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5/26/2003 Honeymoon Rocks aboard Escapade by Peter Gelbman -- [View this report only]

Bottom Team: Peter Gelbman, Gary Banta, Nick Radov

Visibility: 20' - 40' Time: 12:30 PM

Temp: 48F Surge: 10'

Max Depth: 119FSW Avg Depth: 100FSW

Bottom Time: 30:00 Total Time: 0:57

Bottom Gases: 21/35 Deco Gases: EAN50,O2

Backgas Config: Double LP104 Deco Tanks: AL40,AL30,AL80
Deco Profile:
3
1
1
1
2
5
3
Little surgier and green this time until we got below 80'. Farted around another canyon just lazily enjoying the steep walls and colors. I love diving around here...

Oh yeah we saw a couple of pretty shiny hardshell looking snails - they seemed to be "molting" - I lightly touched one of their shells and it was like a dead layer of skin which split and fell apart revealing shiny new shell underneath - is that normal or do they just do that at certain times? Sorry for crappy reports - I'm obviously not a good animal ID guy...

5/26/2003 Flintstones aboard Escapade by John Heimann -- [View this report only]

Bottom Team: Ian Puleston, John Heimann

Visibility: 50' Time: 10:00 AM

Temp: 52F Surge:

Scooter: Gavin Short Burn Time: 0:25

Max Depth: 158FSW Avg Depth: 150FSW

Bottom Time: 0:25 Total Time:

Bottom Gases: 21/35 Deco Gases: EAN50

Backgas Config: Double LP104,HP120 Deco Tanks: AL40,AL80
Deco Profile:
(plenty)
Awesome dive. Followed the 150' line on the wall at Flintstones, around the border of narrow canyons, past pinnacles, all with lush, brightly colored covering of corynactis and hydrocoral, and plenty of fish. The bottom was brightly lit at about 200'. If the viz had been the 100' we sometimes get here this would have rated among the best dives I've ever done; as it was it was spectacular.

5/26/2003 Flintstones aboard Escapade by Peter Gelbman -- [View this report only]

Bottom Team: Peter Gelbman, Gary Banta, Nick Radov

Visibility: 20' - 50' Time: 9:57 AM

Temp: 48F Surge: 5'

Max Depth: 139FSW Avg Depth: 130FSW

Bottom Time: 0:30 Total Time: 1:00

Bottom Gases: 21/35 Deco Gases: EAN50

Backgas Config: Double LP104 Deco Tanks: AL40,AL30
Deco Profile:
5
3
2
2
3
5
2
As John already mentioned, awesome day diving! Slightly green layer till 40' then opened up nicely. Jim dropped the hook perfectly onto a 70' reef which we dropped over into a beautiful canyon that bottomed out at 130' which fit our planned profile perfectly. Lots of color, TONS of nudibranchs. Saw beautiful large pair with clear bodies and rows of large white fins (too lazy to look them up right now). John and Ian buzzed us occasionally and it was fun just watching them have fun - they looked like kids with new big-wheels flyers at xmas!

5/25/2003 Outer Pinnacles aboard Escapade by Nick Radov -- [View this report only]

Bottom Team: Peter Gelbman, Anibal Mata-Sol, Nick Radov

Visibility: 25' - 35' Time: 3:30 PM

Temp: Surge: 4'

Max Depth: 109FSW Avg Depth: 90FSW

Bottom Time: 0:38 Total Time: 0:51

Bottom Gases: EAN32,30/30 Deco Gases:

