Dive Review of Starfish Scuba, Walker's Dive Charters/Private home in
The Continental USA/Palm Beach County, FL

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Starfish Scuba, Walker's Dive Charters/Private home: "Another nice visit to SE Florida", Aug, 2024, by Craig A Wood, PA, US ( Top Contributor 59 reports with 52 Helpful votes). Report 13075.
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Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This trip did not start off so well. I was to come down Thursday and do Deep Ledge with Jupiter Dive Center on Friday Aug 23. Unfortunately, after boarding and then deplaning 3 times, the flight was canceled due to intense thunderstorms to the south. I got down on the 23rd instead. JDC was understanding and refunded my reservation. Dive day 1, Aug 24 I went out with Starfish today out of Boynton, Capt. Chris, Zach and Madi. First dive was on the Castor. There was a mild south current, water temp 81, visibility about 30 feet. There were only about 4 or 5 Goliath Grouper on the wreck and no other notable schools of fish. Second dive was on Briny Breezes, also a mild south current, temp 82, visibility around 30 feet. All the usual reef fish, nothing special. Dive day 2, Aug 25 Two dives with Starfish out of Boynton today. Day started with an intense thunderstorm and ended up with a very nice, partly sunny afternoon. Capt. Chris, Zach and Madi Seas were less than 2 feet, water was 81 degrees, mild north current, visibility about 30 feet. First dive was at Clubhouse, a single Lemon Shark and all the usual reef fish. Second dive was at Briny Breezes, a relaxing drift with a beautiful reef and all of the usual suspects. Dive day 3, Aug 26 I went out with Walker's Dive Charters out of Riviera Beach this morning. The boat is gorgeous, it has been refurbished since I was last on it. It was a beautiful, partly sunny day. Seas were around 2 feet, mild to moderate north current, water temp 80 degrees, visibility around 30 ft. Went out with Capt. Mike, guides Sarah and Christina, both wonderful as guides and deckhands. 1st dive was at Nun's Reef, I had never dived it before. Nice looking reef with all the usual reef fish. 2nd dive was at Mid Reef, another nice looking reef with a tiny Goldentail Moray, head smaller than the tip of your pinkie, a gorgeous juvenile Spotted Drum, small crab in a Giant Anemone, many colorful Scorpionfish and a nice large solitary Goliath Grouper. We only had 7 divers, real luxury. Even with the max of 14, this boat would not likely seem overly crowded. Dive day 4, Aug 27 Went back out with Walker's Charters out of Riviera Beach this morning. Another beautiful partly sunny day. Seas were around 2 feet, water temp on the first dive was very warm at 84 degrees, on the second dive it was 81 degrees. First dive had a moderate north current, second dive had a brisk north current, we covered a lot of ground. Visibility was about the same as yesterday, around 30 feet. Went out with Capt. Mike, Christina and John (JP). The first dive drop was at Tear Drop to Ron's Rock, to Middle Earth, to Flower Gardens. Nice reef, usual reef fish, a few gorgeous squid. The second dive was just north, Flower Gardens to Trench, to Breakers. Another good reef dive with a cute juvenile trunkfish in the Trench and all the usual reef fish on the rest of the dive. We had 12 divers on the boat today, not as nice as the 7 yesterday but is was not crowded and there was plenty of room to get around and for storage. Dive day 5, Aug 28 Today was my last day of diving for this trip. I was supposed to go out with Starfish out of Boynton today but they cancelled due to lack of divers. Fortunately, Walker's Dive Charters was able to add me to the manifest out of Riviera Beach. It was a beautiful party sunny day. Seas were less than 3 feet. There was a moderate north current, water temp 83 degrees, visibility around 30 feet. The first dive was on Flower Gardens, nice reef, usual reef fish. The second dive was on the north end of Breakers. The reef was gorgeous, the equal of the reef in Boynton Beach. Nothing unusual, but a great distribution of the usual reef fish. Dived with Capt. Bill, Christina, and JP. Christina and JP are both wonderful as deckhands and guides. This was a nice visit. I haven't dived Palm Beach as much as Boynton and Jupiter. The reef dives in Palm Beach were very good. I would not be surprised if I dive Palm Beach more often with Walker's Dive Charters.
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 on American from Philadelphia
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-30 Ft/ 6-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Total dive time 60 minutes, no decompression
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	Both boats have good size rinse containers. Crew very careful with cameras. I did not have my camera with me on this trip down.

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Dive Review of Starfish Scuba, Walker's Dive Charters/Private home in The Continental USA/Palm Beach County, FL

Starfish Scuba, Walker's Dive Charters/Private home: "Another nice visit to SE Florida", Aug, 2024,

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Dive Review of Starfish Scuba, Walker's Dive Charters/Private home in
The Continental USA/Palm Beach County, FL