The Whalers is one of the oldest independant dive clubs in Southern California.
Founded in 1963, we're proud to be celebrating so many years continuous operation.
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We dive locallyWhalers are on a local boat every month to the northern and southern Channel Islands as well as coastal trips from Palos Verdes to Santa Barbara. You'll find us often on The Peace and Spectre in Ventura, as well as the Truth boats in Santa Barbara and occaisonally a few of the smaller 6-12 packs out of San Pedro. All details on our event calendar We're environmentalistsThe Whalers have adopted Deer Creek State Beach as our own in 1989. We support three annual beach clean-ups. All details on our event calendar | We're world travelersWhalers go to foreign lands and warm water at least once a year. Recent years have found us in Roatan, Cayman Islands, Bonaire, FIji, Turks & Caicos, and the Red Sea. As a Whaler, all multi-person savings and discounts are returned to our travelers, lowering costs for everyone. I 2021 Trips - all cancelledWe tried: Utila in January, 2021 Belize in June 19-26 2021 2022 Trips Bonaire - June 25 - July 2 at the Divi Flamingo See the events calendar for details. | 2023 Trips Cozumel - Jan 14 - 21 Sunscape Sabor all inclusive Belize - July 8 - 15 Sunbreeze Resort on Ambergris Caye, Belize. The home of the famous Blue Hole and the second largest barrier reef in the world after the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. See calendar for details |