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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Island Ventures/ Rock Reef Resort*		Key Largo, Florida	Rock Reef Resort was a laid- back and comfortable place to stay, a good alternative to standard hotel fare. No food on site, but n... Full report		11/2004	Andrew Levin <100 Dives
*Divers City/ Ocean Pointe Suites*		Tavernier, Florida	We brought a new diver down to the Keys to do check- out dives someplace other than a quarry. We were very pleased with both Diver... Full report		11/2004	Colleen Duke 250+ Dives
*Amy Slate's Amoray Inn*			Our group stayed several days at this resort, then, after an abrupt cancellation by a Bahamas liveaboard berthed in Ft. Lauderdale... Full report		11/2004	Dean Knudson 100+ Dives
*Cape Ann Divers*			Cape Ann has great shore diving. Cape Ann Divers was friendly and helpful in getting fills, suggesting locations, pointing out we... Full report		10/2004	Jack A. Gullo Jr. 100+ Dives
*Force-E, Diversity/ N/A*		Boca Raton, FL	Force- E will schedule you with one of several dive boats according to the type of dive you want to do (wreck, reef, depth, night d... Full report		10/2004	Marsha Stout <100 Dives
*Olympus*		North Carolina wrecks	My coworker Rich and I dove 30 miles off of Morehead City, NC (about two hour boat ride out). We did two dives a day for two days... Full report		10/2004	Mort Rolleston <100 Dives
*Scuba-Do Dive Charters/ Best Western Suites*		Key Largo	We are quite surprised that we haven’t seen more reviews for Scuba- Do Dive Charters in the Chap Book. Perhaps those that ha... Full report		10/2004	Curt & Kathy Hofer <100 Dives
*Atlantis IV Charters/ Rented beach house*		Morehead City NC	Atlantic Beach/ Morehead City. First rate boat, Captain and crew. Would not go out when conditions were bad unless divers insisted... Full report		9/2004	Harry Whiter 1000+ Dives
*Port Hole Dive Charters*		Neah Bay, Washington	Over Labor Day weekend, I had the pleasure of diving in the Neah Bay area in Washington state. This area, for me, represents what ... Full report		9/2004	LeRoy Anderson 500+ Dives
*Deep South Rivers*		South Carolina, Cooper River	Captain Alec Blalock of Deep South Rivers (803/ 428- 3884) runs a 28 foot pontoon boat on the Cooper River north of Charleston, Sout... Full report		9/2004	Art Hulse 500+ Dives
*Quiescence Dive Services/ Best Western Key Largo Suites*		Key Largo Florida	Went with Quiescence due to small boats. They take a max of six divers per boat. Boats are 30 ft, with shower, but no heads. Most ... Full report		9/2004	Martin Raffauf 100+ Dives
*Quiescence/ Lime Tree Bay Resort, Long Key*		Key Largo	A return trip to Quiescence after a long hiatus due to heart surgery. As a result Donna dove Nitrox as an added precaution... Full report		9/2004	Paul and Donna Lima <100 Dives
*Innerspace/ Lime Tree Bay Resort, Long Key*		Looe Key	Third time out with Innerspace located on Big Pine Key. What was impressive was the lack of hype when registering for the ... Full report		9/2004	Paul Lima <100 Dives
*Amy Slate's Amoray*		Key Largo	Nice Catamaran style dive boat; lots of people on board. Lots of boats on reef. Good operation. Convenient parking. ... Full report		8/2004	Jack Gullo Jr. 100+ Dives
*Down Under Dive Shop/ Young's By The Sea*		Gulf Shores, AL	Great boat. 46' Newton. Much better than their old boat. All shop and boat personnel were good in boat and under water. Dive brief... Full report		8/2004	Clem Clapp 250+ Dives
*www.deeper-dci.com*		S.E. Florida	Stayed at Marriott Ocean Point and it was very comfortable, the previous week we stayed at Marriott BeachPlace, which was also ver... Full report		8/2004	Steven Blair 100+ Dives
