Captain’s Noon Reports – Explorer – 2021-11-26

Today we are in the boiler, our first dive was a dolphin party, dolphins for everybody and everywhere, all dive long the dolphins stayed with the divers, they also could see three mantas and some Galapagos super close to the rock. On the second dive, four mantas were around and dolphins again, today dolphins are the rock stars.

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Good Fun: First Day Dives

First time on a Nautilus boat, 4th time on a liveaboard. Multiple trips to the Pacific. The lower end rooms are large and at 6’6” I am very comfortable. The dive masters did a better job than I was expecting. I have been on pacific liveaboards that you have minimal guidance in currents. Entrance into […]

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Everyone should see these great white sharks – Guadalupe, October 26th 2012

I have had a great time.  Accomodation was comfortable.  Every aspect of the vessel was exemplary.  the shark diving was excellent.  this is best liveaboard vessel I have ever been on.    Brett Gilliam. Today was the second dive of my life.   Last time was in Alaska when Captain Mike threw me in the water in a […]

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This was an extra special trip with most of the well known people in the dive industry onboard celebrating Stan Waterman's 89th birthday – Guadalupe, October 24th 2012

We have just left Guadalupe Island and are heading back into the port of Ensenada in northern Baja California after our latest expedition to dive with the white sharks of Guadalupe. This week was an extra special trip put on by the Historical Diving Society. Featuring some of the biggest and most well known names […]

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On our first dive, I counted at least 5 individual great white sharks circling us.. they got bolder as the afternoon pa ssed.. Guadalupe. September 29, 2012.

After a very pleasant 185 nautical mile (approx 330km) crossing from Ensenada, Mexico we arrived late last night to the shark lovers paradise island of Guadalupe. Shortly after arrival we had our cages in the calm waters of the sheltered north-east bay and were ready for action at first light this morning. On our first […]

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The great white sharks are so gracious in their ways and honestly, who is looking at who??? Guadalupe. September 25, 2012

This has been a great day for diving with the sharks ˆ especially for the first-timers!!  We have had at least 2 sharks circling the cages at each dive, mostly males.  However, on the third dive, we did have a female measuring about 5.5 metres long. The males are big too, measuring from just over […]

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