Archive for month: March, 2012

Frank Whites Annual Easter Egg Hunt

30 March, 2012 (21:58) | Diving, Featured | By: admin

Pinnacle Scuba Adventures is happy to announce our sponsorship of the Frank Whites Dive Store Annual Easter Egg hunt Saturday April 8th. 2012. As in previous years this wonderful Easter weekend event will be held at Gyro Park in Cadboro Bay. Find the lucky egg and win a charter with us!   Click here for [...]

At the Ready – The story of the ex-Coast Guard Cutter Ready

29 March, 2012 (19:44) | Diving, Marine Science, Photography | By: admin

The Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Ready sunk on January 17, 2011 under mysterious circumstances at Britannia Beach, near Squamish, BC. She rests on her starboard side in shallow water, less than 100 feet off the dock she was tied up to. Concern has been raised since the Ready’s sinking about the environmental impact on the [...]

St Patricks Day at Race Rocks

19 March, 2012 (22:41) | Blog, Dive Charters | By: admin

    Arguing with Mother Nature is never a good idea. She is the queen, and erring on the side of caution is always the best course of action when diving in blustery conditions at Race Rocks on any day in March. We had a great group of divers from the UBC Aqua Society out [...]

Changing the Face of Fish Farming

16 March, 2012 (05:10) | Marine Science | By: admin

    Over the years a tremendous amount of and information has been provided to the public about fish farming and the impact that it has on the environment. This information as been heavily scrutinized and debated and private contractors and governments constantly try and find new ways to increase the supply due to the [...]

Descending The Emerald Sea

15 March, 2012 (05:49) | Diving, Featured | By: admin

Just wanted to post a reminder to everyone that our episode of Descending will be re-airing this Saturday March 17 2012 at 6pm on OLN. Please check it out and post some feedback on our blog or our Facebook Page. I’m really curious what everyone has thought about the show so far and our Pacific [...]

24 Hour Dive Relay UVic Scuba

13 March, 2012 (23:43) | Featured | By: admin

Pinnacle Scuba Adventures is happy to announce a second sponsorship in as many weeks with The University of Victoria’s 24 Hour Relay to help raise money for the Dogwood Initiative. The relay is on March 24th starting at 12pm and will run until March 25th at 11:59am. This is a great event and will have [...]

OLN’s Descending The Emerald Sea

10 March, 2012 (22:43) | Dive Charters, Featured | By: admin

As some of you may remember last February Jessie and I were hired to take out the crew from a yet to be named TV series and show them how beautiful the waters around Victoria really were. That TV series developed into what is now known as Descending. The brain child of Scott Wilson and [...]

Help Save the Reefs Dogwood Initiative

9 March, 2012 (22:43) | Dive Charters, Featured | By: admin

Pinnacle Scuba Adventures are proud to announce our sponsorship of the Dogwood Initiatives Dive Buoyancy Challenge being held at the University of Victoria in conjunction with UVic’s 24 hr. Dive Relay. The buoyancy challenge is being held from 5 – 9 pm at the McKinnon Pool at UVic on March 24 2012. This four hour [...]

Tides and Currents

2 March, 2012 (22:12) | Dive Charters, Diving | By: admin

Here at Pinnacle Scuba Adventures we are always trying to upgrade our website and offer more to our clients and dive community. We are happy to announce the addition of a Tides and Currents page to the website. The program we are that we use to make sure everyone has a great dive and Race [...]