Backgas Config: Single,Double LP80,LP95 Deco Tanks:
Deco Profile:
Jim Capwell graciously agreed to take just five of us out today for a single dive afternoon trip. Visibility inside Monterey Bay had been poor that morning so we got around to Carmel Bay and dove near the south end of the Outer Pinnacles area. As we descended the anchor line we passed through a layer of small jellyfish, plus one large and spectacular egg-yolk jelly. After checking that the anchor was set properly atop the pinnacle we dropped down the side into a sand channel with the floor at about 100ft. Pete wanted to run a line for practice so after fumbling around with the primary tie-off for a few minutes we headed off along the wall. Visibility was quite good at depth, and there was still a fair amount of surface light; the hydrocoral really looked spectacular today. But with the swell direction today there was quite a bit of surge even down at the bottom, and that made it difficult to get in close and observe the smaller life. At one point we ran into Ian and Mark on their scooters but then they blazed off and left us in their wake (thanks for the note guys). As we came back up the anchor line there was a bit of a current running from the southeast but nothing we couldn't swim against. On the return boat ride we spotted a solitary humpback in close to shore so we hung around watching it for a while. It was a beautiful day out on the water; I'll be back tomorrow.

5/17/2003 Mile Buoy aboard Escapade by John Heimann -- [View this report only]

Bottom Team: Isaac Callicrate, John Heimann

Visibility: 5' - 50' Time: 2:00 PM

Temp: 52F Surge:

Max Depth: 142FSW Avg Depth: 130FSW

Bottom Time: 0:25 Total Time: 0:55

Bottom Gases: 18/45 Deco Gases: EAN50

Backgas Config: Double LP104 Deco Tanks: AL40
Deco Profile:
deep stops, 4,2,2,3,3,7,4
Clinton, his friend Gordon, Isaac and I did what was probably the only good dive in Monterey Sat. afternoon. Shallower dives were trashed, and seas were too high to dive outside the Bay. Surprisingly conditions were very nice on the bottom - dark but clear, with no perceptable surge.

5/15/2003 Lover's Cove by Clinton Bauder -- [View this report only]

Bottom Team: Clinton Bauder, John Heimann

Visibility: 5' - 10' Time: 9:00 PM

Temp: 54F Surge:

Max Depth: 40FSW Avg Depth: 25FSW

Bottom Time: Total Time:

Bottom Gases: EAN32 Deco Gases:

Backgas Config: Double LP80,HP120 Deco Tanks:
Deco Profile:
Deco?
Midweek night dive time. There was a howling north wind which was coming straight in on the breakwater making conditions there truly ugly. Might have been good conditions for a rescue class but night diving in doubles with a camera was clearly not going to happen. John pointed out that Lover's Point might offer some protection so we cruised over there to give it a look. Indeed, the entry in Lover's cove was flat and it looked OK.

We geared up while watching the eclipse and then went for a dive. Vis was a mediocre 8-10 feet but tolerable at least. Right when we dropped down we were treated to a large school of Mexican Shad which seemed to be mesmerized by our lights. Later w found several very large (8" or more) Plainfin Midshipman. Near the end of the dive we found a crevice that had a large number of small Red Abalone. Surge was mild in the cove where it was protected by the point and moderate outside of there.

5/8/2003 Pt Lobos by Nick Radov -- [View this report only]

Bottom Team: Michael Bryan, Mark Lanett, Nick Radov

Visibility: 20' - 40' Time: 10:30 AM

Temp: 50F Surge: 1'

Max Depth: 88FSW Avg Depth: 60FSW

Bottom Time: 0:42 Total Time: 0:49

Bottom Gases: EAN32,30/30 Deco Gases:

Backgas Config: Single,Double LP95,LP104,HP100 Deco Tanks:
Deco Profile:
1, 2, 2
We swam out from the launch ramp and descended just off Granite Point where it's about 50ft deep. While following the rock walls out to deeper water we found two pairs of Archidoris odhneri that were probably mating, and a group of three Spot Prawns (Pandalus platycerus). There wasn't a whole lot of fish life beyond some small rock fish and sculpins, but we did spot one unusually fat Cabezon.

Right as we turned the dive I stumbled over a 5ft long Shovelnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus) It was sort of olive colored and laying on a sand and gravel bottom in a channel right between two large rocks. We hung around and watched it for a while but it never moved. I had never seen one of those before; apparently they mostly hang out in the sloughs.

On the way back we followed a shallower line along the wall and ran into some nice patches of hydrocoral and corynactis.

