Long Point, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
(aka The Old Marineland)

Solo Diving

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 500 psi
Max depth: 40 feet or so
Waves: 1-2 feet
Visibility: 15-20 feet
Water Temperature: cool
Total Bottom Time: 60 minutes

I arrived around 8:30 AM; Dennis, Al and a whole group of people were there.

The Point looked a little rough as the waves came in from the West.

I went off The Cove and swam to the East.

I came across a lobster under a rock; I tipped it over to grab the lobster, but it did a disappearing act – it just vanished.

Directly out from a rock that I have named “friendship rock” is an old pier foundation.

I waited in 15 feet of water for my dive to be 60 minutes long.

I exited without incident.

I got hassled filling my yellow Aluminum tank at pacific Wilderness.

Apparently, it’s made from an Aluminum that has been known to explode while refilling.

I had to pay extra for them to do a “visual plus” inspection.

Long Point, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
(aka The Old Marineland)

Solo Diving

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 500 psi
Max depth: 45 feet
Waves: 1-3 feet
Visibility: 10-15 feet
Water Temperature: Getting cold
Total Bottom Time: 50 minutes

I arrived around 8:45 AM; they had apparently unlocked the gates at 8:00 AM, so there were no reports on the vis.

The Point looked really rough, so I decided to go out of The Cove.

The visibility wasn’t bad, about 10 feet, maybe up to 15 feet in some places.

I didn’t see any lobster, but I did run across the abandoned lobster trap that I’ve mentioned before.

Someone had opened it and taken the door off.

There seems to be more fish lately.

There’s nothing else to report.

This was a typical long Point dive.