Dive Review of HMS Minnow/Kona Kai in
The Continental USA/Key Largo

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HMS Minnow/Kona Kai, Aug, 2002, by Paul Morrissey, NJ, USA . Report 117.
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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	My wife and I dove with Jeff Jarvis the owner, captain and dive master of HMS Minnow on Undercurrent's recommendation and we were not disappointed. He runs a very clean boat with fresh water rinses and has water and snacks on board. Jeff tries very hard to accommodate the wishes of all on board and he lets you dive you own profile. He briefings are excellent with maps of the reefs and wrecks and he gives you great suggestions on the best way to navigate around them. The boat is small so if the water is choppy and you are prone to seasickness it could be a problem but the upside is that you are only diving with six people on board and it gets to the dive areas quickly. Jeff leaves the docks early, 8:00 AM as to avoid diving the same spots with other dive boats. The Kona Kai resort is a very quaint small hotel with immaculate and very well maintained grounds. The rooms are clean with air conditioning, TV and refrigerator. A great place to relax between dives. The owners Joe and Ronnie who also run an art gallery in the hotel try to make sure that all guests are taken care of. They have a rinse tank and outside lockers with a lock to wash and dry your scuba gear. The only negative is that there is no maid service while you are staying there so you had to make your own bed.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cayman Islands, Saba, Bahamaa, Tahiti, Bora bora
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	88-82°F / 31-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	100-50 Ft/ 30-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Back on board with 500 PSI.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
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 HMS Minnow/Kona Kai in The Continental USA/Key Largo

HMS Minnow/Kona Kai, Aug, 2002,

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Dive Review of HMS Minnow/Kona Kai in
The Continental USA/Key Largo