Dive Review of Pura Vida Divers in
The Continental USA/West Palm Beach, FL

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Pura Vida Divers, Aug, 2007, by Roger Roth, Ohio, USA ( Contributor 16 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 3527.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Every dive in West Palm Beach is a drift dive and our currents averaged being moderate for the 5 days of diving we did. Most of the time it was possible to duck behind a coral head or into a trench to get out of the current. The divemaster went ahead of the group and carried a float tethered to a line. When divers stopped to look or get pictures, the divemaster was usually good at stopping and waiting so as to not rush the group. Because of the currents, the reefs were healthy. Angelfish, filefish and puffers were mostly much larger than I'm used to seeing, as well as the 8-10' nurse shark we found sleeping in the sand. We passed a number of schools of squid that were very photogenic and one divemaster not only found a big red frogfish, he also pointed out a yellowhead jawfish with eggs in his mouth. The most memorable fish in this area is the giant Goliath Groupers that are very abundant around most of the wrecks we dived as well as in some undercuts on the reefs. These fish easily averaged 8' in length. The biggest problem we had was with the diesel fumes that were everywhere around the boat, even when it was going full speed. We eventually found a way to use towels to block some of the fumes coming through the side gunnels, finally making it more comfortable getting to and from the divesites.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, PNG, Indonesia, Red Sea, Cozumel, Bahamas, Exumas, Caymans, Barbados, Antigua, CA Channel Islands, etc...
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	This is drift diving for experienced divers and a safety sausage was required.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	I had no problems with the crew handling my camera gear and there were places cameras could be stored safely between dives. There was a rinse tank onboard, however it was smaller that I would have liked to see and best accomodated the smaller still cameras.

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Dive Review of Pura Vida Divers in The Continental USA/West Palm Beach, FL

Pura Vida Divers, Aug, 2007,

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Dive Review of Pura Vida Divers in
The Continental USA/West Palm Beach, FL