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Instant Reader Report on Diving
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Dive Experience
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101-250 dives | ||
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Where else diving
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Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Turks & Caicos, Mayan Riviera, Bahamas, Hawaii, Curacao |
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| Dive Conditions | |||
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Weather
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sunny |
Seas
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calm |
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Water Temp
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80 to 82 ° Fahrenheit |
Wetsuit Thickness
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3 |
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Water Visibility
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25 to 75 Feet |
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| Dive Policy | |||
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Dive own profile?
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no | ||
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Enforced diving restrictions
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Depth and time limits. |
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| What I saw | |||
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Sharks
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None |
Mantas
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None |
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Dolphins
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None |
Whale Sharks
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None |
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Turtles
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None |
Whales
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None |
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Ratings 1 (worst)-
5 (best):
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Corals
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** |
Tropical Fish
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** |
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Small Critters
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*** |
Large Fish
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** |
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Large Pelagics
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* |
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| Underwater Photography 1 (worst)- 5 (best): | |||
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Subject Matter
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N/A |
Boat Facilities
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**** |
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Overall rating for UWP's
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*** |
Shore Facilities
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N/A |
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Comments
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No dedicated camera table or rinse tank. However, crew were very helpful in assisting with still and video cameras. Also very helpful in assisting in find subjects to photograph or video. |
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| Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst)- 5 (best): | |||
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Accommodations
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**** |
Service
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**** |
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Food
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**** |
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Dive Operation
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***** |
Shore Diving
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*** |
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Overall Rating |
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Beginners
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**** | ||
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Advanced
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**** | ||
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Comments
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The diving around the east of end of St. Thomas is average. The crew was very friendly and helpful and showed us the best of what was available. The hilight of the trip was the visit to the RMS Rhone. These two dives were fantastic and the the Rhone's reputation is well earned. Chris Sawyer gives a 45 minutes history talk on the way to the site which has more info than any of the books I have subsequently read. The crew is a lot of fun to dive with but very safety concsious. My wife's reg needed to have its tuning tweaked and this was done overnight at no charge. My high pressure hose blew at the beginning of the second dive on the Rhone. I thought my second dive was toast. After I threw my BC onto the dive platform in disgust Chris Sawyer had installed a new hose and SPG on my regulator by time I dragged myself onto the dive platform. The second dive was saved and I got some great video. |
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