Since we had lingered for a while in the deeper areas the single tankers were running low on gas so we had to ascend along some kelp quite a ways out. That was a long swim back; I think I need a scooter. :-) Despite the swim it was an excellent dive, and sure beat working.

We did a second dive, but I'll let Mark write that one up.

5/6/2003 Pt Lobos by Alberto Nava -- [View this report only]

Bottom Team: Susan Bird, Alberto Nava

Visibility: 30' - 60' Time: 12:00 AM

Temp: 45F - 50F Surge:

Max Depth: 225FSW Avg Depth: 180FSW

Bottom Time: 25:00 Total Time: 90:00

Bottom Gases: 15/55 Deco Gases: EAN50,O2

Backgas Config: LP80,HP120 Deco Tanks: AL40,AL80
Deco Profile:
5,5,4,3,5
12,6
Susan and I went diving at Point Lobos todat with
Capt Phil Sammet. We were supposed to dive a pinnacle
north of E3 (one of Uncle Phil's pinnacles...), but condition
were so flat that we decided to dive Ed Copper's Wall
on the west side of the park (outside the park). This
site is only accessible in pretty calm conditions.

Ed's wall is a 1000ft long wall. The wall rises to 130ft
near the middle of the reef and there is a 70ft spike
at the south-east corner. We dropped at 130ft and swam
to the base of the wall at 225ft. There was a little
bit of current so we just drifted for about 400ft following
this huge wall, a bit later we found a nice canyon that
intersects the reef, and we ascended up the 70ft spike. This
site has the perfect profile, some deep areas and a nice
shallow spot so you can do all your deep stops while enjoying
your dive. We left the 70ft after 40min of diving :-)

Visibility was pretty good, probably 50-60ft. It was very
cold. 45 at the bottom and 50 at the surface.

We didn' see any sponges or crinoids, but there was an abundance
of fish. Severeal times we were surrounded by 4 or 5
vermillions, several lingcods and rockies of different types
and sizes. Pretty amazing. At one point Susan showed me
a medium size wolf eel, which was sharing its rock with a California
Scorpion fish.

Another day at Point Lobos :-)

5/3/2003 Pt Lobos by John Heimann -- [View this report only]

Bottom Team: John Heimann, Alberto Nava, Susan Bird

Visibility: 5' - 30' Time: 10:00 AM

Temp: 55F - 58F Surge:

Scooter: Gavin Long Burn Time: 1:00

Max Depth: 145FSW Avg Depth: 130FSW

Bottom Time: 0:45 Total Time: 1:47

Bottom Gases: 18/45 Deco Gases: EAN50,O2

Backgas Config: Double LP80,LP104,HP120 Deco Tanks: AL40,AL80
Deco Profile:
deep stops
5,4,3,3 (EAN50)
3 (back gas)
10,5 (O2)
Last week we heard reports from kayak divers of old line emplacements; we inspected the reported location and discovered an old line that was starting to deteriorate. We went back on this dive and removed approx. 400' of line. We also practiced towing.

4/19/2003 Aquarium aboard Escapade by Nick Radov -- [View this report only]

Bottom Team: Gary Banta, Nick Radov

Visibility: 15' - 20' Time: 10:20 AM

Temp: 51F Surge: 1'

Max Depth: 76FSW Avg Depth: 65FSW

Bottom Time: Total Time: 0:59

Bottom Gases: 30/30 Deco Gases:

Backgas Config: Double LP104,HP100 Deco Tanks: AL80
Deco Profile:
We headed mostly north from the anchor line, hopping from rock to rock. There were some nice clusters of metridiums on several of the rocks. Saw a single Dialula sandiegensis and an unusually large decorator crab (not sure if it was still alive). When we turned around I steered us too far to the right and we ended up swimming for a while across a flat sand bottom until we finally stumbled over another set of rocks with a few strands of giant kelp. Since we missed the anchor line we sent up a marker buoy and ascended under that. Gary tried carrying an 80ft^3 stage of bottom gas for the first time and breathed off that for the second half of the dive.

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