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Diver Juan Merino takes a trip to
Duval Street in Key West on the
Vandenburg Wreck on July 17. Photo
by Active Diver Jean Gruss. |
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Reef
Reports
Looe Key with Looe Key Reef
Resort
Saturday, July 16
Our annual trek to Looe Key and Key
West was spectacular and lots of fun
as always.
Dive 1: West End Ball 20 -
seas 1-2 feet, depth 29, water temp 87
degrees, viz 20 maybe, no current. The
marine life around Looe Key's towering
fingers was spectacular as always with
huge colorful parrotfish and an
enormous Goliath Grouper.
Dive 2: East End Ball 1 -
seas 1-2 feet, depth 26, water temp 87
degrees, viz dirty 30, strong current.
There was spectacular stands of
elkhorn coral on top of the fingers
with schooling sergeant majors and
chubbs galore. A large 8-foot
Caribbean reef shark buzzed through.
We crawled around the bottom not too
far from the boat to try and duck away
from the current. But there was a lot
to see there.
--
Active Divers Vice President and
Safety Officer Rachel Davis |
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| In
spite of the murky viz, Active Diver
and ace photographer Jean Gruss
captured the colorful beauty of Looe
Key on July 16. |
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| PADI
Women's Dive Day: Girls
just wanna have fun on the way out
to Looe Key on July 16. Back row
(from left): Rachel Davis, Maureen
Niland, Vicki Yarbrough, Frances
Rodriguez. Front row: Natalie
Thomas, Leah Bamford, Andrea
Hallock. |
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Reef
Report
Vandenburg in Key West with Lost
Reef Adventures
Sunday, July 17
We love the Vandenburg and it is
always the crown jewel of the Looe
Key/Key West weekend.
Dive 1: Depth 101,
viz 20', water temp 87, moderate
current. On the first dive we
took the long rope into the green pea
soup with poor viz. Once on the wreck
it was better and made for an
interesting tour. Schooling barracudas
hung around and a school of silvery
lookdowns.
Dive 2: Depth 89, viz 40', water temp
87, slight current. Fortunately for
us, during the one-hour surface
interval the blue water came in and
improved the viz significantly. A nice
tour of the wheelhouse, and across the
massive wreck and up the smoke stack
at the end. It was a wonderful dive
all around!
--
Active Divers Vice President and
Safety Officer Rachel Davis |
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| Diving
Bruh's: Say
hello to smiles all around with
(from left) Aaron Johnson, Jean
Gruss and Jimmy Cornett as they head
out to the Vandenburg wreck in Key
West. |
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| Scenes
from the I.CARE coral restoration
experience at Key Dives. Photo by
Active Diver Eric Hallock. |
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Congratulations
Vicki!!!
Kudos
to Vicki Yarbrough for
earning your PADI Advanced
Open Water and Nitrox
certifications! |
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Sign up for your favorite
dives today before they
sell out! |
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Saturday,
July 23
Blackwater Drift Dive
Walker's Dive Charters
Cancelled due to rough seas -
look out for the rescheduled
date. |
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Sunday,
July 31
Shark Tooth Fossil
Dive (Tanks
included)
Venice
Dive Center
Check in at 7:00 a.m.
SOLD
OUT
Contact Rachel at 786-316-9852
to be added to the waitlist. |
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Saturday,
August 6
Pompano Beach
Copenhagen Wreck/Nursery
Opening of Florida Lobster
Season
South Florida Diving HQ
Check in at 12:00 noon
PLENTY OF SPACE
AVAILABLE!
BOOK
THIS DIVE |
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Saturday,
August 20
Islamorada
Key
Dives
Check in at 12:00 noon
HURRY!
2 SPACES LEFT!
BOOK NOW |
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Sunday,
August 28
Goliath Grouper
Aggregation
Kyalami
Charters
Check in at 9:00 a.m.
ADVANCED DIVE
SOLD
OUT
Contact Rachel at 786-316-9852
to be placed on the waitlist |
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| Have you ever
witnessed the Goliath Grouper
Aggregation? This annual phenomenon
occurs in the West Palm Beach/Jupiter
area in the Fall. This video shows
what it's like to dive with these
amazing giants! |
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