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Captain Bruce's Diving, Feb, 2008, by Erin Teskey, TX, United States ( 2 reports). Report 3964.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This was our 5th trip diving with Capt Bruce. Dove with Randy and his crew for 6 days - 2 tank day dives out of Wainaie on the West side of O'ahu. Shuttle will pick up anyone in the Waikiki area - 45min drive is always entertaining when Alan is driving. Winter diving on O'ahu = choppy, strong currents, and shore breaks that limit sites. We were only able to dive Makaha caverns (lots of lava tubes/turtles/white tips/macro life) once due to 6-8ft surf. Mostly deep wrecks (Mahi, LC, deep LC, 29 "all around", airplane canyon) - current was ripping but calmed down at the end of the week. Saw dolphins & humpback whales everyday - one day we had a baby, mom, & male humpback 20yds off the stern for almost an hour. School of over 20 spotted eagle rays were seen on 3 days. White tips a few times. 20in puffer fish schooling on the Mahi wreck. Leaf scorpions, titan scorpions, frog fish, shrimp, sponge crab, dragon wrasse, huge sea turtles, barracuda, Jacks, Eels of every variety, octos - tons of life - big and tiny Randy & crew have an excellent reputation - most of the divers are repeat customers. They run a Jet boat with a hot shower, yummy snacks. Christy, Alan, & Cam are excellent guides who can find anything you ask to see. They do take newbies, but separate divers based on experience. We were able to dive our own profiles but sticking with the guides gets you the best photo ops. The crew will set up/break down/rinse/store your gear for the week. Highly recommended.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii (Big Island, Kauai, Niihau, Maui), Bahamas, Lake Erie, North Carolina, Ginnie Springs, Gilboa Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Texas -Gulf
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	73-76°F / 23-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-200 Ft/ 15-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreation depth limits, No Deco diving
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	>2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Dedicated camera tank - no table/dry area. Staff will hand down gear - Guides are excellent at finding photogenic subjects on every dive. Pace of dives allows for excellent photo ops

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Dive Review of Captain Bruce's Diving in Hawaii/O'ahu

Captain Bruce's Diving, Feb, 2008,

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Dive Review of Captain Bruce's Diving in
Hawaii/O'ahu