Dive Review of Conch Republic Divers/Ocean Pointe in
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Conch Republic Divers/Ocean Pointe, Apr, 2010, by Dawn , FL, US ( Top Contributor 39 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 5677.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	Eleven of us chartered their smaller boat- 30 ft, but the first day they put us on their 46 ft Newton, which was just fine by us! The crew is very helpful and friendly. We had a couple of 13 year olds on the boat, including our grandson, Christian, also photographers who preferred to stay shallow, so our 4 dives were all 30' or less. The crew gave a good safety briefing and roll call, and then off we went. The crew is very accomodating, and did the sites we requested. The water was cold, and i used my neoprene the next day. The first dive was Xmas Tree caves on French reef- one os my favorite sites because of the swim-thrus with glassy sweepers. It is a very prolific area, and the topography is beautiful. On this day we saw goliath grouper, several blk. groupers, midnight parrots, and a myriad of typical reef fishes.The second dive is named after the winch on the bottom,"The Winch". Schools of Atlantic spades, cudas, a green moray, scrawled files. The crew welcomed us back, helped us to our seats, and made sure everyone had a good dive. Bring your own snacks, as only water is provided. We were diving the next day, so we were able to leave our gear with the shop. There are 2 large rinse tanks, and large rolling racks with hangers that are rolled to a secured area overnight. We went back to Ocean Pointe- a very nice condo with a large pool. Later we headed to the Pilot House with our group for dinner. The next morning we were on the 30' boat, still with ample room for us. We headed to Snapper Ledge where we saw several goldentails, blue and midnight parrots, a crevace stuffed full with maybe 10 lobsters, southern stingray,angels and parrots,and a swim thru full of grunts!The last dive was Conch Reef- Horseshoe Wall, another prolific dive like the others. Here there are Queen conchs in the sand, slipper lobster, southern stingray, schools of chubs, school masters, and grunts- a very pretty area. Reluctantly we headed back to the Gulf coast. We will be back in Sept. to dive with this great operation again.
Websites	Conch Republic Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Grand Turk, St. Thomas, Barbados, Roatan, Belize, Cozumel Florida Keys, Palm Beach, Barbados, Hawaii, Grand Cayman-East End.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	75-77°F / 24-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-60 Ft/ 15-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Come back with 500 psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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 Conch Republic Divers/Ocean Pointe in The Continental USA/Tavernier, Fl Keys

Conch Republic Divers/Ocean Pointe, Apr, 2010,

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Dive Review of Conch Republic Divers/Ocean Pointe in
The Continental USA/Tavernier, Fl Keys