Monthly Archives: June 2011

I saw her grab her regulator to make sure the octopus couldn’t remove it from her mouth. Nautilus Swell June 2011

My wife and I recently joined eight other passengers and six crew members on an amazing trip from Port Hardy, BC (on Vancouver Island) to Sitka in Southeast Alaska. Along the way we did many beautiful dives, saw white-capped mountains … Continue reading

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It feels like base jumping in slow motion off a cliff Divemaster Blog 26-06-11

Divemaster Blog 26-06-11 What an incredible dive. We just surfaced from Washington Monument Rock, a few miles out of Ketchikan and I’m happy to say it was probably my best PNW dive ever. It was everything one could wish for, … Continue reading

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The Princess Sophia has Evolved into one of the most Beautiful Artificial Reefs on the West Coast. Divemaster Log June 12 2011 Nautilus Swell Alaska

Divemaster’s Log 12.06.2011 The beginning of a new trip shows great promise from the start. A group of avid underwater photographers from Wetpixel turn up early to drop off luggage before heading out to explore Juneau’s beautiful surrounds. As we … Continue reading

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I don’t want any of the crew to get a big head, but the crew… have already made the swell one of the best dive operations I’ve experienced.

Coming back to Alaska diving after two years since our last Nautilus Explorer trip was everything and more that we were expecting! The Swell is a great boat and a perfect liveaboard platform for our 12 Wetpixel.com divers. In fact, … Continue reading

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The Giant Pacific Octopus was amazing. Le Conte Glacier incredible. Diving outstanding – Guest Blog

The Giant Pacific Octopus was amazing. Le Conte Glacier incredible.  Diving outstanding. This is definitely a fantastic northern adventure, an absolute must do in cold water diving. Mountains are my first passion, to be able to combine scuba diving and … Continue reading

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