Category Archives: Fantasy Island

Soon I would be splashing divers on sites such as “The Wall of Life” “Susan’s Hooters” “Wooden Island” and “Inian Wall”, all covered in a myriad of colourful life. Nautilus Swell, Alaska, May 30th, 2011

First of all, I would like to apologize to all our readers and friends out there who enjoy all our blogs; I haven’t been writing nearly as much as I would like.  Fine tuning each dive, and exploring all the … Continue reading

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Guest Notes from the Maiden Voyage: They knew the Dive Sites like the Back of their Hands and Fully Understood the Tides and Currents.

The Swell is a great dive boat for exploring the port Hardy area widely. We generally anchored in a calm cove somewhere for a full day and night then moved on to another area with very different dive sites and … Continue reading

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This Boat is Beautiful – the Crew have been Unbelievable..

Guest comments – May 1, 2011 Repositioning trip – Port Hardy to Ketchikan – Nautilus Swell Julie – The boat is beautiful – I’ve been on for less than 24 hours – the crew have been unbelievable. Craig – Seven … Continue reading

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Captain’s Log – Perfect Tide, Wolf Eels, and Kayaking – British Columbia – April 13-14, 2011

Today was a leisurely start as we waited for the morning slack on Browning Wall. Tide was perfect  for a slow drift down and back as the tide changed as planned mid dive. After the dive we are off for … Continue reading

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Guest Blog – The People, The Food, the Diving – British Columbia – April 9-15 – 2011

Hey, what a great trip. From what I am told it was the Swells’ second outing. Wow are they every organized already, I never noticed any new bumps or growing pains along the way. What makes a good dive trip: … Continue reading

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Captain’s Log April 13, 2011 Slack tide on Fantasy Island

Today was a leisurely start as we waited for the morning slack on Browning Wall. Tide was perfect  for a slow drift down and back as the tide changed as planned mid dive. After the dive we are off for … Continue reading

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