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Bernie Cappelli made a long awaited return to northern California waters. LibAnn Cappelli joined him on land. The divers first took their scuba tanks to a reef south of Van Damme. The abalone at 50 feet seemed a bit scarce, but they were safe from the Alacosta divers with their tanks. Kevin Dalley claimed that he spotted a Puget Sound king crab before the cold water removed all feeling in his hands.
The divers then returned to the beach, dropped off their tanks to follow the new abalone laws, and headed to the cove for their abalone dive. When most of the divers were in the water, a California Fish and Game boat boarded Alacosta's Latex Queen. Fortunately, everything was legal. The F&G officials looked carefully at every fishing license, even though none of them had their abalone holes punched. After the diving, Don Dachner showed off his new car.
The second dive was at the breakwater itself, diving with the sea lions. The sea lions constantly buzzed the divers, sometimes coming within inches of the divers, almost teething on John Purnell's fins. Simon Kisch temporarily disappeared in the 5 feet visibility, ending the dive after 10-15 minutes. Susan Carter, the dive chair, guarded the boat during both dives.
On Sunday, Bill McDowell joined the group, insisting on diving at Monastery. Susan guarded the cars.
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