A group of 19 members and friends headed out on Jupiter Dive Center's Republic VII on January 10, 2009 to find Lemon Sharks.  Unfortunately, the water was unseasonably warm and not ideal for Lemon Sharks.  They seem to like water temperatures close to 70°.  We experienced water temps of 73 - 75°. 
 
Our first dive was Juno Ledge.  I always enjoy this site and today was no exception.   Visibility was not the 80 - 100 feet reported by the morning boat, but still a very nice 60 feet.  Starting our cruise along the ledge, an old grandfather Loggerhead Turtle swam with us for a short while before deciding to leave the crowd for a little solitude.  Soon we saw a 5 - 6 ft Nurse Shark come from under the ledge and scoot out across the sand.  Later in the dive, we saw a 5 - 6 ft Caribbean Reef Shark on top of the ledge, about 40 feet off shore from us, ghosting along up current. 
 
The second dive was at Captain Kurl's Ledge and was very similar to the first, but without the sharks.  Most of our group saw several turtles, I saw one small Hawksbill as I was ascending toward my first safety stop. 
 
While we didn't find the Lemons, we did see a couple of sharks and had a great time.  The only complaints I heard from anyone were that the DM was too fast, leaving most people way behind and that 1 flag for 20 people (our 19 and the DM) is way too many people per flag.  This dive would have been ideal with about 5 flags.