*Quiescence/ drove down*		Key Largo	I had the same experience with Quiescence that Marj did. When I showed up for my prepaid dive the clerk said, "It's pretty nasty ... Full report		8/2004	Allen A. Smith 250+ Dives
*see below*		California	I dived with Catalina Scuba Luv on the King Neptune. I tacked on a few days at the end of a business trip, and arrived with my own... Full report		8/2004	Fiona Rattay 100+ Dives
*Divers Den & "The Splash"/ Rented a Condo Independently*		Florida	Our group of six divers included three with fewer than 15 dives each. Plans were made for dives that met the needs of those with ... Full report		7/2004	Patrick Coyne 100+ Dives
*HMS Minnow/ [holiday inn key largo*		key largo florida	Excellant 6 pack operation. Easy back roll in, ladder you can use with fins on. Captain / Owner Jeff was a pleasure to dive with. ... Full report		7/2004	gary & marie scheidt 250+ Dives
*HMS Minnow/ Holiday Inn*		Key Largo, Florida	What a great operation. Captain/ Owner Jeff Jarvis and his wife Betty made us feel very comfortable. The HMS Minnow is a great bo... Full report		7/2004	Paula Scheidt & Scott Bundy <100 Dives
*HMS Minnow/ N/A*		Key Largo	If you have read any past editions of the Chapbook you know I am a repeat diver with the HMS Minnow. Yes there are other good div... Full report		7/2004	David Lindaman <100 Dives
*Lois Ann*		San Diego Wreck Alley	The crew was knowledgeable. That was the only good part of this trip. This is a big metal cork of a boat. I got seasick for the fi... Full report		7/2004	Jeff Hawkins <100 Dives
*Bonne Terre Mine*		BonneTerre, Missouri	Easy dive, but challenging due to conditions. This was an active mine some 350 feet below ground, until they turned off the pumps... Full report		7/2004	David Schwab 250+ Dives
*Horizon Divers/ Stayed at Ramada Inn*		Key Largo	Horizon made all arrangements for accommodation at the Ramada Inn, next door. Rental gear was old, but in good shape. Discount f... Full report		7/2004	David Schwab 250+ Dives
*Coral Island Charters*		Palm Beach	A couple of us decided to try Coral Island Charters in Palm Beach after phoning them and asking them we could dive a specific dive... Full report		7/2004	Steven Kovacs 250+ Dives
*Jim Abernathy Scuba Adventures/ Marriott Ocean Pointe*		West Palm Beach, FL	We had planned on four days of two tank diving with Jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventure, but boat problems (two were recently sunk in ... Full report		5/2004	Richard Rodriguez 100+ Dives
*Quiescence/ Marriott*		Key Largo, Florida	This was my 4th time with Quiescence and these folks do not disappoint. It is a fine operation with 3 6- diver boats. The staff a... Full report		5/2004	Eric Frick 100+ Dives
*Abyss Dive Center/ Marriott (Key Largo)*		Marathon, Florida	This was my 3rd time with Abyss and these folks do not disappoint. It is a fine operation with a single 6- diver boat. The staff ... Full report		5/2004	Eric Frick 100+ Dives
*Horizon Divers*		Key Largo, FL	Horizon Divers is a fantastic operation. I found them by chance via the internet. They have Scuba Diving's "#1 rating" on their ... Full report		4/2004	M. L. Moorman <100 Dives
*Santa Rosa DIve Center/ N/A*		Santa Rosa, NM	The blue hole is a 81 foot deep artesian well located in Santa Rosa, NM, which is about 114 miles east of Albuquerque. The water i... Full report		4/2004	Paul Farago <100 Dives
*Underseas Inc*		Fla Keys	Good: Underseas can train a bunch of folks at once if you prearrange - will negotiate a reasonable rate for a big group. Use som... Full report		4/2004	G Fulkerson 250+ Dives
