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, July 9, 2011

July 24 monthly scheduled dive club charter

Thought I would post an update for the last super cheap monthly charter.
Due to increasing fuel costs specifically and increasing overall costs in general we will be increasing the monthly charter to a still incredibly low $75.  for Aug and thereafter


Gradient Charters  scheduled monthly $65  charter for Sunday July 24
self guided dive charter will be leaving from Powell River's north  harbour new floats, slip # 29   (at far north end of North harbour north of  small boat launch) at 10:30 for  the Capilano wreck and  Vivian wall . The Capilano will be a last minute call based on the
group ( # s and experience ), sea state and  weather . Alternate sites  may be chosen at time of charter. Please book and secure a spot by  paying in advance at Alpha Dive or  Suncoast Diving with cash. Please  make your intentions known in advance and secure a spot by Friday July  22  afternoon. At this time there are 4 spots left available. For the monthly charters I would like to remind everyone that all   divers  are to be certified at advanced open water , deep diver or   equivalent with proof of recently logged cold water dives as a minimum  standard to help with  overall dive safety, matching site choices to a  larger group and to assist group dynamics on unguided charters.  All certification level divers are welcome to call  604 483 9554 and   ask about  arranging  site and group specific charters at regular  rates. See Scott and Kathy at Alpha or Rob at Suncoast for upgrading  your certification to participate in the monthly scheduled charters.


Wayne, Andy and I took advantage of the great weather and were out in the middle of Georgia Strait south of Mittlenatch explore diving in the middle of last week.
I just got in from a dive at the Mermaid with Scott and Helen.We saw a few red flabellina nudibranchs in the process of laying egg ribbons . Congratulations Helen on completing your decompression procedures course. Vis has improved in the last couple weeks and is fair at about 60 plus feet  under 25 feet with a bit of particulate suspended in clumps . 
Water temp a balmy 48 deg F at 150 feet. Its great to see the vis improving
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