We are now opening up this event to surfers wanting to meet up, as well. Bring your board, kayak or any other favorite watersport gear and join in on the fun! All is welcome. :)

You've been asking for some beach dives....How about a beach dive at Leo Carrillo?

Leo Carillo can surprise you with almost anything. From sharks to large rays to halibut, this site is a top choice when conditions are right. Leo Carillo actually covers a wide area, and covers south Leo, sequit point, and north Leo. Healthy kelp beds are found in all 3 places.

Schools of perch fill the kelp forest, and occassionally large bat rays will lay in the sand between the kelp areas. A soupfin shark may even swim through the outer kelp beds. Lobsters, cabezon, sheep crabs, kelpfish, and octopus can be found in as little as 10ft depth. Nudibranchs and gorgonians start becoming more coming in the outer reefs past 30ft, after the kelp stops. Blacksmith and barred sand bass will also roam this area. Look for large halibut in the sand past 30ft, and mantis shrimp at 50 or 60ft if you can swim that far out. Dont be surprised in a harbor seal or sea lion accompanies you on your dive. In the fall school of stinging box jellies can pass by, but they are not deadly like their Australian cousins. The reef and kelp forest is packed with life from 15-20ft depth.

Scuba divers will need to be certified and will need to provide their own gear. If you need to rent you can try Ocean Adventures Dive Company in Venice, CA. We are diving rain or shine. Only water conditions are recommendations from the life-guards will keep us out of the water. Parking is along PCH.

After the dives, we will sit in the sun and take in lunch. Non-scuba divers are welcome to hang on the beach for the an afternoon social.

And thank you to SCOA member, Jessica Schram, for recommending this dive site!

"From birth man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free. Buoyed by water, he can fly in any direction, up, down, sideways. Underwater man becomes an archangel." -Jacques Cousteau