Dive #56 (2025): Cathedrals
Dive log
Stats
- Max Depth: 25.4 m / 83 ft
- Average Depth: 17.8 m / 58 ft
- Duration: 56 minutes
- Water Temp: 12.0°C / 54°F
- Gas: EAN32
- Tank(s): HP100
- Pressure Start: 234 bar / 3400 psi
- Pressure End: 34 bar / 500 psi
- Surface Consumption Rate: 15.51 L/min / 0.55 cf/min
Notes
Second dive of the day aboard the Escapade, following the morning dive at McDonald’s. The group decided to keep the swim-through theme going and opted for Cathedral, a site just offshore of Pescadero Point on 17-Mile Drive.
We descended the mooring line and dropped straight to 55 feet, finding the first swim-through almost immediately. It was a bit narrower than the ones at McDonald’s but still had plenty of room to navigate. After exiting, we spent some time exploring the rock wall. About 30 minutes in, having spent most of the dive below 60 feet, I was definitely starting to feel the cold.
I was about to signal to my buddy that I was ready to ascend when another diver motioned that they’d found a second swim-through. We finned over to explore it, then began a slow ascent back to the boat. I was definitely cold by the end, and my gas consumption proved it: my SCR notched up to 55 cf/min, way higher than my typical rate.