*Reef Runner/ N/A*		Florida Middle Keys, Marathon	Overall, our Reef Runner dive trip was a positive experience, with a couple of potential “Gotcha’s”. My dive buddy and I had ... Full report		4/2004	Bert Brown, Eugene, OR. 500+ Dives
*HMS Minnow/ Holiday Inn Key Largo Resort*		Florida	HMS Minnow: The HMS Minnow is a 25' boat - holds up to six divers. Jeff tailors the dives to your preferences. I was diving wit... Full report		2/2004	Steven Altchuler 500+ Dives
*Amy Slate's Amoray Divers/ Amy Slate's Dive Resort*		Key Largo	Winds out of the east opposing the flow of the Gulf Stream stirred up a pretty good chop and contributed to low visibility the fir... Full report		2/2004	Curt & Kathy Hofer <100 Dives
*Horizon Divers*		Key Largo, FL	KEY LARGO Overall, I was very pleasantly surprised at the diving at Key Largo and would have to probably rate it my most enjoya... Full report		2/2004	Mort Rolleston <100 Dives
*Island Ventures*		Key Largo, Fl	Did actually not get to do this dive, so this report to serve as a word of advise. Island Venture run a nice little 6 pack boat ... Full report		1/2004	Morten Winckler 100+ Dives
*Amoray Divers/ Amy Slate's Amoray Inn*		Florida Key Largo	This is a well designed and very pleasant appearing resort. The rooms are large and clean, the small kitchen units work well, and ... Full report		1/2004	Dean K Knudson 100+ Dives
*Aquanut's/ Kelly's On The Bay*		Key Large	Kelly’s on the Bay in Key Largo Florida is a Motel that is no frills. The rooms are small but fully functional. Each room ... Full report		1/2004	Leslie and Michael Bardelli 250+ Dives
*SCUBA-Do & HMS Minnow/ Holiday Isle*			3 days of diving in Key Largo - 2 with SCUBA- Do, 1 with HMS Minnow. SCUBA- Do: Boat accomodates 16 divers but carries max 10. Ex... Full report		10/2003	Eric Lavonas 100+ Dives
*Subtropic/ West/Banana Bay-Largo/AmySlatesAmor*		Keys	Larger boat was out of service so we were a bit crowed on the smaller one. Diving was poor. We had a family emergency and needed t... Full report		10/2003	paul brown <100 Dives
*North Star Charters/ (none)*		Munising, Michigan	Capt. Linda Lindquist runs a good operation aboard the 28' Linda K. Charters are to the wrecks in the Alger Underwater Preserve o... Full report		9/2003	Eric Frick 250+ Dives
*Florida West Scuba/ none*		Venice, Florida	This is a great place to dive for the teeth of Carcharocles Megaladon. Yes, the teeth are laying right on top of the sand for you ... Full report		9/2003	Thomas Daly 100+ Dives
*Florida West Scuba/ none*		Venice, Florida	This is a great place to dive for the teeth of Carcharocles Megaladon. Yes, the teeth are laying right on top of the sand for you ... Full report		9/2003	Thomas Daly 100+ Dives
*Conch Republic Divers/ Keys motel*		Florida, Upper Keys	Conch Republic Divers was just bought by Brenda and Gary Mace (in July 2003) and they clearly intend to keep up the CRD reputation... Full report		8/2003	Patrick Resen <100 Dives
*dinosaur divers/ shore line inn*		wisconsin	door county, wisconsin(lake michigan) is about an hour north of green bay. it is full of craft shops and not a mcdonalds or pizza h... Full report		8/2003	guy johnson 500+ Dives
*Quiescene Diving Service*		Florida - Upper Keys	Did a two tank afternoon trip, booked based on reviews in the Chap Book. They have 3 - 6 pack boats and plug themselves as not be... Full report		8/2003	Bill Harward 250+ Dives
*Scuba Do/ Travelodge*		Florida - Upper Keys	What a difference a day makes! Was referred to Scuba Do by Jeff at HMS Minnow (he was totally booked), thanks Jeff. Booked morning... Full report		8/2003	Bill Harward 250+ Dives
