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Yeah, not deep enough to get below the bleh vis.
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CosbySweater
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Just got a captains report for Jupiter. 50 feet of viz and rippin North current. I would have been out today myself but heading out of town for a few weeks.
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Me also, I wanted to splash tomorrow cause the bugs have moved in deep from one Jupiter report today. A cracked drain pipe instead has to be fixed. Thanks for the conditions report!!
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I'll be in Jupiter tomorrow, hope the vis holds
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I went on the 3 tank boat with Jupiter Dive Center yesterday. It's labeled as a grouper aggregation trip but in practice was more of a standard dive outing in jupiter.
visibility was moderate, a bit dark and 40-50 feet i'd say?
lowest temp i saw was 82, most of the time temp was 84. still down a bit from recent highs.
on the boat was a group that seemed to be a regional GUE meetup - so several people diving doubles and one drysuit even. they dove as 2 teams of 3. they were really nice and friendly people, and were having a good time. there was also a solo gentleman diving a rebreather, a woman diving OC, and me.
dive sites:
- wreck trek
- area 51
- scar face
current was strong, which made the diving a bit passive. as we visited the first 2 sites on the wreck trek, it was hard to do much other than hang on or maybe reposition to another handhold. i found myself wishing for a reef hook. given the small size of the current blocking parts of the first two wrecks and the large size of our group, it made for crowded conditions - mostly just a line of divers hanging on to the edge pretty much filling available space, with one or two people poking around at a time.
it was lucky that the people on the boat were such controlled divers, since we were passing each other with inches to spare - but worked out fine.
the esso bonaire was the best experience - more room to spread out, larger interior protected from current, and more groupers hanging around.
i think the DM had been called up at the last minute, he mentioned that normally he would have brought his HP120s. but as it was, he headed up at around 35 minutes, which i missed, since i was planning for 45 mins bottom time. i think i was a bit too absorbed in watching the groupers interact, because i eventually noticed everyone else was gone. it was only an extra couple minutes but it's a great feeling to have the dive site to oneself isn't it? DM later said that he was low on gas, as were some others - deep site and a lot of current will do that for sure.
anyway, once i realized i was alone i didn't want to be holding up everyone else so i drifted off the wreck, shot an SMB and headed up in a leisurely fashion, ran into a tiger shark just as i was shooting the SMB which was cool, was fun trying to get the SMB off and camera out as it cruised by. in the end i got enough video to serve as evidence but nothing interesting to watch. total dive time 44 mins. i would have liked to be given a bit more time.
Second and third dives were both lazy drifts along ledges. saw a good amount of fish life, a few small reef sharks and a turtle, mostly just relaxing though. total dive time for Area 51 was 44 mins, and then we switched DMs and had 53 mins for scar face.
I would have liked the first 2 dives to be a bit longer but overall it was good to get out and dive. i liked the JDC team, would dive again.
visibility was moderate, a bit dark and 40-50 feet i'd say?
lowest temp i saw was 82, most of the time temp was 84. still down a bit from recent highs.
on the boat was a group that seemed to be a regional GUE meetup - so several people diving doubles and one drysuit even. they dove as 2 teams of 3. they were really nice and friendly people, and were having a good time. there was also a solo gentleman diving a rebreather, a woman diving OC, and me.
dive sites:
- wreck trek
- area 51
- scar face
current was strong, which made the diving a bit passive. as we visited the first 2 sites on the wreck trek, it was hard to do much other than hang on or maybe reposition to another handhold. i found myself wishing for a reef hook. given the small size of the current blocking parts of the first two wrecks and the large size of our group, it made for crowded conditions - mostly just a line of divers hanging on to the edge pretty much filling available space, with one or two people poking around at a time.
it was lucky that the people on the boat were such controlled divers, since we were passing each other with inches to spare - but worked out fine.
the esso bonaire was the best experience - more room to spread out, larger interior protected from current, and more groupers hanging around.
i think the DM had been called up at the last minute, he mentioned that normally he would have brought his HP120s. but as it was, he headed up at around 35 minutes, which i missed, since i was planning for 45 mins bottom time. i think i was a bit too absorbed in watching the groupers interact, because i eventually noticed everyone else was gone. it was only an extra couple minutes but it's a great feeling to have the dive site to oneself isn't it? DM later said that he was low on gas, as were some others - deep site and a lot of current will do that for sure.
anyway, once i realized i was alone i didn't want to be holding up everyone else so i drifted off the wreck, shot an SMB and headed up in a leisurely fashion, ran into a tiger shark just as i was shooting the SMB which was cool, was fun trying to get the SMB off and camera out as it cruised by. in the end i got enough video to serve as evidence but nothing interesting to watch. total dive time 44 mins. i would have liked to be given a bit more time.
