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Trips & Events

The Northern California Rainbow Divers (NCRD) strives to provide high quality, good value, safe and fun trips to club members in relaxed and non-threatening environments and that respect the natural beauty underwater.

It helps our volunteers immensely if payments for our events are made electronically via PayPal, instead of by paper check.  Thank you for helping facilitate the work of the club's hard-working, unpaid volunteers!  Please use this email address for PayPal payments: treasurer@rainbowdivers.org 

Upcoming events

    • 28 Jan 2024
    • (JST)
    • Cebu
    Join waitlist


    Philippines 2024

    Join us for the 2024 Rainbow Divers

    trip to the Philippines!

    Threshers and Tigers and Whale Sharks . . .

    OH MY!


    Oct 1 2023 note: the trip is sold out but we may be able to add you. Use wait list registration to begin the process, or just send an email.

    Plus all the exotic small critters you’ve come to know and love – nudibranchs galore, ornate ghost pipefish, pygmy seahorses, frogfish of all sizes, turtles, clown fish, blue ring octopus, corals and so much more.

     


    Hosted by Maureen McEvoy, join us for:


    Optional pre-trip 5 days, 4 nights at the

    Atlantis Dumaguete Resort

    Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2024


    Followed by 8 days, 7 nights aboard the

    Philippine Siren

    February 2 – 9, 2024






    The Philippines comprise over 7,600 islands, surrounded by deep blue seas that contain some of the richest marine life on earth. Considered by many to be the apex of the Coral Triangle, scuba diving in the Philippines offers a wide variety of marine environments to choose from.

    Whether it’s dives on steep walls and offshore pinnacles, critter hunting in coastal reefs, the sardine run, or the opportunity to get up close to the world’s largest fish – the whale shark, the Philippines will whet the appetite of even the most seasoned diver.

    The Visayas and Malapascua regions are best known for their great variety of dive sites, starring thresher sharks in Malapascua, turtles all over, and the sardine run in Moalboal. Macro lovers can indulge in sightings of pygmy seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, and spectacular frogfish of all sizes.


    Price, DBL Occupancy:

    • $2595 Philippines Siren
    • $1595 Atlantis Dumaguete
    • Transfers tbd

    Payments:

    • $500 to register
    • Balance due Sept 1, 2023
    Included:
    • Accommodations at land resort and liveaboard
    • Up to 4 dives daily on the liveaboard, up to 5 at the resort
    • Daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
    • Apo Island day trip from the resort
    • Kayaks, land excursions from the liveaboard
    Excluded:
    • Airfare
    • Transfers
    • Nitrox
    • Port fees
    • Fuel surcharge
    • Gratuities
    • Courses

    Flights:

    Arrive Manila by early Jan 28 to join a group transfer flight to Dumaguete. For example, Philippines Air leaves SFO at 11PM Friday to arrive 4AM Sunday. If you want to arrive a day or 2 early and decompress at an airport hotel ask us for recommendations. 

    Alternatively arrive Cebu Jan 28 with a stop on the way to join a group van transfer to Dumaguete. For example, EVA departs SFO just after midnight Friday night/ Saturday morning and arrives Cebu Sunday at 11AM. Transfer costs depend on traveling as a group, so check with Maureen or Tommy for advice on what to book.

    Post live aboard you can book your return flight home after mid-day Feb 9, from Cebu. For example, EVA flies to SFO with a change in Taipei, leaving Cebu at 12:30 PM. If your international round-trip is MNL there are abundant cheap flights Cebu to Manila. 


     

    About Rainbow Divers

    Rainbow Divers is a 501(c)7 non-profit mutual benefit organization, and can only organize activities and trips for its members. Membership is cheap and comes with a bunch of new lifelong friends at no extra charge. So if you’d like to participate in this trip, please join us.

