Dive Review of Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kauai Beach Club in
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Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest/Marriott's Kauai Beach Club: "Three windy weeks, but some good diving", Oct, 2017, by Ms Lynda Durfee, VA, US ( Top Contributor 49 reports with 24 Helpful votes). Report 9889 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was my 10th trip to Kauai since doing my OA certification there in Nov. 2007 and 9th consecutive year diving with Fathom Five. Always great service on their two 6-pack boats and shore dives. I've been to Kauai in October several times before and usually had really good weather and diving conditions. This time they had unusually high winds and south swells for most of the time I was there, including a few days when it was too dangerous for the boats to go out. Dive sites are chosen at the beginning of the trip based on customers' requests and the best conditions. I didn't mind doing some sites 4 times during my 3 weeks, because it was fun to look for the rarer specimens on subsequent days and/or weeks to see if they were still there (such as nudis, octopi, juvenile fish, etc.). DMs allowed me to dive my own profile, since I was always the last one up and on some occasions, the DM and I spent the last 10 or 15 minutes cruising for critters while the others were on their safety stops or back on the boat. This year, the shop has a new van to take everyone from the shop to the small boat harbor, since the parking at the harbor is limited. Will rinse and store your gear between dives. Snacks, water, and sodas onboard. Even if you're a newer diver, you'll have a good time as the crew is patient and helpful with everyone. This isn't Fiji, so don't expect lots of soft corals. Hawaii has lots of underwater volcanic formations (lava tubes, hard ledges) and its location further from the nearest island or landmass of any island group in the world means that Hawaii has lots of endemic fish species. Schools of dolphins on surface noted between dives. Whale sightings are frequent during winter months. Best part, your non-diving traveling companions will have plenty to do while you're underwater.
Websites	Fathom Five Divers and Ocean Quest
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All over Caribbean, all Hawaiian islands, Fiji, Palau, Maldives.
Closest Airport	Lihue	Getting There	many flights daily from West Coast hubs
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	no deco; stay within sight of DM.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
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	If you bring a camera, they will have a dedicated bucket, but be sure to ask when you make your reservation. They don't have a lot of space on the boats for extra bins.

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By report author: Ms Lynda Durfee in VA, US at Oct 23, 2017 16:43 EST

Whoops. I meant yes, you can dive your own profile.

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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: "Three windy weeks, but some good diving", Oct, 2017,

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