You have heard of the area, just not that particular city. Deerfield Beach is the northern most city in Broward County. Broward County is the home of Fort Lauderdale. Deerfield Beach is positioned so it's very easy to dive the sites in northern Broward County and the sites in southern Palm Beach County. The diving is excellent. Most of the reef dives are ledges. Currents are usually strong, so float diving is the rule. There are many, many excellent wrecks in the area. I highly recommend this area for diving. It's been a few years since I've dived with Dixie Divers, so I can't give you feedback on them, but I was diving the area on Saturday, it's well worth the trip and one of my favorite places to dive.