I am a bit tardy again posting but spent the time trying to correctly identify the shark Wayne and I saw on our Gulf Stream dive at Dinner Rock On Aug 28. It was about 5 feet long and greyish with no dogfish spots on its sides.It had a very floppy adipose fin and a wider less angular snout than a dogfish. Our best guess is that is a Tope shark. Wayne ands I also saw a small 3 ft. dogfish at the stern tube of wreck by plaque. Andy and Rob saw what they said was also not a dogfish and thought to be same shark on this dive also.
Diving on the Gulf Stream was great as always. It was a super sunny flat water day and we timed the slack and tide just right.Vis good at depth and OK in shallow water. I can hardly wait to go back.
The current was running hard to north by the time we anchored off outside north of Emmonds Reef and we got about 3/4 of the ways around it with tide coming up allowing us to swim across shallow northerly section back to boat. Hard slogging for first bit then good fast drift.
I am not sure where or exactly when next charter will go as Gradient is getting all her trim stripped,re caulked and re varnished presently and I am going to keep at it till it is done before taking her out.
Thanks to Andy for help with oil change and Terry for sanding and varnishing on Saturday.
Thanks again to Rob and Wayne for their continued support also.
