4 dives, San Juans March 26-27th, 2011

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4 dives, San Juans March 26-27th, 2011

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Plan:
Saturday March 26th
Drive up to Anacortes
Slack before ebb at 8:55 on Skyline Wall
Splash 8:30, exit 9:30

Lunch then get in ferry line
Take 1:25 ferry Anacortes-Friday Harbor arrive 2:30
Splash about 3:30 in Smallpox Bay, scooter out around point or just swim the rocks.
Exit about 4:30
Check into motel (have not looked into this yet) & dinner

I cannot see the Spring ferry schedule yet so don't know the timing for arriving Sunday AM.

Sunday 27th
Nak Nek charter
1st dive on Long Island Wall wind/weather permitting. There's a mild +0.7 flood in the AM. Probably splash around 10:30ish
2nd dive at Kurt/Peggy's discretion

Evening ferry back to Anacortes.

Skyline Wall is awesome to swim or scooter. Doubles of 32% if scootering, single of air/EAN32 if you're swimming.

Smallpox Bay is protected from current, more life just outside the bay but there's a -1.7 ebb most of the afternoon so I think outside the bay will be limited to scooter divers.

Long Island Wall is the best of the best. A near sheer wall with some overhangs from 0ft down to 170ft+. Suitable for 32%, 25/25, or 21/35 divers. You don't want air - not enough bottom time to do it justice. Superb scootering and vis is generally good this far away from rivers on a slight flood.

Charter costs $850 and will be split up to 12 ways. Max load is 14 but with doubles and scooters we need to bring a few less people. If we have 12 its $71pp. If we have a few less the price will rise slightly.

There are a variety of motels near the ferry and downtown Friday Harbor ~$60 to $200 or so. Here are some links:
http://www.naknekcharters.com/accommodations

Motel is currently on your own. Depending on what I find for myself and Melody over the next week of so I will send some suggestions.

If you want to go I need $71 per diver by February 1, 2011. You can paypal me (add any fees) or send me a check.

Cancelled due to lack of interest Now git back to Cove2 for practice!
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Re: 4 dives, San Juans March 26-27th, 2011

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Once Again I am in. Unless I can find a scooter. It sounds like all the dives are do-able without a scoot, maybe just more enjoyable with one on, especially on skyline wall. Is that accurate?
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Re: 4 dives, San Juans March 26-27th, 2011

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I'm going to try to pull this trip together. I'll let you know By the end of the Month.
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Re: 4 dives, San Juans March 26-27th, 2011

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Bump,
Scooters not mandatory, just more fun with them :) Austin you have borrowed Barb's long enough, time to take the plunge for a refurbished X...
Everyone's got another few weeks to get more $$ to me. I have the deposit down on my personal CC so if we don't get minimum 9 I will have to cancel.
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Re: 4 dives, San Juans March 26-27th, 2011

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You gotta pick weekends when I'm in town! ;)

That weekend it appears I will be busy with a rather unusual girl's weekend/week where we will be spending vast quantities of times staring at wet rocks.

Still would like to join at some point!
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Re: 4 dives, San Juans March 26-27th, 2011

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seainggreen wrote:You gotta pick weekends when I'm in town! ;)
Yeah, I was stuck between crappy tides for "destination" dives and the boat being booked. "Some people" (or shops etc) have actually booked charters on good/better tide weekends 4 or sometimes as many as 8 months ahead. While I know what I'm personally doing as far out as August... For private-ish, book-the-whole-boat charters like this, its tough getting people to think far enough ahead. :queenliz:
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