San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
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San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
I've reserved Deep Sea Charter for Sunday, August 1. The planned dives are Peapod Rocks and Lummi Island ... two awesome dive sites.
Drop me a PM if you'd like to go. Cost is $80 per diver.
It'd be neat to make it a "club dive" ...
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Drop me a PM if you'd like to go. Cost is $80 per diver.
It'd be neat to make it a "club dive" ...
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Sorry Bob, I've got a date with Mariette that day. :luv:
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
It sounds really tempting...Once again the major hurdle is the cost...I will have a financial meeting with Sam and let you know as soon as possible.Grateful Diver wrote:I've reserved Deep Sea Charter for Sunday, August 1. The planned dives are Peapod Rocks and Lummi Island ... two awesome dive sites.
Drop me a PM if you'd like to go. Cost is $80 per diver.
It'd be neat to make it a "club dive" ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Sounds great, how early would one have to get up on a Sunday morning to go on this? Does it require taking a ferry to the San Juans or does it depart from Anacortes (or something similar)?
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Departs from Anacortes (Cap Sante Marina).
It typically takes me between 1.5 and 2 hours from Federal Way.
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It typically takes me between 1.5 and 2 hours from Federal Way.
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
I hope I'm not just being dense and missing it above, but, what time does it depart Anacortes?
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Actually, I'm the one being dense ... I never asked Capt. Mark when we were leaving. I just put in a query. Looking at the tide chart I'd guess it'd be a morning departure, so plan on somewhere in the 8 to 9 AM time frame ... but I'll post for sure when he gets back to me.
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Grateful Diver wrote:I've reserved Deep Sea Charter for Sunday, August 1. The planned dives are Peapod Rocks and Lummi Island ... two awesome dive sites.
Drop me a PM if you'd like to go. Cost is $80 per diver.
It'd be neat to make it a "club dive" ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
I had my very first boat dive experience with Deep Sea Charters. They ruined me forever.... in a good way! They take really good care of thier custermers.
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Boarding time is 8:30 AM ... the boat will leave the dock around 9 AM in order to catch the mellowest currents for the dives.
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Did you fill the boat yet???
Kirsten
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Nope ... got at least two more spots available ...Scubak wrote:Did you fill the boat yet???
Kirsten
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Talked to the 'bread maker' and...the budget for the boat dive did not pass. I don't blame him lately due to my carelessness I lost a chunk of money...
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
I'd be glad to join, but August 1 is already booked in my calendar. Have fun!
Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Bob,
PM sent.
PM sent.
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
... and then there were eight ... two spots remaining ...
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Bob and everyone else,
Nice meeting you! That was some pretty fun drift diving!
Jonathan
Nice meeting you! That was some pretty fun drift diving!
Jonathan
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Glad you had a good time. Between the weather, current, and vis it wasn't exactly what I had hoped for, but it was a good dose of PNW diving.
Very unfortunate about the lost cameras ...
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Very unfortunate about the lost cameras ...
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Lost cameras? What happened?Grateful Diver wrote:Glad you had a good time. Between the weather, current, and vis it wasn't exactly what I had hoped for, but it was a good dose of PNW diving.
Very unfortunate about the lost cameras ...
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Yeah....a lost camera would be bad enough....but "lost cameras"???? That's plural and a lot larger disaster for someone.
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Yup ... one person lost their camera and strobe on the first dive ... thought he had it clipped off until he reached for it and it wasn't there. Unfortunately, it was a bit of a drift dive, and although he looked for it, didn't find it.John Rawlings wrote:Yeah....a lost camera would be bad enough....but "lost cameras"???? That's plural and a lot larger disaster for someone.
Second dive, someone else dropped a very expensive SLR, housing, focus light and dual strobes (about $6K setup) right after entering the water ... in a pretty stiff current on a fairly steep wall. No chance to find it.
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Oh, man....that ROYALLY bites!
I feel so badly for both of them.
I feel so badly for both of them.
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
I sympathize with those divers because recently I have lost stuff worth some money not in the 1,000s though. It is extremely frustrating. However let's put things in prospective. Luckily they did not get hurt.John Rawlings wrote:Oh, man....that ROYALLY bites!
I feel so badly for both of them.
Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Oh, man, that wasn't Lundy's camera setup, was it? Ouch! Hope whoever it was was fully insured, but even insurance doesn't make the hurt whole. Unless, of course, someone was looking to upgrade anyway . . . ![:) :)](./images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Re: San Juans boat charter - Sunday, August 1
Wasn't Lundy, but it was a setup almost exactly like his (same camera and strobes) ... and he said the equipment was insured. He was more bummed about the fact that he'd found what he described as the biggest cockerell's dorid he'd ever seen on the first dive, and thought he had some great shots ... those weren't insured ...LCF wrote:Oh, man, that wasn't Lundy's camera setup, was it? Ouch! Hope whoever it was was fully insured, but even insurance doesn't make the hurt whole. Unless, of course, someone was looking to upgrade anyway . . .
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