Sharks Up At Roca, 2010 Schedule
ed. note: Our 2010 Schedule is included in this eNEWS, but
we've got some good news to share with you first...
The Solmar V recently completed the last voyage of our Spring
2008 season cruising the Socorro Islands.
Guests and crew raved about the amount of sharks they
saw at one of our most popular diving areas, Roca Partida.
"
Split Rock" in English, this tiny "islet" barely
pokes it head above the waves. But undersea it's a cathedral
for marine life, and this trip saw spectacular shark activity.
Divers were reporting seeing more than 100 silkies on a
single dive. Plus Hammerheads, Galapagos Sharks, and Silver
Tips were far more numerous than usual (and that's saying
a lot). The giant school of tuna that
was hanging around was probably responsible for some of
the increased action, but there's another
factor...The Mexican authorities and the live-aboard
dive operators
visiting these islands have come up with a good plan for
monitoring any illegal fishing activity throughout
the entire area, and we're seeing the results with
increased numbers
of sharks. That's great news for the future!
For the balance of 2008, The Solmar V will be:
- Hosting our 2008 Baja Nature Cruises
in the Sea of Cortes this month. These cruises will be repeated
in both 2009
and 2010.
- In July, we will haul out to "Boatyard" for
our annual maintenance and safety checks.
- In August and September, some fabulous encounters with
Great White Sharks (cage diving) off the island
of Guadalupe.
- In October, we feature two regular
live-aboard dive trips in the Sea of Cortez,
- On October 31st, we'll have our season opener and return the
Socorro Islands.
Click
here to see our 2010 schedule
The 2008 YouTube VIDEO CONTEST This year we're also sponsoring a YouTube Video
Contest, and the winner gets a free trip to Socorro.
The 2007 Video Contest was a great hit, so we'd like
to do it again. All you have to do is create a video (using pictures
or video footage taken on the Solmar V) and post it
to the popular YouTube Website. Remember, you
can create a "video" using still photos,
titles, and captions as well as regular video
clips. There's more complete info on exactly how to
do this on our web site.
Please make sure to mention Solmar V in the YouTube title
and description so that viewers will be able to
find and vote on your video. After all the videos
are posted, the public will then vote on their favorites
and decide the winner. The contest will run thoughout 2008,
and we'll be posting updates regularly.
Click here for more complete
details, and see to
videos already entered for this year.
DEADLINE APPROACHING: 2007/2008 PHOTO
CONTEST
The theme of the 2007 / 2008 Solmar V Digital Photo
contest will be: "Wilderness Is The Ultimate
Luxury"
You may select any picture (up to three pics per
person) to submit via email for the contest. These
images should
describe "wilderness" as you find it on our
Solmar Cruises. Could be a breaching Humpback, a Whale
Shark, Sea Lions at Los Islotes, mantas at Socorro, or
great whites in Guadalupe. Topside or underwater.
The Deadline for the 2007 / 2008 Photo Contest
will be June 30th, 2008. This will allow all of our
Socorro
Spring 2008 passengers to participate as well.
You may send in your digital pics at any time during
this year until the 2008 deadline.
1. Digital Images should be 450 x 300 (or 300 x 450)
pixels and sent to solmar5@waterpath.com.
2. Limit 2 pics per person, per destination (Socorro,
Sea of Cortez, Guadalupe)
3. If you don't know how to "size" your
digital images just send them to us and we'll do
it for you.
SOLMAR V
P.O. Box 529, Topanga, CA 90290
Toll Free: 1-866-591-4906,
CA and Int: (310)455-3600
(Office Hours are Mon - Fri, 9-5, West Coast U.S.Time)
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SEA OF CORTEZ TRIP.
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