*Off the Wall Charters*		Cooper River, South Carolina	This is not a trip for the light hearted or inexperienced. Expect little viz and a strong current, possible alligator sighting (o... Full report		8/2003	Barbara Petrecca 100+ Dives
*Amy Slates Amoray Divers/ Amy Slates*		Key Largo	This is typical Florida diving, shallow reefs and, if allowed, you could have some great bottom times. The wreck of the Duane is a... Full report		8/2003	Jeff Bloomer 250+ Dives
*Jim Abernathy's Aquasports*		West Palm Beach, Fl	Diving off of West Palm Beach is adventurous due to proximity of Gulf Current to Florida Coast at this bend on the Eastern side of... Full report		8/2003	Joseph Gallagher 250+ Dives
*Red Wet and Blue*		North Carolina wrecks	I rated some of the accomodations at 3 stars instead of 5, not because I didn't like them, but as a warning to those who demand to... Full report		7/2003	Dave Morris 100+ Dives
*Silent World Diove Center/ Port Largo Villas*		Key Largo	Silent World is a smaller operation (two boats) with a retail store front and a separate dock for launching the boats. Silent Wor... Full report		7/2003	Al Ammons 100+ Dives
*Quiescence Diving Services/ Port Largo Villas*		Key Largo	Quiescence Diving Service, [. . . ] , has three six passenger boats docked behind the dive shop on US 1 in Key Largo. Th... Full report		7/2003	Al Ammons 100+ Dives
*HMS Minnow*		Key Largo	Jeff Jarvis of the HMS Minnow (hmsminnow. com) runs an excellent dive operation. He takes a maximum of 6 divers so that he can get... Full report		6/2003	Eva Katcher <100 Dives
*HMS Minnow/ Westin Resort - Key Largo*		Key Largo, FL	We took a family SCUBA trip to the Keys. My wife and 2 youngest sons had just been certified (in NJ) the prior fall. We wanted an ... Full report		6/2003	John <100 Dives
*Ocean Divers/ Marina Del Mar*		Key Largo	Really surprised about the quality of diving in Key Largo. Though the coral isnt top notch the amount of fish and critters really... Full report		6/2003	Clare Petosa 100+ Dives
*Divers City/ Marina Del Mar*		Key Largo	Highlight was a night dive on the Duane. Hot dropped onto the mooring ball then picked up at the opposite end. Always had the di... Full report		6/2003	Clare Petosa 100+ Dives
*Aquanuts Dive Center/ Kelly's on the Bay*		Key Largo	Kelly's rooms are clean and comfortable. The area is very humid and they have a drying room to hang your BC and dive skins or wet... Full report		6/2003	Dave Bridenbaugh <100 Dives
*Homestead Crater/ Homestead Resort*		Utah	Homstead crater is a hotspring. The water stays in the mid 90's year round. Because of the hight water temperature there are no fi... Full report		6/2003	Paul Farago <100 Dives
*Dive Hatteras/ N/A*		Hatteras, North Carolina	Typical North Carolina diving. . . . changeable On the first day, the water enroute to the wrecks was choppy as heck; got down to the... Full report		6/2003	Karren & Tom Darone 100+ Dives
*Cape Ann Divers*		Gloucester, MA	Cape Ann Diving offers challenging boat diving for the hardy. Most of the divers from New England dove with drysuits. One diver ... Full report		6/2003	Joseph Gallagher 250+ Dives
*black river falls*		wisconsin	this is some of the best fresh water diving in the midwest! the water can be cold the deeper you go, but the vis is great!usually ... Full report		6/2003	guy johnson 500+ Dives
*black river falls*		wisconsin	this is some of the best fresh water diving in the midwest! the water can be cold the deeper you go, but the vis is great!usually ... Full report		6/2003	guy johnson 500+ Dives
