Dive Review of Fathom Five in
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Fathom Five, Jul, 2009, by Bob DeFeo, CA, usa ( Contributor 19 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 4911.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	My fourth trip with Fathom Five on Kauai and second to Niihau, also with Fathom Five. There's a reason why Fathom Five is rated #1 on Kauai in the Guide book "Kauai Revealed". They simply provide the very highest level of service with outstanding courtesy, respect for the environment, and most of all---respect for you as a person and a scuba diver. Best maintained and updated rental gear I've seen to date from any dive operation as an instructor. Computers rented and they even show you how to operate them---properly. Solid, to-the-point dive briefs, great food for the trip to Niihau, and first class Captains and Divemasters. When was the last time you rented a wetsuit and had the shop offer to carry an extra one on a trip so you could put on a dry one instead of wet one? Hats off to Holly for being our DM and doing a superb job leading the dives of Lehua Rock and Niihau. She's a real pro at spoting aquatic life and leading the dive. If you visit Kauai between May and September, the Niihua dive is a MUST-DO. 200 ft viz and wonderous aquatic life. We saw white-tip and grey reef sharks, spotted eagle rays, turtles, all the imagineable reef fish, octopus, black coral, and a cirque de soliel show by the monk seals. They played with us and each other...sometimes approaching with a foot ot two. Just a delightful experience all the way around. Also did south Kauai with them and had a blast with great viz so we went back and did additional shore dives at Tunnels on the North Shore renting our tanks and weights from them---again, superb service with good fills and no issues with tank seals:) Like to thank Captains Pat and Charlie as well as store staff, Zoe, Erin, and Maryana for making our trip outstanding. Great fun, safe diving, and great value--Dive Fathom Five! The only shop to use on Kauai for boat or shore diving.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Puget Sound, Monterey, Channel Islands, Philippines, Roatan, Caymans, Texas Lakes, Big Island, Kauai
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-200 Ft/ 18-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive Your Own Computer Profile
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Fathom Five in Hawaii/Kauai

Fathom Five, Jul, 2009,

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Dive Review of Fathom Five in
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