5/17/2014 Twin Peaks by Nick Radov

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5/17/2014 Twin Peaks by Nick Radov -- [View in Reports Page]

Bottom Team:	Gary Banta, Jon McNeill, Nick Radov
Visibility:	5' - 30'	Time:	9:52 AM
Temp:	49F - 55F	Surge:
Max Depth:	163FSW	Avg Depth:	76FSW
Bottom Time:	0:40	Total Time:	1:36
Bottom Gases:	18/45	Deco Gases:	EAN50
Backgas Config:	Double	Deco Tanks:
Deco Profile:
After the BAUE tech charter was cancelled due to a high wind forecast I was able to score a Point Lobos reservation and joined up with Gary and Jon. Visibility was decent inside Whaler's Cove but out deeper the water was full of large particles; scootering was like driving through a blizzard and we nearly ran into the rocks a few times. After a bit of searching Gary was able to find the road and took us out to Twin Peaks. There were still a lot of Triopha catalinae around, and we also spotted quite a few Dirona albolineata. My primary light failed right when we reached the main Twin Peaks structure; it seems like the battery pack has a bad cell or broken connection. Here is a gallery album with a few pictures. http://www.baue.org/images/galleries/v/local/Pt_Lobos_20140517/