Delray beach

[Divin'Papaw]

Also jim i just saw your profile sais divin hoosier....im from muncie in lived there bout 32 yrs lol where ru from?

Very cool! I lived in and around Indianapolis for most of my life. We moved to Southwest FL in 2016 and I took a new job in Boca Raton this past August. We still have a place in Bonita Springs so we are officially bi-coastal. Almost all of my diving these days is off of SE FL from Jupiter down to Ft. Lauderdale with occasional trips down to Key Largo.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Booked my first welcome to south fl dives......pompano dive center fri at 830am 2 wrecks i believe captain dan and rsb1 maybe? Thanks for your info.on these wrecks.....i always do boynton reefs.....i dont know.why i havent tried the other areas for diving......i will be doing a bit of each area to get the full effect.....any other suggestions for GREAT REEF AREAS AND GREAT WRECKS BESIDES POMPANO?ALSO I CANT AFFORD TO DIVE 5 DAYS A WEEK I WISHHHHHH HAHAH......any pointers on free beach dives or cheap local dives and good SNORKEL SPOTS???

Blue Heron Bridge is a must. Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach. That is my "go to" shore dive when I don't want to pay for a charter. It's free and is good to snorkel or to dive.

Here are a few websites with details.

A Local's Advice on Diving the Blue Heron Bridge - SDI | TDI | ERDI
Blue Heron Bridge Diving and Tides | Force-E Scuba Centers
Dive Blue Heron Bridge - Phil Foster Park Pura Vida Divers : Discover South Florida SCUBA Diving
Blue Heron Bridge Scuba - The Best Shore Diving in the Americas - Blue Heron Bridge Scuba

Another great snorkel/free dive location I enjoy is Coral Cove Park and Blowing Rock Park (they are just down the beach from each other) on Jupiter Island.

 

[bcollins4]

Thats cool i was an hour or so from you in indy and moved here om 2016 as well....crazy.....thanks for the heads up on more dive sites amd free ones too!!!

 

[bcollins4]

Haf a good time with pompano dove center .....sae rsb1 and captain dan wrecks and it had some cool swim throughs....It was a very good intro to pompano beach diving and cant wait to go again.....viz hasnt been all thay great this week maybe 25 30 feet so im goimg to wait a few weeks and hopefully it clears up.....

 

[PoolsOpen]

How does Pompano Dive Center handle solo divers?
Do they send a dive guide down and the group follows or they pair you up on the boat with insta-buddy and groups go down by themselves?

 

[PoolsOpen]

To clarify I dont have Solo cert, but I prefer to dive mid-week, so I usually show up alone.

 

[bcollins4]

Not sure i guess its your call i believe....i domt think they care ifnu dive solo but csll them to verify

 

[Divin'Papaw]

How does Pompano Dive Center handle solo divers?
Do they send a dive guide down and the group follows or they pair you up on the boat with insta-buddy and groups go down by themselves?

Unlike some of the boats in SFL they do not typically put a diver in the water with you. They expect you to either dive with a buddy, a buddy group or be solo with redundancy. I have had mixed luck diving solo with them even though I'm a certified divemaster, solo diver, and trimix diver. When diving solo I always have redundancy ... either doubles or a separate pony bottle. Typically I've been allowed to dive solo on their boat, but sometimes not. It is unfortunately a bit inconsistent with them and depends upon who is running the boat that day.

 

[scubadada]

Unlike some of the boats in SFL they do not typically put a diver in the water with you. They expect you to either dive with a buddy, a buddy group or be solo with redundancy. I have had mixed luck diving solo with them even though I'm a certified divemaster, solo diver, and trimix diver. When diving solo I always have redundancy ... either doubles or a separate pony bottle. Typically I've been allowed to dive solo on their boat, but sometimes not. It is unfortunately a bit inconsistent with them and depends upon who is running the boat that day.

One would think the operator would have a standard policy regarding solo diving. I dive with operators who know me very well and with whom I have dived solo for a long time. I have dived with operators who require a solo certification and redundant gas. I have dived with operators who do not allow solo diving. Out of interest, which solo cert do you have? Does it make a difference with PDC? I see they teach both SDI and PADI

 

[PoolsOpen]

@JimBlay, thanks for the info... I know if I just call them I might get a standard answer. Since you dove with them before, your info is appreciated....