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Key West Florida Scuba Diving and Snorkeling

Reef Raiders Scuba Diving and Sea Breeze Snorkeling is located in Key West Florida. We offer quality service, safety, and attention to detail. Our newly re-fitted custom dive boat "Reef Raider" is certified for 24 passengers, but carries a maximum of 12 scuba divers for your comfort. We make 2 scheduled half day 2 tank trips to either 2 reefs , 1 wreck and 1 reef, or 2 wrecks. Our high speed catamaran "Sea Breeze" departs from Key West 3 times daily for 2 full hours of snorkeling time. All you need is a bathing suit and a towel, our friendly crew will supply complimentary sodas, wine, beer and snacks. So, come enjoy the warm blue waters of Key West and discover the experience of world class scuba diving and snorkeling with us.

Key West Florida Scuba Diving and Snorkeling

Who are we?

The Pacey family came to Key West during the Christmas of 1995 with the intention of buying a condo. They ended up buying to slips at the Oceanside Marina on Stock Island instead, and within a year they owned the Reef Raiders scuba diving and snorkel business at Conch Harbor.
"What happened was I picked up a real estate brochure at the airport and read it on the plane as we headed home," Connie Pacey said, "I told Jan about the dive boat business and five months later we bought it."
By June 1996, Jan and his wife, Connie, and his son Vance were back in Key West taking trips out of the Conch Harbor on the Reef Raider catamaran. The deal was set. And in November, the insurance man from Kansas City, Mo., and his family were in the dive boat business. Reef Raiders was renamed SeaBreeze Charters and then moved to the marina at the Galleon Resort.
"None of us had any experience in this," Jan said. "But we were determined as a family, to make it work."
Jan oversees the operation. Connie is the administrator and Vance is in charge of operations and marketing.
"We are a snorkel and dive boat," Vance said, "and take both groups out on the same trip. Families enjoy it because while mom and dad scuba dive, the kids can snorkel. When we get groups some scuba dive, some snorkel. With SeaBreeze the group doesn't have to split up. We go to two reefs and usually stay in water 35 to 40 feet deep, so it's a good recreational dive."
The 45-foot catamaran holds 49 people, but the Paceys limit occupancy to 46.
SeaBreeze Charters also certifies guests in PADI or resort diving. They use the pool at the Galleon for instruction and as a classroom area.
By: Haskins, Michael. "Keeping it all in the family." Citizen 30 May 1999 D1

Dear Jan & Connie,

Mike & I had a great time in Key West. We so enjoyed meeting and getting to know you both. Thank you so much for all your help. Sea Breeze/Reef Raiders is top notch and your staff is incredible, professional and so personable. I just turned in my readers reading for Rodale's and told them just that! I am so lucky to be going on another dive trip in November!! My dive shop in Independence is going to Belize and it's such a bargain my brother and I are going. I'm thrilled!! So I'm hitting the books to take the advanced test. Once again thank you both for everything and hello to Vance. And I hope Debbie is not coming your way!!! AID

WOW!! I had the best vacation ever! I would like to thank you and Dean!! He made my underwater experience a great one. I had a wonderful time and everyone was extremely nice. Thanks again and good luck to all of you!

Shawn Higginbotham

Jan,

Thanks for your kind message. Mexico was great and we experienced far fewer equipment problems once we'd taken the salt water out of the equation!!

I'm glad the crew enjoyed working with us – I know the days were long but hope it offered them a bit of variety in their jobs and gave them the opportunity of seeing how a television film crew works. I think they were surprised at hoe hard we worked actually, which can't be a bad thing!! I hope they continue to enjoy telling tales about the shoot – we certainly are!!

Thanks once again for all your help and rest assured that if any BBC crew ever has any intention of filming in the Keys again and needs a boat crew, I will certainly send them in your direction.

Kind regards,

Patricia

Florida Keys Scuba Diving Charters and Snorkeling Trips

SEABREEZE REEF RAIDERS CHARTERS of KEY WEST
617 Front St at the Galleon
KEY WEST, FL 33040
305-292-7745, 800-370-7745
Fax 305-295-8756

E-Mail: info@keywestscubadive.com

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