Channel Islands Boats?

sharkbaitDAN · Apr 12, 2005

Any boats people would recommend for one or two days of diving in the Channel Islands? I have a week with nothing to do before I graduate in May and move back to Chicago. This will be my last time to dive in SoCal for a while, so I want to do something special. Not too concerned with cost at this point, though that may change. Thanks in advance for any insights.

headhunter · Apr 13, 2005

Alex,

I moved your thread out to the main forum for more visibility to see if we can get some answers for you.

Christian

colonelchuck · Apr 13, 2005

The standard answer is Truth Aquatics. I have made two trips on the Truth and can recommend the diving. Living conditions are pretty basic, but you can dive, dive, dive. One of their three boats was stolen and now in dry dock. Don't know what that had done to availability.

http://www.truthaquatics.com/aboutus.htm

limeyx · Apr 13, 2005

colonelchuck:
The standard answer is Truth Aquatics. I have made two trips on the Truth and can recommend the diving. Living conditions are pretty basic, but you can dive, dive, dive. One of their three boats was stolen and now in dry dock. Don't know what that had done to availability.

http://www.truthaquatics.com/aboutus.htm

I'm booked on them for a trip on may 1st out to some wrecks. On the vision i think (was supposed to be Conception but that's the one that's stolen)

I will let you know.

The others that have been recommended to me are Spectre and Peace but I have not been on either

rickyd · Apr 13, 2005

The Peace out of Ventura is a great boat; dive it often. Was on the Vision a few weeks ago, and also had a great trip. Can't go wrong on either of these.

Al Mialkovsky · Apr 13, 2005

Our shop does two trips a year and we use truth aquatics. Shop or not if they didn't do a great job I wouldn't go with them.

Some of our customers went on the Encore and hated them.

sharkbaitDAN · Apr 14, 2005

Thanks for moving the thread, and thanks for the replies, I will check out those boats. I'm hoping to get a few students at the colleges to come with me, since most have not done any local boat diving.

EricJ · Apr 23, 2005

The Spectre and The Peace, out of Ventura, have some great week day rates. $75 for three dives off of Anacapa, air fills, and a barbecue lunch.

You said you're not too concerned with price, so let me tell you the best part: It's NEVER been crowded when I've gone on a week day.

Most boats going out on the weekend are filled to or nearly to capacity.

Check them out at Cal Boat Diving

I also like Truth Aquatics.

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