On Thursday, Kenn, Steve, I took a mid week day for a UTD Stage Mini. For technical diving, the use of deco bottle or stage bottle is a necessary skill. The UTD Stage Mini allows one to learn how to use a deco bottle in a workshop format. The day consists of lecture, equipment review, [...]
Pictures from the UTD Essentials scuba diving class in Monterey, CA this past weekend. Find more photos like this on Unified Team Diving
This past Friday, we ran into Andrew Reilly. Andrew was in Northern California to photograph a wedding and was spending his morning hiking Pt. Lobos. As we were gearing up, Andrew took some amazing photos of us and our scuba gear. Andrew’s photoblog with scuba diver pictures.
Received an email from Ben that he had Wednesday off and wanted to do something different. He’s been trying to get a group of us to dive California’s north coast, but most of his requests have fallen on deaf ears. Since I have always been interested in the rugged Sonoma coast, I thought that Wednesday [...]
Met up with Erik and Elissa to dive Pt. Lobos. Our initial plan was to do two dives, first one to Granite Point wall and the second dive passed Lone Metridium. The goal was to get the team familiar with the major navigational landmarks. After meeting Matt and Leah in the parking lot, we revised [...]
AG and I meet up to dive The Road at Pt. Lobos in Carmel. As we roll into Carmel, Monastery welcomes us with mirror flatness. We dove together on Tuesday, and visibility was at best 20′. Today, we hope for better conditions, receive it. At the Three Sisters, visibility is easily 40′ if not more. [...]
Tuesday morning, I’m at the computer (surprise, surprise) and I get an early email from Kenn looking to dive. Sure I had errands to run, a bathroom to demo, and dinner plans in the evening, but who am I to resist? Turned out to be a spectacular day of diving. Topside was sunny and cool, [...]
This past Sunday, first hand reports and the swell models kept us home. On Monday, MAV was visiting Monterey for the first time so we scheduled to dive together. I crossed my fingers as the Monday and Tuesday swell reports where not spectacular. They were a significant improvement over the weekend though. Monday, June 22nd. [...]
Maui holds a special place in our heart as it was the place of our first scuba “a-ha” moment. Five years ago, as we drifted weightlessly around the back wall of Molokini, both Elissa and I knew that scuba diving was for us. As a shake down dive, we chose Ulua Beach on the recommendations [...]
This past week has been spectacular. The cold upwelling has provided us a week of great visibility. At deeper depths, viz is easily 60+. The original plan was to dive with Mike G and help him sort his gear. Unfortunately for Mike, Dan showed up with his small inflatable and promised Great Pinnacle. How can [...]