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Hi there! We've got 7 spots open for a 4 day liveaboard experience with Truth Aquatics out of Santa Barbara, California.
The boat boards at 8pm on August 8th and sails around 4am on the 9th.
California scuba diving in the kelp forests around the Channel Islands is a unique and different experience for divers more accustomed to tropical waters. Diving in kelp is similar to a walk in a lush forest of trees with these plants growing to heights of more than 120 feet. Giant kelp helps support this rare aquatic ecosystem, providing domicile for more than 800 species of marine life.
The rocks are covered with brightly colored bouquets of anemones, starfish, and garlands of hydrocoral, sponges, and sea fans. Moray eels, octopus, abalone, rock scallops, California spiny lobsters, and a host of other sea creatures inhabit rock fissures and crevices. Divers may chance upon giant black sea bass weighing in at 500 pounds, or halibut, lingcod, vermilion rockfish, calico bass, bat rays and more. Friendly seals and sea lions pay visits to divers to show off their graceful swimming abilities. Migrating gray whales, blue whales, hump back whales, and schools of dolphins, are familiar sightings during daylight channel crossings.
Water temperature can vary up to 15 degrees from the Northern and Southern ends of the island chain with an average of 50-60°F in winter and 60-70°F in summer. Visibility can range from 40 to 100 feet and on rare occasions sometimes even up to 150 feet.
Here's the nitty gritty:
INCLUDED - Accommodations (single or double bunk style beds), all meals, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages are included. Air fills are also included; Nitrox is available for a fee.
NOT INCLUDED - Alcoholic beverages are not available; however you may bring your own. Transportation to and from Santa Barbara, California.
HOW MUCH? - $750
https://youtu.be/G_mkw4J-14s Here's a video from our adventure last year.
Please message me for more info or to get a spot! Thank you!
The boat boards at 8pm on August 8th and sails around 4am on the 9th.
California scuba diving in the kelp forests around the Channel Islands is a unique and different experience for divers more accustomed to tropical waters. Diving in kelp is similar to a walk in a lush forest of trees with these plants growing to heights of more than 120 feet. Giant kelp helps support this rare aquatic ecosystem, providing domicile for more than 800 species of marine life.
The rocks are covered with brightly colored bouquets of anemones, starfish, and garlands of hydrocoral, sponges, and sea fans. Moray eels, octopus, abalone, rock scallops, California spiny lobsters, and a host of other sea creatures inhabit rock fissures and crevices. Divers may chance upon giant black sea bass weighing in at 500 pounds, or halibut, lingcod, vermilion rockfish, calico bass, bat rays and more. Friendly seals and sea lions pay visits to divers to show off their graceful swimming abilities. Migrating gray whales, blue whales, hump back whales, and schools of dolphins, are familiar sightings during daylight channel crossings.
Water temperature can vary up to 15 degrees from the Northern and Southern ends of the island chain with an average of 50-60°F in winter and 60-70°F in summer. Visibility can range from 40 to 100 feet and on rare occasions sometimes even up to 150 feet.
Here's the nitty gritty:
INCLUDED - Accommodations (single or double bunk style beds), all meals, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages are included. Air fills are also included; Nitrox is available for a fee.
NOT INCLUDED - Alcoholic beverages are not available; however you may bring your own. Transportation to and from Santa Barbara, California.
HOW MUCH? - $750
https://youtu.be/G_mkw4J-14s Here's a video from our adventure last year.
Please message me for more info or to get a spot! Thank you!
