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5/8/2004 Noonday Rock aboard Black Dog by Clinton Bauder -- [View this report only]
Bottom Team: David Chamberlin, Clinton Bauder
Visibility: 30' - 80' Time:2:00 PM
Temp: 46F Surge:  
Max Depth: 100FSW Avg Depth: 60FSW
Bottom Time: 0:45 Total Time: 0:50
Bottom Gases: 30/30Deco Gases:
Backgas Config: Double LP80Deco Tanks:
Deco Profile:
 
Dive 2 of our great Farallons adventure. The weather continued to be excellent and we moved a short distance to Noonday Rock. This site is rarely dived but nonetheless has a legendary reputation. It didn't disappoint. The reef consists of life growing on life growing on colorful life and the water was filled with schooling blue rockfish. We also saw some very large lingcod, vermillions and a very nice egg yolk jelly. At the top of the reef I found a nudibranch which was new to me; Dendronotus subramosus.


The ride back was relatively easy and the sun came out allowing us a great view of the Golden Gate as we came back to Sausalito.


Images from this dive and the dive at Alan's High Spot can be seen in the Image Gallery.