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Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kaui Beach Club, Jul, 2011, by Ms Lynda Durfee, VA, US ( Top Contributor 49 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 6167.
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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
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Comments	This is my third year diving w/F5, 5th year in Kauai, and this was the coldest air and water temps, even though I've been here in late fall most of the time. Freak weather conditions made for occasional showers, 15-20 mph winds most days and waves, and viz not as good as at other times. Nevertheless, the crew, as always, handled everything well. Boat is a six-pack. Crew assists you into your BC rig, then you do a back roll into the water, returning via twin ladders. Crews changes over tanks. All dives by computer (including in price). Good rental equipment (I had my own). Multi-day discounts. Snacks, water & sodas onboard for surface interval & afterwards. All dives w/in 15 minutes of harbor, and they will return for the surface interval (and park bathrooms) if asked. Did the 3-tank trip to Niihau. More current than usual, but saw three sharks (including a Galapagos) while descending on one dive; the big guy circled the DM (the shark got bigger and meaner with each retelling of the story). On the way back, the captain spotted a 6-foot whale shark on the surface, stopped the boat, and the shark came right up to the boat. Very unusual, and most of the divers (including me) and never seen a whale shark anywhere before. DMs good at locating and identifying rare critters. Kauai is the furthest north of the islands, so the water is a little colder and the corals not as abundant as the islands to the southeast. Kauai is really laid back, with a range of accomodations and eco-adventure activities for topside excursions. The diving may not be as spectacurly as other places, but pretty good, easy to get to, and lots of other things to do on Kauai.
Websites	Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Key Largo, Aruba, Bahamas, St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Saba, Statia, Cozumel, Palau, Lake Tahoe, all over Hawii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	74-76°F / 23-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco! Stay in sight of buddy or DM. Safety stop at 500-750 PSI
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	> 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	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 Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kaui Beach Club in Hawaii/Kauai

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Dive Review of Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kaui Beach Club in
Hawaii/Kauai