-16
  • No Comments on This is our 9th trip with the Nautilus Fleet… Can we get a frequent flyer card yet?! 2012 Guest Comments, Socorro Islands, Mexico.
By Nautilus Staff on April 16th, 2012 in Archive

The scenery and the boat are so amazing it almost seems like the diving is secondary. Like icing on a cake. Bryen Girling. — The accomodations are clean, cozy, and comfortable. And the nice hot showers with plenty of hot water were perfect after a day of diving. The consideration for my gluten free diet […]

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  • Tags california, diving, guest comments, mexico, Nautilus Explorer, scuba

Some of California’s Hottest Diving – Day 5

  • Post author By Nautilus Staff
  • Categories Archive
  • Post date 2008-05-16
By Nautilus Staff on May 16th, 2008 in Archive

Many different nudibranchs were seen and photographed and Alicia found a very small blue arthropod which she had never seen before. This would not mean much if I said it but Alicia studies nudibranchs in the Eastern Pacific and is Mexico’s leading expert on nudibranchs! She spends lots of time looking at small stuff in the ocean and when she gets excited, I get excited!

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  • Tags anemone, blue arthropod, california, Channel Islands, gull island, kelp, kelp fish, nudibranches, reef, Rockfish, san miguel island, Santa cruz, santa rosa, sea lions, the pinnacles, USA, wyckoff ledge

Day 2 at San Clemente Island

  • Post author By Nautilus Staff
  • Categories Archive
  • Post date 2008-05-13
By Nautilus Staff on May 13th, 2008 in Archive

Another great day of diving in the southern Channel Islands. Here is what I recorded in my personal dive log: Aquarium Reef – temp 56, vis 30 feet, breezy, 3 foot swell – lots of purple corralline algae and small amounts of purple hard coral. (Dive with Ian) Aquarium Reef – temp 56, vis 20 feet, breezy, 3 foot swell, Garibaldi NW Harbor – temp 55, vis 20 feet, light breeze, 1-2 foot swell – kelp forest, sea lions, nudibranchs. NW Harbor (twilight) – temp 55 vis 20 feet, calm, calm – blue shark, much more skittish than those we are used to in the Revillagigedo.

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  • Tags aquarium reef, blue shark, california, Channel Islands, corralline algae, Garibaldi, kelp forest, nudibranches, purple coral, sea lions

California Channel Islands Scuba Diving Adventure – Day 1

  • Post author By Nautilus Staff
  • Categories Archive
  • Post date 2008-05-12
By Nautilus Staff on May 12th, 2008 in Archive

Divemaster Tricia here. Captain Mike has pneumonia and had to go back to Vancouver. The “other” Captain Mike (Innes) is onboard. We left Ensenada yesterday afternoon after our guests were transferred down by luxury highway coach, steamed overnight and set the anchor at San Clemente Island this morning. This is my first time diving the California Channel Islands but the very able Captain Eric Kett (formerly of Truth Aquatics) is working dive operations and knows this area like the back of his hand. We dove Window Pane with its fabulous kelp forest. And then Pyramid Cove which was especially great with large schools of blue rockfish and lots of sea lions hanging around.

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  • Tags blue rockfish, california, Channel Islands, Ensenada, kelp forest, pyramid cove, San Clemente Island, sea lions, window pane

California Channel Islands Maiden Scuba Diving Voyage

  • Post author By Nautilus Staff
  • Categories Archive, Captain Mike
  • Post date 2007-05-13
By Nautilus Staff on May 13th, 2007 in Archive, Captain Mike

Our guests dove “Octopus Gardens” and “Fishhook” at the south end of San Clemente and the diving conditions were reported as very good. “Fishhook” was especially good, with reportedly interesting terrain, numerous sightings of bat rays, eels and more lobster (“bugs”) than anyone could count.

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  • Tags bat rays, california, Channel Islands, drysuit diving, eels, fishhook, lobster, octopus gardens, San Clemente Island
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