It was another sunny and fun-filled day on June the 3rd. We had a great group which consisted of certified divers, OW and AOW students, and also 1st timers (DSD’s)! With myself, Everett, and Carl as the instructors and Matt at the helm we set out for the bay. With the water temperature just right at 78 degrees we headed out to Koko Craters. Surface was a little choppy, but once we cleared that the visibility was incredible with hovering turtles, very gabby looking eels, big eyed pufferfish, and so much more right before our eyes. Our maximum depth was at 36 ft.

Once everyone exited the water we headed out to Turtle Canyons where again views with 50 ft. visibility got our attention and the sea life it had. With a maximum depth of 38 ft. trumpetfish, scorpion fish, star pillows, sea urchins, eels, and Hawaiian State fish were just a few of the many species we saw today.

Big shout out to Everett and Carl for helping me out with everyone. Congrats to OW and AOW students for advancing themselves in the great world of diving!

Like Father, like Son-in-law.
Mark did his refresher while Mickey tried diving for his very first time and did very well I might add.

What better thing to do then go diving to celebrate Memorial Day! That’s what 3 students and 4 certified divers, and another instructor (Bill) thought as well. With Captain Shiloh at the helm we made our way out into the gorgeous Maunalua Bay. I had wondered how things were going to be since the “King Tides” making their way here on the south shores of Oahu, but was pleasantly surprised with good visibility 50 ft. and not too much current on our first dive site, Koko Craters! The water temperature at 78 degrees made it comfortable as well. There at the site we saw many things such as eels, sea cucumbers, Hawaiian State fish ( Humuhumunukunukuapua), pufferfish, and not to mention the main attraction, the great sea turtles! They were everywhere!

After there we decided on our next destination, Angler’s Reef with a maximum depth of about 45 feet and, we made our way and hooked up to the mooring line. The visibility here was also around 50 ft. Upon descending there were plenty of sea life to see all along the top of the mini wall. We saw other things such as little and big eels, star pillows, nudibranchs, trumpetfish, pufferfish, and many other different forms of life.

Upon concluding this dive we had two more join our ranks of certified divers! Big shout out and congratulations to Melinda and Brandon upon completing their Open Water!

Big shoutout to Bill for helping me out today.

Beautiful water, nice breezes, and a very eager crew of certs, DSD’s, and students made for a very nice day out in the bay. Captian Shiloh, Instructors Carl, Evans, and myself got everyone ready and briefed. We started out on “Back Crater” of “Koko Craters”. Our max depth there was 36 ft with a mild current, but visibility there was great! We saw quite a few things such as turtles, scorpion fish, trumpetfish, and even a fallen statue of a guard. All in all it was a great dive.

Next we headed off to our next dive site which was “Turtle Canyons” which also had good visibility and similiar conditions like the first. Reaching a max depth of around 36 ft. we were able to explore up and down a group of fingered reefs and saw eels, nudibranchs, pufferfish, and many other different types of marine life. We had good groups which allowed all of us to have plenty of time underwater which again made for an amazing afternoon.