Close encounters of a Roca Partida kind – school of 30 + galapagos sharks. Roca Partida, Mexico.

Four dives today at Roca Partida. Strong current around the rock. First dive I wasted way too much energy (and air) fighting the current. Smarter on the second dive and even smarter on the third dive, that was the best. Hit on a school of 30+ Galapagos (or so someone says) sharks (10 footers). They […]

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Spent the day at the Boiler dive site and within the first minute we were greeted by 2 giant mantas who continued to entertain us most of the day. Socorro Island, Mexico.

Great video in addition, literally dozens of lobsters, sharks, large green moral eels.one of the greatest dive sites for sure. David Hilton, Los Angeles   Close encounters of the manta kind. Day 2 First dive of the day was the red rock. Nothing special…really nothing at all. I think that Gordon (at the boiler) was […]

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"Are you crazy?!". My friend asked. The shark was heart thumping big, only a meter away. Socorro Islands, San Benedicto, Mexico.

40 years of diving brought myself to this fantastic day of diving on San Benedicto Island a solo personal encounter with four wild dolphins surrounding me at 40 feet ascending from the Canyon ridge. The encounter went on for several minutes as there were dolphin whistling to each other, two of them turned onto their […]

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Serious mechanical problem delays start of trip… Trip #391, 2012. Socorro Island, Mexico.

Who would have known!! Turn around days for any liveaboard dive boat are very busy and if you were wathcing, it probably looks hectic, it really is organized chaos! Reprovishing, fueling, cleaning the inside/outside for the arrival of the next group of happy divers. Squeezing in all the repairs and regular preventative maintenance needed. I […]

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When they rolled round we rolled round, when we stopped to gaze at them they stopped to gaze at us. Socorro Island, Mexico.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR DIVES! Mantas, Mantas,  Mantas!  The Boiler is fantastic for Mantas.  They actually seem to like interactions with us humans. A very special and humbling experience. Sailed to Roca Partida and saw whales breeching and fin slapping. Underwater was crystal clear with abundant White Tip Reef Sharks, Galapagos Sharks, Jacks, and fishes. […]

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The visibility was hard to describe. Some guest said 200 feet. Others said gin clear. Socorro Island, Mexico.

Roca Partida is one of those magical places that exist in our dreams. We have had the pleasure of spending two full days of diving around “The Rock”. Now remember it is also smack dab in the middle of nowhere close to land or shelter, it is exposed to all the elements at hand. I […]

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After a slow cruise along the eastern shore of Clarion Island we dropped anchor off a huge reddish colored cliff rising straight out of the ocean. Clarion, Socorro Islands, Mexico.

We arrived at the remote Clarion Island early this morning after an overnight transit from Roca Partida. Clarion is the 4th island in the Revillagigedo chain of islands, commonly known as the Socorro Islands. We rarely get a chance to dive here, so we are still in the exploration stage at Clarion. Today after checking […]

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