My first day of the year diving. Today went with Michael Murphy to our fun Point Lobos dive today, there was sunshine, large wave, lots of people, and harbor...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Jan 2, 2012 4:22 am
... Getting the new year off to a good start, I launched at the Breakwater with Adm. Linda. The die-hards were there: John, Jeff, Carol and Larry. It was...
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John Yasaki
jkyas
Jan 2, 2012 8:20 am
Happy New Year, divers (and non-diving dive groupies that may have signed up, I guess.) 2 dives: A spot near the Drop (which is a bit SE of Aumentos, as I...
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css277
Jan 2, 2012 1:52 pm
Hello fellow divers. Dive buddy of mine just told me about this group and suggested I post my tanks for sale here. They are set of Low Pressure 85's set up as...
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Marty Overson
m3overson@...
Jan 2, 2012 1:52 pm
Nice pictures Chuck, Question: do you over weight yourself negative to be able to take those macro shots? Marty ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Jan 2, 2012 2:03 pm
Negative: NO WAY! Neutral is the way to go. When you get on the bottom you just stir it up ("self-induced backscatter) Chuck Tribolet ...
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Carol Cohn
ccohn2000
Jan 2, 2012 4:11 pm
Larry and I dove Saturday and Sunday. The weather Saturday was lots windier than yesterday. Dan B, and Dionna were with us for the first dive Saturday. Due...
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John Yasaki
jkyas
Jan 2, 2012 5:16 pm
... Just at the start of the ascent I saw a large electric ray swimming towards us on the bottom. I pointed it out to Larry and dropped back down to look. It...
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ken@...
artfxsf
Jan 2, 2012 10:32 pm
'Just at the start of the ascent I saw a large electric ray swimming towards us on the bottom. I pointed it out to Larry and dropped back down to look. It was...
... No fog all day. I don't think I saw a swell over about 3.5 feet all day. Launched at the Breakwater with Adm. Linda. Things looked good so we headed...
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Larry
lmcgmc
Jan 3, 2012 5:56 am
I was 20 feet off the bottom when Carol pointed it out, and showing 1 minute no deco time. Carol had 2 minutes. She went down to about 10 feet closer and...
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Brian
brian_handly
Jan 3, 2012 5:11 pm
Has anyone spotting any significant numbers of migrating Grey whales yet ? I'm trying to get some friend out into the waters of Monterey (non-divers), figure...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Jan 3, 2012 5:36 pm
We saw ten whales yesterday. The migration will build until midmonth then drop off rapidly. I'd recommend Sea Wolf II or Princess Monterey. Check sea...
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Cricket Limes
cjshepard180
Jan 3, 2012 5:57 pm
I've been spotting whales on my Thursday walks the last few weeks. Â They make for a wonderful distraction from my writing. lol Shameful!! Cricket ...
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Royston Nguyen
roy_j_nguyen
Jan 3, 2012 9:07 pm
Hi, I forgot to mention that Michael and I found an SMB and the spool at Point Lobos in Whaler's Cove. If you want it back, please tell me what size is the...
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bcorreiar
Jan 3, 2012 9:59 pm
I walked the trails at Lobos with non-diver company Sunday. We saw a pod of grey whales off the point in the late morning. Brian Correiar brianc...
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Mike Boom
secotioid
Jan 4, 2012 2:21 am
No, not a real entanglement at the meeting, but a presentation by Kathi Koontz discussing how the National Marine Fisheries Service's whale entanglement team...
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Royston Nguyen
roy_j_nguyen
Jan 4, 2012 4:32 am
Hi everybody, Got bored while wanting for the sermon during a funeral and found this game. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jaws-revenge/id456273368?mt=8 ...
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Barbara J Dwyer
hlthcom
Jan 4, 2012 6:17 am
A hundred thousand blessings on Kathi (and team's) heads! Barbara ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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gra_94545
Jan 5, 2012 12:29 am
I sent a PM to Mike regarding this post, but here's a public follow-up. This has been a quiet year for me, owing to being broke. But occasionally, totally...
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Mike Boom
secotioid
Jan 5, 2012 1:18 am
Somehow I missed Guy's private message regarding Michael Palin as the president of the Royal Geographic Society, but it tickles me tremendously. It also takes...
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John Yasaki
jkyas
Jan 5, 2012 1:27 am
... I remember that he got to fight a giant penguin, which is an aquatic marine bird, so making this thread once again on topic. <<<<<<<<<<<< Penguin, or...
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ken@...
artfxsf
Jan 5, 2012 4:53 am
Okay. Since map geeks are running amok, I would like to insert this link to Scandinavian humor forwarded by our expat brother, Curtis (exiled to the far...
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Barbara J Dwyer
hlthcom
Jan 5, 2012 4:55 am
Talk about distorted perception. But a cyclone will do that. <from Yucatan, clear blue cave water and sunny skies> Barbara ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Janna
nwscubamom
Jan 5, 2012 5:56 am
Getting to the point where you'd like to put a name to the face of all those fish you see on your dives? Join us online for a series of free Fishinars - short,...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Jan 5, 2012 4:09 pm
Uh, where? Chuck Tribolet http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/triblet/ Silicon Valley: STILL the best day job in the world....
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John Yasaki
jkyas
Jan 5, 2012 4:29 pm
... Getting to the point where you'd like to put a name to the face of all those fish you see on your dives? <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Reminds me of a time...
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John Yasaki
jkyas
Jan 5, 2012 5:10 pm
British survey of hydrothermal vents near Antarctica: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_bas/news/news_story.php?id=1688...
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Robert L. Millner
olauswormius
Jan 5, 2012 6:28 pm
Nine Inch Nails, "The Greater Good" is particularly good for SCUBA diving. Breathe... us in Slowly... Slowly.. Skinny Puppy is not recommended, and there are...
