Dive Review of Outer Banks Diving in
The Continental USA/North Carolina

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Outer Banks Diving, Jul, 2005, by Rick Tuss, DE, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 1759.
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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
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	We have been diving out of Hatteras every July 4 for the last 8 years. Due to the weather, it's rare to squeeze in 3 staight days of good diving, but we've done it two years in a row. The only real problem on this trip was the water temp up on Diamond Shoals... the bottom temp on the Australia was 57 F!! Great for a dry suit, but not nice in a 3mm wetsuit. As always, a big draw is the abundance of sand tigers... beautiful, big, and graceful. Although we dived the Dixie Arrow a couple times, it still provides good life with lots to see and loads of bottom time. We did make it out to my all time favorite dive site, the Proteus. I have always had great dives on the Proteus and this was no exception... 10 foot sand tigers, loggerhead turle, goliathan grouper, angels, triggers, black bass... you name it and it was there. Oh, for those of you that get worried about the 57 F on the Australia, the bottom temp on all the other dives, including the Proteus, never dropped below 73 F and were normally around 75 F. Plently warm for a 3mm Oh, and the Outer Banks Diving crew on the Bayou Runner... fantastic. Really a first rate bunch of folks, including Johnny, the owner and captain. He did a fantastic job of captaining and customer service. If you are a little tired of the tropical thing, but are addicted to the warmer water, try some super wreck diving in Hatteras.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Sipadan, Sangalaki, Tioman, Similians, Maldives, Provo, Grand Turk, Bonaire, Roatan, Grand Cayman, Cay Sal Bank, Manado, Keys, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	57-78°F / 14-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-80 Ft/ 6-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Few restrictions were placed on experienced divers. The Outer Banks crew is great at accessing capability and letting you do your own thing.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Outer Banks Diving in The Continental USA/North Carolina

Outer Banks Diving, Jul, 2005,

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Dive Review of Outer Banks Diving in
The Continental USA/North Carolina