When asked by out-of-towners who have never dived California waters where to begin, one of my favorite answers is the…
Dale & Kim ShecklerApril 7, 2024
Monastery Beach in Carmel is home to two rather different dive sites. The North end of Monastery Beach has relatively…
Bruce SudweeksMarch 3, 2020
Wiping the sleep from my eyes, I saw that our dive boat had reached the backside of Santa Rosa, the…
Dale & Kim ShecklerJanuary 25, 2020
It was a strange sensation. It was like one minute we were diving the far reaches of the Northern Channel…
Dale & Kim ShecklerDecember 6, 2019
It was 1977 when avid diver, career scientist and intrepid explorer Dr. Robert Schmieder spotted Cordell Bank on a nautical…
Mark YoungNovember 17, 2019
What makes a great dive site? Clear water? Varied topography? Lots of fish? Colorful invertebrates? While most great dive sites…
Bruce WatkinsNovember 9, 2019
When the crowds of summer have gone, divers can safely get into nooks, crannies and reefs of Isthmus Cove that…
Dale & Kim ShecklerNovember 7, 2019
Just the name Goldfish Bowl makes you think of a fun, cute dive site. And it is. But there is…
Dale & Kim ShecklerOctober 8, 2019
On a good day in Monterey many boat divers hope their captains head south to Carmel Bay. While Carmel does…
Bruce WatkinsOctober 5, 2019
