Autumn in the AM
Mar
19
2010

Dive No.: 1999 Dive Site: Hawaii Loa, Oahu, Hawaii Max Depth: 45ft/13m Total Time: 36 mins Air: 200bar – 120 bar Mix: EANx36 Tank: 80cu Weight: 8lbs Visibility: 40ft/12m Water: 73F/23C Exposure: rash guard, 5mm full wet suit (busted zipper), 3mm shorty, 3mm skull cap Comments: Autumn had just arrived in Oahu after a long series of flights from Haiti. I had been roped into working the morning charter. Nothing like a 5am start time to say “aloha!” Conditions were choppy as a fierce tradewinde pressed down on Koko Marina. The air was Hawaiian cold (65F/18C) and the water wasn’t much warmer (73F/23C). We dropped anchor and explored the crater rims of Hawaii Loa. There was a nice diversity of » read more «

Divelog #1979
Feb
7
2010

Dive No.: 1979 Dive Site: Mahi Shipwreck, Oahu, Hawaii Max Depth: 85ft/26m Total Time: 42mins Air: 200bar – 110 bar Mix: EANx36 Tank: 80cu Weight: 8lbs Visibility: 60ft/18m Water: 75F/24C Exposure: Rash Guard, 5mm full wet suit, 3mm skull cap Comments: 180ft shipwreck sunk in the 1980s with very good coral growth. Wreck structure is unstable and swimthrus are discouraged. Two squadrons of eagle rays, first a pair, next a trio, swam around the wreck. An imperial nudibranch (found only in Hawaii) fell from the wreck and landed on my slates. It hung around for about five minutes, slowly inching up my arm while my buddy snapped photos. Several extremely long fairy nudibranches inched along the wreck, their vibrant blue » read more «

Divelog #1977
Feb
7
2010

Dive No.: 1977 Dive Site: Kaiser Reef, Oahu, Hawaii Max Depth: 40ft/12m Total Time: 51mins Air: 200bar – 110 bar Mix: air Tank: 63cu Weight: 8lbs Visibility: 40ft/12m Water: 75F/24C Exposure: Rash Guard, 5mm full wet suit, 3mm skull cap Comments: Gentle shallow reef dive. Lots of nudibranches. White tip shark. Octopus. Loads of eels, including a few very big morays. Scorpionfish.