It was raining a bit as we left the Hawaii Kai marina for our morning dive on the Sea Fox. No worries, it didn’t bring our divers down, we were more then excited to jump into some awesome visibility!

We jumped into the water at our first site, which we decided would be the Corsair. We were a bit concerned about the conditions, seeing that we were having rather large surface swells. Not problems, however, despite a bit of current, visibility looked fantastic!

The plane was teeming with marine life as always, from schools of fish to the ever-famous garden eels that surround this shipwreck. Divers got a chance to check out all different kinds of eels and starfish that were grazing the bottom of Maunalua Bay.

After about 22minutes or so, divers made their way back up the line to again board the boat. The currents had changed quite a bit while we were below and doing our safety stop was a bit of a challenge. None the less, divers were fantastic and made their was back aboard the Sea Fox with no problems.

At our second site, we decided that with the conditions, it was best to check out some of the shallower reefs in the area. We headed over to drift Angler’s Reef and came across some fantastic conditions.

There was so many fish lining the reef’s edge today! From the ever present squirrelfish to the morrish idols.

We really enjoyed swimming through the schools of fish and examining the ledge to see what sort of creatures were housed within. We even came across this huge trident snail!

Of course we had the green sea turtle enjoying the warm waters this morning, he was in his usual spot taking a nap and watched the group as we passed by.

One of my favorite things about this site is the abundance of scorpionfish. There a bit difficult to spot, but they reside all along this reef.

We drifted just over a quarter mile before we made our way back to the surface. I would say that we had a rather enjoyable morning, despite some of the conditions that we had to deal with. Well done divers! Hope to see you out on the boats again soon!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Joe (captain) Kelsey (crew)

CONDTIONS: Strong Koko Head Current (E), light rain, 89*F air, 81*F water

DIVE PROFILES: Corsair: 107ft max depth, 22min dive time, 100+ft visibility

Anglers: 44ft max depth, 29min dive time, 90+ft visibility

MARINE LIFE: trumpetfish, Moorish idol, moray eel, sea turtle, starfish, squirrelfish, trident snail, scorpionfish, sea cucumber, triggerfish

trade winds are back!  and the sea was calm when we headed out to the Landing Craft Unit (LCU) to see some sharks!! current was strong, and we had to use the lines to save air, but it was great because the frogfish was sitting right at the bottom of the down line!  otherwise we might have missed him!!  under the wreck were 3 large whitetip sharks catching a snooze.  they woke up, did a few circles and settled down again.  back on top of the wreck an adult eagle ray cruised right up to us and we headed for the line.  out today was old friend Pam Holt, an incredible singer and movie/TV actress, plus jazmine, restauranteur in Seattle, and Chris, who just returned from a medical mission to North Korea!  he is part of a team of surgeons that perform serious operations for people in areas with no medical options, for free!  similar to Doctors Without Borders!  great stuff and great divers!  2nd jump was Fantasy Reef and we had a blast, seeing turtles, octopus, eels, scorpion fish, barracuda, and lots of reef fish!  thanks to all for safe diving,  larry and kendal

LCU  90 ft  33 minutes  90 viz

Fantasy Reef  53 ft  44 minutes  120 viz

We were greeted with another wonderful day of diving in Oahu. A small group of divers aboard the afternoon Sea Fox made for an awesome dive trip. We decided that our first stop would be at Turtle Canyons, which had fantastic visibility!

The coral formations at this site house some awesome marine life. It is different each time you dive this site because there is always so much to see.

As long as you keep your eyes open and are looking in all the right places, you will soon discover all the fun things to see. Today we spotted octopus, eels, starfish, and tons of fish!

At our second site, we decided that with such a great group of divers that we would give Spitting Caves a go. It was a great way for some of our students to finish up their Open Water certification dives.

Of course we saw tons of fish and had a great time exploring each of the caves that line the southeastern point of the island. It was an odd situation when halfway through the dive, the currents changed a bit. We still had an easy time navigating the site, and we couldn’t have asked for better visibility!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Larry (instructor) Kendal (captain)

CONDITIONS: 93*F, Sunny, Slight Breeze, Strong swells, Koko Head Current, 82*F water temp

DIVE PROFILE: Turtle Canyon: 36min dive time, 38ft max depth

Spitting Caves: 29min dive time, 50ft max depth

MARINE LIFE: turtles, eels, octopus, starfish,

We were greeted by calm waters today! Jumping in at each site was such a treat, we had almost no currents on all three of our Sunday dives. A great group of divers came out to see what was happing on the southside of Oahu.

Dropping in at our first site, LCU, we were welcomed by two white-tipped reef sharks, one of which was 6+ft long! They have been hanging around the past few days and we were lucky enough to spot some today!

There we schools of fish surrounding the wreck as well. Its always fun to check under each of the concrete blocks and see what is hiding beneath. Today we saw tons of squirrelfish. On the way back up, some of the divers were lucky enough to spot a baby eagle ray that had a wingspan of 1ft! So cute!

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We had a nice surface interval on our way to the second site over in Waikiki. We sure spent a lot of time on the bow enjoying the warm sunshine.

Dropping down onto the YO257 was a really fantastic experience today. We had almost no current and visibility was fantastic! Many of the divers made their way over to the San Pedro, which is just a short swim away.

Exploring the deck of this wreck is a lot of fun because there are so many things to see and a lot of swimthroughs to enjoy.

Exploring the bridge is my favorite, with the stairs and cabin housing many different species of fish. There were some rather large ahi swimming inside today, and we got to check them out as we made our way back to the boat.

Coming back from the Waikiki area, we enjoyed a nice lunch with sandwiches, brie, hummus, and fresh pineapple. It was a great way to recharge for our final dive.

We drifted Spitting Caves for our last site, and divers not only got great visibility, but experienced the marine life at its best. We collected a lot of debris from this beautiful site today, including 10+lbs of fishing weights, soda cans, and even a fishing pole! It was great to have such awesome divers help cleanup some of our most treasured reefs!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Joe (captain) Lauren (crew)

CONDITIONS: 90-100ft visibility, Sunny, 90*F air temp, 83*F water temp, Diamondhead current

DIVE PROFILES: LCU: 92ft max depth, 38min bottom time

YO257: 100ft max depth, 36min bottom time

Spitting Caves: 55ft max depth, 28min bottom time

MARINE LIFE: baby spotted eagle ray, sharks, frogfish, turtle