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Dive Charters: Southern California's Scuba Diving Boat Trips

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Dive trips every weekend to all of Southern California's Local Islands and Northern Channel Islands. Day trips to Anacapa Island, Catalina. Overnight trips to Santa Cruz Island, San Miguel Island, Santa Rosa Island and San Clemente Island. Two Day trips to Clemente Island, backside Catalina Island and San Nicolas Island. Don't forget the famous Santa Barbara Island with it's popular sealion dives. Scuba trips with the Sand Dollar, Raptor, Giant Stride, Peace and the Truth every weekend. Booking your dive trip tickets just became real easy with scubadivingLA.com. Best dive sites of southern California.

Why we're the best dive boat in Southern California

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The Sand Dollar Dive Boat is equipped as a multi-day dive boat! With all adavanced back-up systems and more, you can be sure of a dive trip that is enjoyable, and not troubled by breakdowns.

65 Foot Coast Guard Certified
2 Advanced Radars
Autopilot
Global Positioning System
Loran
Navtex
Fax Receiver
Satellite EPIRB
2 VHF Radios
1 SSB Radio
2 Generators,
2 Watermakers
Fixed Gas Fire Extinguising System
3 High Pressure Compressors
EAN-Nitrox Blending System
2 Remodeled CLEAN Heads
3 New Showers
Full Galley with Seating for 22 People
Sleeps 29 Divers on Multi-day Dive Trips BUNK LAYOUT
Air Conditioned for passenger comfort
Direct Dial Satelite Telephone
LP steel air cylinders
Lead Weights 2,3 and 5lbs
HD TV
BOSE Sound System
Clean Crew

Need to Compare and Ask Questions?

Use the chart's when choosing your boat for a Liveaboard Trip! You can judge what is important, and the type of trip you can expect if you ask some questions. Some "liveaboards" may only have a few multiple-day trips scheduled per year - and there is a reason why!

Take the time to compare - we'll see you on the Sand Dollar !

Feature	Sand Dollar	Other Boat	Other Boat
Inflatable Chase Boat in Water	YES	-	-
Tanks/Weights Supplied	YES	-	-
Coast Guard Certified	YES	-	-
Fish and Game Licenses Available	YES	-	-
Meals/Airfills Included	YES	-	-
Number of Meals Dinner Last Day Soups/Chile/Muffins	3 + 4 snacks YES YES	-	-
Recent Air Tests Available	YES	-	-
Enriched Air Nitrox	YES	-	-
Rebreather Fills (Oil-Free)	Yes	-	-
Number of Air Compressors	3	-	-
Number of Generators	2	-	-
Age of Engines (Reliability)	New-2002	-	-
Heating	Yes	-	-
Air Conditioning	Yes	-	-
Water Maker ? Pure Drinking Water ?	Yes	-	-

Need to Ask a Few Details?

You should be informed...it is your money ! A trip that is run poorly or illegally is not a very good value at all. Get references !! Print the questions, and feel free to ask ! Don't be fooled by boats that lack business or have no reputation. Ask questions first !

Question	Sand Dollar	Other Boat	Other Boat
Will Two Licensed Captains be On Board?	YES	-	-
Names of Captains: Years Licensed as Boat Captain	George Staehling - 6yr Ken Peters - 21yr	-	-
Are Captains Certified Divers?	Yes	-	-
Number of Multi-Day Trips - 2004	65	-	-
Number of Multi-Day Trips - 2005	63	-	-
Number of Multi-Day Trips - 2006	67	-	-
Number of Multi-Day Trips - 2007	79	-	-
Can Names of Charters with over 5 years history with boat/owner be provided?	10 Groups (over 5 years) Satisfied !	-	-
Full time Captains or "on-call" when needed for trip ?	Full Time	-	-
Frozen Burgers Canned Soup Frozen Lasagna	No Way !	-	-
Trip Confirmed by group or "open boat" hoping to get enough divers?	Trips Confirmed	-	-
Satellite Telephone for emergency contact/safety	Yes	-	-

Use the chart above when choosing your boat for a Liveaboard Trip. You can judge what is important, and the type of trip you can expect if you ask some questions. Some "liveaboards" may only have a few multiple-day trips scheduled per year - and there is a reason why!

We're the Sand Dollar and we do it RIGHT!

Tested Pure Breathing Air - Current Tests on Display (shouldn't you know what you are breathing ?)
Coast Guard Certified - An inspected boat with safety equipment that exceeds the 2005 requirements !
Enriched Air Nitrox Available-Safer Diving with EAN
A boat that has a REAL schedule! - We do not print a list of all of our unscheduled days as "open boats"and hope to get enough divers to run a trip. We have trips !
A boat that is a REAL liveaboard - not a "wanna be" liveaboard. Look at the schedule of some that call themselves liveaboards. They have NO multi-day trips scheduled for 5 or 6 months. They want to be a Liveaboard, but certainly are not a liveaboard !
The Meals! We serve you the best we can - not some frozen burgers, or canned soup, and a bag of salad.
Air Conditioning and heating - you can be comfortable !

There is a reason that the Sand Dollar Dive Boat has such a busy schedule, with repeat business, and charter groups that have been returning year after year after year. When you look at a schedule full of "open boats" and unscheduled dates, the question should be "WHY ?" What is wrong with that picture ? Some claim such great knowledge and experience, or to be "specialists", but have no trips, just recently acquired the boat, or have a schedule full of "open boats". You can be sure of a great trip, if you are on a trip with the one that does it right, does it all the time, and really has scheduled trips, with repeat business. We are better.
We are the Sand Dollar.... We Do Diving Right !

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Southern California's Scuba Diving Trip Schedule

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Buying Tickets: Call or click the button and pay online.
Payment: Visa, MasterCard
Boarding: Arrive 45-50 min before departure, check-in with divemaster (host), show certification card w/log book and come fully prepared with all equipment. Please be neat and tidy on the ship. Make sure you have all your gear built and functioning before departure.
Cancellation Policy: 5 days before departure= 100% refund. Zero refund within the 5 days of date.
Transfers: Name changes are allowed with 48 hrs notice prior to departure.
Dive Sites: Sites are to be determined by "BEST CONDITIONS". Water visibility, tides, current, surge, swell and wind control site location.
Hunting: Not allowed on charters.
Directions to Boats:
Equipment: You are responsible for all your own equipment, personal items (be neat & tidy), and equipment operating properly. Rental Gear is avalable.

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