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

Monday, November 28, 2011

Ball Point and Fairview Bay


Well the water is really starting to clear up and I have just started to take the camera out again. While last week we dove the Chaudiere in the Sechelt Inlet for a night and day dive this Sunday Sasha,Mitch and I went to Ball Point and Fairview Bay with an outboard hunt in between. We saw about three Humpbacked whales right off Saltery Bay when we started out and then saw them again blowing in the distance just before dark. The water is not as clear as it was as the winds and tides have been very high recently. Here are a few photo's