Powell River, B.C., Canada
Is a 38 ft. diesel powered, 8 knot heavily laid up fiberglass displacement hull vessel built in 1980 to an Edwin Monk design as a west coast troller. Converted to a personal west coast exploration vehicle and day tour dive charter vessel in 2008-2009. GRADIENT operates on the North Sunshine Coast from her home port of Powell River. She moves between being based out of Powell River, Lund, Saltery Bay, Okeover Inlet and sometimes Pender Harbour. Gradient is a good stable dive platform with an easy to use custom dive ladder, large swim grid for cameras and gear, boom and lifting gear for 500 lb. and under ROV's and tech gear, that carries up to eight divers comfortably. Contact by email at bmckinn@telus.net for more information regarding rates and charter availability. We can also be found on Facebook as Bill McKinnon

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Horace Head

Got out with Andy and Bruce for a dive to one of our past favourites.Lots of cloud sponges in the 90 plus foot area and plenty of Jellies in the 20 and under. Water temperature is coming up at 49 deg. F but the visability is fairly mediocre in the middle of the water 20 to 100 feet. Shallow under 20 foot is clear, Deep under 100 is just fair. Definitely not dome lens time of year.                                   
















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Monday, May 2, 2011

Wreck of tug Chemainus

Oops. Don't know quite how but I nearly forgot about this dive . Back was troubling me and it got left in the dust. Rob, Bruce and Bill dove on the tug, north of Lund in Ragged's not so long ago. Lots of life in and on the remains of the wreck purported to be that of the  tug Chemainus .There is also enough left to make it a great afternoon dive.





























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Sarah Point

Went again yesterday with Ben to Sarah Point.
Great sunny afternoon. fairly high current on either side of the point .









A fine day to be out on the water.
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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Powell Islets Pinnacle

Went out off the Copelands yesterday with Ben and Mac. got a couple great dives in ,Saw the largest Wolf Eel but could not get a picas it was way bak in crack in rock .
Great company and a sunny day. Still a bit cool Vis is soso











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