San Benedicto
Hello everybody !
Diving at el cañon today gave us a wonderfull experience !!.Lots of
whitetips sharks ,silvertips sharks and big baitball of bonitas at south
,with two silky sharks circling around !.the water temperature was 26
ºc / 80 ºf and the visibility was 80 ft / 24 m , and in the afternoon
was 40 ft / 12 m .We saw a couple of hammerheads , and when the current
was a little stronger we found a big school of hammerheads , more than
40 hammerheads from the 90 ft / 27 m to the 60 ft /18 m .When the
hammerheads school was at the limit of the visibility ,a black manta
showed up and was possible to see it very clear !.heading to socorro for
more fun !! see you soon!!
ignacio h. leyro
scuba instructor
The Solmar V is a true four-season live-aboard that takes advantage of weather patterns to provide optimal diving year-round. We spend November - June Diving with giant mantas, wild dolphin, seasonal whales, and seven species of shark at the Socorro Islands and August-October we are cage diving with great white sharks at Guadalupe Island.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Nov 20, 2016
Hi All !!
Diving in Roca Partida was a lot of fun !! we found a big school of skipjacks mixed with bonitos at the 80 ft / 24 m., which form a baitball .The water temperature was 80 ºF / 26 ºc and the visibility around 80 ft / 24 .Was a good day to watch Wahoos ,amberjacks ,bigeye jacks .Was possible to see a Galapago shark which was going deeper .A couple of silvertips shark were in the area and we found occasionally few hammerheads at the limit of the visibility ,and during the second dive a big school of them showed up at the 100 ft / 30 m.,more than 40 hammerheads for sure !!.In the blue water we had a baitball of pacific bonito at the 60 ft /18 m and anothers hammerheads around this school ,and ending the dive lots of wahoo swimming around us an a couple of silky sharks were circling around us .Great day of diving today !! see you soon !
Ignacio Hernan Leyro
scuba instructor
Diving in Roca Partida was a lot of fun !! we found a big school of skipjacks mixed with bonitos at the 80 ft / 24 m., which form a baitball .The water temperature was 80 ºF / 26 ºc and the visibility around 80 ft / 24 .Was a good day to watch Wahoos ,amberjacks ,bigeye jacks .Was possible to see a Galapago shark which was going deeper .A couple of silvertips shark were in the area and we found occasionally few hammerheads at the limit of the visibility ,and during the second dive a big school of them showed up at the 100 ft / 30 m.,more than 40 hammerheads for sure !!.In the blue water we had a baitball of pacific bonito at the 60 ft /18 m and anothers hammerheads around this school ,and ending the dive lots of wahoo swimming around us an a couple of silky sharks were circling around us .Great day of diving today !! see you soon !
Ignacio Hernan Leyro
scuba instructor
Nov 28, 2016
Today. Monday we dove in Punta Tosca, Socorro. We did two dives there in
the morning and after that, the check in at the Navy Base. The water
temperature was 81 F and thew visibility 40 feet. Om the first dive we
had mantas, white tip sharks and five silver tips. One of the group
drifting with the current saw a Tiger shark pretty close to take
pictures of him. For the second dive the current was stronger and the
visibility lower, we had a couple of mantas. For the afternoon dive we
came back to Cabo Pearce where we had an incredible dive with five
friendly dolphins that stayed with us for more than ten minutes. Mantas
and a couple of silkies were swimming around us.
Pablo
DM Solmar V
Pablo
DM Solmar V
Nov 27, 2016
Diving at Cabo Pearce in Socorro Island today was absolutely amazing !!.
During the first dive we watch a Black Manta and 3 differents Mantas
Chevron .The current was strong and the visbility
was around 80 ft / 24 M., and the temperature was very nice 82 º / 28 ºc .The rest of the day we had more and more action each time .Bottlenose Dolphins during the 2nd and 3 rd dive , 8 to 12
Dolphins playing around and more Mantas Chevron ,and a Tiger shark was patrolling the deeper area at the 90 Ft / 27 M.At last of the day the Dolphins showed up in the shallow area and in the
blue a curios Silky shark was circling around us at the 40 ft /12 m to 30 ft /9 m . , when a Manta Chevron pass in front of us to disappear in the blue .The Silky Shark was circling around us
at the safety stop when another Silky comes and we finished the dive with the 2 Silkys circling around our boat .Socorro had shown one more time that is a Top Nocht destination !!.See you soon !
Ignacio Hernan Leyro
Scuba Instructor
was around 80 ft / 24 M., and the temperature was very nice 82 º / 28 ºc .The rest of the day we had more and more action each time .Bottlenose Dolphins during the 2nd and 3 rd dive , 8 to 12
Dolphins playing around and more Mantas Chevron ,and a Tiger shark was patrolling the deeper area at the 90 Ft / 27 M.At last of the day the Dolphins showed up in the shallow area and in the
blue a curios Silky shark was circling around us at the 40 ft /12 m to 30 ft /9 m . , when a Manta Chevron pass in front of us to disappear in the blue .The Silky Shark was circling around us
at the safety stop when another Silky comes and we finished the dive with the 2 Silkys circling around our boat .Socorro had shown one more time that is a Top Nocht destination !!.See you soon !
Ignacio Hernan Leyro
Scuba Instructor
Nov 25, 2016
The first full day of diving, the water temperature was 79F and the
visibility 40 feet. We dove in El Canyon for the first three dives, where
we saw a couple of mantas and the school of hammerheads, one silver tip
and few white tip reef sharks. For the afternoon dive we moved to Cabo Pearce where the visibility was 45 feet and the water temperature 78F. Two
mantas, white tips and turtle at the beginning, but because the current
was stronger here we drifted, and Nacho's group were the lucky ones
because they saw a tiger shark into the blue.
Pablo DM
Pablo DM
Nov 24, 2016
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
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
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
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