As John indicated, I'm trying to figure out how best to book a dive to the Hydro Atlantic for one of the weekend days on the 17th & 18th. I was originally planning on using Miss Conduct, but I called Capt. Conrad and he's out of town until the 11th, and I don't want to wait that long to book it, because he may already have a charter for that day.
I noticed that South Florida Divers has the Hydro Atlantic scheduled for Sunday the 18th at 1:00 PM aboard the Safari Diver. I know this is not our favorite boat to dive with rebreathers, but given that it does hold 8 divers and that it is already scheduled for the Hydo right around the time we are interested in diving it, I think this may be the most viable option. If you're not familiar with the boat, here's a few pics of the boat from the last time we dove the Hydro aboard it:
So I guess my question is, does Sunday the 18th at 1:00 PM aboard the Safari Diver work for you guys? Remember, since the summer wheather has arrived, it is exponentially more difficult to get a boat to take us out on a tech dive, unless we have a lot of divers solidly confirmed upfront, which is not the case yet. Therefore, I think this may be our best option, especially since they are already headed out to dive that wreck on that day and they currently have 8 spots open (the entire boat), as shown on their online reservation system at SouthFlorida Diving (dot) com.
What do you guys think? Are you guys ok with this boat? If so, is the timing (@ 1:00 PM Sunday) alright?
I vote yes, but I'm curious to here from the rest of you.
Adrian