With one of the more unique names in the world for a dive shop, Subsurface Progression serves California’s north Coast divers with equipment rentals (including Kayaks), dive gear repair, and probably most importantly – some of the best advice on how to safely dive the north coast. Founded in 1977 and located in Fort Bragg, [...]
Question: I often go to Fort Bragg with a group of friends to get abalone. On the first day we all make our dives, and then in the evening we have abalone and a fish fry. The abalone is all sliced, pounded and breaded. Some always remains uncooked or cooked and not eaten. We go diving again the [...]
The 2012 Dive and Travel Expo is coming to Northern California May 12-13, 2012. This 1st annual diving event focuses on scuba diving and the scuba diving industry. This year’s event will host 50+ free seminars on everything from underwater photography to first aid with the Divers Alert Network (DAN). Visitors will be able to [...]
Wallin’s Dive Center in San Carlos, just south of San Francisco, is closing after 45 years in business. They have apparently lost the lease on their current location and will not be relocating. Known as one of the Bay Area’s largest dive centers, Wallin’s has certified more than 10,000 divers. Their facility includes a heated [...]
On the last day of 2011, I joined Captain Mike Minard aboard the Silver Prince dive boat in Monterey for a day of winter diving. With the sun up and air temperatures in the 60’s, it was some of the nicest diving weather that Monterey has to offer – at any time of year. The [...]
Diver, Beware. Every dive site has its lore. Some are famous for gorgeous underwater topography. Others for their noteworthy marine life. Still others are known for being great training spots. And then, there is Monastery Beach in Carmel, California. True—Monastery is well-known for its stunning underwater landscape, astride a subaquatic canyon that drops off thousands [...]
The Breakwater in Monterey is a well-known dive spot where many new divers complete their open water checkout dives – and for good reason. It’s well protected from ocean swells, making it possible to dive almost every day of the year. It’s gently sloping, sandy shoreline provides an easy entry and exit, and underwater, the slope [...]
Dive The Coast is organizing a relay dive down the entire California coastline, raising money for conservation organizations along the way. Volunteer coordinators in each of the fifteen coastal counties will organize its own relay divers. In order to keep the money local, each county will decide on a deserving organization to benefit from their [...]
