It is with mixed emotions that we announce the sale of the Cypress Sea. The charter on December 13

was our last charter, and all future charters have been canceled. The 22 year journey has been rewarding and we treasure the memories and friendships generated over the years.

We are deeply appreciative of our crew and staff's dedication to excellence, and we owe a debt of gratitude to them for the favorable reputation we have earned. We are also deeply grateful for our regular charterers: the dive stores and dive clubs who faithfully and enthusiastically coordinated events and classes to bring their divers aboard. Our mutual love of Monterey diving has created a bond that we hope will carry beyond the dissolution of our charter business. Finally, we are grateful for the dive community. None of this would have been possible without divers! What a wonderful assortment of characters we have met over the years – from those experiencing their very "firsts" – first boat dive, first night dive, first cold water dive, first time seeing (fill in the blank) – to highly experienced divers enjoying Monterey at her finest – to everything in between – the stories created will elicit smiles for a long time... It has been our privilege to have you aboard!

Our dive store, Any Water Sports in San Jose - now in our 26th year in business - will continue to provide friendly and professional service and instruction, offering competitive pricing on a well stocked inventory of dive equipment to recreational and tech divers throughout the area, and providing air, nitrox, and tri-mix fills to certified and qualified divers. We, too, will become customers of the other excellent operators who provide boat diving in Monterey, and we will continue to provide a wide variety of travel opportunities throughout the world.

Phil Sammet, aka The Underwater Company, will continue to offer instruction and diving, and work with film crews and scientific teams for various research projects. He can be contacted at (831) 372-3200 or (831) 915-6600 for private charters and instruction.

We look forward to working with you as your dive store of choice for many years to come.

See you in Monterey!
Frank and Ginny Barry