Back to the land of giant manta rays – Socorro Island – Captain Log and diver report – April 2, 2010

Well back again to the land of the giant manta rays after 36 hours alongside in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to replenish, restock and refuel. For the second straight week, the 220 mile transit south from Cabo to the Socorro Islands was perfect, with a nice long swell on our quarter making for a very […]

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Very candid guest report and video from a recent trip to Socorro during which the scuba diving didn't quite measure up.. — April 1, 2010

Ken Kurtis trip video March 13/10 THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS (SOCORRO) MARCH 13-21, 2010 click here to see photos from this trip It may not have been the trip we’d hoped for but we still had a memorable experience diving the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico, better known as Socorro. The trip started off on a semi-ominous […]

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A picture perfect transit across Lake Pacific

Location: San Benedicto, Socorro Island, Baja California Mexico Every once in awhile, we are lucky enough to get conditions so perfect for the 218 mile crossing to the Socorro Islands that it is like cruising across a lake. Of course for an open ocean voyage it is pretty rare, and when it does occur my […]

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Diving at Rocal Partida with a Tsunami warning – what it was like. Divemaster Log for 27 – 28 February, 2010.

Location: Roca Partida, Socorro island, Baja California, Mexico Approaching Roca Partida in the morning we got a Tsunami warning via our Inmarsat communicating a earth quake outside of the coast of Chile on a scale of 8.8 We got the information that it would arrive around 1045 AM at our site.  We are in this […]

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The manta descended down on top of me until I was lying in the sand motionless – Feb. 10, 2010

Location: The Canyon dive site, San Benedicto, Socorro Islands, Mexico As Captain onboard the Nautilus Explorer, I often get caught up in the “daily grind” of the day to day operations, sometimes forgetting why I chose this as a career in the first place, which of course is the scuba diving. It’s too easy to […]

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We just jumped in the water and 3 humpback whales were waiting for us — it was something mystic. Guest Blog – 07 February 2010

The Canyon and the Boiler dive sites, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedos Well, just another day in diving paradise! I’ve been on many liveaboard diving adventures all over the world and those who have done likewise will agree that It’s not every day that you can more or less guarantee swimming with a giant Manta […]

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24 hour crossing was not our most pleasant ride of the season with moderate winds and a bit of a roll – February 4, 2010

Location: San Benedicto, Socorro Islands, Baja California South, Mexico After a very successful dive expedition last week, on Wednesday we set out once more from Cabo San Lucas for the 220 nautical mile voyage to the rugged volcanic Islas of the Revillagigedo, better known as the Socorro Islands, offshore Mexico. The 24 hour crossing was […]

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