Dive Review of Tarpoon Diving in
The Continental USA/South Beach, Miami

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Tarpoon Diving, Apr, 2010, by Graham McGregor, Kilmacolm, GB ( Top Contributor 43 reports with 26 Helpful votes). Report 5479.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	I took a 2 tank morning dive through Tarpoon Diving in South Beach, Miami. They have their own shop but the dive boat is independent of them and there were other divers on the boat who had booked through operators other than Tarpoon. The dive shop was well stocked and the lady who was there was friendly and helpful.However, nobody in the shop or the boat checked my C card? The boat crew were also friendly. It was all very relaxed and informal. The boat was decent but the briefing skimped on safety feature description and buddying was left to your own devices (I was diving alone). There were no dive guides from the boat in the water, guests were left to their own devices. The dives themselves were pleasant enough. The first was on the Belcher barge at about 15m. A simple barge with a little bit of simple, safe, pentration. Nice big grouper in the open hold and a fair few barracuda. The second dive was on a shallow reef, with not a lot to see. However, a couple of nice stingrays cheered up the dive. For a nice half day potter in the water, it was perfectly acceptable. The shop were renting 3mm fullsuits and, in the middle of April, with water temperature at 23C we got pretty chilly after about 30 mins in the water!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, Malapascua (Phillipines), Maldives, Red Sea, Hawaii, Caribbean (various), Spain, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	24-°C / 75-°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30- Ft/ 9- M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Limited to one hour
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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	N/A	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	No real UWC facilities

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Dive Review of Tarpoon Diving in The Continental USA/South Beach, Miami

Tarpoon Diving, Apr, 2010,

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Dive Review of Tarpoon Diving in
The Continental USA/South Beach, Miami