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- 20,485
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- Location
- Philadelphia and Boynton Beach
- # of dives
- 1000 - 2499
Wow, what a difference a day makes. I came down on Wednesday afternoon and was disappointed that I didn't get to dive on Thursday. Seas were high, very windy, rained a lot in the morning. Nobody went out of Boynton Beach or Jupiter.
So today was nearly flat, warm, little wind. Went out with Kevin Metz and Underwater Explorers to the Castor for a double dip. There were only 4 of us on the boat, luxury. First of all, Hurricane Matthew did a job on the Castor. The stern had already been knocked to the starboard by Hurricane Sandy. It got pushed farther to the starboard by Matthew and the prop is now fully exposed. The Goliath Grouper did not seem to mind, still in their usual stern hangouts. The big change was the bow, ripped off and pushed quite severely to the starboard. I was prepared to be saddened by the damage but the Castor is just fine with the changes.
Now the really good stuff. Very little current with a rare free descent and ascent. Visibility was quite good despite particulate, probably 60-70 feet. The water was 83 degrees. There was a very mild north current. I spent most of my time at the bow but the stern was good too. Lots and lots of Goliath Grouper, incredible numbers of bait and balls along with aggressive hunters, Rainbow Runners, Bar Jacks... Huge schools of Horse Eye Jacks, bunch of Barracuda, some Black Grouper, Cubera Snapper, Permit. I did not see the Bull Sharks that had been hanging out in Sept during aggregation. Among the best 2 dives I've had on the Castor, I now have an even 100 on this fantastic wreck.
I'm here through Oct 30, hard to beat today
Good diving, Craig
So today was nearly flat, warm, little wind. Went out with Kevin Metz and Underwater Explorers to the Castor for a double dip. There were only 4 of us on the boat, luxury. First of all, Hurricane Matthew did a job on the Castor. The stern had already been knocked to the starboard by Hurricane Sandy. It got pushed farther to the starboard by Matthew and the prop is now fully exposed. The Goliath Grouper did not seem to mind, still in their usual stern hangouts. The big change was the bow, ripped off and pushed quite severely to the starboard. I was prepared to be saddened by the damage but the Castor is just fine with the changes.
Now the really good stuff. Very little current with a rare free descent and ascent. Visibility was quite good despite particulate, probably 60-70 feet. The water was 83 degrees. There was a very mild north current. I spent most of my time at the bow but the stern was good too. Lots and lots of Goliath Grouper, incredible numbers of bait and balls along with aggressive hunters, Rainbow Runners, Bar Jacks... Huge schools of Horse Eye Jacks, bunch of Barracuda, some Black Grouper, Cubera Snapper, Permit. I did not see the Bull Sharks that had been hanging out in Sept during aggregation. Among the best 2 dives I've had on the Castor, I now have an even 100 on this fantastic wreck.
I'm here through Oct 30, hard to beat today
Good diving, Craig
