Pinnacle
down to 40 m
Farnsworth Bank
Offshore pinnacles off Catalina whose main attraction is the large stands of purple hydrocoral, with drop-offs into very deep water.
- Experienced
- Giant sea bass
Open Water≤18 m
Winfield Scott Wreck
Dive site in Channel Islands & Catalina, United States
Easy shallow dive on the 1853 paddle steamer: the paddlewheel and a shaft still show among kelp, with possible black sea bass.
- Max depth
- 9 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Aug–Dec
The story
Carrying over 300 passengers and crew, the side-wheel steamer Winfield Scott left San Francisco on December 1, 1853; the next evening it crashed into Middle Anacapa at full speed in dense fog. The wreck is on the National Register of Historic Places and divers may not remove artifacts.
Source: nps.gov
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: channelislandsdiveadventures.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Giant sea bass
Season in Channel Islands & Catalina
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Aug–Dec.
Source: dan.orgPrices in Channel Islands & Catalina
- One dive
- €116
- Try dive
- €121–133
- Open Water course
- €891
Prices found at the area's dive centres, not specific to this site. Details and sources
Where is Channel Islands & Catalina?
The point shows the Channel Islands & Catalina area, not the exact dive site.
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- Advanced
- Sea lions
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- Open Water
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down to 30 m
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Reef
down to 12 m
Cathedral Cove (Anacapa)
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- Open Water
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.