Dive Review of Underwater Explorers/Private home in
The Continental USA/Southeast FL, Boynton Beach

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Underwater Explorers/Private home, Aug, 2014, by Craig A Wood, PA, US ( Top Contributor 50 reports with 48 Helpful votes). Report 7703.
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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
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I recently spent 6 days doing 15 dives with Kevin Metz and Underwater Explorers out of Boynton Beach Harbor Marina. This turned out to be one of the best dive trips I've had. I did 9 drift dives on the very healthy Boynton Beach reef seeing about a dozen Bull Sharks, numerous Loggerhead and Hawksbill turtles, Green and Spotted Morays, lobster, and nearly all the Caribbean reef fish you can think of. I also did 6 dives on the wreck of the Castor. Even though it was a little early for the peak of the Goliath Grouper aggreation, there were about a hundred Goliath Grouper on and around the wreck. There were also large bait balls and all the hunters looking to make a meal of them, very exciting. Underwater Explorer's boat is very roomy but Kevin takes out just 6 divers, making for a relaxed, uncrowed atmosphere. Dive times are not limited to a prescribed duration, my reef dives averaged about 1:15. There is a very nice reservation system on the Underwater Explorers website, nitrox is readily available. I'm looking forward to my next visit.
Websites	Underwater Explorers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Key Largo, Jupiter, Bonaire, Curacao, Turks & Caicos, Cozumel, Puerto Morelos, Costa Rica, Panama, San Diego, Gloucester, Oahu, Maui
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	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	Many advanced photographers dive with Underwater Explorers

Subscriber's Comments

By robert kopki in FL, US at Aug 24, 2014 10:17 EST

I have done a lot of dive travel throughout the world & I am amazed at how good the diving is off Boynton Beach FL. It is a well kept secret. I live near there now and dive there regularly. Bob Kopki

By report author: Craig A Wood in PA, US at Aug 24, 2014 12:23 EST

You're absolutely right Bob, I have mixed feelings about posting for fear of exposing the secret. Boynton Beach puts much of the Caribbean to shame for shear quantity and diversity of reef fish. I looked long and hard at a location for our 2nd home and chose Hypoluxuo, just 3 miles from the Boynton Harbor Marina. Of course, I'm also only 15 miles from the Blue Heron Bridge and 30 miles from Jupiter. Good diving, Craig

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Dive Review of Underwater Explorers/Private home in The Continental USA/Southeast FL, Boynton Beach

Underwater Explorers/Private home, Aug, 2014,

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Dive Review of Underwater Explorers/Private home in
The Continental USA/Southeast FL, Boynton Beach