Second and third dives were both lazy drifts along ledges. saw a good amount of fish life, a few small reef sharks and a turtle, mostly just relaxing though. total dive time for Area 51 was 44 mins, and then we switched DMs and had 53 mins for scar face.
I would have liked the first 2 dives to be a bit longer but overall it was good to get out and dive. i liked the JDC team, would dive again.
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Hi @bassplayer
I did the two tanker with JDC yesterday. I generally would have done the 3 tanker but had a late lunch engagement in West Palm.
Yes, the current was brisk, we covered 2 dive sites on each dive. I'm actually glad I did the two tanker, we had normal 45 min bottom, 52 min dive time dives. We only had 4 divers on the boat. Our vis was the same 40-50 feet. Your tiger shark sighting was very cool, over many years, I have seen 2 tiger sharks in Jupiter on normal reef dives.
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I did the two tanker with JDC yesterday. I generally would have done the 3 tanker but had a late lunch engagement in West Palm.
Yes, the current was brisk, we covered 2 dive sites on each dive. I'm actually glad I did the two tanker, we had normal 45 min bottom, 52 min dive time dives. We only had 4 divers on the boat. Our vis was the same 40-50 feet. Your tiger shark sighting was very cool, over many years, I have seen 2 tiger sharks in Jupiter on normal reef dives.
Trip Report - Back in the water in Florida 2024 #4
My flight down was scheduled for Thursday the 26th. I was quite certain that it would be cancelled. Much to my surprise, the flight took off on time and was perfectly routine, a couple areas of mild turbulence I was scheduled to go out of Riviera Beach on Friday with Walker's Charters. I was...
I was supposed to dive with Kyalami on Sunday. I had a strong feeling they would cancel after being north of the Palm Beach inlet on Saturday. It was rough Saturday, and Sunday was forecasted to be rougher. I called the Scuba Club dive shop to ask what they were thinking, and they did what some dive shops do, heavily lean on the side of positivity. So much so, it was almost annoying. They were saying conditions were GREAT today. I'm not sure what ocean they were going out in. I didn't even see their boat, which I usually do. I called another number for the Jupiter charter, and they ridiculously told me that Sunday would be 2 ft seas.
So, when the same lady who said it would be 2 ft seas called me in the morning, as I was driving through Jupiter about 5 minutes away, told me it was going to be 5-8 ft seas, I wanted to call her out on her 2 ft seas prediction, but instead I just said to issue me a refund.
I get it, they have a business to run, and they made the right call to cancel. I would just like a little more honesty. Tell me the truth about Saturday's conditions, Sunday's forecast, say you're watching it closely, and that if anything changes, you'll give me call.
On the flip side, it could be worse. My cousin and I went to the Jupiter inlet park to see what it looked like, and we saw JDC high tailing it back. JDC leaves 2 hours earlier, had all the divers on it, went out the inlet, probably all geared up, cancelled, and then have to reload your vehicle. I at least got to sleep in 2 hours and didn't offload my stuff.
I just wish the shop and the charter would be more honest than saying conditions were great and the next day was going to be 2ft seas. They lost a little of my trust in that I can't rely on them to report accurate conditions if those conditions aren't favorable.
So, when the same lady who said it would be 2 ft seas called me in the morning, as I was driving through Jupiter about 5 minutes away, told me it was going to be 5-8 ft seas, I wanted to call her out on her 2 ft seas prediction, but instead I just said to issue me a refund.
I get it, they have a business to run, and they made the right call to cancel. I would just like a little more honesty. Tell me the truth about Saturday's conditions, Sunday's forecast, say you're watching it closely, and that if anything changes, you'll give me call.
On the flip side, it could be worse. My cousin and I went to the Jupiter inlet park to see what it looked like, and we saw JDC high tailing it back. JDC leaves 2 hours earlier, had all the divers on it, went out the inlet, probably all geared up, cancelled, and then have to reload your vehicle. I at least got to sleep in 2 hours and didn't offload my stuff.
I just wish the shop and the charter would be more honest than saying conditions were great and the next day was going to be 2ft seas. They lost a little of my trust in that I can't rely on them to report accurate conditions if those conditions aren't favorable.
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