Dive Review of Reef Pirates in
Hawaii/South Shore Oahu

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Reef Pirates: "Really good dive sites provided", Nov, 2021, by Roy Jennings, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 11840 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	[None]Went with Reef Pirates for 3 out of 5 days of diving on the South Shore of Oahu after reservation space was unavailable at another outfit in Kewalo Basin. This was a good thing. Using two operators, I was able to get a variety of sites in. Reef Pirates run a very professional operation in a casual low stress way. The operation is out of the Koko Marina Center in Hawaii Kai, easy to find. Two boats are in use. I really appreciated that they operate on a 6 diver maximum. My dives were on a Monday through Wednesday with three dives Monday and Wednesday and two dives on Tuesday. Reef Pirates have a number of sites a short ride from the marina: Corsair Sea Caves Koko craters Fantasy Garden Little Barge and an LCU. My favorites were the Corsair and the Sea Caves. Turtles on every dive, a few sharks and eels. Visibility was good on a few dives, not so good on others. This was all due to current conditions. It is a given that South Coast Oahu is best during the winter, so we were all early for the best viewing.Our Guides through the three days were Joe and Stephanie. Really knowledgeable and very helpful. The groups I was in were all pretty experienced divers with the exception of one diver on one day who was either a beginner or just having a bad day. I really admired Stephanie's patience and personal attention to the diver. Recommend this outfit if you are diving in Oahu and do not want to have to travel too far from Honolulu. Try and save it for the winter when visibility improves.
Websites	Reef Pirates Reef Pirates
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia Thailand Philippines Red Sea British Columbia Cuba Bahamas
Closest Airport	Honolulu	Getting There	Fly into Honolulu
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Finish with 1000-1200 psi 50 foot safety stop on deep dives 15 foot safety stop on all dives
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Provided rinse buckets

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Dive Review of Reef Pirates in Hawaii/South Shore Oahu

Reef Pirates: "Really good dive sites provided", Nov, 2021,

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Dive Review of Reef Pirates in
Hawaii/South Shore Oahu