    Payments are due within 10 days of sign up, and are generally non-refundable. If you sign up and your plans change there may or may not be someone interested in taking your spot. If you cancel without having made all payments it is your responsibility to find someone to pay your obligation in full. It is a very good idea to carry trip insurance to cover such an eventuality.

    Trip payments may be made by Zelle, by personal check or by credit card.

    Divers are required to carry valid, in-force dive accident insurance, such as may be obtained from Divers' Alert Network (DAN).

    Divers must agree to NCRD's Event Terms and Conditions to participate in this trip.

    Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

    Rainbow Divers Liability Release

    • 25 Mar 2024
    • (JST)
    • 03 Apr 2024
    • (JST)
    • Raja Ampat
    Join waitlist
    Raja Ampat Spring 2024

    Rainbow Divers

    Exclusive Charter of

    Mermaid 1

    March 25, 2024

    Save 750 Euro!

    10 days, 9 nights

    Optional pre-trip TBD

    Registration will begin soon



    More information will be forthcoming, and waitlist registration will open soon.    

    Price, DBL Occupancy:

    • NCRD Special: 750 euro off retail pricing
    • Master Stateroom (2pax): 4250 euro
    • Single Stateroom (1pax): 4750 euro
    • Deluxe Stateroom (8pax): 3750 euro
    • Lower Deck Stateroom (4pax): 3350 euro

    The charter is contracted in euro. Diver final payments will be converted to dollars based on current exchange rates.

    Payments:

    • $500 to register
    • $1000 due Apr 1 2023
    • $1000 due Jul 1 2023
    • Balance due Oct 1 2023
    Included
    • 9 nights accommodation
    • Up to 29 dives, including some night dives, conditions permitting
    • Daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
    Excluded:

    Airfare to Sorong, port fee of 225 euro, nitrox 130 euro, alcoholic beverages, tips, laundry, souvenirs and other items of a personal nature. Visa or visitor fees, departure or arrival taxes. 

    Flights:

    Arriving Sorong the day before boarding is advised and would likely require leaving North America 3 days in advance. For example, leaving SFO at noon Mar 22 you would arrive late night Mar 23 to Jakarta, sleep at a nearby domestic hotel, then fly domestic Jakarta to Sorong on Mar 24. Getting to Jakarta is a 24 hr door to door effort, then Jakarta to Sorong is like flying 2/3 of the way across the USA after arriving on the west coast. Returning you have the dateline in your favor so you can get home in a day or 2. 


    About Rainbow Divers

    Rainbow Divers is a 501(c)7 non-profit mutual benefit organization, and can only organize activities and trips for its members. Membership is cheap and comes with a bunch of new lifelong friends at no extra charge. So if you’d like to participate in this trip, please join us.

    Payments are due within 10 days of sign up, and are generally non-refundable. If you sign up and your plans change there may or may not be someone interested in taking your spot. If you cancel without having made all payments it is your responsibility to find someone to pay your obligation in full. It is a very good idea to carry trip insurance to cover such an eventuality.

    Trip payments may be made by Zelle, by personal check or by credit card.

    Divers are required to carry valid, in-force dive accident insurance, such as may be obtained from Divers' Alert Network (DAN).

    Divers must agree to NCRD's Event Terms and Conditions to participate in this trip.

    Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

    Rainbow Divers Liability Release

    • 16 Nov 2024
    • (CST)
    • 30 Nov 2024
    • (CST)
    • Gardens of the Queen, Cuba
    Cuba Scuba 2024


    Another Bucket-List

    Trip With

    Rainbow Divers

    &

    Undersea Expeditions


    Sharks

    Goliath Groupers

    Pristine Reefs


    Led by

    Maureen McEvoy &

    Greg Hammond

    November 23, 2024

    Optional Cuba Tour

    Havana, Trinidad & Cienfuegos

    November 16, 2024

    7 nights onboard Avalon III

    Gardens of the Queen

    About Avalon III


    Optional Cuba Tour




    Travel legally to Cuba with us on a humanitarian environmental project expedition in the spectacular Gardens of the Queen marine park onboard Avalon III. Travel to Cuba under this program is legal for U.S. citizens and residents.

