Dive Review of Starfish Scuba, Jupiter Dive Center, Walker's Dive/Private home in
The Continental USA/Boynton Bch, Jupiter, Palm Bch

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Starfish Scuba, Jupiter Dive Center, Walker's Dive/Private home: "Nice fall diving in SE Florida", Sep, 2024, by Craig A Wood, PA, US ( Top Contributor 59 reports with 52 Helpful votes). Report 13110.
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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	My flight down was scheduled for Thursday Sept 26. I was quite certain that it would be cancelled due to Hurricane Helene. Much to my surprise, the flight took off on time and was perfectly routine, a couple areas of mild turbulence I was scheduled to go out of Riviera Beach on Friday with Walker's Charters. I was not at all surprised that they had to cancel. I had both a text and a voicemail by the time I landed in Palm Beach, good communication. Saturday Sept 28, dive day #1 I went out with Starfish from Boynton Harbor Marina with Capt. Chris, Zach and Madi. There were only seven divers, luxury. It was a partly sunny day, warm and humid. Seas were as advertised, mostly 2-3 feet First dive was on the Castor, brisk north current, visibility only 20-25 feet, water temp 83 degrees. There were 6-10 Goliath Grouper on the stern and 3 on the bow. Nice group of Barracuda on the bow and a large school of Spadefish on the stern. Not a great dive for the Castor but very nice to be back in the water in SE FL. Second dive was on Black Condo, a beautiful high relief reef. Moderate north current, visibility again 20-25 feet, water temp 84 degrees. A nice Loggerhead turtle and all the usual reef fish. The weather held off until we pulled back into the marina and then it absolutely poured. Our timing was good. Not too bad for just 2 days after Helene. Sunday Sept 29, dive day #2 2 dives this morning with JDC off Republic IV, Capt. Ryan, Matt, and Sofia. It was a beautiful sunny day. Seas were around a foot, water temp 83-84, brisk north current on 1st dive, moderate on 2nd, visibility 40-50 feet. Only 4 divers on the boat, luxury. First dive Capt. Kirle's though Bonnie's, second dive Loggerhead through Julie's. Several nurse sharks, a few reef sharks, a southern ray, one green turtle, a couple hawksbills, several goliath grouper and a couple of juveniles, all the usual reef fish. Monday Sept 30, dive day #3 Two tanks with Walker's Dive Charters out of Riviera Beach. Capt. John, Christina guide, Autumn mate, Mike dived. Beautiful mostly sunny day. Seas around 1 foot. Water temp 82-84 degrees, brisk north current, visibility 40-50 feet. First dive was Tear Drop, Ron's Rock, Middle Earth and beginning of Flower Gardens. Second dive was Flower Gardens. I was surprised at the number of lobster I saw, I was not looking for them. Many green morays, all the usual reef fish. On the second dive there was a very cute, tiny smooth trunkfish baby and an absolutely beautiful purple crowned sea goddess. Tuesday Oct 1, dive day #4 Two tanker with Walker's out of Riviera. Another absolutely gorgeous day, mostly sunny. Captain Bill, Mike and Christina took turns guiding and being the mate. Only 5 divers on the boat today, luxury for the divers, too bad for the op. The seas were flat. The first dive had a very, very brisk north current, the second dive had a very brisk north current. The water temp was 83-4 degrees and the visibility was around 50 feet, on the green side. The first dive started at Split Reef, went through North Double Ledges, across the jump to Drift Spot and we hit the beginning of Nun's at the end of the dive. That's a pretty good distance. The second dive was all of Mid Reef. Didn't see anything exceptional, all the usual reef fish as we flew by. I got to dive 4 of 5 days on this short visit and had a great time visiting Boynton Beach, Jupiter, and Palm Beach.
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	Direct flight from Philadelphia
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Maximum dive time, no deco
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	I did not take my camera on this trip. Current and visibilitu would have made it difficult. All three boats have an adequate rinse tank, crew is very careful with camera equipment

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Dive Review of Starfish Scuba, Jupiter Dive Center, Walker's Dive/Private home in The Continental USA/Boynton Bch, Jupiter, Palm Bch

Starfish Scuba, Jupiter Dive Center, Walker's Dive/Private home: "Nice fall diving in SE Florida", Sep, 2024,

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Dive Review of Starfish Scuba, Jupiter Dive Center, Walker's Dive/Private home in
The Continental USA/Boynton Bch, Jupiter, Palm Bch