High Education – and Entertainment – at Hopkins Reef Have you ever thought about diving in a school? No, I’m not talking about being one with the fishes. I’m…Bruce WatkinsJanuary 23, 2017
Carmel’s Butterfly House Beach The Monterey and Carmel Bays have a great number of fantastic beach dives. However, most divers tend to visit the…Bruce WatkinsAugust 10, 2016
A Cavern in Carmel Bay: Brian’s Crack We divers are nothing if we are not explorers. No matter if we are looking for that long lost sunken…Bruce WatkinsJune 10, 2016
The Island that Isn’t: Monterey’s Shale Island Each weekend hundreds of student divers fill the parking lots adjacent the Monterey Breakwater. While the diving at the Breakwater…Bruce WatkinsMay 11, 2016
Monterey Bay’s Aumentos Reef While beach diving is certainly a lot of fun, the dive sites with better visibility and more marine life must…Bruce WatkinsMarch 13, 2016
Carmel Bay’s Fire Rock: A Perfect Wintertime Dive ‘When El Niño-driven winter storms hit the California Coast it is best to view the ocean from a long, safe…Bruce WatkinsJanuary 13, 2016
Getting Serious at Monterey’s Seriously Reef I was out on a dive charter in September and the captain asked me where I wanted to dive. Of…Bruce WatkinsDecember 8, 2015
Lovers Point East Side Lovers Point offers one of the most comfortable and underappreciated dives in the Monterey Bay Area. In the early days…Bruce WatkinsNovember 24, 2015
Monterey Bay’s Eric’s Pinnacle The greater Monterey Bay Area has a large number of "named" dive sites; and there is often an entertaining story…Bruce WatkinsOctober 14, 2015
Monterey’s MacAfee Pinnacle Some dives are challenging and require advanced divers to utilize all their skills to enjoy the dive. Other dives are…Bruce WatkinsSeptember 10, 2015