All Day Charters in Keys?

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• Nov 12, 2005

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My buddy and I are planning a trip to the Upper Keys in early December and are looking to maximize dive time (had to cancel out on a liveaboard so looking for next best thing). We can clearly do two half day trips with all kinds of operators, but would just as soon spend the whole day on the water rather than go out and back in and back out again and back in again. So I'm looking for suggestions of who might do a full day charter. I realize this would be a simpler proposition if there were 6 of us or so diving, but figured I'd ask anyway. Thanks much.

 

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• Nov 12, 2005

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I think that the only long range trip that would warrant an all day or overnight trip would be to the Dry Tortugas. You can find operators in the lower keys that do these trips ... not sure about the upper keys.

 

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• Nov 12, 2005

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Amy Slate has a six-pack catamaran you can rent by the day. I think it's $360 for the day. If you get 3 divers = 12 tanks (at least) = $130 per diver for 4 dives.

 

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• Nov 12, 2005

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CAPT HOOK:

Amy Slate has a six-pack catamaran you can rent by the day. I think it's $360 for the day. If you get 3 divers = 12 tanks (at least) = $130 per diver for 4 dives.

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I'm pretty sure that Amy Slate's "Just-In-Time" costs $360 per half day, plus $15 per diver for two tanks and weights.

 

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• Nov 13, 2005

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Thanks for the help. I'll look into Amy Slate's deal

 

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• Nov 21, 2005

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Captain Steve Moore does all-day trips and will take you where you want to go.

http://keysmobilediving.com/

 

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• Nov 21, 2005

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If you have a clue about handeling a boat and navigation, I'd recomend renting a boat at Pennecamp marina at key Largo- it is a short run to the Spiegle Grove, Benwood, and reef. about $300 for 8am-5pm rental on the boat, includes all the gas, you just need to provide your own tanks and weights. If there is just 2 of you they would let you take 8 tanks out on the 24' open fisherman.

I went this route after an opporator "forgot" to put a friend and I on the roster for the Spiegle, and since then I have been diving Largo this way exclusively.