Dive Review of Spectre/Cal Boat Diving in
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Spectre/Cal Boat Diving, Aug, 2002, by Greg Swager, NM, USA . Report 165.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Website: [calboatdiving.com link]. Best spotlight of dive- playing with California sea lion. Spectre is one-day dive (3 in weekdays & 4 on weekends). For those who do multi-days dive, spend the night in bunk is welcome and free! Weather- cloudy and cool breeze. Sea kelps, lobsters, urchins, varities of starfishes, galbraldi, California sea lion, horn shark, sea grass, turban snails, varities of school fish (one of species is being studied by university with purple stick near the fin), scallops, anemone, elegant eolid, CA sea hare, rockfish, goby, sea bass, sting rays, etc. Boat has charcoal grill for lunch. It's the best lunch that divers really enjoyed! Recommend to explore harbor village for overnighters. Parking is ample due to early am departure (7 to 8 am). Dive center has rental gears and equipment is ready on boat for rentees. No pick-up or drop-off rental gears. Bad- gallery seats are few- about 20-25 out of max of 40 divers on boat.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Anacapa Island & Santa Crux Island
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	surge
Water Temp	62-68°F / 17-20°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	20-35 Ft/ 6-11 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Most dives are shallow. Maximum depth I ever dove was 64'.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Primary choice is sea kelps & amount of sunlight entering through the water. California sea lion was the highlight- look up close & hide-n-seek.

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Dive Review of Spectre/Cal Boat Diving in The Continental USA/California

Spectre/Cal Boat Diving, Aug, 2002,

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Dive Review of Spectre/Cal Boat Diving in
The Continental USA/California