CA Diver:
It is 7 per day, but you can not count Friday, as the season does not open until 12:01 am on Saturday. Most of the boats are rather liberal and will count the boat total for all days and make sure that there is not more than 7 per diver per day. I am not saying that I agree or disagree with this, just the way it generally seems to work. I am usually one of the ones with less than the maximum. Please post after the trip and let us know how the banks were for diving and for hunting.
Date: October 01, 2005
Dive Location: Cortez Banks
Time: 9:30 AM
Bottom Time:
Max Depth:
Vis:
Wave height: Oh My GOD!!!
Temp at depth: 52
Surface Temp: probably in the mid 60's
Tide information: Rising.
Gas mix: nitrox 36%
Comments: no way am i going in there!!!
Got out there about 9-9:30 approx. 5-7 other boats in the area, surge at 40ft. was 30-40ft. Dive master called off dive. Got to see some huge breakers though - surfing side of me was like get me a board!!!
Date: October 01, 2005
Dive Location: Church Rock, Catalina
Time: 7:30 PM
Bottom Time:30
Max Depth:59
Vis: 40-50
Wave height: nil
Temp at depth: 64
Surface Temp: probably in the mid 60's
Tide information:
Gas mix: nitrox 36%
Comments: first night dives, yea!
stunning! I was too caught up in gazing at the kelp in the night than looking for bugs.
2nd. dive was basically the same. Dove with a great guy I met on the boat - where's Casey? No one was really catching any bugs. As I was getting on the boat - a pod of dolphins, about 7-9, swam by and played a little bit 20-30ft from the boat. that was too cool.
Date: October 02, 2005
Dive Location: Long Point, Catalina
Time: 9:00, 10:30, 1:15
Bottom Time:30
Max Depth:64, 45, 89
Vis: 40-50
Wave height: nil
Temp at depth:
Surface Temp: 65, 75, 79
Tide information:
Gas mix: Air 21%
Comments: bug hunting for real
Perfect conditions - some bugs on the first two dives, mostly juvies - a couple of decent size ones but too far back in their holes to get to and did not want to break off the antennaes. last dive of the day was awesome - 89ft. lots of bugs, still didnt catch any but it was cool - saw my first shark, about a 2 foot horn shark, caught a octo, well he happened to be in a shell I was going to get for my aquarium, he was very cool - before anybody says anything, I tossed him back. Good weekend all together.
Kevin