Uncategorized Parks in the Sea, Part 2: Crown Jewels in California’s Underwater Kingdom In the first installment of this article we highlighted the south coast and California Channel Islands offshore and helped make…Dale ShecklerNovember 27, 2018
Uncategorized A Good Site, By Any Name: Three Fingers Reef, 7-Fathom Reef or Tower Reef Currents are the lifeblood of any healthy reef system, especially in California. In a current, the leading edge of the…Dale ShecklerNovember 10, 2018
Uncategorized Parks in the Sea Part 1: Crown Jewels in California’s Underwater Kingdom A glass globe of the earth sitting in sand of a beach with waves crashing in the background. It is…Dale ShecklerNovember 5, 2018
Uncategorized An Underwater Safari: Exploring Africa Cove When we boarded the Sundiver Express we were headed for Catalina Island, but when we reached our dive site, the…Dale ShecklerOctober 10, 2018
Uncategorized A Coastal Kelp Diving Excursion: Leo Carillo State Beach There is nothing quite as peaceful and refreshing as a glide through a wonderful kelp forest to forget about the…Dale ShecklerSeptember 15, 2018
Dive Tips Salty Talk: A Diver’s Guide to Seas and Oceans and Bays and Such Archipelago. I love that word. While it can mean any group of islands close to each other I frequently hear…Dale ShecklerSeptember 14, 2018
Uncategorized The Jewel of Emerald Bay: Indian Rock My buddy and I became separated. We could not see each other. Although the water clarity was upward of 50…Dale ShecklerAugust 2, 2018
Uncategorized Diving Anacapa’s “Coral Reef” When you think of coral reefs, chances are you think of underwater scenery featuring bright colors. Our waters are a…Dale ShecklerJuly 2, 2018
Uncategorized For Sea Fan Fans: Catalina’s Stony Point I’m a big fan of sea fans. If you’re like me, you’ll enjoy diving Catalina’s Stony Point, because it’s adorned…Dale ShecklerJune 5, 2018
Uncategorized Visiting a Friend Off Anacapa’s West End: Say Hello to Larry the Lingcod As we were anchoring off the far west end of Anacapa, I half-jokingly pointed down toward the water and said,…Dale ShecklerApril 5, 2018