Dive Review of
Mike Ball's Supersport in
Australia/Great Barrier Reef

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Dive Conditions

Some time limits but reasonable  

Good Camera table & rinse buckets.  E6 processing did good job  

Overall Rating

Mike Ball’s Supersport
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
June, 2004
John Crossley

What a classy operation Mike Ball has!  I was originally booked on back to
back Mike Ball boats, the Spoilsport and the Supersport, but a large group
on the Spoilsport cancelled at the last minute leaving just two of us
booked for the week.  To compensate, Mike Ball Company refunded half my
money and booked me on another livaboard (Spirit of Freedom) for free. They
also paid for my transportation down to Townsville so I could dive two days
on the Yongala.  That diving and four days at a nice hotel were covered as
well.  

Although the Supersport is the smallest of Mike Ball’s three livaboards,
it’s still an excellent ship.  My room had above average space for a
livaboard, and although it did not have a toilet or shower, there were four
shower/toilet rooms just a few steps away, and never a wait.  There is an
excellent dive deck, with two rinse bins for cameras only, and a decent
sized camera table.  Food on the ship was excellent and there was no charge
for soft drinks.

Dive guides went with the less experienced divers, but the very thorough
dive briefings allowed buddy teams to find most of the “good stuff” anyhow.
 Sometimes the dive guides marked certain sites with light sticks so
everyone could find the subject (fire clam under a ledge, etc). We did two
dives at  Lighthouse Reef because it had excellent macro life, several sea
snakes, a school of jacks, and lots of the usual tropical fish.  However
the highlight was having three curious Minke Whales hang around the boat
during both dives.  They came right up to divers and looked us in the eye! 
Steve’s. Bommie was also good because of a Woobegong shark, turtles,
octopus, lionfish, and two beautiful porcelain crabs in a bright green
anemone.  Cod Hole with its friendly Potato Cods was also great fun. 
Overall visibility ranged from 50 to 80 feet and water temps were 77 to 79
degrees.




 

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