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We were happy to welcome back Steve Rosenburg for his long awaited second trip and Andy Sallmon who has been on almost 20 trips now. Unfortunately our good friends Steve and Beth Welch had to cancel at the last minute to stay home and take care of their much loved pets. We are wishing the best for them and hope to see them soon.

The week started off a bit rough, but we made the best of it- diving our shallow reefs and Tiger Beach. Once the visibility dropped and the seas picked up we headed to calmer water. We were able to bring in 3 tigers, which provided some amazing breaching photos. Later, Captain Mike got out the remote control boat and had a bit of fun letting the tigers destroy it. Luckily we got the GoPro back.

After the bad weather, the winds laid down and seas went back to what we hope for. We spent a day on an amazing reef at the edge of Hammer-Time and Ginormous. We had a swim-through with reef sharks waiting on both sides. Eventually a few tigers showed to provide us some photo ops.

After one super calm day the wind started to pick up again, so we went to Crystal Tiger for its endless visibility. We camped out on the site for two days, allowing unlimited diving including a dive that lasted into the night. Over the last two days we had as many as 12 tigers at one time. At one point a pod of dolphins cruised through, amazing the guests. One of our favorite large tigers, Willy, showed up and came in closer than ever. She was not a bit shy, which became quite a chore for the crew.

By the end of the week we had quite a wide range of photos to look through. Everyone had a great time, some conquering lifelong fears. Hopefully we will see all of our new friends again soon. Thanks for a great trip.

When we left West Palm Beach the air was cold and windy, the seas were rough and visibility was low. By the time we arrived in the Bahamas, the weather was already turning in our favor.

The guests, coming from Germany, France and various parts of the US, were more than happy to be in the warm Bohemian air. One group was on the boat filming our lemon sharks in 3D for a show we hope to see on National Geographic in the near future.

We started diving on one of our shallow reefs. Everyone was able to get comfortable with just reef sharks and a few lemons before any large sharks showed up to play. We knew it wouldn’t last long though. By day two we were seeing numerous different tiger sharks. Throughout the week we were greeted by up to 12 tigers on a single dive. Most of our diving was done at Tiger Beach, where regulars like Emma and Pat stole the show. We chose sites with beautiful backdrops for our photographers including, turtle grass, the corn field, purple place, crystal tiger and classic tiger beach. We mixed in a little night diving, and in our down time we did lemon snaps.

Later in the week the weather had completely changed for the better and at one of our deeper reefs the action was the best of the week, allowing some beautiful pictures and a whole lot of excitement. Speaking of excitement, one of our crew, Matt, was able to remove his first hook from a lemon shark that seemed to be very uncomfortable. Good job Matt. Now the crew is back and resting up so we can head right back out and do it all again.

This trip the guests came from all over, including France, Germany, Canada and the US. We welcomed back Sean Havas who couldn’t even make it a full year before getting back on the boat. We were also more than happy to see George Schellenger back for his 8th trip with us. We knew that it was going to be a good week. Everything was in our favor. The wind had died down to almost nothing, making the seas flat calm and the air a perfect temperature. After clearing Bohemian Customs we headed to shark paradise, a shallow reef about 35 feet at the deepest. Within 40 minutes of getting in, we had already encountered 5 species of shark. There were the usual reef sharks, a handful of lemons, 2 nurse sharks, 3 tigers and one beautiful great hammerhead. If this was a sign for the rest of the week, we were in luck. Over the next few days we spent time at some of our deeper reefs, including Hammer-Time and Ginormous, but most of our time was spent at tiger beach. Crystal Tiger seemed to be our best bet, pulling in up to 12 tigers on one dive. The number of lemon sharks also grew to numbers that we hadn’t encountered in quite some time. A few of our regulars were willing to push through the lemons and give some great photo opportunities. Emma and TC seemed to steal the show on more than one occasion. Emma decided that when Jim wasn’t looking she would take his camera and play a game of keep away. And for the first time we were able to get a GoPro on Emma and allow her to video us for a change. At the end of the week we went to End of the Map where conditions were as amazing as you could ever hope a January day would be. With well over 150 feet of visibility and flat calm seas we were able to watch as a Great Hammerhead passed right under our boat. While in the water we dove with about 20 bull sharks, 4 tiger sharks and one very scared lemon. Overall, with an amazing group and even better conditions, everyone was sad to leave the sharks. Hopefully conditions will remain just as great for the majority of winter and all of our groups will provide us with just as many laughs and great stories.