| Treasures
of the Benwood Wreck in Key Largo on August
15. Photos by Active Diver Gerry
Callis. |
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Reef
Report
Saturday, August 15
Key Largo with Rainbow Reef
Dive
1: Benwood Wreck - Seas
1 foot, viz 40 ft, depth 37, water temp 86
degrees. As usual, this shallow wreck was
covered with an abundance of marine life
including large biomasses of grunts and
yellowtails at the bow end of the wreck.
Other sightings include yellow stingray,
trunkfish, large parrotfish scorpionfish,
large barracuda.
Dive
2: French
Reef Turtle Ledges - Seas 1
foot, viz 30 ft, depth 33, water temp 86
degrees. Several yellow stingrays were
hanging around this site, along with
schooling blue chromis and creole wrasses,
lobsters, large midnight parrotfish and
schooling grunts.
Dive
3: Night
Dive on the Benwood Wreck - Seas 1
foot, viz 40 ft, depth 37, water temp 86
degrees. One of the best night dives we've
had in awhile! We spotted at least 5 green
turtles including one really huge one,
octopus that was changing colors before
our eyes, many lobsters walking around,
free swimming spotted moray eel feeding on
minnows. On the boat ride back to the dock
we were treated to an unbelievable amount
of stars in the dark, moonless sky
including a bright view of the milky way
streaking across the sky, dotted
with shooting stars. A truly epic
night dive!
--
Active Divers Safety Officer Rachel
Davis
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| Assistant
Safety Officer Mo Smith provides guidance
and tips about night diving to first-time
night diver Mary Hammett at dusk, on the
boat ride out to the reef. |
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| Yellow
stingrays were plentiful on French Reef on
Saturday, August 15. Photo by Active Diver
Karen Avila. |
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| Diving offers some
much-needed outdoor recreation and solace
during these challenging times. Come along on
a reef trip with this wonderful video by
Amaury Cruz of our Key Largo dive trip on
August 9. |
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| Get on the
Waitlist to Go Diving!
Due to
reduced capacity on the dive boats our
space is limited. For dives that are
sold out, call Lon (305-251-4975) or
Rachel (786-316-9852) to be placed on
the wait list, or simply reply to this
email. We frequently have divers cancel,
and being on the wait list could earn
you a spot on the dive, even up to the
day before. Also if you need to cancel a
dive for any reason, please let us know
with as much notice as possible because
we often have a wait list of people
eager to dive. To avoid disappointment,
we encourage you to book as far in
advance as possible.
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Sunday,
August 23
Boynton Beach
Loggerhead
Charters
Check in at 12:00 noon. Drift dive
with abundant marine life.
Members-Only
Charter
SOLD
OUT! |
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Saturday,
August 29
Spiegel Grove - ADVANCED
Rainbow
Reef
Check in at 12:00 noon. The big
one!
Members-Only
Charter
SOLD
OUT! |
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Saturday,
September 5
Goliath Grouper Aggregation -
ADVANCED
Walkers
Dive Charters
Check in at 12:00 noon. Swim with
the giants!
Members-Only
Charter
SOLD
OUT! |
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Saturday,
Sept. 12
Black Water Drift ADVANCED
Walkers
Dive Charters
Check
in at 6:30 p.m. See alien life!
SOLD
OUT!
More
space may be available - call
Rachel at 786-316-9852 |
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Sunday,
September 13
Key Largo
Rainbow
Reef
Check in at 12:00 noon.
Members-Only
Charter
SOLD
OUT! |
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Saturday,
Sept. 19
Goliath Grouper - Castor Wreck
ADVANCED
Loggerhead
Dive Charters
Check
in at 12:00 noon. Deep wreck
teeming with Goliaths!
Members-Only Charter
SOLD
OUT! |
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What is the
Goliath Grouper Aggregation dive?
Each year between August and September,
Goliath Groupers migrate in by the hundreds to
spawn around the wrecks and reefs surrounding
Palm Beach County. These giant fish gather in
groups of up to 100 on the wrecks we'll dive
on September 5th. Goliath
groupers are the largest
predatory, reef-dwelling fish species in the
Caribbean, weighing up to 660 pounds and
measuring up to 8 feet long. Check out our
video and don't miss this exciting
once-in-a-lifetime dives! |
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Sunday,
Sept. 27
Key Largo
Island
Ventures
Check in at 12:00 noon. Lots to
see.
Members-Only
Charter
SOLD
OUT!
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Sunday,
October 4
Tenneco Towers
American
Dream
Check in at 12:00 noon. Wrecked
oil platforms. Very unique!
SOLD
OUT! |
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Sunday,
October 11
Duane Wreck Key Largo - ADVANCED
Island
Ventures
Check in at 12:00 noon. One of
Key Largo's finest wrecks.
SOLD
OUT! |
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Sunday,
October 18
Boynton Beach - ADVANCED
Loggerhead
Charters
Check in at 12:00 noon. Incredible
reefs over a mild drift.
Members-Only
Charter
SOLD
OUT!
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Saturday,
October 24
Key Largo
Island
Ventures
Check
in at 12:00 noon. Charters can
take us off the beaten path.
Members-Only Charter
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Saturday,
October 31
End of Season Picnic - Blue
Heron Bridge
Phil Foster Park
Check
in for diving at 8:00 a.m. BBQ at
noon. $10 for all!
Reserve
your spot |
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Avoid
Disappointment - Plan Ahead!
Covid
19 has had an unprecedented effect on
diving in South Florida. Due to dive boats
running at reduced capacity to allow for
social distancing, spaces on dive boats
are limited. With diving being one of the
few relatively safe pursuits, coupled with
vacations being cancelled and inability to
travel, demand for diving has never been
higher. Therefore we recommend booking our
dives well in advance. The remaining dives
this season still have space available:
- November
1 - Key Largo (4 spaces left)
- November
7 - Boynton Beach (1 space left)
- November
15 - Key Largo (4 spaces left)
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