Dive Review of octopus reef in
Hawaii/kihei, maui

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octopus reef, Sep, 2003, by pat delaplane, c, usa . Report 711.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I got solo certified by Rene Umberger Octopus Reef - Dive Training & Tours (808) 875-0183 www.OctopusReef.com I was diving on a liveboard last fall and the Captain mentioned something about diving with a buddy unless you were "Solo Certified." This really got my attention and I started asking questions and pursuing this advanced traiing. What I learned is that only SSI offers it and Rene of Octopus Reef is the only person in Hawaii who offers it. The only other place in the USA I found was an operation in Orlando Florida. I did this Solo Certification for several reason. The main one being that it gives me credibility for what I have been doing all along for several years. Now my mother and friends dont have to worry about me and any a dive boat captain doesnt need to worry if I am down there alone finishing a roll of film after my buddy surfaces. Rene is an excellent instructor. The course included 2 mornings of discussion and diving and reading a book on Solo Diving, before we got together. We discussed the pros and cons of Solo Diving, safety, alternate air sources, review of the basic skills, liability. The in water skills included grabbing and using the alternate air source along with navigaion and other basic skills like getting out of and into your gear in the water and out of air ascent. Rene was a great source of lots of information. She had an outline of all the areas she wanted to cover which included many articles written on Solo Diving in the Publications. Rene is very up to date on diving and I would recommend her for any level of instruction.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Turks and Caicos, Anaman Sea, Belize, Hondural, Venezuela, Cayman, Palau, Indonesia,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	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	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 octopus reef in Hawaii/kihei, maui

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Dive Review of octopus reef in
Hawaii/kihei, maui