Archive for year: 2015

as usual we ask our divers if they have any particular dive sites they want to visit. and today it was the awesome Corsair airplane.  sitting at 107 feet, it is the dream dive for all of our scuba-diving pilots!  we get pilots from all over the world who come dive with us simply to see that wreck!  it is a real trip, from the shoaling fish, the intact instrument panel, the resident huge moray, the ubiquitous garden eels, and the ever elusive crocodile snake eel!  these eels hide a 4 to 5 foot long body in the sand.  i have seen them out swimming, only to suddenly reverse into the sand in a few seconds, leaving only their eyes and nose peeking out.  really astonishing to see!!  and their eyes and nose are jammed all the way to front of their croc-like head.  check out my photo, but maybe google it too, and see if you can find a photo of the whole head!  amazing to see!!  2nd jump was a drift of Sea Cave, and boy, everyone was stoked – great viz and mild current, plus 3 sharks inside, and turtles and octopus outside. lots of sunny smiles while heading back to dock.   thanks to all for safe diving,  larry

especially when a big moray eel decides to zoom through your legs!  two morays were having a bit of a bite fest with each other, when one of them decided it was time to get the heck out and choose to do so between my neutrally buoy legs.  hmm, neutral sounds like neuter!  man, they are fast, and this guy was no exception.  whew, that was fun!! we were at koko craters, right near the anchor, a spot where there always seem to be a moray or two!  we also jumped in at Anglers and saw some octopus speed dating – one big octo chasing another big one around.  pretty fearless too, just sat there and looked at us!  lots of turtles today, as well as another octopus, schools of reef fish and great conditions!  thanks to all for safe diving.  larry, dave, and captain neal

Today was a beautiful day out on the water. Even though the forecast called for rain the weather held off for us. We had plenty of sun and fun out there this afternoon. This afternoon we had a mixed bag of Open Water Students, certified divers and some discover scuba divers trying out diving for the first time! The first dive site we went to was called Koko Craters. We were greeted by an abundance of turtles, some swimming around the crater and a couple napping under the ledge.  We swam over to our Buddha friend where we found a nice big green moray! After a pleasant 35 minute dive we headed back to the boat.

After a relaxing surface interval we headed over to our second dive site, Turtle Canyons. During our dive at Turtle Canyons we were able to find a couple more moray eels. We also saw one of my favorites the porcupine fish. With a keen eye we were also able to locate what is called a Blue Dragon Nudibranch. These are tiny little sea slugs that crawl across the bottom of the ocean and look super awesome! Our local spotted eagle ray even stopped by to say hello! And we all made sure to listen closely because the whales were singing today! Overall we had two awesome dives and eight awesome divers on the boat with us today.

Dive Profiles: Koko Craters max depth 38 feet  time 35 minutes, Turtle Canyons max depth 36 feet  time 34 minutes

Staff: Captain Kellan, Instructor Sarah, Instructor Larry

Visibility: 85+ feet  Water Temperature: 75 degrees Fahrenheit

Today was a fun day for Advanced Divers on the AM two tank charter. This morning our return customers took on our deepest wreck in Hawaii Kai, The Corsair, at a max depth of 107ft. The wind and waves were both calm and the current was a bit fast, but our divers were anxious to get in the water and make the descent down the the WWII fighter jet. Once we followed the mooring line down to the sandy bottom, divers glided passed a sea of garden eels towards the wreck. At the plane we spotted lots of wrasse and damsel fish hiding in under the wings of the plane. We also had two very large green moray eels resting in the engine compartment. The wreck was fun and the bottom time came too quick. We were back on the line, making a slow descent towards the surface.

Our next dive was a drift across Spitting Caves. After a 50 minute surface interval we were ready to jump back in! Once we made our descent towards the reef we began the search! Divers began poking their heads into lave tubes, searching for sharks and monk seals. Using our torches we spotted a few spinney  lobsters and a big collector crab! Drifting down the wall more eels and nocturnal fish were found in the shadows between the cracks. This drift was definitely not quite, for the whale were singing in harmony. After a 53 minute dive we made our safety stop as a group listening to the whales before hoping back on the boat.

Great fun diving with return customers today, lets do it again!

Cheers!

W: Bradley (instructor) John (captain)

CONDITIONS: Sunny, mid 70’s*F Air, 75*F water, visibility 80+ft

DIVE PROFILES: The Corsair: 107ft max depth, dive time 25 minutes. Spitting Caves: Max depth 56ft, dive time 48 minutes.

MARINE LIFE: Collector Crab, Parrot Fish, Garden Eels, Pennant Fish, Moray Eel, Lobsters!