We began our day with pre dive preparation on the dock, everyone setting up gear and double checking the function of the gear. We got underway at 12:45, briefing skills and site plan on the way out to our first site Koko Craters a great site for the open water training. Once we arrived I jumped in to tie off the boat when I came back on everyone was all geared up and buddy checks done so we got right in the water at 13:00. We did a fabulous first dive starting out at Little Buddha and making it all the way to Back crater enjoying the company of sleepy one of the seven dwarfs. Our open water divers were some of the most comfortable and efficient divers I have had the pleasure of diving with, thank you for that. Performing skills with ease of that of an advanced diver, after 30 minutes of exploring the crater and doing skills we ended our first dive. After debriefing and congratulating the divers accomplishments we made our way to Anglers’ where we did a current check and determined the current was too strong to tie up. I decided that all the divers were comfortable enough to drift the site, once everyone was ready and buddy checks were done. We were dropped on the far west end of Anglers’ drifting the entire reef in 30 minutes, with the pleasure of a mass yellow margin moray and some extremely colorful cushion stars. Congratulations to PADI’s newest open water diver Phil and to Carl who did his first dives in the open ocean. After inflating my surface marker buoy we did our 3 minute safety stop and then ascended together for the amazing Captain Joe and fresh crew Erika to pick us up as one big group. Thanks for keeping us safe Joe and Erika, and thank you for following my briefings to the smallest details gentleman, it was a pleasure diving with you all today and I hope you come back again. Aloha.

Using the lines, Good job guys

Deflate descent exhale

snorkel, regulator exchange

Drift diving anglers

Thanks for picking us up Captain Joe and crew Erika

Weather Conditions: Light trade winds, 2 to 4 foot seas
Dive Sites: Koko Crater, Anglers’ Reef
Dive Conditions: Koko Craters; max depth 37 ft, 30 minute, water temp 76 f, slight east current. Anglers’ Reef; max depth 47 ft,  30 minutes, water temp 76 f, east current.
Marine life observed: Green sea turtles, Yellow margin moray, Spanish dancer eggs, and cushion star.
Staff: Captain Joe, Crew: Erika, Instructor: Maxine

Thursday morning dives with Luca, Dave, and Ken were very tight.  After dropping on LCU with little to no current it was impossible not to notice this dynamic duo.  See Video Clip Below!  Cigar wrasse and Blue Goat fish were as tight as any buddy team I’ve ever seen.  It made me wonder what makes these animals choose a certain fish over another? I know this wrasse is buddying up with the goat fish for the goat fish’s foraging abilities, but the goat fish hardly forages in this video! It seems to be enjoy the company more than anything.  Whatever goes on in those fishy minds, I’d love to know.
We hit of fantasy reef for the second dive and our club member Dave Sanchez got to come face to…tail with a white tip reef shark in the middle of a swim through. Exciting! This shark clearly got startled from it’s nap and couldn’t wait for us to scram. One things for sure after today’s dives, we aren’t the only ones who like to cruise around underwater with our buddies.

Safe Diving,

Davy

Turtle Times

Spaghetti Worms

puffer fish @ Fantasy

Weather Condition: Windy, sunny and chilly on the surface after the dives

Dive Site: LCU and Fantasy Reef

Dive Conditions: Small East North East Current

Marine Life: Sharks! Three of them total

Staff: Captain Kendal, Davy, Bodhi, Crew Mia

It was a super-glide day today as conditions were perfect for diving, including a nice current which we used as a drift on our last dive at Turtle Canyons, gliding over hard corals, several turtles, octopus, eels large and small, and lots of reef fish. viz was 120+, and the water was warm!  Danny and Martie are long time Harley riders, and they gave me some great advice on cruisers.  This was also their first time on an ocean dive, having recently gotten certified deep inland.  you never know what to expect from new divers, but i figured, if they can ride a big bike safely, they can dive safely too.  which they did, once we got our weights sorted out!  great job you two! also out was Dr. DJ and son Jack, working toward their Advanced cert.  they were real comfortable underwater, and were fantastic to dive with.  Doc also cheerfully answered all my medical questions!  🙂 Jack looks older than his 14 years, and dives that way also!  Kokos Craters was our first dive, with a few million turtles!  it is one of the best and easiest spots for turtles in Oahu scuba diving! thanks to all, particularly Max, the greatest crew person who ever lived.

Dr. DJ and Jack