Dive Review of Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center in
The Continental USA/Lower Keys

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Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center, Jun, 2010, by Allan Ripple, WI, US ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports). Report 5609.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	This was our 2nd attempt to dive the Looe Key Marine Sanctuary on the Kokomo Cat with Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center. Our first attempt was a December trip a few years back and we got blown out (wind & waves). This time, our luck was a little better. However, with winds out of an easterly direction, it doesn’t take long for conditions to deteriorate. We started in 2’ – 3’ waves and about 40’ of visibility. By the time we ended our 3-dive trip, we were in 3’ – 4’ waves and about 30’ of visibility. This would be very nice diving under good conditions. Looe Key Reef Resort runs a 3-tank trip. Dive times are limited to 1 hour from the time the 1st diver hits the water. Because the reef is so shallow, combined with a 60 minute dive limit, we were consistently surfacing with 2000+ PSI on 80s. But then conditions were not great so it didn’t make much difference. In between the 1st & 2nd dives, the Captain takes lunch orders (Hot Dogs or Sloppy Joe’s) for lunch between the 2nd & 3rd dives. Captain and crew were helpful and friendly. Because conditions were not particularly good, I did not rate sea life or underwater photography. This is a dive worth doing conditions permitting. Just watch the wind direction and the waves
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Cozumel, Great Lakes, inland Midwestern lakes, upper and lower Florida Keys, St Maarten
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge, no currents
Water Temp	87-88°F / 31-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-40 Ft/ 9-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minutes from the time the 1st diver enters the water.
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	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
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
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Dive Review of Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center in The Continental USA/Lower Keys

Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center, Jun, 2010,

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Dive Review of Looe Key Reef Resort & Dive Center in
The Continental USA/Lower Keys