The reality of big animal diving. Not every day is giant mantas and sharks galore. Roca Partida was quiet today..

Not sure why but everything at Roca Partida seems to be very deep 150 feet+, so today here has been a bit of a bust.  Only 10-15 sharks all day long other than 30 or so whitetips. Almost no silkies or Galapagos, some silver tips and hammerhead sharks but not enough that by the third […]

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Early morning dive at Roca Partida with the stars still twinkling, beautiful visibility and sharks everywhere!

Waking up to a Starlit Sky at Roca Partida, moon high in the sky standing on the top lounge deck of the Nautilus Explorer; trying to take it all in as you wake up.  Everyone is up early for a remarkable Dawn dive, as the crew are up top, captain manning the Crane and getting […]

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Our first ever sighting of a thresher shark at the Boiler dive site (Socorro Island). wahooooo!!

  We have made an overnight crossing from San Benedicto to Roca Partida and we are arriving just as the sun comes up. It is going to be a warm day under clear sunny skies. The last two days we have had some great diving, a few hammerhead sharks in at the cleaning stations at […]

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If you want some manta lovin’ of your own, come and get it.

After finishing another “Jaws”-dropping season with the great white sharks at Guadalupe Island we have returned to our home for the rest of the year here at the Islas Revillagigedo, also known as the Socorro Islands. Into my 6th season as Captain here at the islands it’s always nice to return to the familiar sights […]

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It's not easy to describe Roca Partida; it just has to be experienced. The water is warm (80F), the visibility is great (80+ft) and these two facts are far from the best part.

The undersea life here is simply stunning.  Today we saw 5 different species of sharks, abundant fish, a giant manta. It was a big day for me personally, as I saw my first hammerhead shark and my first whale shark.  It was also my first dive with no bottom reference.  We spent most of our […]

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We sailed from the port of Ensenada around midnight, fully loaded with fuel, food and a boat full of excited divers.

This marks the beginning of the changing of seasons for us, we will start by cage diving with great whites sharks at the Island of Guadalupe, then head south east to the dense kelp forests of Benitos and Cedros Islands to splash around with seals, sea lions and elephant seals. Once the Northern portion of […]

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Huuhhh?? After our best season ever for big animals at Socorro Island, the last couple of days have been slow.

1945hrs We’ve just departed Socorro Island for our annual Clipperton expedition. We spent the last two days diving at San Benedicto and Socorro of the Revillagigedo chain of islands. The diving was a little disappointing with minimal big animal activity. A few hammerhead sharks here and there and one giant manta for a couple lucky […]

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