Nanaimo Dive Outfitters - Scuba diving, tech diving, snorkeling and charters - British Columbia
Nanaimo Dive Outfitters are a full service dive store in Nanaimo, British Columbia. We offer training for all levels, air & nitrox fills, servicing, technical and recreational equipment, scuba diving and snorkel charters, fun shore dives, guided dives, world travel and lots more!
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Wreck Diving in Nanaimo, British Columbia
According to the website Diving BC, Jacques Cousteau proclaimed that the spectacular coastal waters of British Columbia, Vancouver Island and Nanaimo are 'the best temperate water diving in the world and second only to the Red Sea'. On this edition of Big Summer, Kait Burgan looks into what makes the waters around Nanaimo so great for diving.
Saskatchewan and Cape Breton - Nanaimo, BC
Had a fantastic weekend diving the Saskatchewan and Cape Breton in Nanaimo with Dive Outfitters.
Our time in Nanaimo and Parksville BC
After we landed in Nanaimo we got our rental car and hit the road. We had a great 2 days exploring before we left for Courtenay and Tofino.
Song is Slow Dance by my buddy George Canyon, all right reserved to him.
Scuba Diving in Nanaimo | VANLIFE VLOG
While living the van life on Vancouver Island last month, I took a break from the van for a day and decided to SCUBA dive down to explore the shipwreck of an old military destroyer ship called the HMCS Saskatchewan. It was sunk in 120 feet of water just off shore of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
I chartered a boat to get us to the dive site and a local diver guided my friend Bria and I down to the wreck. We spent an hour exploring what remains of the ship. We ventured inside the engine room and through a couple tight corridors getting a better idea of the size and layout of the vessel.
The HMCS Saskatchewan (DDE 262) was a Mackenzie-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy. As we were exploring, a baby octopus came to say hi. As it got close, it inked as a defence mechanism and we let it carry on on its way. Not a minute later, we found a huge Great Pacific Octopus in it’s den. Our guide pointed his light at it and the octopus was attracted to it’s heat and decided it wanted our light. It reached out four of its tentacles and started a tug-of-war with our guide. This lasted a good 15 second. The octopus almost stole our light! It was very cool to see something like this so up close and personal! I’m glad I had my GoPro rolling!
After the dive I continued exploring the island for a few more weeks in my 1989 GMC Vanguard Vandura camper van. I’m now in Vancouver and as the sun has finally come out, my leaks in the van have had a break. Taking advantage of this sunny week, I got my hammock out, drove to Mount Seymour and set it up over a beautiful stream and waterfall. What a great spot to hike and do some self healing!
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2010 Nanaimo Diveoutfitters UBDiving
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Diving Nanaimo May Long Weekend 2015
Diving the HMCS Saskatchewan, HMCS Cape Breton, Clark Rock and Snake Island Wall. A chance to see Wolf Eels, Octopi, Nudibranchs and Sea Lions.
Scuba Diving near Nanaimo BC
Excellent dives on Vancouver Island over Jan 18th and 19th. Tyee Beach and Madronna Point. Really great shore diving! Thanks to my dive buddies - Beast, Baggins and Deuce! What a fantastic dive trip!
Nanaimo Dive Outfitters Underwater Christmas Tree 2013
We tried our first underwater Christmas tree this year. Everything floats... A LOT. More ideas for next year to make things go smoother.
HMCS Cape Breton, Nanaimo BC, Canada
HMCS Cape Breton, Nanaimo BC, Canada
VideoLogbook: 8-3-17 HMCS Cape Breton Nanaimo BC Full Dive
VideoLogbook: 8-3-17 HMCS Cape Breton Nanaimo BC Full Dive.
Second day, dive #2.
The HMCS Cape Breton is one of the largest naval vessels ever purposely sunk to make an artificial reef. The ships overall length is 401 ft. 6 inches, with a beam of 57 ft. She rests upright with its keel at 140ft and deck around 70ft.
Nanaimo Diving 2 - Saskatchewan
A look at the Saskatchewan from ~80 ft. Nanaimo, Canada (Part 2)
Diving Tyee Cove, Nanaimo
First underwater video and fun dive in Nanaimo at Tyee Cove. I am still getting used to cold water diving... Went to about 80ft.
Scuba Diving Nanaimo, British Columbia.wmv
Diving the wrech of the HMCS Saskatchewan and the local area around Nanaimo.
Amazing diving Vancouver island | Nanaimo diver
Vancouver island has amazing diving
Scuba Diving West coast Canada
Vancouver island living
Published on Jan 26, 2013
Scuba Diving with California and Steller Sea Lions off Hornby Island, Canada, January 2013. Most of the video was shot using the Hero2 GoPro video camera. It's amazing at what self video footage you can get with the GoPro. Some segments were shot using the Canon 5DMII. Though I am from the PNW and have been diving here for the past 12 years this trip was organized by Florida Underwater Sports. If you're ever in Florida be sure to check them out.
The sea lions migrate up from California for the winter. The more mature sea lions pretty much stay away from divers but the juveniles are incredibly curious and playful just like puppy dogs. There is nothing we do to attract their attention other than get into the water with them. In fact the idea is to just be in the water and not do anything. No chasing, no touching, just swim.
The conditions for this trip were pretty close to optimal. The air was stagnent for several days so the water was very calm. There hadn't been any sun in a while so there was no algea growth. There hadn't been any rain so there was no run off from the land areas. The water temperature was running about 42-43 degrees. These conditions in addition to a particularly large number of juvenile sea lions made for excellent diving and visibility conditions. In one frame of another video I was able to count 60 sea lions. That number plus all the sea lions you couldn't see in the frame added up to a fairly large number.
This is not dangerous but the divers need to be experienced and confident in their scuba skills. As you can see in the video there are a lot of them and they just pile on top of each other and you. This can make for a very intimidating experience and divers need to be very much in control.
Because they are curious and they have no other way to check you out, they lightly bite on your arms, legs, fins and even your head just to investigate who and what you are.
Because they are playful they will tug on your equipment including your mask. You need to keep your hands in close and be prepared to hold on to your mask. Some of these sea lions have been known to pull the mask off ones head. Again, not dangerous but only a confident diver would effectively respond and handle the situation correctly.
Divers need to respect the fact that these are wild animals and follow all the rules of scuba diving and the divemaster. You shouldn't directly interact with them but just let them be curious and check you out. Don't touch or play directly with them. Just be there and let them check you out.
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Nanaimo Diving Trip 2013
A fantastic dive getaway with great friends. Basing out of Nanaimo, after some training and an encounter with sea lions at Madrona Point we hit the wrecks of the RivTow Tug Boat, encountered a jellyfish at Jesse's Island and a Boeing 737 now known as the Xihuw Reef. Matt Arnold of Green Sea Diving showed us the time of our lives and deserves all the credit for this trip.
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Nanaimo and Porteau Cove Wreck Diving Specialty Course
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Few clips from a Wreck Diving Specialty Course I took.
Nanaimo, BC - Snorkeling with Seals
British Columbia Field Reporter Chris Wheeler snorkels with the seals in Nanaimo located on Vancouver Island! This is on the top of the list of outdoor eco-adventures in Nanaimo. After taking a pleasurable BC Ferries ride from the mainland to Vancouver Island, you take a 15 minute boat ride from Nanaimo harbour to Snake Island which is home to a bunch of friendly harbour seals!
Scuba Diving in the Strait of Georgia - Nanaimo, BC
Lingcod, rockfish, greenling, a wolf eel and a bit of free shwag. Very cool but simple dive spot with lots of fish.
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