Cruisin’ Through Kahala

What a great morning for diving! We left the Hawaii Kai Marina on schedule at 8:30am with a total of 10 divers from all over the world. We had some divers who had been with us before and some new divers to the area which made for a very exciting morning aboard the Sea Fox. The divers also had a varied range of experience from Advanced to Rescue which made for an enjoyable experience. For some it was the first time going deep diving!

We decided that our first dive would be at Kahala Barge, which proved to have awesome conditions. Visibility was fantastic and divers had the opportunity to swim through and explore the shipwreck.

We had a good 30-35 minute dive on the wreck and saw a lot of really awesome marine life, there was even a potential hammerhead shark that was spotted, but that is yet to be determined!

The divers did a fantastic job monitoring their deco times and safely made their way back up the descent line and back to the Sea Fox. We had a surface interval of about 45 minutes, which allowed our divers to enjoy the morning sun and share stories with their fellow divers.

We decided for our second dive that we would drift over Fantasy Reef. This is one of our favorite sites to visit because its is teeming with marine life and has so much to offer. We saw loads of turtles and had some rather close encounters with a few of them!

Divers got to swim through some of the reefs formations and had a rather easy time drifting over the coral covered ocean floor. With so much to see, divers had the opportunity to observe Hawaii’s marine life at its best.

We spotted many different marine animals including pufferfish, turtles, and a white tipped reef shark!

After 40 minutes, we made our way back to the Sea Fox and headed back into the marina. I would say this dive was a fantastic way to spend my morning!

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Crew: Marnie (Instructor) Kendal (Captain) Parker (Crew)

Weather: 82*F Sunny, Slight Breeze

Conditions: Strong Koko Head current (E), Mild Surge

Dive Profiles:

Kahala Barge: max depth 97ft, visibility 90+ ft, 37min dive, 82*F water temperature

45 minute surface interval

Fantasy Reef: max depth 54ft, visibility 85+ft, 35min dive, 82*F water temperature