Instant Reader Report
on Solmar V / [same] in
Mexico (Western) Pacific / Sea of Cortez on
2002/07
by
Mike Toombs , TX, USA
Report Number 020810113343282

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 PNG-3x,Palau-3x,Yap,Truck,Solomons,Wakatobi, KBR, Biak Indonesia. Sipidan,
Bahamas-2x, Belize-10x, Cozumel-8x,Rotan-3x, Cayman-2x 

Dive Conditions

130 max  

Table used by everone for everything, with electrical connections under the
stairs, where dripping water from those going to top deck ran onto plugs,
chargers, batteries and photo equipment.   

Overall Rating

Advertised as a luxury yacht. Would have gladly traded the etched glass and
fancy paneling for more sound deadner and roll dampeners. Rooms were
miniscule, 6ft x 7ft. Being 6ft2in, I could not even stretch out on the
horrible mattress. The room was SO noisy and vibrating and the boat rolled
so much, we slept on top deck when the friend of the owner(a non PAYING
guest) was not having a loud drunken party. The room A/C was either on, a
freezing 66F, or off, hot and stuffy. The mini combination shower, head,
stunk. There was no storage space and we had a SUPERIOR room. The dive
briefings were lousy. You were not told about the ripping current that
slamned you back into the boat after doing a giant stride. You were told
to stay with the divemaster, who proceeded to do aerobic enduro swims, so
when you stopped to take a picture, he was gone. The boat men were
evidently used to this, as we were picked up fairly quickly even when
spead out. The food was okay, but if you were unlucky to be in the two
tables closest to the kitchen, you had to evacuate immediately when
finished, so the crew could be fed. This was our 9th liveaboard. After
being on a "Dancer" and "Agressor", this boat is
definitely third rate.  Peter Hughes or Agressor need to put a boat there.
The diving could have been interesting, but the information supplied by the
boat pre-trip said the water would be 80-82F, it was 73-74F. We FROZE. 

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