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Peninsula River Rats traveled to the Dry Tortugas for this year's dive trip aboard the 100 foot Ultimate Getaway out
of Ft. Myers, Florida. The boat departed on Sunday, May 13, and returned
Thursday, May 17. The trip offered the opportunity of making up to seven dives
in one day and a total of 20 dives in four days. Nitrox was available at no additional charge. Club members making the trip are as follows: Informative Dry Tortugas web links are as follows: NOAA automated weather station National
Park Service, Dry Tortugas National Park General
Management Plan: Dry Tortugas National Park Great
Outdoor Recreation Pages: Dry Tortugas National Park Park
Vision: Dry Tortugas National Park AreaParks.com
Dry Tortugas National Park American
Parks and Tourism: Dry Tortugas National Park National
Park Service: Inventory of Historic Light Stations
Dive trip pictures from Dave Bowman (click to enlarge)
Dive trip pictures from Marty Kotch
Dive trip pictures from Tom Doyle
Dive trip pictures from Charles Howell
List of Dry Tortugas dive sites:
Dive Trip 2000 The club spent six nights on the 90 foot live-aboard dive boat Sea Fever with five days of diving. The Sea Fever sailed from Miami on Sunday, May 7, 2000, and returned on Thursday, May 11. A total of 23 diving opportunities were available during the cruise. Most of the diving was near Bimini and as far as 80 miles northeast of Bimini. The weather conditions did not permit travel to the Casal Bank area as planned. Club Divemaster Robb Myer booked the boat for the ten club members and four honorary River Rats making the trip. For additional details, go to the Sea Fever web site. The 14 divers making the trip were: Dave Bowman, Bruce Edmiston, Charles Howell Dave Hardy, Greg Myer, Terry Scott Hugh Bergeron, Jack Jones, Paul Myer, Robb Myer, Rob Cohen and Doug from NC, Karen Regan and Mike Bourguignon from Toronto
The Following Pictures Were Provided by Dave Bowman (click to enlarge)
The Following Pictures Were Provided by Rob Cohen
The Following Pictures Were Provided by Charles Howell
LISTING OF DIVE SITES Date Waypoint Position-Lat/Lon Site Name/Description 5/6/00 SEAFEVER N25.79415 W80.14643 Home Port, Miami 5/7/00 BIMINI N25.72446 W79.29766 Customs, Bahama 5/7/00 DIVE1 N25.73597 W79.30738 "Church" -reef 5/7/00 DIVE2 N25.75511 W79.30113 "Moray Alley" -reef 5/7/00 DIVE3-4 N25.74761 W79.29507 "Rainbow" -reef, 5/8/00 DIVE5 N26.87833 W79.08971 "4-Mile Reef" -reef,day/night 5/8/00 DIVE6 N26.95603 W79.12203 "Memory Rock" -reef 5/8/00 DIVE7 N27.03393 W79.16116 "Crystal Palace" -reef 5/8/00 DIVE8-9 N27.05248 W79.16074 "Sugar" -wreck, day/night 5/9/00 DIVE10 N27.06705 W79.17866 "El Capitan" -reef 5/9/00 DIVE11 N27.04292 W79.17083 "Cero's Place" -reef 5/9/00 DOLPHIN N27.22946 W79.10055 Dolphin Swim 5/9/00 DIVE12 N27.06216 W79.17646 "El Dorado" -reef 5/9/00 DIVE13-14 N27.00112 W79.14831 "Tuesday Surprise"-reef,day/night 5/10/00 DIVE15 N27.03547 W79.17045 "Mount Olympus" -reef/wall 5/10/00 DIVE16 N27.03373 W79.16936 "Mount Olympus" moved boat 5/10/00 DIVE17 N26.91840 W79.10181 "Shorty's Reef" 5/10/00 DIVE18 N26.79901 W79.06234 Shark Dive 5/10/00 DIVE19-20 N26.73651 W79.02420 "Crab City"/"Sleepy Hollow"-reef 5/11/00 DIVE21 N26.79969 W79.06245 "Sherwood Forest" -reef 5/11/00 DIVE22 N26.77314 W79.04570 "Fatty Boom Batty" -reef 5/11/00 DIVE23 N26.76413 W79.03989 "Mushroom Palace" -reef 5/11/00 DOCK N26.70334 W78.99233 Customs, West End
Sea Fever Brochure:
07/09/2004
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