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

Dove with Nick

In With: 3200 psi
Out With: 1000 psi
Max depth: 40 feet
Waves: 1 foot, insignificant
Visibility: 10 feet
Water Temperature: Cold in some places
Total Bottom Time: 45 minutes

Nick is back for the three day weekend from working contract in Cleveland.

I brought my spear gun and hoped to go off The Point, however Nick hurt his ankle, so we went out of the cove.

Nick hurts his ankle quite a bit, and probably for the only reason that he’s so tall.

I think my spare air broke – I can’t seem to fill it.

I filled it, couldn’t get the canister off my tank and think I broke a seal or something when I removed it.

I heard a big, bang! and hiss!

All the air leaked out.

There’s no fish off the cove; all the spear fishermen go off the Point.

The waves were so flat, this would have been the perfect time!

We entered the water and swam out; we submerged at ten minutes to 10 AM.

Visibility was ten feet.

We toured our traditional route off of Pigeon Shit Cave; Nick followed behind me and my spear gun.

We came across the abandoned lobster trap that I have mentioned in previous dives.

The water was cold in some spots.

We surfaced East and rode a current back to our exit spot fairly quickly.

Dennis and Al were in the parking lot; so were Reyna and a Pacific Wilderness diving instructor – I don’t know his name, but I have seen him around many times.

I didn’t see any fish worth shooting!

I will definitely try The Point the next time, if it’s doable.

We exited with no problems as it was extremely flat.