Hi All !! Today was a gret diving at El Fondeadero dive site !!
Conditions were perefct to do a check out dive .No current at least at
the begining of the dive and mild to moderate current finishing the dive
.water temperature 78 ªC /25.5 ºC and the visbility 50 Ft / 15 m .We
folow the descent line and we saw the big rocks formations wihch form
the reef with lots of tropical fish
like morish idols , puffers ,parrotfishes , Clarion Angelfish .We saw a
couple of whitetips sharks moving around and a Moray eal and a big
school of blue trevalley jacks and a big school of surgeon fish .Easy
dive ,and relax ,perfect for the divers taking underwater pictures ! See
you soon !!
Ignacio Hernan Leyro
Dive Instructor -Solmar V
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Nov 18, 2016
Hi All !!
Today was a fantastic day at the Sea of Cortez !!. In the morning we ,ve been snorkeling with Whalesharks at El Mogote .We found 5 differents Whalesharks .Three of them very big at least 7 m / 22 ft in lenght , and anothers around 5 m/ 15 ft in lenght .Every diver was very happy to swim with the biggest fish in the World !! .The afternoon dive was like every shipwreck very interesting and fun !!.We dove the Fang ming with lots of black coral and lots of tropical fish as yellow snappers ,Angel Fish , big groupers , and we seen an small turtle .We could penetrate in some areas wich are safe and was very interesting to watch the light passing trough the roof and windows and all the structure of the wreck .The wind was blowing hard then we move to the dive site Ballena ,shallow dive to 50 ft/ 15 m., with good conditions .Water temperature 82 Ft / 25 ºC and the visbility was 30 ft / 9 m and was perfect to do a drift dive ,with lots of tropical fish and a big male and fat sealion was coming to check us . See you soon !!
Ignacio H. Leyro
Scuba Instructor
Today was a fantastic day at the Sea of Cortez !!. In the morning we ,ve been snorkeling with Whalesharks at El Mogote .We found 5 differents Whalesharks .Three of them very big at least 7 m / 22 ft in lenght , and anothers around 5 m/ 15 ft in lenght .Every diver was very happy to swim with the biggest fish in the World !! .The afternoon dive was like every shipwreck very interesting and fun !!.We dove the Fang ming with lots of black coral and lots of tropical fish as yellow snappers ,Angel Fish , big groupers , and we seen an small turtle .We could penetrate in some areas wich are safe and was very interesting to watch the light passing trough the roof and windows and all the structure of the wreck .The wind was blowing hard then we move to the dive site Ballena ,shallow dive to 50 ft/ 15 m., with good conditions .Water temperature 82 Ft / 25 ºC and the visbility was 30 ft / 9 m and was perfect to do a drift dive ,with lots of tropical fish and a big male and fat sealion was coming to check us . See you soon !!
Ignacio H. Leyro
Scuba Instructor
Nov 12, 2016
Chileno Bay,
Hi All !!
Excellent day of diving at the sea of Cortes .Chileno Bay is a long reef and today we found lots of tropical fish . Parrot fish , morish idols , sea king Angel fish ,barberfish. Guineafowl puffers ,groupers , at the corner of the reef at the 35 ft we saw a beutiful school of bigeye jacks and schools of panamic porkfish and surgeonfish.Even a turtle was in the area .The water temperature was 81 ºF / 27.7 Cº and the visibility was about 40 ft /12 m.Now ready to move to Socorro !! See you soon !!
Ignacio H. Leyro
Scuba Instructor
Hi All !!
Excellent day of diving at the sea of Cortes .Chileno Bay is a long reef and today we found lots of tropical fish . Parrot fish , morish idols , sea king Angel fish ,barberfish. Guineafowl puffers ,groupers , at the corner of the reef at the 35 ft we saw a beutiful school of bigeye jacks and schools of panamic porkfish and surgeonfish.Even a turtle was in the area .The water temperature was 81 ºF / 27.7 Cº and the visibility was about 40 ft /12 m.Now ready to move to Socorro !! See you soon !!
