The Boynton Dive Chronicles (new and improved)
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Hey thanks Brad! The same to you!
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Hey, I've skipped a bunch of dive reports, but there really hasn't been any news... It's been 78º, pretty much normal conditions for this time of year. We did have some booming vis last week, but it's gone now. I think this prolonged and powerful NW blow that we just had might have caused an upwelling, because the water was greenish (vis about 40') and 75º (felt like a low 75 too). I'll try to get the camera fired up again.
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We went out with Kevin Sunday afternoon. Myself, Onespeed & ReefPhotoKelly. We did the Castor, and a drift on Lynn's. Seas were 2', but they were a choppy 2'. Not too bad though. Surface temperature was 75 degrees, and about 73 at depth. The viz was good, so it was a good day to be out diving.
Here are some shots from the day.
Onespeed hunting on the Castor.
Kev, our fearless leader
Mmmm, dinner.
Thanks for the great time Kev.
Here are some shots from the day.
Onespeed hunting on the Castor.
Kev, our fearless leader
Mmmm, dinner.
Thanks for the great time Kev.
And the BDC lives on, thanks for posting the nice pics Fishter.
Onespeed's hair appears to be both arrogant and confident in that last one
Onespeed's hair appears to be both arrogant and confident in that last one
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Thanks Fish! Great pics!
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Well, I managed to get the camera into the water, but ran into a battery malfunction halfway into the first dive. I did get one okay picture of some lobsters under a rock. Fish was back and his rig worked all the way through, so maybe he'll share some more.
Conditions were as follows: Rough and pretty hard current. Vis was a little below average at about 35-40', but it was okay. The current was probably between 3/4 and 1 knot, which is kinda swift. We jumped in at a secret lobstering location. We saw a nurse shark cruising around and a giant kingfish came to check us out for a minute too, along with a bunch of small amberjack. I didn't bring any lobster capturing stuff, but there were lobsters here and there.
Lobsters from the secret lobstering spot.
Next we did Black Condo, which was fun too. The combination of cloudy water and strong current served to really concentrate life along the ledge. Unfortunately, my camera was already dead by the time we made this dive, but maybe Fish has a shot or two that demonstrates this. We found a hawksbill turtle and a cool little ray. I'm pretty sure he got some shots of these guys. Anyway, it was rough, but fun. Oh yeah... water temps were 75º by my machine.
Conditions were as follows: Rough and pretty hard current. Vis was a little below average at about 35-40', but it was okay. The current was probably between 3/4 and 1 knot, which is kinda swift. We jumped in at a secret lobstering location. We saw a nurse shark cruising around and a giant kingfish came to check us out for a minute too, along with a bunch of small amberjack. I didn't bring any lobster capturing stuff, but there were lobsters here and there.
Lobsters from the secret lobstering spot.
Next we did Black Condo, which was fun too. The combination of cloudy water and strong current served to really concentrate life along the ledge. Unfortunately, my camera was already dead by the time we made this dive, but maybe Fish has a shot or two that demonstrates this. We found a hawksbill turtle and a cool little ray. I'm pretty sure he got some shots of these guys. Anyway, it was rough, but fun. Oh yeah... water temps were 75º by my machine.
Kev,
Saturday was a pleasure as always. It amazes me people miss so much good diving in the winter. We saw four different turtles on Black Condo and I think three different nurse sharks on the Tabletop (one of them may have been a repeat that swam around us).
While we had a steep 2-3' going on, reports out of Jupiter Saturday morning are saying 5-7'.
Hopefully Fishy has more pics.
Saturday was a pleasure as always. It amazes me people miss so much good diving in the winter. We saw four different turtles on Black Condo and I think three different nurse sharks on the Tabletop (one of them may have been a repeat that swam around us).
While we had a steep 2-3' going on, reports out of Jupiter Saturday morning are saying 5-7'.
Hopefully Fishy has more pics.
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Yes I do have more pictures. For the first dive I saw the shark off in the distance, but I could never get close to it.
There were a ton of angels all over the reef.
There was also a school of Bogas.
As well as the Amberjacks that Kev mentioned.
For Dive two we had a nice look at the ray.
And an up close encounter with the Hawksbill.
As always, it was great diving with Kev.
There were a ton of angels all over the reef.
There was also a school of Bogas.
As well as the Amberjacks that Kev mentioned.
For Dive two we had a nice look at the ray.
And an up close encounter with the Hawksbill.
As always, it was great diving with Kev.
Thanks for posting the pics Fish.
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