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Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kauai Beach Club: "Kauai in October", Oct, 2016, by Ms Lynda Durfee, VA, US ( Top Contributor 49 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 9155.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	I expected to get the usual top-level service from F5, but was surprised to see critters I've never seen or seldom seen before, after being certified in Kauai in 2007 and diving there every year since (now 8 years with F5). F5 has two boats (both 6-packs), so you're not in the water with a dozen or more divers like some other operators. Entry is by back-roll, but then accomodate those who can't do this by handing your scuba unit (BC, regs, tank,etc.) to you in the water. Wind conditions made it easier to get to eastern sites not usually dived in summer during the south swells. I dove with Jessie most days, and after only 2 years in Kauai, she's an expert at finding the more unusual fish and invertebrates, and knows the sites like the back of her hand. As I fish "geek" I had lots of fun competing with Jessie to ID and point out these critters to the other divers. All sites are no more than 20 minutes from the small boat harbor in the Poipu area. Soft drinks, water, snacks are available before and after dives. They try to separate novice and experienced divers between the two boats, but this was a slow time when only one boat went out most mornings. Usually, it was possible for divers good on air to stay down longer after others in the group had surfaced. They try as much as possible for those diving multiple days to avoid repeating a site, but you won't be disappointed if you dive Sheraton Caverns more than once.
Websites	Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	All over Caribbean, all Hawaiian islands, Fiji, Palau, Maldives.
Closest Airport	Lihue	Getting There	easy connections through West Coast airports from elsewhere in US
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco; stay within site of DM
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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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By report author: Ms Lynda Durfee in VA, US at Oct 15, 2016 13:31 EST

Whoops. I meant to check the box "yes" for dive own profile. Most dive sites have moorings, so the dive is a circle or out and back, with everyone back at the near the line when the first diver gets down to 700. Then the rest of the divers can cruise around near the mooring until they get to 700, then come up for a safety stop. On the rare drift dives, the groups needs to stay together to get picked up by the boat, but if its not too windy, the captain can handle picking up some divers early.

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

Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kauai Beach Club: "Kauai in October", Oct, 2016,

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