    This licensed humanitarian environmental project visit examines the relationship of Cuban citizens with their natural environment, including socioeconomic and cultural issues brought about by Cuba’s growing ecotourism industry. The exchange also represents an opportunity to explore important environmental issues that impact the marine waters that both nations share through face-to-face interaction. The environment, and particularly the marine environment, is something that both biologically and culturally joins Cuba and the U.S. Visitors will meet with Cuban scientists and resource managers in workshops and perform citizen science.

    You'll spend seven nights onboard the beautiful liveaboard dive vessel, Avalon III, in the heart of Cuba's Gardens of the Queen (Jardines de la Reina) National Park, located 60 miles off the southern coast of Cuba, an archipelago comprising a chain of 250 virgin coral and mangrove islands extending along 75 miles of turquoise waters. Gardens of the Queen was featured on an award-winning segment of the CBS news program, 60 MINUTES hosted by Anderson Cooper. Gardens of the Queen is Cuba's first marine park and the largest no-take marine reserve in the Caribbean, where much of the story lies underwater. U.S. visitors will accompany Cuban specialists and scuba dive in one of the healthiest marine ecosystems remaining in the Caribbean.

    Highlights of the optional land tour prior to the diving week:

    • Explore Old Havana, try a genuine Cuban Cigar
    • Visit Ernest Hemingway's home
    • Take a ride in a 1950's American classic convertible and tour the antique car club
    • Visit famous jazz clubs, private restaurants, and nightclubs
    • Travel overland to the Bay of Pigs, historic Trinidad, and Cienfuego  

    Price, DBL Occupancy:

    • Standard stateroom: $3595 double occupancy
    • Single supplement: $700
    • Optional land tour: $2995 (approximate with more details available soon)

    Payments:

    • $500 to register
    • $1000 due Mar 1 2024
    • $1000 due Jun 1 2024
    • Balance due Aug 1 2022
    Included
    • Up to 4 dives daily, including some night dives, conditions permitting
    • Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the dive week, some meals during the tour
    • Local non-alcoholic beverages
    • Participation in Humanitarian Environmental Project with Blue Sanctuary
    • Transportation in Cuba to the liveaboard from Havana (or from our land tour.)
    • Extra $$ discounts for NCRD early-bird signups
    Excluded:

    Airfare to Cuba, OFAC License fee of $100 (if on land tour), Port Fee of $240, Marine Park Fee of $120, Nitrox ($100 for week if you wish to dive with EANx), alcoholic beverages, tips, laundry, souvenirs and other items of a personal nature. Visa or visitor fees, departure or arrival taxes, may be collected when purchasing your airfare, or may be paid separately.

    Flights:
    Divers coming for just the liveaboard will need to arrive in Havana November 23.
     Alternatively fly in on November 16 if you are participating in our land tour. Don't book flights until consulting the trip leader. There may be flights at other Cuba airports before or after the dive week.  

    Please contact us for the latest information on air travel to Cuba. Plan to depart on November 30 after 3:30 pm from Havana directly to the USA or elsewhere.


    About Rainbow Divers

    Rainbow Divers is a 501(c)7 non-profit mutual benefit organization, and can only organize activities and trips for its members. Membership is cheap and comes with a bunch of new lifelong friends at no extra charge. So if you’d like to participate in this trip, please join us.

    Payments are due within 10 days of sign up, and are generally non-refundable. If you sign up and your plans change there may or may not be someone interested in taking your spot. If you cancel without having made all payments it is your responsibility to find someone to pay your obligation in full. It is a very good idea to carry trip insurance to cover such an eventuality.

