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Mike Severns Diving, Dec, 2013, by Mark Kimmey, NY, US ( Contributor 13 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 7493.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Mike Severn’s “Pilikai” is a 38’ aluminum monohull that is fast and surprisingly smooth. She launches at Kihei Boat Ramp, and is well operated: no doubt about it, the crew is top-notch. The boat does have a shortcoming: it’s too small for the 12 divers they consider a “full” load, something you discover once you arrive and the crew tries to get you to hand your gear up onto the boat while it’s still on the trailer in the parking lot. They want to rig your tanks for you, and it’s easy to understand why once the boat is in the water and you are allowed to board: it’s tight. A second reason is that the run out to Molokini from Kihei is short: not a lot of time for everyone to be getting in each other’s way getting equipment ready, so starting the work in the parking lot saves everyone a lot of time. This is an acceptable practice since a diver should be checking it over, anyway. However, they do make allowances for the picky ones and we were allowed to attend our own gear. Visibility on the back side of Molokini was easily 100’-plus, and the guides (Pauline and AJ) were super about pointing out little stuff hiding back in crevices that you might otherwise miss. A second dive closer into Kihei at “St. Anthony Wreck” was a lot murkier, but that was the result of recent weather that pretty much turned most Maui shore diving to crap. This site is an artificial reef at around 50’ and includes the boat and a bunch of concrete blocks and tires. In clear water, this would be great dive.
Websites	Mike Severns Diving
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	New York, Hawaii, California, Kwajalein, Florida, Grenada, Bonaire, Caymans, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Belize, Mexico, Australia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	73-79°F / 23-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Divemaster-guided, but they let buddy teams ascend as tanks were depleted.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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 Mike Severns Diving in Hawaii/Maui

Mike Severns Diving, Dec, 2013,

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Dive Review of Mike Severns Diving in
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