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Dive Review of Starfish Scuba, Walker's Dive Charters/Private home in
The Continental USA

Starfish Scuba, Walker's Dive Charters/Private home: "Nice fall visit to Palm Beach County", Sep, 2025,

by Craig A Wood, PA, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 58 reports with 50 Helpful votes). Report 13534.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food N/A
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Snorkeling N/A
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Beginners 4 stars
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Comments I flew down from Philadelphia Sept 7. Airport was busy, plane was full, uneventful.

Day 1, Sept 8: I did 2 tanks with Walker's out of Riviera Beach this morning. Last night had a lot of lightning, thunder, and rain. Today started cloudy, no rain, ended up mainly clear. Captain JP, guide Mike, mate Christina. So nice to see Christina back on the boat! Seas were around 2 feet, mild to moderate north current, water temperature very warm, 86-87 degrees, visibility 30-35 feet.

We drove all the way down to Paul's Reef for the first dive. There was minimal current. Nothing very special, a couple large schools of spadefish and all the usual reef fish. The second dive was on Breakers, a large lemon shark, some reef squid, many spadefish, all the usual suspects.

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Bonaire, Curacao, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Roatan, Belize, Cozumel, Key Largo, SE Florida (Boynton Beach, Jupiter, West Palm...), Maui, Oahu, Cape Ann, San Diego, Costa Rica, Panama, Cocos Island, Red Sea, Galapagos, Revillagigedos, Malpelo
Closest Airport Palm Beach International Getting There Direct flight on American Airlines from Philadelphia

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, rainy Seas calm
Water Temp 86-87°F / 30-31°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 30-35 Ft/ 9-11 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions 55 min bottom time
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
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