Hi there Buddha!
I believe that we will be diving together on the boat next Monday. We hope to get into Venice early enough on Sunday to get in a beach dive. This is the local shop I'll be using to get my fills. Don't know what their hours are, but you could give them a shout. And, they are very close to where the boat will pick us up. One more thing, do you know what time Monday's departure will be? See you soon!
Florida West Scuba School
Hi, We'll be getting in in the wee hours of the morning so I'm sure we'll get one shore dive in. We are bringing 3 tanks each and was hoping for 2 tanks on Sunday but if we can't find a place to fill them before the Monday charter we'll settle for 1 dive and take the motorcycles out. Here's the information Capt. Jamie sent me, the dive is from 10-2 if you have any questions it's best to get ahold of him directly as this is my first trip down. Look forward to seeing you on the boat, I'll be easy to spot I'll the the fat, bald, pasty white guy that's trying not to get too burned
"Thanks for your intrest , You can reference slide show and trip pics under myspace.com/aristakatcharters(good to communicate to all so they can see actual pics of trips).Also as of right now schedule is wide open weekdend trips run 8-12 or 1-5 Saturday and Sunday and weekdays 10-2 daily. This is Calendar Link We use to allow you to keep in touch with open slots (
Yahoo! Calendar - ar_charters ).Depths run 20-30 ft of water,Vis can be 2 to 20 ft average is around 10-12ft. Run time from ramp to dive spot is maybe 20 mintues very easy smooth ride, meeting address is 303 East Venice Ave , Venice .Fla Mapquest link reference(
Map of 303 E Venice Ave Venice, FL by MapQuest can customize times according to schedule and groups,since we are a 6 pack charter some groups will have 6 divers do morning dive and other 6 do beach dive in morning then switch . We are a bare bones charter all divers must supply all gear including tanks. Rental of gear or tanks can be arranged in advance. Dives consists of 2 tanks 1hr 30 minutes each dive during summer starting in March, winter months dive time is 1hr . water temps this time of year is 60' f & summer temps run as high as 84'f. We must have a min.of 3 divers for boat to go. Area we dive is nicknamed the "Boneyard" for its reputation for prehistoric bones such as Megalodon teeth and Dugan bones(prehistoric Mantee). We will have a cooler with cold waterfor divers , also may be used to hold divers food or drinks, we will have crew/divemaster to help with divers on boat. The boat has all gear necassary for saftey requirements as well as O2 btl and Erib. We charge $50.00 each diver or $300.00 for boat(Cash or checks preferred sorry no credit cards ) for "Boneyard trip" not included is tip for dive master. There are other dive trips available such as wrecks,or reefs boneyard trip is most popular. Reccomended lodging is
http://www.horseandchaiseinn.com/.\ or
Kon -Tiki Motel Inc (Venice, FL) - reviews, motel photos, videos, special price , interative map & directions thanks againCapt Jamie Bostwick"
