Dive Review of YSS Dive/Glen Ayr in
The Continental USA/Hood Canal, Washington State

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YSS Dive/Glen Ayr : "GPOs and wolf eels in the Hood Canal", Sep, 2023, by Melissa Foo, CA, US ( 1 report). Report 12602.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Itinerary: Day 1 - Flew into Seatac airport on Tuesday afternoon; picked up rental car and drove to Hoodsport. Checked into Glen Ayr. Day 2 - Two morning dives at Sund Rock Marine Preserve. It's private property so you need to book in advance, [sundrock.com link]. Then boat dives with YSS Dive on their bigger boat, Miss Gig. Great captain/crew. They do morning two-tank dives and upon request can do two-tank night dives as well. Day 3 - Morning dives with YSS on Miss Gig. Afternoon dives at Octo Hole. Day 4 - Morning dives with YSS on their 4-pack, Saltwater Therapy. Night dives at Sund Rock (YSS books out Sund Rock on the first Friday of each month - book directly with YSS). Day 5 - Morning and night dives with YSS on Saltwater Therapy. Day 6 - Wind picked up so our morning dives were canceled. Day 7 - Flew home. Diving: YSS Dive is a wonderful charter. Friendly, helpful owners and staff. Next time if there are 3-4 of us we'd try to charter the 4-pack for 3-tank trip. There's a plethora of sites up and down the Hood Canal. Favorites include the sea mount, Fulton Creek (night dives) and Flagpole. Flagpole had a mama octo guarding her eggs and so many wolf eels. Conditions: no swell, perfect conditions for boat diving. Visibility 15-30ft. Temps approx 49-54F / 9-12C What we saw: GPOs, including a free-swimming octo at night hunting its dinner. Wolf eels. HUGE ling cod. Metridium fields. So many nudibranchs. Ratfish. Cloud sponges. Beautiful green water - there's a reason it's called the emerald sea! Accommodations: I'd stay at Glen Ayr again when I go to Hood Canal. Three of us split the cottage, which was perfect - two bedroom plus pull-out couch in living room. Glen Ayr has dedicated, locked drying room for scuba gear right behind the cottage along with coin-op washer and dryer. Handy when we had a drysuit leak and one of us had to dry our undergarments. There's a "house reef" in front of Glen Ayr, which we didn't try this time. Too many other sites to visit!
Websites	YSS Dive Glen Ayr
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Europe, Asia, Caribbean
Closest Airport	Seattle-Tacoma (SEA)	Getting There	Fly into SEA; rent a car; drive to Hoodsport. We stayed at the Glen Ayr in Hoodsport which has a dedicated drying shed (with locks) for scuba gear, a gear rinse area and coin-operated laundry on-site.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	49-54°F / 9-12°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	15-30 Ft/ 5-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	YSS Dive is very accommodating for UWP. All 3 of us had big camera setups.

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Dive Review of YSS Dive/Glen Ayr in The Continental USA/Hood Canal, Washington State

YSS Dive/Glen Ayr : "GPOs and wolf eels in the Hood Canal", Sep, 2023,

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Dive Review of YSS Dive/Glen Ayr in
The Continental USA/Hood Canal, Washington State