April 30, 2011 - BEGG ROCK / SAN NICHOLAS ON THE PEACE The plan is to board on Friday night, April 29h after 8:00pm with the Peace departing at midnight for Begg Rock. Captain Eric and crew will do their best to get us to Begg Rock for some awesome diving with us finishing the trip at San Nick before heading home. Nitrox is available (extra) on this trip and the cost without Nitrox will be $150.00 for a 4 dive trip including all meals. This trip is organized by Ken Kollwitz of Channel Islands Dive Adventures (805) 469-7288. Book online at http://channelislandsdiveadventures.com/.
May 8, 2011 SANTA BARBARA ISLAND AND SEALION DIVES ON THE SAND DOLLAR This trip boards 9 PM the night before and departs 1 am May 8th. Destination will be Santa Barbra Island on the east side in the sanctuary where typically female and pups sea lions are found. They love to rush at you, turning away at the last possible instance and blowing bubbles. They also like to dive bomb human bubble blowers on the bottom. This will be a trip to remember! Reservations: Book online at http://www.ecodivecenter.com/ or call 310-398-5759 (If you register online you will receive a free 10 air fill card). No Open Water students allowed even with an instructor and no spear guns are allowed. $169.00 / 3 Dives, snacks, tanks, air-fills, and drinks. Nitrox available for extra charge.
June 11, 2011 WRECKS OF THE OLMPIC II AND THE AVALON FROM THE PACIFIC STAR Diving the Olympic ll can be a fun dive with good conditions or challenging with poor conditions. Olympic ll is an iron-hulled three-masted sailing ship and she sunk on the morning of September 4, 1940. She sits on her starboard side in 100 feet of water and is relatively intact with the bow standing some 30 feet off the bottom. The Avalon is a triple-deck, twin-screw passenger carrying ship which sunk on July 18, 1960 and now sits at 70’ deep about a mile off shore. Now the Avalon is more of a debris field and can provide excellent close-up photography and sightseeing. Reservations: This trip is organized by Ken Kollwitz of Channel Islands Dive Adventures (805) 469-7288. Book online at http://channelislandsdiveadventures.com/. price is $125 for 3 dives and includes meals, snacks and air fills (Nitrox available at extra charge).
July 24, 2011 THE DEEP HOLE AREA OF VENTURA COUNTYT ON THE RAPTOR This dive can be very exciting as it is not a place where many divers get to dive. The plan is to board the Raptor at 7:00am Saturday morning and depart at 8:00am for a nice ride to the Deep Hole area of Ventura County located about 20 miles south of Ventura Harbor and ½-1 mile offshore. We will be doing all 3 dives in the same general area with us getting back to the dock about 4:00pm. The 1st dive will be about 50’-80’ deep and the 2nd and 3rd dives will be about 40’-60’ deep. The Deep Hole area is large and very dramatic and is comprised of large boulders, small rock piles, walls and pinnacles along with beautiful kelp forests, sea fans, bat rays and more. There are deeper sites such as Sea Fans, Deep Hole, Painted Rocks and Sweet Spot and there is a shallow (40’-60’) spot called “The Ring” with its rocky reef and kelp forest that can rival any spot on the islands on a good day. The depths range from 40’-100’ with visibility from 20’-60’. Reservations: This trip is organized by Ken Kollwitz of Channel Islands Dive Adventures (805) 469-7288. Book online at http://channelislandsdiveadventures.com/. price is $130 for 3 dives and includes meals, snacks and tanks (Nitrox available at extra charge at the dock only).
August 6, 2011 PLANE WRCK OF THE TBM AVENGER OFF ANACAPA AND THE WRECK OF THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA OFF SANTA CRUZ FROM THE RAPTOR The Avenger is a WWII Navy torpedo bomber that was on a training mission in the early 50’s along with 4 other planes. It hit another plane in formation while on a training mission and they both crashed. The Spirit of America (Peacock) is a WWII Minesweeper that had a lot of mystery surrounding her when she sunk in the 70’s. Reservations: This trip is organized by Ken Kollwitz of Channel Islands Dive Adventures (805) 469-7288. Book online at http://channelislandsdiveadventures.com/. price is $125 for 3 dives and includes meals, snacks and tanks (Nitrox available at extra charge at the dock only).
September 2, 2011 SAN MIGUEL ISLAND ON A TRUTH AQUATICS BOAT We will meet at the Santa Barbara Harbor on Friday night 9/2, boarding after 8pm. Fall asleep with the Truth departing at 4am, September 3. The boat will return on Monday (Labor Day) about 5pm. On the Labor Day trip, divers have the unique opportunity to explore the pinnacles of San Miguel Island. The beginning of September is the best time to be at San Miguel, which see strong winds and swell during much of the year. This rarely visited island is loaded with color: anemones, crabs, nudibranchs covering every inch of wall with a rainbow. Great for macro-photography. Nutrient rich waters bathing this island bring BIG fish: halibut, bugs, redfish, wolf eels, lingcod. The precipitous geology at Boomerang, Skyscrapers, Richardson’s and Wilson’s Rock will blow you away. The island also hosts pristine shallow reefs hosting an incredibly diverse collection of sea life. Night dives are delightful; octopi roam the reefs and bioluminescent zooplankton flash colors to silhouette the diver. Other destinations may include Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Islands. Reservations: Costs is $550 and a $250 deposit reserves your space. Final payment is due one month prior to departure. No refunds within four weeks of departure. Package price is subject to change. Please make checks payable to: Worldwide Diving Adventures 1150 Whitewater Cove Santa Cruz, CA 95062 OFFICE PHONE: (831) 464-1527