2015 - Page 4 of 25 - Island Divers Hawaii

TURTLE CIRCUS !! 12 nov

November 13, 2015/in Dive Reports/by Larry Hogan

Strong winds can create big waves, and that was the case this morning. but below the surface the diving was spectacular, with mild current and 200 foot visibility. Baby Barge, and its variety of marine life, was our first dive, and the marine life did not let us down! So many Hawaiin green sea turtles there today, and they were quite active, swimming around, over, and above us, which left us feeling like we were watching a turtle circus! quite a dive! 2nd jump was a drift of Fantasy Reef. waves were still big, but the current was perfect for a drift dive, and the viz was still 200 feet! more turtles, octopus, sharks, eels, frogfish, rock scorpion fish just to name a few. a world class drift dive! thanks to all for safe diving! larry, ashley, max, kendal

Baby barge 80 deep 200 viz 35 min

Fantasy reef 52 deep 200 viz 48 min

An Afternoon with Turtles.

November 12, 2015/in Uncategorized/by Jeremy Sanders-Lewis

Our afternoon took us to Anglers Reef (45ft) and KoKo Craters (37ft) to help one local soldier renew her commitment and service to our country. While down there we were visited by the ever present Hawaiian Green Sea turtles. Not a bad way to end the day.

Rocking Rescue Class!!

November 11, 2015/in Dive Reports, Diving Courses/by Mary Christensen

It was a hard but fun class….that is the way Rescue always is. Don was an Excellent student and really is a great student and a Fantastic PADI Rescue Diver. He listened and then acted on this making him one of the easiest students to have. Corrected things he didn’t get just right at first then perfecting his skill.

Our pool session went smoothly then we had the open water rescue dives. We always have to deal with what mother nature hands us on the ocean check out dives. Today was wind and waves…..I was impressed on how he carried over what he learned in the pool and with PADI E-Learning to our practical experience off the boat. Luke was our DMC, who helped with the class and also was a great victim.

My hat is off to both of you for excellent execution of the skills. Great Job both of you for your part in the class!!!

Sharks, Turtles, Monk Seals, oh my!

November 11, 2015/in Uncategorized/by Jeremy Sanders-Lewis

Today we decided to dive the LCU (90ft) and Fantasy Reef (55ft). It was an awesome day for diving that brought sharks, turtles, eagle rays, barracuda, and to save the best for last, the Hawaiian Monk Seal. Total chance and absolutely amazing.

1948 to 2015 Corsair 11/9

November 9, 2015/in Dive Reports/by Mary Christensen

The group was smaller today so our choice was the downed 1948 Corsair. Everything was perfect for the dive today, 100+ Viz, a little current at the top and blue skies. At the bottom there was very little current and a wide selection of reef fish, eels and even a big old lobster!! The garden eels off to the side doing their hypnotic dance in the sand. The dive was peaceful and amazing. Great time to let our photographers take pictures and really inspect the wreck.

Front view of Corsair

Top view of the wreck from 70 feet above it!

We opted to do Fantasy Reef as our second dive, what a relaxing drift dive there. The amazing huge green sea turtles were out and about for most of the dive. All of them so very interested in us and swimming around. We floated along taking in the sights, everyone with smiles. On the boat ride home we even got to see a Hawaiian Monk Seal!!! What a fun day!

Male Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle at Fantasy

Amazing Divers today: Lara, Pastor Tim, Dan, and Paul. DMC’s Steven, Luke and Tyler.

Dive Crew: Captain Joe, Dive Instructor Mary, DM Manny.

Sites: Corsair, max depth 107 feet, viz 100+, Fantasy Reef, max depth 56 feet, viz 80 feet.

Turtle Sunday

November 8, 2015/in Uncategorized/by Jeremy Sanders-Lewis

This afternoon’s dives were done at Koko Crater (38ft) and Turtle Canyon (40ft). We got a great chance to give a couple Discover Scuba Divers the opportunity to dive up close and personal with several Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles on their firsteam dives ever. Along with the turtles we got to see Scorpion Fish and a variety of eels.

