Dive Review of Captains Corner Dive Center in
The Continental USA/Key West

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Captains Corner Dive Center: "Mostly Dead Reefs", Sep, 2021, by John Barack, MO, US ( 1 report). Report 11617.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	It being my first time in Key West since Sea Hunt was on the air I couldn't pass up the chance to dive even though the rest of my party didn't. Signing up and coordinating with Captains Corner was easy. Smooth, well run operation with good communications. The boat was fine, seemingly well maintained with the usual amenities. The staff was super friendly and helpful throughout the trip. The clientele was all new diivers except for me. I was paired up with two guys who had just completed their O/W certifications. Captains Corner run wreck dives in the morning and reef dives in the afternoons. I opted for the reef dives. The pre-dive briefings were complete. They were accompanied by plenty of jokes and banter with the rest of the crew. I hope there was a lot of stuff to see on the wreck dives because the coral was almost totally dead. As to fishies I was surprised to see any given the reef condition. There were some, surprisingly mostly bigger species... Several barracudas, a few blackfin groupers, a free swimming southern stingray, a midnight parrotfish (at 20'!). Those new divers are in for a treat at almost every other dive destination they are likely to go to. I gave the dive op a 3 because they are doing their best with a bad situation. Maybe the wreck dives are really something special.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Coz, Playa, Kona, Mauii, Monterey Bay, Bahamas, N.C., Palm Bch., Bonaire, Roatan, Barbados, Dominica, US Virgin Islands
Closest Airport	Key West	Getting There	fly or drive
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	25-35 Ft/ 8-11 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None, other than buddy dive, but depths were shallow and little current.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Captains Corner Dive Center in The Continental USA/Key West

Captains Corner Dive Center: "Mostly Dead Reefs", Sep, 2021,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Captains Corner Dive Center in
The Continental USA/Key West