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 […]
Read MoreDecember 5 We arrived back to Socorro late last evening after two wonderful days out at Roca Partida. For those who have been to Roca Partida they understand the magic of the location. It’ kinda like the mega mall supermarket, marine life comes from miles around to check it out. Every dive is different even […]
Read MoreWaking 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 […]
Read MoreRoca Partida as we know it from the surface is a guano covered rock extending about 100 feet into the air and about 200 feet in length, poking up out of the pacific ocean 60 nautical miles from the nearest island of Socorro. In the bigger picture it is the very tip, the last second […]
Read MoreWe 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 […]
Read MoreHow was your dive with the mantas at the boiler? Fantastic! – Fawn. Today we had awesome day at Roca been surrounded by silky sharks, white tips sharks, silver tips, Galapagos and hammerhead sharks swam between a lot schools of jacks, tuna, black snappers, palometas and wahoo’s, so our guests were not bored for even […]
Read MoreAfter 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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