6/28/2008 Castle Rock aboard Cypress Sea by Kevin Dow

kevin.dow · 06-29-2008, 02:36 PM

6/28/2008 Castle Rock aboard Cypress Sea by Kevin Dow -- [View in Reports Page]

Bottom Team:	Kevin Dow, Jonathan Derosier
Visibility:	50' - 60'	Time:	8:16 AM
Temp:	50F - 50F	Surge:
Scooter:	X-scooter	Burn Time:
Max Depth:	141FSW	Avg Depth:	73FSW
Bottom Time:		Total Time:
Bottom Gases:		Deco Gases:	O2
Backgas Config:	Double HP100	Deco Tanks:	AL40
Deco Profile:	2's up to 20 and 10 on the bottle

The wave conditions were perfect today for a run down to Big Sur on the Cypress Sea. Perfect that is except for the smoke from the fires along the big sur coast reducing the air quality to something on the south side of unpleasant. It wasn't too long of a ride before we passed the Bixby bridge and pulled up to our first dive spot of the day. Jonathan and I suited up and jumped in the water. There was a bit of a current on the surface but nothing too bad and we quickly started scootering down the anchor line. Once we arrive at the wall we briefly stopped to watch the other half of team kitty mess with a bit of gear before giving them an okay and heading out. Viz at depth was at least 60 feet though a bit dark. We headed out southish along hte wall and dropped down to around 120 for a bit of a cruze. The wall itself has numerous overhangs that start around this depth, with some of them large enough for someone to scooter under. After a short while we jumped a small gap in the wall and came to a crazy beautiful mini pinnacle that was covered in pink and purple hydrocoral. After circling the pinacle for a bit and exploring some of the cracks that jut off from it we circled back and jumped to the other side of our wall for the ride back. Along this side, the structure was covered in walking kelp and formed more of a shelf for the wall on west side. After running back for a bit, we jumped back onto the west side to find our anchor and worked out way up to 70' before calling it a dive and heading up to deco. Truly a spectacular site, and I hope to visit again on future Big Sur trips. Pictures are up: http://ben-ca.wetnotes.net/2008-07-28-big-sur/

kevin.dow · 06-30-2008, 08:31 AM

Further pictures can be had here: http://www.baue.org/images/galleries...al/Sur_080628/

beto · 06-30-2008, 06:26 PM

Hi Kevin,

Sorry to said but the site it's not Castler Rock. It's last piedras wall. I locate this in the sonar data with Kawika many years ago and was the first one to force Phil into diving them. So Kawika and I decided it should be called Las Piedras wall as there is a large canyon on the maintains behind call Las Piedras
Cayon....

Best,
Bto

kevin.dow · 07-01-2008, 12:59 PM

Hey I am just a newbie on the Big Sur dive spots.... I ask the Captain what is the name of the site and he responds, "Castle Rock." so I assume thats the name.

Maybe we need some type of international reef registry, like the star registry.

beto · 07-01-2008, 06:41 PM

A dive site registered might be a good idea :-). I think we should extent the
Point Lobos site maps to cover the Monterey peninsula/Big Sur banks and then we can use it to register the names ....

There are 3 different walls in near that area, but the ones you guys dove it's
the most impresive of all. It's also very protected from the wings/swell so it's the perfect site down there....

06-30-2008, 06:26 PM	#3
beto BAUE Member Name: Alberto GUE Certs: , Tech1, Tech2, Instructor Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 172	Not Castle Rock it's Las Piedras Wall Hi Kevin, Sorry to said but the site it's not Castler Rock. It's last piedras wall. I locate this in the sonar data with Kawika many years ago and was the first one to force Phil into diving them. So Kawika and I decided it should be called Las Piedras wall as there is a large canyon on the maintains behind call Las Piedras Cayon.... Best, Bto

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06-30-2008, 08:31 AM	#2
kevin.dow BAUE Member Name: Kevin GUE Certs: GUEF, Tech1, Tech2, Cave1, Cave2 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 120	Further pictures can be had here: http://www.baue.org/images/galleries...al/Sur_080628/

07-01-2008, 12:59 PM	#4
kevin.dow BAUE Member Name: Kevin GUE Certs: GUEF, Tech1, Tech2, Cave1, Cave2 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 120	Hey I am just a newbie on the Big Sur dive spots.... I ask the Captain what is the name of the site and he responds, "Castle Rock." so I assume thats the name. Maybe we need some type of international reef registry, like the star registry.

07-01-2008, 06:41 PM	#5
beto BAUE Member Name: Alberto GUE Certs: , Tech1, Tech2, Instructor Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 172	A dive site registered might be a good idea :-). I think we should extent the Point Lobos site maps to cover the Monterey peninsula/Big Sur banks and then we can use it to register the names .... There are 3 different walls in near that area, but the ones you guys dove it's the most impresive of all. It's also very protected from the wings/swell so it's the perfect site down there....