I have tried doing several searches on here and the web over the past few days and not finding what I want so time to ask.
The GF and I are coming to Maui Jan 24th and staying for a week with diving being our main focus. Due to cost we plan on mostly shore diving but would like to get in a day of boat diving. We have been diving just over a year now with just over 60 dives each. We both AOW and are use to diving with lots of gear and exposure protection here in the PNW.
This trip is planned shortly after the GF is having a medical procedure done. The Dr has cleared her for diving but has an extremely limited weight lifting restriction (15lbs). The plan for shore dives is for me to pack both sets of gear down then we will just gear up in the water. We have only done 2 boat dives so far (last year in Kona), which were back to back dives.
So I have 3 questions about boat diving. First will any of the operations have a problem with her getting in the water then putting on her gear, then obviously reveres getting out?
Second with only one boat day it sounds like the Crater is the place to go. Is there some other "must see" area?
Third question is what operation might be best for our diving "style". We will be brining our own gear and we dive BP/W with long hose set up. We would like a "guide" but don't feel like we need our hands held though the dive though. I have been reading quite a bit about Ed Robinson and seems like it might be good as they sound like they do what we are looking for. Problem is it sounds like they go cool places other then the Crater and we would hate to miss that while we are there.
I know I said boat diving at the top but quick shore question also. I see there are a couple of plane wrecks, are any of them reachable as a shore dive?
The GF and I are coming to Maui Jan 24th and staying for a week with diving being our main focus. Due to cost we plan on mostly shore diving but would like to get in a day of boat diving. We have been diving just over a year now with just over 60 dives each. We both AOW and are use to diving with lots of gear and exposure protection here in the PNW.
This trip is planned shortly after the GF is having a medical procedure done. The Dr has cleared her for diving but has an extremely limited weight lifting restriction (15lbs). The plan for shore dives is for me to pack both sets of gear down then we will just gear up in the water. We have only done 2 boat dives so far (last year in Kona), which were back to back dives.
So I have 3 questions about boat diving. First will any of the operations have a problem with her getting in the water then putting on her gear, then obviously reveres getting out?
Second with only one boat day it sounds like the Crater is the place to go. Is there some other "must see" area?
Third question is what operation might be best for our diving "style". We will be brining our own gear and we dive BP/W with long hose set up. We would like a "guide" but don't feel like we need our hands held though the dive though. I have been reading quite a bit about Ed Robinson and seems like it might be good as they sound like they do what we are looking for. Problem is it sounds like they go cool places other then the Crater and we would hate to miss that while we are there.
I know I said boat diving at the top but quick shore question also. I see there are a couple of plane wrecks, are any of them reachable as a shore dive?