Another day of clear waters on the southside of Oahu. The visibility was awesome on both of our dives aboard the Sea Fox this afternoon. We had a group of both certified and non certified divers that joined us in the warm waters.

The schools of fish were very active today on the reef, one of my personal favorites, the Moorish idol, was around all parts of the reef. They tend to hang out in smaller schools and can be found on all parts of the Koko Crater site.

The current picked up a bit towards Koko Head and divers had a nice easy swim back to the boat. We enjoyed a nice surface interval with snacks before we made our way to the second site.

At Turtle Canyons, we spotted a lot of octopus hanging out in the little holes along the corals. They came in all different sizes and divers had fin time looking for them throughout the dive.

Theres always so many different things to see at this site, we came across turtles and eagle rays and of course many schools of fish. We spotted all different kinds of eels, including the viper eel that is very prominent at this site.

Thanks to all who came out today, we hope to see you again soon on the boat!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Larry (instructor) Danny (crew) Joe (captain)

CONDTIONS: 90*F air, 83*F water, strong Koko Head current (E), 90 ft visibility

DIVE PROFILES: Koko Crater: 40ft max depth, 32min dive time

Turtle Canyon: 35min dive time, 38ft max depth

MARINE LIFE: sea turtle, viper eel, eagle ray, Moorish idol, brittle seastar

It was an amazing morning on the Sea Hound for the advanced charter today.  There was a bit of a current today as we tried for the Corsair so we changed to the LCU for the first dive and it was a great choice.  There was great viz and we had a nice dive around the site.  There were 5 white tip reef sharks hiding out under the wreck and a large school of goatfish swimming near by.  It was a great dive but soon it was time to head to the second dive site.

For the second dive we drifted Sea Cave and again had some wonderful viz and a great dive.  As we entered the cave there were 3 white tip reef sharks hiding out.  It was a bit stirred up inside the cave so we exited and cruised along the wall.  There were reef fish everywhere with schools of milletseed butterflyfish and damsel fish swimming about the rocks.  We found a few eels and a large octopus hiding in the coral.  As we were coming to the end of the dive we found a couple sea turtle hanging out in the current. It was a truly wonderful morning.

More great weather for a dive aboard the Sea Hound this afternoon. We were joined by some divemaster candidates that were working on their mapping project, but other than that we had a small group of experienced divers.

At Koko’s, we dropped into some mild currents that really picked up as the dive went on. It proved to be  a challenge swimming back to the boat when we turned the dive.

We did come across a lot of cool things, like this school of goatfish. Theres always such a variety of things to see at this site. It was great visibility as well.

For our second dive, we chose to drift from Anglers to Secret, since the current picked up so much. This proved to be a good choice. Divers got to enjoy a nice relaxing dive along the reef.

As usual, we came across many different kinds of eels along the ledge and were down for quite some time. I even started to get a bit chilly towards the end!

Thanks for coming out this afternoon everyone! Its great spending time with experiences divers!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Kellan (captain)

CONDTIONS: Koko Head Current (E), 90*F, 83*F water, Sunny

DIVE PROFILES: Koko Crater: 40ft max depth, 32min bottom time, 90ft visibility

Angler’s Drift: 45ft max depth, 52min bottom time, 80ft visibiloity

MARINE LIFE: octopus, moray eels, goatfish, urchins, triggerfish, boxfish, butterflyfish

Another great day for diving today in Oahu! We had a full boat today and it made for an exciting day out on the water. We decided that a boat full of certified divers and students that we would tie off at Fantasy Reef and do a double dive, to maximize our experience.

After a short briefing from the instructors, divers separated into appropriate groups and made their way to the reef.

Divers spotted many different kinds of marine life today, from white tipped reef sharks to huge green sea turtles.

After spending a half hour or so on the sea floor we made our way back onto the boat and enjoyed some light snacks and great conversation before we headed back into the water for our second dive.

It started to rain lightly as we hopped in again, but the conditions stayed rather good for the second part of the dives.

We enjoyed the swimthroughs and the massive schools of fish that inhabit the reef. There was tons of sea stars, from the large crown of thorns to the puffy pincushion.

We came across scorpion fish and eels and many other kinds of marine life today. With such great visibility, it was hard not to see so many cool things!

Once again we made our way back onto the boat and headed back into the marina with a group of new PADI certified divers! Congrats guys!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Matt (instructor) Josh (instructor) Joe (captain) Greg (crew)

CONDITIONS: 93*F, Sunny with light rain, Diamondhead current, 83*F water

DIVE PROFILES: Fantasy (1): 57ft max depth, 26min bottom time, 100+ft visibility

Fantasy (2): 55ft max depth, 44min bottom time, 80+ft visibility

MARINE LIFE: white tipped reef shark, sea turtle, crown of thorns, goat fish, viper eel, tang