*Lake Rawlings*		Virginia	This is a great place to go to "tune up" or to practice skills. They have a lot of LDSs holding classes and certifying, but it is... Full report		6/2003	Lisa <100 Dives
*It's a Dive/ Marriott Resort*		Key Largo, FL.	Have been diving w/ a few operators in Key Largo. These folks are no pressure, friendly and professional. They have a couple of ... Full report		6/2003	Mark K. Dreusicke 250+ Dives
*Horizon Divers*		Key Largo	Horizon are friendly, very knowledgeable and helpful. Excellent info on local conditions and divesites. Very responsive to diver... Full report		5/2003	Michael K Hill <100 Dives
*MV Fling*		Flower Gardens, TX	The Flower Gardens M/ V Fling and M/ V Spree charters leave from Free Port, TX and head into the Gulf. This is a live- aboard charte... Full report		5/2003	John Hluboky 250+ Dives
*Florida Keys Reef Divers - Jim Wyatt/ None*		Florida	We dove Looe Key with Florida Keys Reef Divers. The dive is shallow spur and groove formations with a maximum depth of twenty fiv... Full report		5/2003	Norm Jensen <100 Dives
*Aquatic Obsessions/Dive Clearwater*		West Florida	This is a report on a dive trip that did not happen, because of inept customer service by Aquatic Obsessions dive center. I live i... Full report		4/2003	Mel 500+ Dives
*Quiescence Diving Service/ Amoray Diving Resort*		Key Largo	I dove with Quiescence(Q) Diving (mm103. 5)in November of 2002 for a week. Q runs three 6 packs out of Key Largo. They have been ar... Full report		11/2002	Ched Miller 1000+ Dives
*Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center/ Barnacle Bed & Breakfast*		Florida Keys	Looe Key is very shallow and easy to dive. Most all dives will be no deeper than 30 ft. This outfit takes you a few miles offsho... Full report		10/2002	Julian Watkins/Debbie DiMascio 100+ Dives
*Tavernier Divers/ Coconut Palm Inn*		Florida Keys	Tavernier Divers runs a nice outfit. Their 42 ft. diesel boat took just 4 of us out to the Eagle Wreck and Crocker Reef. Staff w... Full report		10/2002	Julian Watkins/Debbie DiMascio 100+ Dives
*Conch Republic*		Florida Keys	Conch Republic in Tavernier runs two boats each day as needed. One is a six- pac and the other is much larger. We went out on the... Full report		10/2002	Julian Watkins/Debbie DiMascio 100+ Dives
*Sea Scan Dive Shop*			Sea Scan was a good dive shop and boat the Poppy set up for small groups of divers. Dive location was decided at launch and was v... Full report		8/2002	David Lemly 250+ Dives
*Catalina Island Diver's Supply*		Catalina Island, California	This was a dive trip to a very well known location, Catalina Island. I just returned from Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea, so I expe... Full report		8/2002	LeRoy Anderson 250+ Dives
*Catalina Scuba Luv*		Catalina Island	Booked a 5 day trip thru Tina at Catalina ScubaLuv. Flew Philly to Lax, took Super Shuttle Van to Long Beach peir and picked up C... Full report		8/2002	Mike Kwas 100+ Dives
*HMS Minnow/ Kona Kai*		Key Largo	My wife and I dove with Jeff Jarvis the owner, captain and dive master of HMS Minnow on Undercurrent's recommendation and we were ... Full report		8/2002	Paul Morrissey 100+ Dives
*Parrot Island Scuba Adventures*		Pompano Beach Florida	Finding the folks from Parrot Island Scuba Adventures made our vacation wonderful. Four of us headed to Florida to gain more divi... Full report		8/2002	Krystal Glavan <100 Dives
*Parrot Island Scuba Adventures*		Pompano Beach Florida	Finding the folks from Parrot Island Scuba Adventures made our vacation wonderful. Four of us headed to Florida to gain more divi... Full report		8/2002	Krystal Glavan <100 Dives
