bkotheimer
Contributor
I have a mid-sized power boat based in MDR that I would love to start using for diving, but it's by no means Catalina-ready (or even Anacapa-ready). Although I've now done 1 (yeah 1) beach dive and plan to do more, I really appreciate the ease and immediacy of boat diving, and I'd like to do it close to home.
So I'm wondering if there are any near-shore sites between, say, Leo Carillo and Old Marineland that are boat-friendly. These could be shore dive sites that are also approachable from off-shore, or they could be sites only accessible by boat (or maybe kayak). My point is, I don't want to just pull up outside Vets and drop anchor or stake any new territory, anything like that. I want to go somewhere that boat diving is already established and accepted.
Any tips on this would be greatly appreciated. I have one buddy and one non-diving boat operator anxiously waiting with me to do this.
So I'm wondering if there are any near-shore sites between, say, Leo Carillo and Old Marineland that are boat-friendly. These could be shore dive sites that are also approachable from off-shore, or they could be sites only accessible by boat (or maybe kayak). My point is, I don't want to just pull up outside Vets and drop anchor or stake any new territory, anything like that. I want to go somewhere that boat diving is already established and accepted.
Any tips on this would be greatly appreciated. I have one buddy and one non-diving boat operator anxiously waiting with me to do this.