Non-spearing charter ops?

[joystershell]

Splashdown Divers - Palm Beach County, Florida - Scuba Diving Boats and Charters - PADI Scuba Diving Certification - Serving West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Florida.
off topic I think,
but yes Splashdown has a no spear gun policy-I was on the boat the day Capt.Lynn put the policy in effect as some tourist's from south of the equator thought it was cute to kill as many critters as they could two warnings with a translation and Kev still had to go in and slit a killed fish air bladder as Lynn said it would do some good on the bottom,It was a real quiet trip in for all on board!:depressed:

Yes, SplashDown runs a good charter. But while spearfishing is not allowed, lobstering is. Lucky for me.

 

[wilz]

not a fan of Splashdown

 

[D_B]

not a fan of Splashdown

Do you want to add anymore to that ?
... without anything more to go on than that, we might assume that this is the reason ...

http://www.dolphinsun.com
Boynton Beach Dive Center

 

[wilz]

Do you want to add anymore to that ?
... without anything more to go on than that, we might assume that this is the reason ...

haha...I figured that would be the case. Let's just say that I am very aware of the local diving and the vessel is a beauty.

 

[DebbyDiver]

If you go out in any boats that dive in the sanctuaries (i.e. Pennekamp or Looe Key), you can be assured of a no-hunting policy. I also recommend that if you are not diving in a sanctuary, if you get a few people together to charter the boat, you choose what goes on. Another option would be to rent a boat. Here is one local boat rental company.

 

[MuddyRubberDuck]

If you go out in any boats that dive in the sanctuaries (i.e. Pennekamp or Looe Key), you can be assured of a no-hunting policy. I also recommend that if you are not diving in a sanctuary, if you get a few people together to charter the boat, you choose what goes on. Another option would be to rent a boat. Here is one local boat rental company.

Not to be Captain Obvious here, but if you rent a boat, don't everyone jump off it at the same time. Make sure someone can do pickups if needed.

 

[DebbyDiver]

Maybe not so obvious to everyone, Duck. Thanks for the reminder!

I'd say to the original poster that he could probably get enough people to have a private charter, or rent a boat, if he'd post a dive here in Trips And Marketplace. He may be surprised at how many like-minded divers there are in the area.

 

[MuddyRubberDuck]

Maybe not so obvious to everyone, Duck. Thanks for the reminder!

I'd say to the original poster that he could probably get enough people to have a private charter, or rent a boat, if he'd post a dive here in Trips And Marketplace. He may be surprised at how many like-minded divers there are in the area.

I've seen some weird stuff and even though some people dive with no current and swim back to the boat, I wouldn't leave an empty boat. Just friendly reminder because not everyone has dived from a boat on their own before. I know it was weird the first time I did it.

 

[DebbyDiver]

Again, thanks for the great safety tip. There are WAY too many things that can go wrong in the unattended boat scenario. When I had my own boat and when I dove with friends, we almost always had the person(s) on the boat idle and drift along with the divers' flags rather than waiting at anchor.

 

[Chugwhump]

don't everyone jump off it at the same time. Make sure someone can do pickups if needed.

I wouldn't leave an empty boat. Just friendly reminder because not everyone has dived from a boat on their own before. I know it was weird the first time I did it.

Who needs/uses a boat to dive??

Hijack abandoned....

Chug