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Dive Review of Reef Pirates in
Hawaii/South Shore Oahu

Reef Pirates: "Really good dive sites provided", Nov, 2021,

by Roy Jennings, CA, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 11840 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments [None]Went with Reef Pirates for 3 out of 5 days of diving on the South Shore of Oahu after reservation space was unavailable at another outfit in Kewalo Basin. This was a good thing. Using two operators, I was able to get a variety of sites in.
Reef Pirates run a very professional operation in a casual low stress way. The operation is out of the Koko Marina Center in Hawaii Kai, easy to find. Two boats are in use. I really appreciated that they operate on a 6 diver maximum. My dives were on a Monday through Wednesday with three dives Monday and Wednesday and two dives on Tuesday. Reef Pirates have a number of sites a short ride from the marina: Corsair Sea Caves Koko craters Fantasy Garden Little Barge and an LCU. My favorites were the Corsair and the Sea Caves. Turtles on every dive, a few sharks and eels. Visibility was good on a few dives, not so good on others. This was all due to current conditions. It is a given that South Coast Oahu is best during the winter, so we were all early for the best viewing.Our Guides through the three days were Joe and Stephanie. Really knowledgeable and very helpful. The groups I was in were all pretty experienced divers with the exception of one diver on one day who was either a beginner or just having a bad day. I really admired Stephanie's patience and personal attention to the diver. Recommend this outfit if you are diving in Oahu and do not want to have to travel too far from Honolulu. Try and save it for the winter when visibility improves.
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Australia Thailand Philippines Red Sea British Columbia Cuba Bahamas
Closest Airport Honolulu Getting There Fly into Honolulu

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 77-79°F / 25-26°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Finish with 1000-1200 psi 50 foot safety stop on deep dives 15 foot safety stop on all dives
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? no

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 1 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics N/A

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

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Provided rinse buckets
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