Our main boat,
Reliance, leaves the dock at 8:30am and heads out for a
two-tank dive. The sites are decided daily based on a number of factors. Requests from
customers, where the divers have already been (so they don't repeat a site), and
conditions (visibility, current, etc.). We're usually back at the dock between 1 and 2pm
depending on how far we went.
Typically our first dive is along the wall diving a
multi-level profile starting at 70 to 80 feet for fifteen minutes, then up to 60 feet for
another fifteen minutes, and finishing out in 40 feet for the remainder of the dive. After
an hour surface interval (during which time we move the boat to a different site) we dive
along one of the coral gardens on a 50 foot dive for no longer than fifty minutes. Keep in
mind, these profiles are the typical ones used by our dive staff. Divers who
(along with their buddies) prefer to dive their own profiles or use their computers are
certainly welcome to do so. No one is forced to dive with the group or use the groups
profile.