Dive Report: ‘Lazy Days’ Wreck/’Broomtail Reef’
Dive #1 :
Date: 10–4–09
Time: 11:49 am
Dive Length: 53 mins
Max Depth: 89 ft
Viz: 50 ft. vertical [no joke!] 30 ft. horizontal
Mix: 32% [Ahhh….Nitrox again!]
Marine Life Observed: Male and female Sheephead, Blacksmith, various species of Rockfish, Black Surfperch, Rubberlip Surfperch, Senoritas, Spiny Lobster, CA and Warty Sea Cucumbers, Brown and Red Gorgonians, Macrocystis and Elkhorn Kelp, Spanish Shawls, Hermissendas, Porter’s Chromodorid, Yellow Sponges, Orange Sponges [ISIFS: I’m Sure I’m Forgetting Something….]
Photos: awaiting upload by Scott McGee…….stand-by……..
Highlights:
— spectacular 40–50 vertical visibility, 30 ft. horizontal viz, with shafts of sunlight poring between the fronds of kelp, creating a ‘heavenly’ vision underwater….
— lots of marine life
— Scott and Barb had a ‘target rich’ environment, as far as marine life to photograph and video
— I had fun exploring the ‘Lazy Days’ wreck and then rejoined Scott and Barb up a bit higher on the upper part of the reef, where the rest of the wreck lies…
— certainly it was some of the best diving conditions I have seen in nearly 10 years of diving in Pt Loma…..nearly tropical in its beauty.
Dive #2:
Location: ‘Broomtail Reef’, about 100 ft. East of ‘Lazy Days’
Time: 2:28 pm
Dive Length: 52 mins
Max Depth: 58 ft.
Viz: 8–12 ft.
Mix: 32%
Marine Life Observed: male and female Sheephead, Senoritas, Surfperch, Calico Bass, Spiny Lobster, Keyhole Limpets, Brown Gorgonians, Macrocystis…..
Highlights:
— the visibility on this dive was not nearly as spectacular, dropping down to around 2 meters on average on Broomtail, only a few hundred yards away
— nonetheless, we were able to locate a large ‘mushroom structure’ and Barb and Scott were able to amuse themselves taking video and photographs in that area…
— the return to the boat was fun, making our way through extremely thick kelp which completely surrounded the boat, making getting back on the boat a challenge…I had to remove my BC and tank, climb up the ladder and haul it back onto the boat by hand.
But, all in all, a great day of diving!
