Dive Review of Starfish Boynton Beach, Jupiter Dive Center in
The Continental USA/Boynton Beach, Jupiter, FL

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Starfish Boynton Beach, Jupiter Dive Center: "Relaxing diving in SE Florida", Oct, 2022, by Craig A Wood, PA, US ( Top Contributor 54 reports with 48 Helpful votes). Report 12106.
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Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I haven't been down to Florida since July. Not as bad as it sounds, my wife and I had a great 2 week trip to Bonaire at the end of August. I flew down yesterday, what a difference a few months make. Essentially nobody in the airport or on the plane wearing a mask. Few masks at National Car Rental or Winn Dixie. Dive day 1, Oct 8 I planned four dives with Starfish out of Boynton Beach but ended up getting in just two. It was beautiful and flat when we headed out this morning. First dive was down south, Clubhouse, starting on the outside and ending inside. There was a mild south current, visibility was about 30 feet, and water was 82 degrees. Nothing spectacular but a relaxing dive with all the usual reef fish. During the first dive, the wind picked up from the NE and we surfaced to 3-5 footers, just like NOAA had predicted. The second dive was up north at Briny Breezes. Again, a mild south current, visibility and water temp were the same. Another relaxing dive in Boynton Beach. The seas had picked up a bit more and the afternoon charter was cancelled. Dive day 2, Oct 9 Two great dives in Boynton Beach today off Starfish. Capt. Chris, deckhand Mati, Ren was also on the boat, guiding a dive. Flat and calm on the way our, never got bigger than 2-3. Water was 81-82 degrees, visibility was 30-40 feet. First dive was on the Castor. Almost no current, luxury to be able to swim around. There were Goliath Grouper on the stern, off the port stern, and off the port bow. There was bait, hunters, and two Bull Sharks cruising the perimeter. Thought I was going to miss the Goliath Grouper altogether this year, glad I was wrong. Second dive was in the north, Castle Ledge/Table Tops. There was a mild south current. The reef was loaded with all of the usual reef fish, nothing special. It was a very relaxing 65 min dive. We towed another boat into Boynton Marina that had run out of fuel, I think Starfish knew them, their lucky day. Dive day #3, Oct 10 I did 2 dives today with Starfish out of Boynton. My friend Alex B drove today, he easily makes the best drops in Boynton Beach. Deckhand was Katy, met her for the first time. It was a warm, sunny day with seas <2 ft. There was a mild south current again, the visibility was about 40 ft. on the outside and 25-30 ft. inside First dive was outside of Gulfstream with a crossover to Clubhouse. The second dive was outside at Sharkie's Ledge with a crossover to Black Condo/Gulfstream. Nothing spectacular, all the usual reef life. I did not see another diver underwater all day that is always very relaxing. Today was somewhat of a milestone for me, my 2,250th dive since my restart in 1997. I'm hoping to make 2,500 dives by my 70th birthday in January 2024, which may be somewhat of a reach. We'll see Dive day #4, Oct 11 I went up to Jupiter to do 4 dives with Jupiter Dive Center. I was the only one signed up for the afternoon, so that was cancelled. We only had 5 divers in the morning. It was a very bright and sunny day, temperature got to 90. Seas were around 2 feet. The first 30 feet had very poor visibility and was 80-81 degrees, a couple of degrees cooler than at depth. At depth it was 83 degrees, very dark due to the surface conditions, and visibility was 20-30 feet. There was a mild to moderate south current. The first dive was at Bluffs. We dived north, apparently there was no reef south of us. Swimming against the current for 45 min was, at best, annoying. The second dive was at Scarface, fortunately, we went south. Altogether, somewhat mediocre for Jupiter, A couple of Nurse Sharks, a couple of Reef Sharks, a couple of Goliath Grouper, a turtle, a couple morays. There were some huge schools of Grunts. I'm actually glad there were no afternoon dives. Not every day can be good. Dive day #5, Oct 12 So, I was signed up to do 4 dives with JDC today. They called yesterday at 5:30 to let me know they did not have enough divers and were cancelling both dives for today. Fortunately, I was able to make a reservation to dive off Starfish in Boynton again today. I did 2 dives with Starfish today. It was another very warm, sunny day. Seas were mostly around 2 feet. Current was still mild to moderate south, water temp 82-83 degrees, visibility mostly 30 ft., occasionally a bit better. First dive was outside of Black Condo with a crossover to Clubhouse. Second dive was at Briny Breezes. Nothing special, 2 relaxing dives, the inside reefs were just overflowing with fish. Beats the dives yesterday by an order of magnitude. Dive day #6, last day, Oct 13 I did 2 dives today with Starfish out of Boynton, Capt. Chris, deckhand Katy. Today was warm, but cloudy. It rained lightly a few times on the way out. It poured after the 2nd dive. Seas were around 2 feet. There was a trickle of north current today, the water temp was still 82-3 degrees. Visibility was still around 30 feet. First dive was outside Gulfstream with crossover to Black Condo. 2nd dive was outside of Lynn's Reef with a crossover to Castle Ledge. Nothing spectacular, all the usual reef fish, Green Morays, lobster, saw no Lionfish. So, interesting, I did 10 dives on the Boynton Reefs and saw no sharks and no turtles, a bit unusual. Otherwise, the reef was packed with fish. I came down intending to do 18 dives, I'm happy that I did 12 and was able to dive all 6 days. Until next time...
Websites	Starfish Boynton Beach, Jupiter Dive Center
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Bonaire, Curacao, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Roatan, Belize, Cozumel, Key Largo, SE Florida (Boynton Beach, Jupiter, West Palm...), Maui, Oahu, Cape Ann, San Diego, Costa Rica, Panama, Cocos Island, Red Sea, Galapagos, Revillagigedos, Malpelo
Closest Airport	Palm Beach International	Getting There	I took American Airlines, direct for Philadelphia, car rental from National
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-40 Ft/ 6-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Flexible 1 hour dive time off Starfish, 45 min bottom time for JDC.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
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	Both boats had rinse tubs, crew careful with cameras.

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Dive Review of Starfish Boynton Beach, Jupiter Dive Center in The Continental USA/Boynton Beach, Jupiter, FL

Starfish Boynton Beach, Jupiter Dive Center: "Relaxing diving in SE Florida", Oct, 2022,

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Dive Review of Starfish Boynton Beach, Jupiter Dive Center in
The Continental USA/Boynton Beach, Jupiter, FL