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.
