Farnsworth Banks are a series of underwater sea-mounts about 1-2 miles off the shore of Catalina. They are a relatively famous dive site in Southern California but are a bit "out of the way" since they are on the backside of Catalina and about mid-way which means you need to go all the way around [...]
Category: Sealife
Corsair Photogrammetry Model (Point Loma — 120 fsw)
Snapper Spawning (Palau — 95 fsw)
As they say, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." We had reserved a 2-3 day window to dive the USS Perry which is the pinnacle of wreck diving in Palau. Unfortunately, the wind and weather were not cooperating so we considered a few other options (BTW, the team eventually was able to dive the [...]
Hustler & The Crabs (Point Loma, CA — 220 fsw)
Background Sounds like a band name, doesn't it? It somewhat reminds me of that 80's band "Hootie & the Blowfish." People often think that diving new targets is sexy and exciting and always results in finding a cool new WW II era airplane. Well, it isn't always that easy and this is a short tale [...]
IJN Iro (Palau — 120 fsw)
Palau Reefs & Walls
Palau has some fantastic reefs and walls. Below are some of the sites I visited during my Mar/Apr 2022 trip to Palau. One of the great aspects of Palau diving is that there is something for everyone, including wrecks, caves, shallow reefs, steep walls and a wide variety of sea life. This is a long [...]
Temple of Doom (Palau — 110 fsw)
Chandelier Cave (Palau — 35-60 fsw)
Chandelier Cave is an interesting dive that is located very close to the dive shops in Koror, Palau. The entrance is a small opening that is only about 10 feet from the surface of the water in an unassuming location along the shore near where boats are moored. Entrance to Chandelier Cave The cave consists [...]
Trip Report : Palau Wrecks, Caves & Reefs
Intro It has been a little over two years since my last big, international dive trip (Grand Cayman for a KISS Crossover Course and some deep wall diving in Feb 2020). I had originally planned to dive only wrecks in Palau but I have the opportunity to return in August for "once-in-a-lifetime" rebreather speciality wreck [...]