    Trip payments may be made by PayPal or by personal check. PayPal will accept credit card payments, regardless of whether you have a PayPal account. The price is the same regardless of payment method.  Please consider using PayPal, as electronic payment greatly simplifies the work of our volunteers.  Please send PayPal payments to paypal@rainbowdivers.org

    Divers are required to carry valid, in-force dive accident insurance, such as may be obtained from Divers' Alert Network (DAN).

    Divers must agree to NCRD's Event Terms and Conditions to participate in this trip.

    Event Terms and Conditions.pdf

    Rainbow Divers Liability Release

    • 22 Dec 2024
    • (PKT)
    • Maldives
    Register

    Maldives Christmas 2024

    Join Rainbow Divers and UnderSea Expeditions for a bucket list holiday trip to the Maldives, aboard Maldives Aggressor, with a Sri Lanka Safari Lodge pre-trip7 nights accommodation and 5+ days of diving with up to 3-4 guided dives per day, plus a week exploring Sri Lanka to see wild elephants, primates, and more.   

    With clear blue water, white sand beaches, and great visibility, scuba diving in the Maldives is an unforgettable experience in an idyllic paradise. During a diving trip to the Maldives, you may see manta rays, whale sharks, reef sharks, soft & hard corals and much more.

    Meals and nitrox are included. White Pearl was built in 2020 and features 13 luxurious staterooms with ensuite restrooms, king or twin beds, and plenty of deck amenities to spread out and relax. Our target price point is around $2500 for the dive week and around $2000 for the Sri Lanka safari lodge week. 

    RSVP here to express interest. In the event we get enough interest we'll book the trip. We're focused on finding great diving at affordable prices. The Maldives is a distant destination with connecting flights through the middle east or Europe. Expect airfares to be in the $2-3K range.

