Great white shark status report – Guadalupe Island

Location: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico Arrived at Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island just after dinner yesterday to find the Solmar V and Islander anchored on site with a day of shark diving already under their belt.  No matter, there is lots of room and lots of sharks for all three of us in […]

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Forest fire on Guadalupe Island

Location: At sea, half-way between Ensenada and Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico Well, we loaded our guests last night in Ensenada after a 90 minute transfer from our hospitality suite in San Diego by luxury coach and got underway for a fairly easy transit to Guadalupe Island.  The seas were flat calm until 0600  (6 […]

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A realistic appraisal of diving with great white sharks at Guadalupe Island

Location: In port, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico I’ve received a number of inquiries from folks asking if the presence of a navy frigate anchored at Guadalupe Island is making a difference to our cage diving with great white sharks.   Well…  the short and truthful answer is…   not really. The great white sharks are at Guadalupe  and they […]

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Great white shark soaks everybody on the back deck

Location: White shark bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico The guests and crew of the Nautilus Explorer had a fairly rough start to their voyage home from Guadalupe Island at the end of their last trip with an 8 to 9 foot swell for the first several hours.   However, the seas dropped down to a […]

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A sea otter having sex with harbor seals????

Location: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. We will be boarding our first Guadalupe Island great white shark trip of the season in just a couple of hours.   I am totally wired and can’t wait to find out what the diving is going to be like when the Nautilus Explorer arrives on station.  Unfortunately I will […]

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Submersible cage for diving with great white sharks

Location: Ensenada, Mexico Excitement is running really high among the crew as we make final preparations for boarding our first great white shark trip to Guadalupe Island tomorrow.  Everyone has been working flat-out to get the Nautilus Explorer turned around at the shipyard.   We yanked and changed out the carpet on the main deck, dorm […]

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First report of the season – diving with Guadalupe great white sharks.

Location: Ensenada, Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Well, the Nautilus Explorer arrived in Ensenada this morning precisely on schedule after a 6 day steam down the coast from Vancouver…  We set aside 4 days for a “mini-refit” in the shipyard and then we are off on our first trip to Guadalupe Island to dive with great white sharks.  I’ve been chatting […]

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