Awesome day to Dive in the San Juans!! A Three tanker that went off!! Williamson Rocks was the first dip of the day. Blue Skies and beautiful vis made that dive many peoples favorite. Captain Dave and crew were awesome for some Surface Interval cruising, checking out a Grey Whale for an hour breaching and blowing while we ate a great lunch. Sares Head was my favorite dive, checking out numerous Puget Sound King Crabs and Basket Stars. My favorite sighting of the day was a shiny blue Dog Fish Shark swimming in a cool pattern.

Another GREAT day in the San Juans. We had low-lying fog at our desired dives, so we improvised and it worked out really well. Our first was Cone Island and my favorite of the day because my Partner Dale and I went deep and stuck to our plan with perfection. Our second dive was Viti Rocks, it was my Dive-Master Jason's favorite dive of the day because it was a dive Deep Sea had never done, so we were breaking ground. Last Dive of the Day was Strawberry Wall, named because of all the Strawberry Anemones covering the wall. The current was really active on that dive but we had a great time none the less.

What a Day this was, I have to say every diver on the boat that day has a new favorite site to dive in the San Juans. Davidson Rocks!! Wow is all I can say, the vis was great and the current was minimal, the rock is blanketed with life and there was sightings of a Wolf Eel and a nice size GPO. Dan from the Shop did his share of Video work and the highlight was a magnificent Puget Sound King Crab. I had never seen one so big and colorful. Our steady Freddy Grey Whale was there for our second SI, he came closer to the boat than ever before, very cool!! This was our last three tanker of the year with Deep Sea and it could not have been better.

Super Day of Diving aboard the Deep Sea, Captain Dave and Tom had been doing some exploration finding some awesome spots! We did Cypress Head, what a great dive, the Kelp Greenlings were fantastic, as well as many Large GPO and Wolfie sightings. Dave had predicted the slack perfect again and with a little better Vis the day would have been a 10, oh well we did the backside of Strawberry as the second dive where the largest of Wolfies were spotted and 4-5 GPOs. WOW!! Nothing short of an awesome day of diving. With 17 divers, the boat still felt like it had plenty of room to spare, what a nice Dive Vessel.

Matthew
Northwest Sports Divers

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A colleague and I took 2 groups of 25 6th grade public school students on 4hour scenic tours with Deep Sea Charters. Our goal was for the boat and crew to help us meet our science requirements and create some student interest in science, while providing an exciting and rare educational opportunity for our students, several who had never been on a boat. Captain Dave and his crew far exceeded our wildest expectations! The highlights included all students having several first time experiences such as seeing a scuba diver gear up and dive, seeing and observing live basket, brittle and sun stars, mating dungeons crabs, sea cucumbers and a host of other critters, and having an expert on-board to get immediate answers to their questions. Students saw sea lions, harbor seals, pelagic cormorants and many other species. One of the trip highlights was when I pointed out a large bald eagle to 25 students and almost as if on queue, watching it dive into the water, catch a fish and swim to shore! Captain Dave anticipated what was going to happen and focused everyone on the diving eagle. His enthusiasm is recorded on my camcorder and etched in the minds of my students! I spoke with Dave several times on the phone and by email while communicating our needs before the trips. Captain Dave and his crew were exceptional; providing high quality education in an exciting and safe learning environment and answering countless questions that enthusiastic 12 year-olds have. After the trip, Dave asked what he could have done to make it better. I honestly don't know on a professional level we were addressing grade level expectations, and we were doing it surrounded by a world of beauty filled with awe and wonder. On the personal level, student conquered their fears of the unknown; fears of boats, and fears of seasickness, and in the process students took pictures and created life-long memories. It just doesn't get any better than that!

I plan to return with more students!

Stephen Coleman
Science Teacher
Monument School
Quincy, WA

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Hi David,

Wanted to take a minute to extend my thanks for a very nice day yesterday. I realized that after the gear had been taken off the boat, i took off without saying farewell.

Had a great trip, the boat is real nice, and I particularly appreciated the efforts of your mate, whose name I regret that I've forgotten. I appreciate the attention to detail and the relaxed approach - obviously you had a boat full of very experienced divers, so your apprehension level may have been somewhat less than under other circumstances, but still it was a laid back trip and I had a great day.

Please put my name on your "upcoming events" notification email list. I'm very interested in any charters you may be running either to wrecks in the area or for spear fishing charters. I look forward to being able to get back up there and dive with your operation again in the future.

Thanks again for a nice day,
Bill Brunsdon (Doc)

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Dave,

Thank you so much for an amazing summer of diving! Every group that I have brought on your boat raves about their day - not just about the spectacular diving, but the incredible service, as well as the boat itself (everyone loves the "whale watching" top deck). I have brought classes up to the San Juan's for the last ten years and know that the currents can be tricky. Every dive off your boat had been timed just right and I feel safe bringing new divers along.

In addition, I really appreciate your involvement in the dive community. I know that you are active with the Ships to Reefs program, that you take local school kids out and introduce them to marine life, and are now beginning to promote REEF surveys. I think it is so important to do community outreach work, to show people all the amazing critters in the Sound, so that we can inspire conversation and ensure many more decades of great diving!

Thanks again,

Mischi Carter
Pelagia Scuba