Dive Review of Rainbow Reef Divers in
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Rainbow Reef Divers, Apr, 2007, by Scott Anders, VA, USA . Report 3359.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	We went on one two-tank trip with Rainbow Reef Divers. $75 for a non-guided 2-tank trip. Other dives this week included three two-tank dive trips with Key Dives in Islamorada one two-tank trip with Blue Water Divers in Key Largo. We split trips between operators to gain easier access to the Eagle (Islamorada) and the Speigel Grove and the Duane (both from Key Largo). However, this morning Blue Water Divers had two divers opt out of the dive, leaving only my wife and I on the manifest. In addition, the seas were in the 4’+ range. The captain of Blue Water Divers, Glenn, helped us rebook with Rainbow Reef Divers who had one of their boats scheduled to go to the Speigel Grove that morning. Unfortunately Rainbow Reef Divers had two no-shows, leaving only my wife and me booked on their smaller boat. They offered us two spots on their bigger boat so we accepted in an effort to get some underwater time in today. The boat was crowded with 16 divers (but I wouldn’t be surprised if they occasionally book it for 20). This was a good example of a ‘cattle boat’ operation. Captain Bill was cordial and gave an adequate briefing. Onboard, one of the crew changed my wife’s tank between dives and helped me change mine. Normally I don’t mind doing this myself but it was good to have assistance in the rough seas we experienced (4’+ seas). Bottled water was provided. Mask and camera buckets were available. No head that I saw or was told about. No granny line to the front of the boat provided. First dive on the Benwood had horrible visibility (~10’). Second dive at Molasses Reef had about 25’ of visibility. Experienced a lot of surge on both dives. Several people got sick between dives due to rough seas and some divers didn’t do the second dive. There was no divemaster guide for either dive so one needed to be able to do their own navigation. Instructions were to be back on board in 60 minutes or with at least 500psi. My wife and I were the last on board for both dives after about 50 minutes (with >1000psi). Overall, crew did a good job, especially given the rough conditions and the number of divers. An after-dive lunch stop at Mrs Macks is worth it. For dinner, we loved the fish preperations at the Fish House.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	St.Lucia, Grand Bahama, Nassau, Hawaii, Dominica, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, North Carolina, Virginia Beach, Cozumel, San Salvador (Bahamas), Roatan
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	75-76°F / 24-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	10-25 Ft/ 3-8 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Be back on board in 1 hour or 500psi, whichever comes first.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Rainbow Reef Divers in The Continental USA/Key Largo, Florida

Rainbow Reef Divers, Apr, 2007,

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Dive Review of Rainbow Reef Divers in
The Continental USA/Key Largo, Florida