Force E Boynton Beach open, Boynton Beach Dive Center closed

[tarponchik]

Not sure why anyone would bring in another dive boat to Boynton..... Most of the ones I see out on the water operate with sparse attendance.

Not when the groupers aggregate. But I already realized my mistake.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Sorry, I mistook them for dive shop in Pompano, on who's boat Force-E chartered me once. It all resulted in a mess. The dive shop cancelled the trip and did not call me, telling me when I arrived that since Force-E put me on their boat, it was Force-E's responsibility to call me. Force-E said they had no idea the trip was cancelled. In the end, I decided never to use middlemen again and book my trips only directly with the boat running dive shops.

I hear that! I use Force-E all the time but not for booking charters. I always book directly. The middleman just adds a layer of complexity and another failure point. Most of the people booking with them are either students or tourists who don’t want to do the research on where to dive & with whom. There are a surprising number who do that.

 

[Johnoly]

But there is one scenerio for booking dives that Force E shines. That's for the quick-short notice dive request, geared toward out of towners visiting. If you know a specific type of dive you want (lemons/lobster/wreck/guided) and less than 48>36hr notice and no idea for that area who is running & available.......Force E is your best & quickest way to get on that boat. The reason is because they have that type of captain coming into their shops every day to drop/pickup tanks and the captains talk to the shops and let them know what they are doing for trips.

The captains tell the shops if they are Sold out/Have photogs coming/Hunters diving/etc. Force E with one phone call & 10 minutes, can usually get you back an answer because that captain will pick up the call rather than send your's to voicemail. The answer maybe yes or maybe no (like a lobster mini-season ride) but you'll have a yes or no answer quicker than the hours it will take you to call around and wait for a return call. Over half the charters are small 6 packs and not on line for bookings. Force E knows those captains and has their private cell phone numbers.

We all STARE at the wave height forecasts, and if you can jump on a flight or skip a day of local meetings and just itching when viewing the inlet cameras,,,,Then Force E can many times pull a miracle for you.