Bnboly and I went Jun 15th, trying to do the 11:30 AM slack. We went in early, surface swam ALL THE WAY to the farthest buoy. We were separated by 30' or so during the surface swim, so we didn't talk on the way out. Upon arriving at the buoy Bill tells me he has a leak in his boot.
Now what? We're a good 300 yards from the entry, so Bill decides we should go for it anyway. We drop, and I keep a careful eye on Bill as we head southWEST a little from the buoy. There was north flowing current at the surface, but none to speak of when hit the bottom in about 25 fsw. Viz is less than 10', HUGE, closely placed PNW "snot globules" are the order of the day.
Really nasty...I keep waiting & watching for the rock trail as we moved deeper... nothing. Ran into a tire pile - supposedly the only one left. Then another. And another. And keep following them deeper. I check with Bill at 60 fsw. He motions that his dry suit is half full of water. :angry:
Oy... We turn and start heading shallower and back toward the entry, figuring that we'll at least run into some of the rocks on the way back. Nope.
We get shallower and shallower, and about 30 minutes later it becomes obvious that we have done a 300 yard surface swim, started a dive, and somehow managed to take the ONLY route through the entire reef that would manage to MISS the entire structure!? 
I don't think I could do that again if that was my intention. The last 15 minutes were spent returning to shore in about 15fsw, then a 100 yd. walk back into shore.I almost don't want to record my survey. I just will make sure and put "sandy bottom" instead of "artificial reef" for the surveyed area. We did see a small skate on the way back in, and a rather lost looking Penpoint gunnel out in the middle of the sand desert looking vaguely dazed and confused. Of course I didn't get a picture of either.
OK, rant off. After dumping gallons of water out of poor Bill's suit, and a leisurely gear rinse in the very nice shower and facilities at Saltwater St. Park, I really do want to come back and do this dive. It was a beautiful day, we had a safe dive in spite of equipment issues, and it was fun being out and about. Maybe next time I'll actually find the reef.
I'll remember it well when my feet are damp and I'm complaining......
we used the map. Never underestimate my ability to screw up directions. 
