Dive Review of Channel Island Expiditions in
The Continental USA/Channel Islands

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Channel Island Expiditions: "Channel Islands diving", Aug, 2021, by Regina roberts, CA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 11710 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	I dove the Channel Islands on 3 separate occasions this summer, 2 on day boats staying at hotels and a 4 day live aboard on the Vision, now owned by Channel Island Expeditions (formerly Truth Aquatics). My dive buddy and I, both long time Monterey drysuit divers and photographers, did 2 days of diving on The Raptor near LA to Santa Cruz and Annacapa Islands. Neither of us had been on this boat but booked it thru our LDS. When we arrived we were told their “Nitrox just broke down the night before” so we would not have that available. We later found out from a local instructor onboard they haven’t pumped ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, Philippines, Raja
Closest Airport		Getting There	Drive
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas
Water Temp	50-63°F / 10-17°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	20-80 Ft/ 6-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]none
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None] ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

Report currently has 2 Helpful votes

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By Craig A Wood in PA, US at Oct 30, 2021 19:30 EST

Go into your photos and rotate them, so they are easier to look at, thanks

By Craig A Wood in PA, US at Oct 30, 2021 19:36 EST

So...that's what happened to the Vision, thanks

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Dive Review of Channel Island Expiditions in The Continental USA/Channel Islands

Channel Island Expiditions: "Channel Islands diving", Aug, 2021,

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Dive Review of Channel Island Expiditions in
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