Best dive for a newbie in Hawaii?

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Michael 182 - 18 Mar 2004 18:47 GMT

I'll be in Maui next weeek, and will have my referral dive done early in the
week. Any suggestions for a good boat dive that is appropriate for a novice?

Thanks,

Michael

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Alan Street - 18 Mar 2004 20:19 GMT

>I'll be in Maui next weeek, and will have my referral dive done early in the
>week. Any suggestions for a good boat dive that is appropriate for a novice?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Michael

Lahina divers. They specialize in newbies.

Once you get some experience, Ed Robinson or Mike Severns.

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Randy Buckner - 19 Mar 2004 00:52 GMT

> >I'll be in Maui next weeek, and will have my referral dive done early in the
> >week. Any suggestions for a good boat dive that is appropriate for a novice?
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>
> Once you get some experience, Ed Robinson or Mike Severns.

Yup, they have Japanese newbies bobbing to the surface like buoys, sans
weight belts which dropped off. This is one of the worst operations in
Hawaii IMNSFHO.

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Alan Street - 19 Mar 2004 01:23 GMT

>> >I'll be in Maui next weeek, and will have my referral dive done early in
>the
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>weight belts which dropped off. This is one of the worst operations in
>Hawaii IMNSFHO.

I agree completely. I remember a french DM who insisted on leading
everybody around by the nose, tapping his tank all the time with his
little baton. The guy would actually pull divers along to get them to
"behave." They have nitrox, but won't let you use it for any dives not
over a hard bottom. I guess they assume everyone is as bad as their
graduates and can't be trusted to stay above MOD.

I make it a point to "promote" Lahaina divers every time I get the
chance <eg>

At the opposite end of the spectrum is Ed Robinson and Mike Severns.
The only issue with them is that they don't take anyone with less than
25 dives, which leaves out the OP.

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Dan Bracuk, CTHD - 19 Mar 2004 03:21 GMT

Alan Street <alan@nonono_irsi.com> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:

:I agree completely.

So why did you recommend it?

Dan Bracuk
If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.
The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/

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Alan Street - 19 Mar 2004 04:37 GMT

#Alan Street <alan@nonono_irsi.com> pounded away at his keyboard
#resulting in:
#:I agree completely.
#
#So why did you recommend it?
#

I recommended it in a way I thought was insulting enough that people
would avoid them. I may have been a bit too subtle.

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Dan Bracuk, CTHD - 19 Mar 2004 04:44 GMT

Alan Street <alan@nonono_irsi.com> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:

:I recommended it in a way I thought was insulting enough that people
:would avoid them. I may have been a bit too subtle.

Too subtle for me. I thought it was an actual suggestion.

Here it is again, judge for yourself. Try to look at it from Michael
182's perspective, someone who is not yet certified, probably knows
little if nothing about good or bad dive ops, and asked a legitimate
question.

On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:47:34 GMT, "Michael 182"
<mhorwith@attbiNOSPAMALLOWED.com> wrote:

>:I'll be in Maui next weeek, and will have my referral dive done early in the
>:week. Any suggestions for a good boat dive that is appropriate for a novice?
>
>:Thanks,
>
>:Michael

:Lahina divers. They specialize in newbies.

:Once you get some experience, Ed Robinson or Mike Severns.

Dan Bracuk
If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.
The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/

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Alan Street - 19 Mar 2004 05:16 GMT

#Alan Street <alan@nonono_irsi.com> pounded away at his keyboard
#resulting in:
#:I recommended it in a way I thought was insulting enough that people
#:would avoid them. I may have been a bit too subtle.
#
#Too subtle for me. I thought it was an actual suggestion.
#
#Here it is again, judge for yourself. Try to look at it from Michael
#182's perspective, someone who is not yet certified, probably knows
#little if nothing about good or bad dive ops, and asked a legitimate
#question.
#
#On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:47:34 GMT, "Michael 182"
#<mhorwith@attbiNOSPAMALLOWED.com> wrote:
#
#>:I'll be in Maui next weeek, and will have my referral dive done early in the
#>:week. Any suggestions for a good boat dive that is appropriate for a novice?
#>
#>:Thanks,
#>
#>:Michael
#>
#
#:Lahina divers. They specialize in newbies.
#
#:Once you get some experience, Ed Robinson or Mike Severns.
#

I see your point.

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suds - 20 Mar 2004 14:01 GMT

<snip> I agree completely. I remember a french DM who insisted on leading

> everybody around by the nose, tapping his tank all the time with his
> little baton. The guy would actually pull divers along to get them to
> "behave."

<snip>

LOL. Sounds like the guy we had last time we dove with them. His only
interest seemed to be in getting you to burn your tank as quickly as
possible. Boy did we frustrate him. ;^)

Otherwise, of five trips with Lahina Divers that was the only negative
experience. Yes, the are a cattle boat operation but since we usually stay
in or around Lahina when on Maui, they are convenient. And the DMs do a
pretty good job of separating the divers into groups of like abilities.

I prefer Ed Robinson but they are out of Kihei and the drive from Lahina to
Kihie can be a bitch anytime of the day. If you've got kids, it'll add at
least one more hour to the babysitter's fee.

suds

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me - 19 Mar 2004 04:04 GMT

There's great shore diving here on Maui... it's (practically) free if you do
it on your own! If you want guided shore dives, check out
www.mauidreamsdiveco.com - "shore diving specialists". They have no boat,
but they're a good shop otherwise.

> I'll be in Maui next weeek, and will have my referral dive done early in the
> week. Any suggestions for a good boat dive that is appropriate for a novice?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael

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