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Jupiter Dive Center/Private home: "Great fall dives", Oct, 2023, by Craig A Wood, PA, US ( Top Contributor 59 reports with 52 Helpful votes). Report 12667.
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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 flew down on Friday the 20th. My morning flight on American Airlines, Philadelphia to Palm Beach, was delayed over 6 hours. Luckily, I was informed before I left home and enjoyed the time with my wife. I can't remember the last time I arrived in Palm Beach in the dark. I had food for breakfast so delayed my trip for groceries until the next day. Saturday, October 21, Dive Day 1 I went out with Jupiter Dive Center for 2 dives this morning on Republic VII, Capt. Brad, guide Barry, mate, Tony. Most of the boat was reserved for a dive club from Tampa, the afternoon boat was fully booked weeks ago. Today was a beautiful, sunny day. Started off in the 70s and ended in the 80s. Seas were 1-2 feet, current was mild north, water temp was 83 degrees. The first dive was at Area 51, and it was a good one. Visibility was about 50 ft. We had a goliath grouper swim with us for the entire dive. I had several eye-to-eye contacts at no more than an arm’s length. After the dive, I was told that the goliath grouper goes by the name Shadow. Apparently, Shadow frequently steals the lobster from divers hunting in its territory. There were several small reef sharks and all the usual reef fish. The second dive was at Capt. Kirle's. Visibility was down to about 30 ft. We had another Goliath Grouper, a large nurse shark and all the usual reef fish. Today was a small milestone for me, dive #2300, 2297 hours. 244 of my dives have been in Jupiter. Sunday, October 22, Dive Day 2 Four dives with Jupiter Dive Center today, Republic VII, Capt. Brad, Guide Barry, Mate Tony. Sunny day, a little cooler with a breeze. Seas generally about 2 feet. Mild to moderate north current, water temp 82 degrees, visibility from 30 to 50/60 feet. Dives were at Bahama Brad's, Scarface, Spadefish Point, and Capt. Kirle's. Bahama Brad's was new to Barry and to me, he missed the reef about a half hour in and it was a wasteland, we were too far west. The current was pulling west. Second dive was at Scarface. After lunch we did Spadefish Point and Capt. Kirle's. Nice fish life. We saw a few goliath grouper, a few reef sharks, a couple nurse sharks, a single Hawksbill turtle, many green morays, and all the usual reef fish. Monday, October 23, Dive Day 3, and that's it for this trip. Two dives with Jupiter Dive Center, Republic VII, Capt. Brad, guide Phil, and mate Tony. Beautiful fall day, sunny and bright, air temp was 65 at 8:00, warmed thereafter. Seas were about a foot on the way out, wind picked up a bit and was 2-3 feet on the way back in. Mild north current, water temp 82 degrees, visibility 40-50 feet. First dive at Lighthouse/Loggerhead. A couple of goliath grouper, several small reef sharks, all the usual reef fish. Second dive was at High Ledge/Capt. Kirle's. We started off up on the reef and saw a couple spotted morays, only ones I've seen this trip, all the rest were green. It was beautiful back on the ledge at Capt. Kirle's, huge schools of grunts and all the usual reef fish. I was planning on diving Tuesday and Wednesday, but seas will be up until early next week. I'm grateful for my 8 dives before the conditions intervened. I'll be back.
Websites	Jupiter Dive Center
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Bonaire, Curacao, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Roatan, Belize, Cozumel, Key Largo, SE Florida (Boynton Beach, Jupiter, West Palm...), Maui, Oahu, Cape Ann, San Diego, Costa Rica, Panama, Cocos Island, Red Sea, Galapagos, Revillagigedos, Malpelo
Closest Airport	Palm Beach International	Getting There	Flew direct on American Airlines from Philadelphia
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	45 min bottom time, ascend with DM or on your DSMB
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Boat has a large, dedicated camera tub. Crew careful with equipment I did not take my camera on this trip.

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Dive Review of Jupiter Dive Center/Private home in The Continental USA/Palm Beach County, FL

Jupiter Dive Center/Private home: "Great fall dives", Oct, 2023,

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Dive Review of Jupiter Dive Center/Private home in
The Continental USA/Palm Beach County, FL