*Parrot Island Scuba Adventures/ Pompano Beach Florida*		Pompano Beach Florida	Finding the folks from Parrot Island Scuba Adventures made our vacation wonderful. Four of us headed to Florida to gain more divi... Full report		8/2002	Krystal Glavan <100 Dives
*Parrot Island Scuba Adventures/ Pompano Beach Florida*		Pompano Beach Florida	Finding the folks from Parrot Island Scuba Adventures made our vacation wonderful. Four of us headed to Florida to gain more divi... Full report		8/2002	Krystal Glavan <100 Dives
*Parrot Island Scuba Adventures/ Pompano Beach Florida*		Pompano Beach Florida	Finding the folks from Parrot Island Scuba Adventures made our vacation wonderful. Four of us headed to Florida to gain more divi... Full report		8/2002	Krystal Glavan <100 Dives
*Parrot Island Scuba Adventures/ Pompano Beach Florida*		Pompano Beach Florida	Finding the folks from Parrot Island Scuba Adventures made our vacation wonderful. Four of us headed to Florida to gain more divi... Full report		8/2002	Krystal Glavan <100 Dives
*Multiple - See Narrative*		Florida Keys	KEY WEST: Soutpoint divers. The shop is located on Duval Street in downtown KW. Nice facility, Caters to the tourist crowd, bu... Full report		8/2002	William & Frances Ungerman 500+ Dives
*Sear Breeze / Reef Raiders/ Galleon Time Share Resort*		Key West, Florida	We dove the Sea Breeze / Reef Raiders for two days. We signed up at the shack on the dock. The staff was very friendly and helpf... Full report		8/2002	Jim and Donna Cox <100 Dives
*Hydrodiver*		San Diego, CA	Jim Stickler's Hydrodiver was exactly what we were looking for. He offers a small, personalized, relaxing dive trip for up to 6 di... Full report		8/2002	Duncan Orr 100+ Dives
*Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures/ Marriot*		West Palm Beach , FLA.	I had'nt dove Fla. since I got certified there ( Key Largo ) in 1990 . And I was Amazed at how good the diving was . Water ... Full report		8/2002	Joe Culhane 100+ Dives
*Amoray Slates/ Amy Slates Dive Resort*		Florida	My and I are new to diving, in our early 'midddle age" and were looking for a good place to get some much needed expirence. Amy's... Full report		8/2002	Phil & Patricia Tobin <100 Dives
*HMS Minnow/ Ocean Point Suites*		Key Largo, Florida Keys	The HMS Minnow is a “six pack” operation owned by Jeff Jarvis and his wife Betty and is docked at the Key Largo Holiday Inn. Jeff... Full report		7/2002	David W. Lindaman <100 Dives
*HMS Minnow/ Ocean Pointe Suites*		Key Largo, FL	My family, friend & I have spent weeklong dive trips with Jeff Jarvis on the HMS Minnow for each of the past three years. Jeff & h... Full report		7/2002	Gary Cowden 100+ Dives
*Outer Banks Diving*		Outer Banks	None of the dives were tchnicial dives so there was really no need for a nitrox fill. However they do offer both. The boat has a l... Full report		7/2002	David Webb 100+ Dives
*HMS Minnow/ I stayed at the Holiday Inn*		Key Largo	I used the 2002 Edition of the Diver's Chapbook to research this week of diving as I was taking my 13 year old grandson for his fi... Full report		7/2002	Emma Weyer 250+ Dives
*Dive Valhalla (Missle Silo Dive)/ Family Scuba Center, Midland, TX*		Abilene, TX	Website: [. . . ] It is a missle silo, housed ICBM missle with nuclear warhead, managed by US Air Force. It ... Full report		7/2002	Greg Swager <100 Dives
*Seahorse Divers*		[Grant's Pass ,Oregon	... Full report		6/2002	tracy simon 250+ Dives
*Quiescence Diving Services/ Bayside Resort*		Key Largo	Diving: This was my 3rd time with Quiescence ( [. . . ] , phone 305/ 451- 2440) and it is still a great operation. They... Full report		5/2002	Eric Frick 100+ Dives
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