Guest blog – Aug 30/09

Today was fantastic.  I have a new favourite dive.  Guadalupe Island.   I wanted a picture of a great white shark and I got 2 keepers today.  I am a happy man.   Al Hornsby Diving with great white sharks was very nice today. I don’t think you good ask for a better day.  The sharks […]

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Alaska season is over but Guadalupe white sharks is starting.

Location: San Diego, California  –  Guadalupe Island I’m sad to report that our Alaska scuba diving season is done and complete.   We had a great summer and I personally had a fabulous time and was able to get a dive in most days.   My favourite memories include dropping down to the bottom of the […]

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It's great to be chased by a white shark!!

Location: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico Well, our 2008 great white shark season is almost over and we are all mildly depressed by that.  It’s been a fabulous season with excellent sharking after a bit of a stressful startup when the Mexican Authorities quite rightly changed the regulations and prohibited chumming and the […]

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Let the sharks live

Location: On our way home from Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island to Ensenada, Mexico What a trip!!   The sharking was amazing and fabulous.   Who needs tuna throwlines anyways..   We had the best sharking of the last 4 years on this trip and I am absolutely convinced that our new submersible cage has a lot to do […]

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The Fox and the Great White Sharks

Location: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico Well, we’re back on station at Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island.  The good news is that this trip is a fund raiser for the Historical Diving Society (HDS).  We are very lucky to have some industry icons onboard including Rodney and Kay Fox from Australia, Zale Parry who […]

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Another very smooth crossing between Guadalupe Island and Ensenada.

Location: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico Our crossing was smooth and just got better. On our way towards Ensenada we passed over this sea mountain ridge that often gives us blue whales. We saw some blowing in the distance but they disappeared too soon. Chasing Tunas and a few hundreds of common dolphins kept us entertained […]

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HUGE "momma" female great white shark at Guadalupe Island and a baby mako

Location: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico. Just a couple of passes down deep and a baby mako was seen before breakfast. The rest of the day was great! Most of the time we had 3-4 sharks coming and going for the rest of the day.  A huge  HUGE! Female with an enormous girth […]

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