Explorer Dive Boat
The Explorer dive boat is best suited for single day trips and some overnight trips to the islands and along the coast. Her owners Tony and Candee have been running the Explorer for a long time now, always treating their customers like family. Safety is of utmost importance to them and having fun diving some new places is right behind that plus their crew is very friendly and helpful.
The Explorer started out as a long range fishing vessel and since has been turned into a dive boat. She is 65′ X 22′ and is set up for 28 divers, but 18-22 works best. There is a nice comfortable galley with seating for about 18 where Candee does an excellent job serving up the hot cooked breakfast and lunch that is made to order. You can get things like breakfast sandwiches, burritos, burgers, tuna melts, chowder, soft drinks and to top off the day special treats like Klondike bars, plus lot’s of snacks between dives. Above the galley there is also a very nice and large uncovered upper deck which also doubles as a place to store dive bags.
The dive deck has wrap around bench seating with gear storage making donning and removal of your dive gear quick and easy. For the hunters there is a bait tank in the middle of the dive deck and 2 large fresh water buckets for cameras. With a submerged swim step and large platform, exiting the water is easily done with someone always there to help out with fin removal or anything else that is needed. Air fills are done with 1 compressor filling to 3400psi (please bring only 1 tank) and there is no nitrox available on the boat. There are several options for nitrox, but this would have to be taken care of before the trip. The Explorer is also rebreather and doubles friendly.
The Explorer also has 26 single and 8 double bunks if you want to have a nap between dives or if you would like to board the night before a trip. Bunks are available on a first come first serve basis (please try to save the double bunks for couples). There are 2 bathrooms outside on either side of the boat and 1 outside shower on the port side and 1 shower all the way forward in the bunk room. The Explore does not provide rental gear, but you can reserve rental gear through the Peace and they will deliver it to the boat and pick it up afterwards.
All trips on the Explorer include food, snacks, drinks & air.
The Explorer Dive Boat is located at Ventura Harbor, 1583 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, California, 93001, Dock D-11 (Directly behind the Greek Restaurant). Ventura Harbor Village is located on US-101 approximately 30 miles south of Santa Barbara and 65 miles North of Los Angeles. For a map click here. For general information about Ventura Harbor Village, you can visit them online at www.venturaharborvillage.com
Any trip on the Explorer is always fun and Channel Islands Dive Adventures has several single day trips chartered on the Explorer. Please check the Channel Islands Dive Adventures schedule and come join us on our next Explorer dive adventure!
