Semi-Local Dive Boat: Coronados Islands! 3 Tanks!
Details
This is a one-day boat journey filled with good fun and rad diving!
$95.01 (trip cost) + $25 (Mexican visa)= $120.01.
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The Coronados have fun stuff to see!
This will be a three-tank, no-profit day trip aboard the MV Humboldt. The boat is roomy, the crew is competent & friendly, and the food is tasty!
The Humboldt provides Steel 85 LP tanks and weights. THESE HAVE DIFFERENT WEIGHTING REQUIREMENTS THAN AL 80s. (You can bring your own tank and weights if you choose.) Nitrox available, but must be asked for (and procured) at the office. (No nitrox compressor onboard the boat.) You provide all other gear. If you don't have a buddy you may team up with another single on the boat.
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IMPORTANT: If you bring your own tank, make sure it is full upon arrival at the dock. The boat will NOT be filling tanks before departure or on the way there. Werd!
IMPORTANT: All passengers are required to have a valid form of ID. Valid forms of ID are:
• Drivers License
• Passport
• A Government Issued ID
The boat provides food and drink between dives.
COST: $120.01
DIVE SITES: (nothing guaranteed)
Pukey Point: Just around the corner from the more often-dove Lobster Shack. PP offers startling, grand cliff-scapes that look fairly alien when viewed in good vis. (Subject to currents and conditions more than the other sites.
Keyhole: Fun swim through when the surge is down. Lots of structure.
Lobster Shack: Long bereft of lobsters, this site has... PLAYFUL SEA LIONS!
BOARDING TIME: 7 am. Please don't be late. (Earlier is good.)
DEPARTURE: Boat leaves soon after boarding.
BACK HOME: Around 5:00 pm or so.
PARKING: There is free parking on the street outside the Waterhorse office. (Don't park inside the lot.)
To make reservations:
• Simply RSVP here (first) then pay via the Paypal interface that pops up. (Safe and secure... I've used it for years.)
• During the RSVP/Paypal process, a question will pop up about whether you intend to bring your own tank or not. PLEASE ANSWER IT AS THE BOAT HAS REQUESTED THIS INFO.
• Send Capt Gregg a quick email, to info@waterhorse.com, with your full name and the date of this trip (Jan 26). He needs this for the visa request.
BOARDING: After signing in at the office, EXPEDITIOUSLY assemble your gear on the boat (keep dive boxes/bags OUT OF the walkways), and then make room for others. Large boxes and bags may be stored on the second level. Small drybags can be stored in the v-berth. Keep bags OFF the bench seats. (Those are for people.)
SKILLS: Current possible. A strong skill-set at any level will allow you to perform these dives safely, but stay within that same skill-set and comfort level.
The Ten Commandments of RSVPing: Click for the 411 (https://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/messages/boards/thread/6564706)
REFUNDS: If you back out less than 96 hours before departure (or "no call, no show") you are on the hook for the money. No refund. (To back out fully you must cancel your RSVP here and request a Paypal refund.) If you back out less than one week before the boat leaves you will be refunded half your boat fee*. 8+ days= full refund*. (*All refunds subject to a .31 Paypal fee and 9% admin fee (https://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/messages/boards/thread/32049962).)
Cancelling an Event: When and why Power Scuba might do it it (https://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/messages/boards/thread/20706002)
Dive Boat Tipping Guidelines: Tipping Info & Advice here (https://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/messages/boards/thread/21783462/)
Pointers:
• BRING YOUR CERT CARD and ID.
• Hydrate really well.
• Take Bonine if you think you're at all inclined toward seasickness.
• Eat a decent, non-greasy breakfast.
• Bring something to keep you warm between dives (overcoat, boat jacket, etc).
• Bring a torch for peering into nooks and crannies.
• End your dive close to the boat (unless you enjoy long surface swims).
• ALWAYS bring your dive essentials: A safety sausage, knife, and whistle (at a minimum)!
• Don't forget to tip the boat crew if they do a good job for you. This one's just as important as any other point in this list. The DM is there for your safety. Take care of him/her!
Boat Etiquette Reminder:
• Don't be late.
• Space is limited on a boat. Stow all your gear where directed to by crew.
• Keep gear out of the walk-way, damnit.
• Put your fins on at drop-in point (not forward and then flip flop over people's feet and gear).
• Don't rinse your mask or other gear in the CAMERA BUCKET!
• Don't clog up the marine head with Baby Ruth bars, tampons, or similar.
• If you have to throw up, do it downwind (leeward), NOT IN THE HEAD.
• If you have to cancel, do it well before the cutoff time so Bill has a chance to sell your seat.
Join us as we say hello to an old friend... The Coronados Islands!
-Bill (Supreme Benchwarmer)
ADMIN STUFF YOU MUST READ:
The Virtual Donation Jar (https://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/messages/boards/thread/9702303) is always out (for the Meetup site costs and general fund). It's strictly voluntary, but is very much appreciated and needed: Click here for the (https://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/messages/boards/thread/9702303) DONATION JAR (https://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/messages/boards/thread/9702303)
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If you have not submitted a Liability Release for Power Scuba, please follow this link to the file, print, sign, and bring to the event along with your C-Card (scuba certification card). You need to do this at least once a year: Liability Release and Assumption of Risk (http://files.meetup.com/1307107/New_Liability_Release.doc)
You must also read this: Disclaimer and Clarification... AKA Terms of Service...AKA Terms and Conditions (https://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/messages/boards/thread/5914647)
Anyone with a medical condition possibly counter-indicitive to diving must have a doctors signature on a diving waiver form and submit signed form to Bill Powers (or an organizer) before they may attend any Power Scuba event. YOU MAY NOT ATTEND AN EVENT WITH AN UNDISCLOSED MEDICAL CONDITION. Doing so is grounds for expulsion from the group. Here is our medical statement: Medical Statement (http://files.meetup.com/1307107/Medical%20Statement%20and%20Questionnaire.pdf) Therein you'll find a Doctor Waiver form as well.
Attending any scuba event Power Scuba facilitates constitutes attendee's affirmation they are medically fit to dive, certified to dive by a nationally-recognized agency, have the necessary skill & training level for the dive being offered, have read the Terms and Conditions, and have submitted a signed Liability Release to an organizer.
Important Note: It is not the organizer's role to lead your dive (or to wait for you after you come out of the water). He/she merely facilitates you getting to the pre-dive meeting location. The Organizer will not assign you a buddy nor will he/she be leading the dive as a "group dive". Visibility and liability do not allow for that. Nor will the Organizer tell you whether you are skilled enough to make any particular dive. That is for you (only) to decide. When you enter the water, you (and your buddy) are on your own. You must plan and execute your dive with your dive buddy only. Once members arrive at the meeting spot, the Organizer becomes simply another diver.
For Boat Dives: Any overage (usually less than $50) resulting from our local dive boat trips is put into a dedicated Group Boat Fund. This allows us to make up the difference if we don't completely fill up a future boat charter. No other use is made of this money.
Power Scuba bears no responsibility or liability for a member's loss (gas, airfare, hotel fees, etc) in the event of a cancelled event.
Your participation constitutes your affirmation you agree to these above rules and disclaimers.... and that your buddy(s) (if applicable) has read and agrees to the same.