Dive Review of Florida West Charters/Megadolon Charters in
The Continental USA/Florida, Gulf Coast

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Florida West Charters/Megadolon Charters, Apr, 2012, by Theodore C Recupero, UT, US ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 6527.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	8 dives over 3 days. Captain Dan was Knowledgable, helpful and seemed to be a comsumate profesional. Captain Steve, the owner, seemed to not care one way or the other and put us down in near zero viz conditions on the lsst dive. I imagine that being the boss, he could have gone a couple more miles, but that might have cost him time, fuel and ..... The "Safety Divers" were not actually Divemasters. Dave was helpful and friendly. Mike was someone I could easily do without ever meeting again. He actually went down with a 20cf bottle that had 500 psi in it. He is supposed to be there as a safety diver? Full time consideration of another endevour might be in order, before he ends up in big trouble or worse. I try not to dive with folks like this. This is a shark tooth dive, not a "Project Aware" situation, but on the last two dives we saw all kinds of stuff, much of which I had never seen before. In my opinion, it mattered who was running the boat. Things are not as advertised on the website. I wouldn't go back. There are other boats in the area, I will seek one out for the next trip.
Websites	Florida West Charters/Megadolon Charters
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	USVI, Both US Coasts, Great Lakes, Various Rocky Mountain Lakes, Colorado River Lakes, Springs, Continental US
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	69-73°F / 21-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	0-15 Ft/ 0-5 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
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	N/A
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 Florida West Charters/Megadolon Charters in The Continental USA/Florida, Gulf Coast

Florida West Charters/Megadolon Charters, Apr, 2012,

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Dive Review of Florida West Charters/Megadolon Charters in
The Continental USA/Florida, Gulf Coast