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Bandito Charters

Diving Charter Boat (English)

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Company description If you`re looking for an unforgettable scuba diving experience with the most professional crew in Puget Sound, call Bandito Charters. Our staff of true dive professionals have over forty years experience in boat handling and diving. To us, your safety and comfort come first.
Bandito Charters can accommodate individual walk-ons, groups of as few as 2 to as many as forty. We have three dive boats available to service your needs. We cater to individuals, open water classes, instructors with specialty classes, night and technical diving. Rick would be happy to customize a charter around your needs.
Bandito Charters is a year round company with charters running every weekend. We are also beginning to run a number of mid- week charters. If you`re a single diver just trying to get a break from your work week, or a small group planning a special trip, give Rick a call and see what he has going. Rick will run a charter mid week for four or more divers. If you are interested give Rick a call, you may be the 4th person needed to make a run.
Bandito Charters would like you to have an enjoyable trip. This usually starts with bringing the right equipment for our Northwest climate. They say if you can dive in the Northwest, you can dive anywhere! For new divers, visitors to the Northwest needing rental equipment, or the experienced warmer water diver here is a recommended list:
Bandito Charters does not normally provide any equipment. We can provide rental tanks, weights etc. by prior arrangement with Rick. Please visit the rental link on the left for more information.
Required Dive Equipment:
Mask, snorkel and fins.
Wet or dry suit. Water temperature is between 50 - 56 degrees. We recommend a 7mm if using a wet suit.
Hood, gloves, booties.
Weight belt or pouch weights for integrated BC`s, ankle weights etc. Please remember that more weight is necessary in colder salt water than in warmer salt, or fresh water.
Full scuba cylinders / tanks. Typically 2 unless your on a three tank trip. We do not fill tanks onboard the boats. We can provide rental tanks, or refill your tanks overnight for people diving with us a second day.
Buoyancy compensating device. (BCD)
Regulator(s), pressure gauge, depth gauge, compass.
Dive computer or dive tables.
Dive light (required for night diving)
Glow (Cyalume) stick, battery operated marker, or strobe for night dives.
Certification Card.
Gear bag for all this stuff.
Please leave large totes, hard (Pelican) cases, or bins in your vehicle. We will provide a crate for the miscellaneous gear besides your assembled BCD.
Optional Equipment:
Pony bottle with regulator, Spare Air or other backup breathing device. (recommended)
Dive light (recommended for all dives.) Wolf Eel, Octopus, large Lings etc. are typically found between or under large boulders, in cracks, or dens that you usually need a light to locate, and truly appreciate the beauty of the animal.)
Dive Alert, and or scuba signaling device with reel i.e. sausage, deco bag etc. (optional unless on a planned decompression dive)
Save a Dive Kit: O-rings, silicone, spare straps, hoses, mask, tools, etc. (recommended)
Slate.
Dive logbook- We have a Bandito Charters logbook stamp on board.
DAN or other medical dive insurance.
Location description: We have three boats. they are the Sampan, Naknek, and the Oceanquest. All have an enclosed cabin area with heat for the cooler times of the year, and a head. We are able to accommodate up to 14 divers or 28 passengers aboard the 43-foot boats Sampan and Naknek, and up to ten divers or 20 passengers aboard the 35-foot Ocean Quest. All boats are Coast Guard Inspected vessels with all the equipment required by the Coast Guard for a vessel of that size on the inland waters of Puget Sound. Each boat is equipped with an Oxygen kit for dive emergencies. All three boats are wet boats - you can wear your exposure suit throughout.
Featured Dive Sites
KVI TOWER Artificial reef with many species of fish including pacific octopus. Suitable for ALL skill levels. (40 to 120 ft.)
BARGES AT MAURY ISLAND Sunken wooden barges; a 38-ft. pleasure craft and a rock field provide great diving for ALL skill levels. (40 to 70 ft.)
DALCO WALL Awesome wall dive for ADVANCED divers. This wall starts at about 60 ft. and rapidly drops to 120 ft. and beyond.
SUNRISE COUNTY PARK Diver friendly wolf eels highlight this dive site that hosts a bounty of other marine species. INTERMEDIATE dive with depths of 40 to 60 ft.
POINT RICHMOND MINESWEEPER Sunken wooden ship in an advanced state of decay. She is a sister ship of the Calypso. Suitable for ALL divers. (60 to 70 ft.)
POINT DEFIANCE NORTH WALL Clay banks give a moonscape feel to this exciting dive where wolf eel and octopus are often seen. ADVANCED dive with depths of 40 to 90 ft.)
POINT DEFIANCE WEST WALL Vertical clay wall with plant and animal life that drops to 80 ft. This is an ADVANCED dive.
EAST SIDE TACOMA NARROWS A rocky slope with a cobblestone bottom. Lots of life to see from 30 to 80 ft. This is an INTERMEDIATE dive.
WEST STANCHION TACOMA NARROWS Free fall to 120 ft. and see big lingcod and octopus. This is an ADVANCED dive.
DAY ISLAND WALL Ledges, shelves, and walls carved out from tidal exchanges are home to abundant sea life. ADVANCED dive with depths from 50 to 110 ft.
Z`S REEF A 200-yard long reef teaming with plant life is sure to offer ALL divers a great experience. (40 to 60 ft.)
FOX ISLAND EAST WALL Abundant sea life can be found on this sandstone and clay wall. An INTERMEDIATE dive with depths from 40 to 100 ft.
Note: This list of sites is for informational purposes only. The ability to dive the previously listed dive sites is subject to weather, tides and skill level of the individual divers aboard the charter.

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Contact information:

Phone: 253-973-0370
Street Address:
P.O. Box 9456
Tacoma
Washington
United States
98409
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 10-00 till 18-00
Local time:  GMT - 8 Tijuana
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