Dive Review of HMS Minnow in
The Continental USA/Key Largo, Florida

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HMS Minnow, Jul, 2009, by David Lindaman, MO, United States ( 1 report). Report 4983.
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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 $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	After skipping a year of diving, I was glad to get to Key Largo and get wet. I chose to dive from the HMS Minnow, which is moored at the Holiday Inn docks. Capt Jeff Jarvis runs a nice little six pack boat. I dove 5 days and the boat was never full. Capt Jarvis is a one man operation. He lets you dive your own profile and is happy to take you to the deep wrecks as long as it is arranged prior so he doesn't book a novice on the boat at the same time. The HMS Minnow leaves the dock 30 minutes before most of the big boats so you usually get first pick of the mooring balls. Capt Jarvis gives thorough briefings prior to each dive. His boat is equipped with the necessary safety gear. He is very safety conscience and will not take you out in undiveable conditions just to get his payment. If it isn’t safe, the boat doesn’t go and you don’t pay. He will work hard to find you a dive site with good conditions, twice we arrived at the planned site only to find vis and current were not good. Capt Jarvis contacted other dive operators on the marine radio and went to several other dive sites to ensure we had a safe and fun experience. I have dove with other operators in Key Largo, and many are good, but I find the HMS Minnow to be the best little six pack on the island. It is the perfect platform for new divers, expert divers and diving families; all for no more cost than the large boats.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Back on the boat in an hour or at 500 psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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	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 HMS Minnow in The Continental USA/Key Largo, Florida

HMS Minnow, Jul, 2009,

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Dive Review of HMS Minnow in
The Continental USA/Key Largo, Florida