Excellent Dives on LCU and Fantasy Reef 11/7

November 7, 2015/in Dive Reports, Diving Courses/by Mary Christensen

The skies were grey and the rain was falling but that did not put a damper on these divers day! By the time we made it to the LCU the sky was bluing and the divers were ready. There was a little chop in the top but we were greeted with just a slight current and over 100 foot of viz. This dive was filled with students training and divers just getting to explore. Much of the marine life we loved was there today including a white tip reef shark, eagle rays and millions of reef fish.

eagle ray at LCU

We got to celebrate a birthday on the boat today which is always a good time. Fantasy reef was our next location. As always there were to many turtles to count and today they seemed very interested in us. Many eels, nudi’s and again loads of fish. There was very little current for our drift dive which gave us loads of times to explore all the reef. The students completed their tasks and enjoyed the dives. What a great day.

Moray Eel

starfish

Hawaiian Hono “Green sea turtle”

Spotted Moray

Congratulations to our new PADI Advanced Open Water Student, Sarah, who also completed her PADI Enriched Air class today. Congratulations to Eric, Completing PADI Enriched Air and PADI Drift Diver Specialties. Congratulations to Jeff and Kristen for completing there PADI Boat Diver Specialties! You all did Amazing jobs today!

Fantastic Divers: Sarah (birthday girl),Stephen, Eric, Jeff, Kristen, Ian, Vince, Bradley, Dan, Jan, Diana, Nick, Phyllis, William B., Tina, and William M.

DMC’s: Steven, Tyler and Luke

Boat Staff: Captain Joe, Dive Instructor’s Mary and Davy, and Amazing boat Sprite Kelsey!

Dive Sites: LCU, Max Depth 90 feet, viz 100+, Fantasy Reef, Max Depth 56 ft, Viz 80

Best kind of diving day.

November 4, 2015/in Uncategorized/by Jeremy Sanders-Lewis

This morning we spent our time underwater at Baby Barge (90ft) and our drift dive at Keanu Reef (68ft). With over 100ft of viz at both sites the beautiful blue water gave opportunities to see the hawaiian green sea turtle, eels, and a rare sight of the tiny leaf scorion fish. A great day indeed.

FANTASY REEF IS A REAL TURTLE DIVE ! nov 2

November 3, 2015/in Dive Reports/by Larry Hogan

who doesn’t love turtles, and the bigger they are, the more we love them! and our 2nd dive today was a drift of spectacular Fantasy Reef, home of the giant Hawaii green sea turtle. If I was ever going to guarantee anything on a dive out here on Oahu’s south shore, it would be that “we will see huge green sea turtles at Fantasy!” and i would always be right, because I’ve never not seen them there. on some dives we may see up to 15, and they seem to enjoy cruising around when divers are in their neighborhood!! it was just a fantastic dive, as we also saw a frogfish, octopus, and a whitetip shark, as well as beautiful coral and loads of reef fish! first dive was baby barge, and we had a blast exploring the wreck and all the marine life surrounding it! thanks to all for safe diving, larry, captain joe

baby barge 82 ft 110 viz 35 min.

fantasy reef 52 ft 120 viz 49 min

PADI’s Newest Dive Master! Nov 1, 2015

November 1, 2015/in Dive Reports, Diving Courses/by Mary Christensen

I am pleased to present the newest PADI Dive Master from Island Divers, Stephen! He worked very hard to achieve this goal and very proud as an Instructor to welcome him into the professional dive community. Listening to all of the instructors at our shop, soaking in all we had to offer. Stephen, through everything showed he had what it takes to be here.

He is now moving on to our HSU (Honolulu Scuba University) program to become an instructor and well all wish him the best.

OUTSTANDING Job Stephen you have made your instructor very proud!