Diving Offshore California (Aqua Quest Diving Series) [Paperback]

Daren Douglass (Author)

Book Description

Series: Aqua Quest Diving Series | Publication Date: December 29, 1994

91 superb sites, kelp forests to ocean-fed pinnacles, teeming with marine life.

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Appendices of dive shops, emergency contacts and tourist information are especially useful to the traveling diver. -- Underwater USA

Diving Offshore California is heavily illustrated with color photographs of both underwater and topside scenes. -- California Diving News

Maps, a chapter on marine life and appendices contribute to making this book an important companion for divers. -- SSI Bulletin

This full color guide describes the terrain, locations and marine life for the best island dive sites off the -- The Undersea Journal

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Aqua Quest Publications (December 29, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962338958
• ISBN-13: 978-0962338953
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,884,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expertly written, October 16, 2001

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Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diving Offshore California (Aqua Quest Diving Series) (Paperback)

The word "California" conjures up all manner of images from sun-drenched beaches to Hollywood - rarely making one think of the offshore islands that have so very much to offer the visiting Scuba Diver.

"Diving Offshore California" measures 10" x 7" and is another guide in the medium size format favoured by Aqua Quest. These particular publishers set high standards and demand all contributing authors/photographers maintain those standards at all times. This is, therefore, another worthy addition to the series.

The book is well laid out thus ensuring every page has the right mix of written information and visually informative colour photographs or maps. Commencing with an overview of the past and the present, the book then goes on to include all that useful information required by any potential visitor - weather, access boat diving, preservation, visibility, photography, currents and much more besides. We are then treated to a map of California showing the location of the offshore islands roughly situated between Santa Barbara and San Diego. The next 13 chapters are then dedicated to each of the featured islands - and one of them even includes diving around oil-rig platforms. A total of over 90 individual dive sites are included and each of these contains all the information the potential visitor will wish to know.

With a final chapter devoted to Marine Life, the book then concludes with a number of Appendices containing that all-important emergency information and useful numbers such as Charter Boats and Dive Centres.

Altogether, this book contains all the information the potential visitor will require for contemplating such a trip. My only criticism is reserved for a couple of the photographs which are not quite sharp enough and might be replaced at the next re-printing stage.

NM