All Star Liveaboards Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Throwback Photo Gallery
Liveaboard diving—and fashion—has come a long way since All Star Liveaboards started in 1979.
It’s been 40 years since the first official All Star Liveaboards trip—Sea Explorer set out from Bimini in the Bahamas on June 2, 1979.
Today, All Star Liveaboards has expanded around the globe, with yachts exploring the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, the Philippines and Indonesia, where the new All Star Velocean is scheduled to set sail in 2020.
In honor of its 40th anniversary, All Star went deep into the archives to show off what it looked like to explore the seas via liveaboard over the past four decades.
Enjoy this trip down memory lane.
Bones from a beached whale at Warderick Wells Cay can still be seen today.
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Co-owner Peggy Purdy shows off a vintage BC.
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Brown’s Marina in Bimini—a lot larger today—was the original point of departure for Sea Explorer.
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Men’s and women’s bathing suit styles have changed a lot over the years.
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Cat Ppalu was the second addition to All Star's fleet.
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The crew of Sea Explorer poses for a photo op.
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Co-owner Bruce Purdy
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The Purdys celebrate the delivery of Aqua Cat, All Star's latest vessel to explore the Bahamas.
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