Ignacio H. Leyro
Scuba Instructor
Nov 06, 2016
Today we arrived to Socorro island, the day was sunny 84F/28C. We did
four dives in Cabo Pearce, where the water temperature was also 84F/28C
and the visibility around 40 feet.
We had a good day of scuba diving, mantas, friendly dolphins in dive three and four, a couple of hammerhead sharks and even a sea lion on the third dive. For the second and third divs we had a strong current coming from north and the pangas picked us up in the blue, for the last one the current changed and started heading north but not a strong one, so we were able to come back to the Solmar V.
Pablo DM
We had a good day of scuba diving, mantas, friendly dolphins in dive three and four, a couple of hammerhead sharks and even a sea lion on the third dive. For the second and third divs we had a strong current coming from north and the pangas picked us up in the blue, for the last one the current changed and started heading north but not a strong one, so we were able to come back to the Solmar V.
Pablo DM
Dec 10, 2016
Today we are at Roca Partida for the second day and the conditions were a
little rough at the surface with big swells but once we were underwater
the visibility was great with about 60 feet, warm water around 83 F and
no current. For the first two dives we decided to check on the
hammerheads, we found 4 of them at 90 feet swimming close to a couple of
silvertips and some Galapagos sharks. The rock was full of jacks
mating, the black ones and the whites making couples and swimming all
over the place. Some tunas made their appearance at the distance and 3
mantas were hovering close to the rock.
We are heading to Socorro island tonight.
Rodrigo Marroquin, dive instructor.
We are heading to Socorro island tonight.
Rodrigo Marroquin, dive instructor.
Nov 03, 2016
Today is our second day on the islands, the first full day of diving.
The first two dives were in El Cañon, the dive conditions were good. 84F
temperature and 60 feet visibility.
Mantas, white tip sharks, lobsters and fish like the big eye jack and Clarion were the kind of animals we saw.
Our second dive site was El Boiler, for the last two dives of the day. The water temperature was 82F with a little bit of current heading SW. Here we spend our time with five mantas and in the deep a group of nine to ten white tip sharks. For the fourth dive we enjoyed the company of one playful manta a lot of fish, more fish than the previous dive.
Now we are heading to Roca Partida for another day of adventure and fun.
Pablo DM
Mantas, white tip sharks, lobsters and fish like the big eye jack and Clarion were the kind of animals we saw.
Our second dive site was El Boiler, for the last two dives of the day. The water temperature was 82F with a little bit of current heading SW. Here we spend our time with five mantas and in the deep a group of nine to ten white tip sharks. For the fourth dive we enjoyed the company of one playful manta a lot of fish, more fish than the previous dive.
Now we are heading to Roca Partida for another day of adventure and fun.
Pablo DM
Nov 2, 2016
Today we are back on the archipelago of Revillagigedo getting ready for
another exciting season which could not started better than today.
The weather conditions were prime, with no swells, slight current coming from the south, 86 F of temperature with 60 feet of visibility that made the check out dive one of the best we have had in Fondeadero located in San Benedicto Island. Once underwater we encounter 3 sting rays and suddenly a big shadow showed what the people were expecting, the first manta, a black one giving the welcome to the opening of the season and delighting the divers. Along the dive we swam with 3 more chevron mantas that showed their friendly behavior as always and we cannot forget the baby silvertips, the silkys and the white tips laying on the sand.
Hope the season stays like this! Its hard to top up this check out dive so we are hoping the best..
Rodrigo Marroquin, dive instructor.
The weather conditions were prime, with no swells, slight current coming from the south, 86 F of temperature with 60 feet of visibility that made the check out dive one of the best we have had in Fondeadero located in San Benedicto Island. Once underwater we encounter 3 sting rays and suddenly a big shadow showed what the people were expecting, the first manta, a black one giving the welcome to the opening of the season and delighting the divers. Along the dive we swam with 3 more chevron mantas that showed their friendly behavior as always and we cannot forget the baby silvertips, the silkys and the white tips laying on the sand.
Hope the season stays like this! Its hard to top up this check out dive so we are hoping the best..
Rodrigo Marroquin, dive instructor.
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