Best Operator for Vandy

[SMAE]

Which scuba charter lets you dive your dive??? I dove with a certain operator who required that everyone follow a guide. So, I got stuck with a guide and 2 newbie divers. It was the shortest double-dip that I've ever done! Live & Learn. It's time to try this again, the right way! Any suggestions as to which dive operator caters to the more advanced diver?

 

[The Chairman]

Great thread... I want to do the Vandy sometime on my SF2.

 

[Wookie]

Which scuba charter lets you dive your dive??? I dove with a certain operator who required that everyone follow a guide. So, I got stuck with a guide and 2 newbie divers. It was the shortest double-dip that I've ever done! Live & Learn. It's time to try this again, the right way! Any suggestions as to which dive operator caters to the more advanced diver?

Stay away from Dive Key west (unless you need equipment repair). They pride themselves on safety on the vandy. That translates to guided dive. You will by happy with Finz.

 

[CptTightPants21]

Captain's Corner had no problem letting us do our tech dive. They also took out the 48' Newton with only 6 divers on board--A+ operation all around.

 

[scubadada]

I had 3 great dives on the Vandenberg in 2015 off the Spree, I'm sorry this option is no longer available

 

[sportxlh]

I dove the Vandy off the Spree and it was awesome. Yeah, too bad that's not an option any longer.

Captains Corner has been very accommodating when I've dove the Vandy with them. I've done half a dozen dive trips with them if memory serves. They let me go solo (with cert and redundant gear). Basically told me what time they planned to head back to the dock and let me plan my own dive profiles and SI as long as I was back on board by the planned return time.

 

[SMAE]

Thanks for the great information . I will give them a call when I'm ready to make the drive down there.