Pioneering. Trailblazing. Iconic. Legendary. These aren’t easy adjectives to live up to, but by all accounts, the diving industry’s Chuck…
Cathryn Castle GarciaFebruary 20, 2023
Eighty years after it was deployed during the last half of World War II as a lifesaver for troops and…
Karen StrausAugust 1, 2022
Walking into Dottie Frazier’s home was like entering a museum: the walls and surfaces filled with framed awards and certificates,…
Karen StrausMay 1, 2022
California divers are lucky that giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), the largest kelp in the world, grows off our coast. With…
Bonnie J. CardoneMarch 13, 2020
This is the last of three articles on how to identify whales commonly seen off the California coast. Humpbacks were…
Bonnie J. CardoneMarch 9, 2020
In this issue of California Diving News, we say farewell to one of our own, CDN’s longtime contributing editor Bonnie…
Cathryn Castle GarciaMarch 8, 2020
Divers are familiar with bubbles, so the underwater arch at Anacapa Island should not be such a big surprise to…
Dale & Kim ShecklerMarch 4, 2020
Monastery Beach in Carmel is home to two rather different dive sites. The North end of Monastery Beach has relatively…
Bruce SudweeksMarch 3, 2020
San Carlos Beach has got to be the most versatile dive site in the Monterey area. The dive site located…
Bruce SudweeksJanuary 31, 2020
