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Jupiter Dive Center/La Quinta or Waterfront Inn, Aug, 2010, by Veronica Harding , FL, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 5671.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We reside in Tampa but make the trip to Jupiter as often as possible. Jupiter diving with Jupiter Dive Center is our favorite U.S. Based diving (this includes the Florida Keys and North Carolina). They are organized and efficient both on land and in the water. JDC has two boats and pack in a lot of divers (particularly on summer weekends) but this is the only dive center we don't mind diving with a full boat. They have their act together! Jupiter enjoys the gulf stream running barely a mile offshore. Marine life in there appears to be on steroids. Sharks, Goliaths, massive morays, turtles the size of boulders.... all duly represented. Saw a blue parrot fish so large I initially mistook it for a small goliath. Vis varies from 40 - 80+. Some dives in summer season are 82 degrees top to bottom but be prepared for some attention getting upwellings and thermal clines (down to upper 50's once in awhile). I always bring a 5mm since it can vary from day to day and dive to dive. Diving is drift and currents can range from benign to really ripping. Some dives took us well over a mile on a single tank. As such, you need to be prepared to get in and get down quickly when instructed. Once at depth most of the dives are at a very relaxed pace. Dive depths range from 60' to 90' range. You can follow the Dive Master or do your own thing if you know the reef. The captains are phenomenal at setting up the dives based on currents and plucking divers out of the water at varying intervals. THESE GUYS ARE GOOD, REALLY GOOD! The Dive Masters and Deck Hands are all first rate. They know their sites and the deck hands assist wherever necessary. Though don't expect Gucci diving. Divers are responsible for setting up and changing out their own tanks. Seas are calmer in the summer but it's best to expect at least some chop. This summer have experienced everything from calm to 5' seas. If you like diving with big fish using a professional operation, Jupiter Dive Center is for you. Note: If you're an experienced diver, make sure to do the three tank dives that run on Friday and Sunday mornings. These offer a wider variety of sites along with fewer and more experienced divers. JDC provides lunch between second and third dives.
Websites	Jupiter Dive Center
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Florida multiple Gulf and Atlantic locations, St. Croix, Saba, Curacao, Puerto Rico, North Carolina.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	82-62°F / 28-17°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Jupiter Dive Center/La Quinta or Waterfront Inn in The Continental USA/Jupiter, Florida

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Dive Review of Jupiter Dive Center/La Quinta or Waterfront Inn in
The Continental USA/Jupiter, Florida