updated 07/20/2008

2008 Dive Reports

Jan 26-27 weekend: The Olympus and the Captain's Lady both went out this weekend. 
Water temps in the 60's, vis on the Sub/Schurz/Naeco between 5 and 15 feet. 

Feb 23: it has been rough rough rough for weeks!

March 9: Olympus is in the process of attempting a Live-aboard for the ECU Dive club: today wasn't do-able,
 but tomorrow looks much better! Stay tuned!

April 1: it's been blowing for 3 weeks now... here's a test clip of a "just could make it" day last season
Click Here 
(it's 5MB, so not advised for dial-up users)

April 2008

May 2008

	Location	Visibility	Temp	Comments
May 3	Box Wreck	60-70	72/67	This site has covered up somewhat since last year: that huge rudder off in the sand is mostly covered up. A touch of current was noticeable on the first dive, but disappeared for the second. Still somewhat chilly at depth! Do we need a safety line on the ladder?
May 4	Schurz	60-70	72/67	A sloppy swell made the ride a bit bumpy, but the absence of wind made up for it! Extremely good conditions underwater: a layer of baitfish above the wreck was positioned so that you could see the wreck underneath them. A gang of stingrays was hanging around the bow, and a few sharks are still guarding the goods. Who says the crew never gets green?
May 17	Indra	20-25	68	This was just one of those days that proves yet again... you really never know what the weather will do. We waited until 9am to depart and had a lovely day on the water. Diminishing winds throughout the morning shifted around lunchtime, providing a bit of that "flat calm" feeling, before slowly coming back again from the opposite direction. Lying on the bow felt just like being in a Corona commercial!
				1   2   3  video clips from 5/17/08-(videos are still in beta testing)
May 30	WR2 Lobster Rocks	70	77/74	Wow- those Charlotte boys sure can bring home some tail!
May 31	Spar	76		The sharks cooperated nicely while filming... great conditions!

June 2008

	Location	Visibility	Temp	Comments
June 2	Schurz/Spar
June 3	Box Wreck
June 4	Papoose/Sub
June 6	Naeco	80+	78/76	Excellent conditions, a few big sandtigers hanging around off the wreck.
June 7	Naeco	80'	78/76
June 8	Cassimer/Ledge	30'	77/72	Strange, low vis on the wreck. Lots of fish, stingray and coronetfish. A few lobster on the ledge nearby.
June 9	Bedfordshire/Hardees	60+	78/74	Great visibility- somewhat cloudy on top and it opened up nicely on the wreck.
June 10	Bedfordshire	60+	78/74	Baitfish are all over, some might be sardines- a very cute fish!
June 11	Schurz	50'	78/74
June 12	Sailboat/Papoose	40'+	78/74	Better vis on the Sailboat, but the Papoose does tend to stir itself up. The sharks are "officially" back!
June 14	Naeco	80	79/76	As usual, a great dive. Only a few big sharks are hanging around off the wreck.
June 15	Lobster Wreck/ Cassimer	100/30	80/77F	Fantastic conditions on the Lobster Wreck- the entire site was visible as we descended the anchor line. Strange thing though, the Cassimir had much less visibility on the bottom.
June 16	Naeco	80	80/76	Just as good as the day before yesterday.
June 19	Lobster Wreck/ Normannia	80/90	80/76	A calm day made for an easy ride. A bit less visibility than a few days ago, but still a great dive. A very long-spined white sea urchin was seen on the wreck. The Normannia had a bit better vis, and is always an interesting dive.
June 20	Far East Tanker/ CaribeSea	60/30	79/76	Lots of sharks on the wreck, but not as many as last year. The deck structure is really starting to cave in- it looks different as the ocean takes its toll.
June 21	Naeco Bow/Schurz	90 60	79/77
June 22	Box Wreck/Hardees	60 35	78/76	Current
June 23	Schurz	60	79/76	No current!
June 24	Papoose	70	79/76
June 25	Naeco/Sub	90	80/77 79/76	Slick
June 26	Papoose	70	79/77
How many days in a row can the wind blow, anyway?

July 2008

	Location	Visibility	Temp	Comments
July 2	Naeco Sailboat	80/50 70/50	79/76	After 2 days on land, finally! Calmer seas!
July 3	Naeco Bow Sailboat	80+ 70/50	79/76	Sailboat was worth a repeat!
July 4	Schurz Sub	80/50	79/76
July 5	Sub	70+	79/76
July 6	Aeolus	60	79/75
July 7	Aeolus Spar	60	79/76
July 8	Naeco Stern Papoose Stn	60/50	79/76
July 9	Sub/Spar	70	79/76
July 11	Sailboat Schurz	60/35 50/40	79/71	A cool layer of reduced vis has moved in on the bottom, on most of the southern wrecks. Some surge is already noticable from Bertha, way offshore.
July 12	Almost dove the Schurz			A big swell made seas quite interesting, then reports of an intense surge on the bottom made it prudent to turn around without diving. Being pushed 10' to and fro isn't wise on a wreck with lots of sharp edges!
July 14	Spar	60/15	79/77	Good news and bad news...the swell has subsided and seas were decent... but vis was diminished- making for close encounters with the sharks! The cool water layer has vanished from the bottom.
July 15	Papoose Stn Schurz	80/35	79/74	A fantastically calm day allowed us to reach the Papoose, but the combination of low vis and current made for an unusual dive! Somewhat less current on the Schurz.
July 16	Sub Aeolus Stn	70/25 70/40	80/76	The vis is slowly coming back, but there is still a distinct line at 60' where its blue blue blue on top and brown below.
July 17	Aeolus Bow	70/30	79/76	Another bumpy day, but the bow is within reach!
July 18	Papoose	100/50	82/77	The vis is clearing up, slowly but surely. A good day to end the week! And we got a chance to visit for a moment with "Samie", a baby turtle who was just passing by...
July 19	Aeolus Bow	80/20	83/76	That new TS made us stop at the Aeolus, along with most of the dive fleet! Conditions underwater were decent, and the Bow area is rather interesting wreckage to explore.
July 20	Christobal is its name...

Who's that joining the fleet?	Little "Samie" is off to the deep blue sea!

Captain Bobby Edwards    145 Intracoastal Drive    Beaufort, NC 28516    252-728-6244