Ismus Reef, Catalina
Off of the “Mr. C” Dive Boat

Dove with Nick

In With: 2700 psi
Out With: 900 psi
Max depth: 85 feet
Waves: Some chop
Visibility: 20-30 feet
Water Temperature: Cool, cold thermal cline at depth
Total Bottom Time: About 45 minutes

The Divevets chartered this boat and cut everyone a deal on this trip – $57.

Nick’s mask broke and was going to cancel the dive until I reminded him of Ed’s old saying, “just keep going on;” He fixed it with a tie wrap.

I jumped off the boat with my snorkel in my mouth.

I floated on the surface for a few minutes waiting for Nick.

This is the same spot we went lobster hunting last year.

This is the typical Catalina environment – it stays shallow most of the time, but we followed a part that brought us down to 85 feet – and a really cold thermocline.

Nick didn’t take many pictures; I looked for lobsters and ended up finding a light mounted lobster gauge.

That’s good because I forgot mine.

I have no idea how someone could have lost it without noticing.

We found the boat after peaking on the surface once; we were the last two divers out of the water.

Veteran’s Park
Redondo Beach, CA

Solo Diving

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 500 psi
Max depth: 105 feet
Waves: 1-3 feet, easy
Visibility: 10-20 feet
Water Temperature: I’m guessing 58 degrees Fahrenheit with no thermalcline.
Total Bottom Time: About 35 minutes

After stopping by Long Point and seeing the conditions – and other divers leaving, I headed over to Redondo Beach.

It was relatively flat with a few nuisance waves.

A lot of students were there as usual.

I walked in to the water and put my fins on.

I submerged to 15 feet or so and the headed West.

I saw – sand, silt an occasional other diver, small fish, small crabs, etc.

If you read what I wrote on my previous dives at Redondo, it was pretty much the same.

I slowly went down the shelf and slowly swam to 105 feet.

105 feet felt good.

No back pain; as Ed would put it, “a massage.”

I swam back up and rested a good 15 minutes above the shelf as a safety stop.

I came ashore without incident.

Dry Suit Greg and Dennis G were diving here, too.