    Questions? Email Tommy

Past events

05 Oct 2023 2023 Egypt Live Aboard, Nile Cruise and Cairo Tour
01 Apr 2023 2023 Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean
31 Dec 2022 2022 Cuba Scuba New Year
20 Nov 2022 2022 Socorro Giant Mantas
28 May 2022 2022 Little Cayman Beach Resort
23 Apr 2022 2022 Philippines Aggressor Live Aboard
16 Apr 2022 2022 Philippines Atlantis Resort Dumaguete
11 Apr 2022 2022 Philippines Atlantis Resort Puerto Galera
09 Apr 2022 2022 Malapascua Philippines - Thresher Sharks!
03 Apr 2022 2022 Palau Follow-On Land Based Trip
27 Mar 2022 2022 Palau Aggressor Live Aboard
12 Oct 2019 2019 Turks & Caicos Live Aboard
27 Jan 2019 2019 Mermaid II Raja Ampat Liveaboard, Session 2
18 Jan 2019 2019 Mermaid II Raja Ampat Liveaboard
12 Sep 2018 Cancelled - 2018 Annual Channel Islands Dive Trip
09 Jul 2018 2018 Wakatobi Dive Resort in Indonesia
17 Dec 2017 2017 Holiday Party
02 Nov 2017 Canceled - November 2017 Channel Islands Dive Trip
03 Oct 2017 2017 MV FeBrina Charter in Papua New Guinea
14 Sep 2016 2016 Annual Channel Islands Dive Trip – Santa Barbara Island and the Northern Islands
13 Aug 2016 2016 Solomon Islands Liveaboard
13 Aug 2016 2016 Solomon Islands Waitlist
26 Jun 2016 2016 Summer Pride Sunday Party
14 May 2016 2016 Philippines Visayas Dive Safari
20 Mar 2016 2016 Little Cayman Beach Resort
12 Dec 2015 2015 Holiday Party
21 Nov 2015 Bay Islands Liveaboard (Undersea Expeditions)
18 Nov 2015 2015 Mermaid I Raja Ampat Liveaboard
16 Nov 2015 2015 Indonesia Waitlist
16 Nov 2015 2015 Sea Safari 8 Raja Ampat Liveaboard
09 Nov 2015 2015 Maluku Divers Resort in Ambon
10 Oct 2015 Men's Week in Cozumel, Mexican Caribbean (Undersea Expeditions)
26 Sep 2015 Diving For Life (DFL) 2015
16 Sep 2015 2015 Annual Channel Islands Dive Trip – Southern Islands
16 Sep 2015 2015 Annual Channel Islands Dive Trip – Southern Islands - WAIT LIST
27 Jun 2015 2015 Summer Pride Party
06 Jun 2015 28th Annual Scuba Show Long Beach
23 May 2015 2015 Men's Week in Bonaire, Caribbean
22 Feb 2015 2015 Cozumel Villa Coralina
09 Nov 2014 2014 Cabo Pulmo in Baja Mexico
13 Sep 2014 Diving For Life (DFL) 2014
24 Aug 2014 Annual Channel Islands Dive Trip - San Miguel
24 Aug 2014 Annual Channel Islands Dive Trip - San Miguel - WAIT LIST
07 Jun 2014 Scuba Show
31 May 2014 2014 Saba, Netherlands Antilles, Land-Based Dive Week
12 Apr 2014 Rainbow Divers @ Atmosqueer's Spring Fling
23 Mar 2014 2014 Chuuk/Truk Shore-Based Dive Resort
16 Mar 2014 2014 Palau Liveaboard
08 Mar 2014 2014 Yap Shore-Based Dive Resort
10 Feb 2014 Board Meeting
08 Dec 2013 2013 Holiday Party and Annual Board Election
01 Dec 2013 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
30 Nov 2013 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
29 Nov 2013 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
13 Nov 2013 Board Meeting
12 Oct 2013 Pacific Grove Hyperbaric Chamber Open House
03 Oct 2013 2013 Seychelles Shore-Based Dive Resort
28 Sep 2013 Pacific Grove Hyperbaric Chamber Reopening Ceremony
28 Sep 2013 2013 Fiji Islands Nai'a Liveaboard
23 Sep 2013 2013 Fiji Islands Shore-Based Dive Resort
02 Sep 2013 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
01 Sep 2013 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
31 Aug 2013 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
25 Jul 2013 Annual Channel Islands Dive Trip
23 Jul 2013 Board Meeting
29 Jun 2013 2013 Summer Party and Gear Swap
16 Jun 2013 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
15 Jun 2013 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
28 May 2013 Board Meeting
05 May 2013 2013 Cozumel Women's Week
29 Apr 2013 Board Meeting
28 Apr 2013 2013 Cozumel Men's Week
21 Apr 2013 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
20 Apr 2013 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
25 Mar 2013 Board Meeting
25 Feb 2013 Board Meeting
26 Jan 2013 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel (Canceled)
20 Jan 2013 Board Meeting
16 Dec 2012 2012 Holiday Party and Annual Board Election
09 Dec 2012 Board Meeting
18 Nov 2012 Board Meeting
03 Nov 2012 Halloween Night Dives on the Silver Prince
20 Oct 2012 Post-DFL Liveaboard to Komodo, Indonesia
13 Oct 2012 Diving For Life 2012
06 Oct 2012 Pre-DFL Trip to Lembeh, Indonesia
26 Sep 2012 Board Meeting
23 Sep 2012 Caspar Headlands State Beach Shore Dives
22 Sep 2012 Van Damme Park Shore Dives
