Point Lobos 2014
Point Lobos January 17, 2015
Make reservations on November 17, 2014!
Join me to help me celebrate my birthday the third weekend in January with a dive trip to Point Lobos. Stay up late on Sunday, November 16, to make a dive team reservation, just after midnight on the 17th, for the Underwater Park at Point Lobos State Park, in Carmel, on Saturday, January 17. As a team leader you MUST be there for anyone on your team to dive.
From the Point Lobos website:
Dive Regulations
Underwater activities shall mean engaging in activities beneath the surface of the water and include skin or free diving, and the use of SCUBA (self contained underwater breathing apparatus). You must secure a reservation to dive at Point Lobos. To secure a reservation please use the online form at http://www.pointlobos.org/diving/reservations Diving permits are limited to the fifteen (15) teams on any one day. Each permit is for a team of two divers. Diving alone is not permitted. All divers must have a partner. Permits are only valid for the date issued.
1. All divers must register at the entrance station prior to diving. All divers on the team must be present to be registered. A valid diver certification card must be in your possession at the time of registration. If your card does not have a photo on it, you may be asked for other photo identification. Snorklers do not need a certification card but still must have a dive partner.
2. All SCUBA divers must have a device capable of maintaining positive buoyancy.
3. Divers and boats may enter or exit the water only at the access ramp at Whalers Cove parking lot.
4. The diving area is limited to Whalers Cove and Bluefish Cove. All other areas of the Reserve are closed to diving. Snorkeling is not permitted at China Cove or Gibson Beach.
5. No teams or kayaks will be permitted to register with less than two hours prior to the Reserve’s posted closing time. Closing time is posted at the Entrance Station.
6. No fishing equipment or collecting tools are permitted in the Reserve. Please remember, all animal and plant life, and natural features in the Reserve are fully protected. Please take only photographs and good memories. Everything else should remain undisturbed.
7. The animals can chase you, you cannot chase them. The Federal Marine Mammal Protection Act and State laws prohibit you from disturbing or harassing harbor seals, sea lions, whales, and sea
otters. Always give them plenty of room. Be cautious in the areas where there are nesting birds. They frighten easily. Please keep your distance!!
Hand launchable boats and kayaks are permitted. There is a $5 per boat launch fee payable at the entrance station upon your arrival. Please let the entrance station person know if you plan to use one of these. If your boat is on a trailer, the trailer must be parked at the Rat Hill boat parking area. Please keep speeds under 5 m.p.h. No Wake! Remember there are areas and beaches that are closed to the public for the protection of the wildlife. Do not come ashore at these locales; including but not limited to, Headland Cove, Bluefish Cove, and the beach at Whalers Cove.
Point Lobos is a protected game preserve and nothing may be taken from the waters in the park. Because there is no hunting the fish feel safe and curious about us. We often see more and bigger fish here than elsewhere on our beautiful coast. The visibility is often better here too, because it borders the Carmel Trench and the open ocean. Reservations can be made 2 months in advance of the dive date. This is why we each need to make ours just after midnight on Monday, November 17. I’ll send a reminder to the Yahoo Group just before the reservations are due.
Jack Millard