25 Aug 2012 Sea of Cortez August 2012, Rocio del Mar Liveaboard
12 Aug 2012 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
11 Aug 2012 Silver Prince 3-Tank Charter - Carmel
05 Aug 2012 Board Meeting
18 Jul 2012 Truth Aquatics Charter to Catalina Island
08 Jul 2012 Board Meeting
01 Jul 2012 North Monastery Shore Dive - Change to Coral Street
30 Jun 2012 Breakwater Night Dive
30 Jun 2012 Sanctuary 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
23 Jun 2012 Annual Picnic/Gear Swap
03 Jun 2012 Board Meeting
28 May 2012 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
27 May 2012 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
26 May 2012 Coral Street Shore Dive
12 May 2012 Northern California Dive & Travel Expo
05 May 2012 Long Beach Scuba Show 2012
15 Apr 2012 Coral Street Shore Dive
14 Apr 2012 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
18 Mar 2012 Board Meeting
26 Feb 2012 Silver Prince 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
25 Feb 2012 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
12 Feb 2012 Board Meeting
31 Jan 2012 GUE and BAUE Information Session
30 Jan 2012 Sanctuary, The Last Stand For Sharks
29 Jan 2012 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
28 Jan 2012 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
08 Jan 2012 Board Meeting
18 Dec 2011 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
17 Dec 2011 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
13 Dec 2011 Holiday Party and Board Elections
20 Nov 2011 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
19 Nov 2011 Silver Prince 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
18 Nov 2011 BeachHopper Friday Special 2-Tank Charter
30 Oct 2011 Coral Street Shore Dive
29 Oct 2011 Hopkins Marine Station Open House
29 Oct 2011 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
19 Oct 2011 Manta Rays - Presentation by Dr. Andrea Marshall
02 Oct 2011 Castro Street Fair
25 Sep 2011 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel (Canceled)
24 Sep 2011 Sanctuary 2-Tank Charter - Carmel (Canceled)
17 Sep 2011 Diving For Life
10 Sep 2011 Bonaire, Dutch Antilles
28 Aug 2011 McAbee Shore Dives and Lunch
27 Aug 2011 Breakwater Shore Dives, Lunch and Night Dive
24 Jul 2011 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
23 Jul 2011 Silver Prince 3-Tank Charter - Carmel
09 Jul 2011 Reef Check Training 2011 - Santa Rosa
18 Jun 2011 Reef Check Training 2011 - Monterey
12 Jun 2011 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
11 Jun 2011 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
10 Jun 2011 The Birdcage - The Paper Wing Theatre Company - Monterey
04 Jun 2011 Long Beach Scuba Show 2011
22 May 2011 BeachHopper "In Reserve" 2-Tank Boat Dives - Point Lobos
21 May 2011 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
07 May 2011 Invasive Asian Kelp (Undaria) Removal - San Francisco
30 Apr 2011 Reef Check Training 2011 - Fort Bragg
24 Apr 2011 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
23 Apr 2011 Sanctuary 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
27 Mar 2011 Sanctuary 2-Tank Charter - Carmel
26 Mar 2011 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
09 Mar 2011 8th Annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival
27 Feb 2011 Breakwater Shore Dives
26 Feb 2011 Silver Prince 3-Tank Charter - Carmel
20 Feb 2011 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives
19 Feb 2011 Invasive Asian Kelp (Undaria) Removal - San Francisco
12 Feb 2011 Invasive Asian Kelp (Undaria) Removal - Half Moon Bay
05 Feb 2011 Pacific Northwest: Fishes and Diving
30 Jan 2011 BeachHopper 2-Tank Charter - Carmel (Closed)
29 Jan 2011 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dives (Wait List)
17 Dec 2010 Holiday Party and Board Elections
12 Dec 2010 Breakwater Shore Dive
11 Dec 2010 Escapade Two Tank Morning Dives - Carmel
23 Nov 2010 Thailand 8 Day Live-Aboard on the M/V Nautica
21 Nov 2010 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dive
21 Oct 2010 From Flipper to The Cove and Blood Dolphin$ - A Conversation with Ric O'Barry
17 Oct 2010 Point Lobos State Reserve Shore Dive
16 Oct 2010 Beachhopper II Charter - Carmel
16 Oct 2010 Invasive Asian Kelp (Undaria) Removal Weekend
14 Oct 2010 Celebrate Sharks at the Cal Academy Nightlife
28 Aug 2010 Annual Picnic and Swap Weekend
31 Jul 2010 Beachhopper II Charter
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