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Dive Review of
Blackbeard's in
Bahamas/Grand Bahama/Biminii

in 2006/05
an Instant Reader Report
by
Tom & Vonice Hoffman, Iowa, USA
Report Number 2647

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Reporter
Dive Experience
51-100 dives
Where else diving
Caribbean, Cozumel

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny, dry  
Seas
calm  
Water Temp
80   to 82    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
0
Water Visibility
40   to 70    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
Come back to the boat if you run out of air. Just kidding, but you are
responsible for your self and your buddy.  The dive master was very good,
you had as much freedom as you wanted.  
Liveaboard?
yes 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
Lots 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
Schools 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
> 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  3 stars
Tropical Fish
5 stars  
Small Critters
  3 stars
Large Fish
3 stars  
Large Pelagics
  3 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
3 stars  
Boat Facilities
3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's  
5 stars  
Shore Facilities  
2 stars  
Comments
Just rince tank, nothing else, you are on your own although we had a couple
from brazil, who are very good photographers and they seemed to have no
problem.  They got great shots,  my shots were average except for the
Sharks,  I got some really good ones of them.  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
4 stars
Food
3 stars
Service and Attitude
5 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
5 stars  
Shore Diving  
1 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
5 stars   
Advanced
5 stars    
Comments  
This was our second trip with Blackbeard's so there were no surprizes, the
only thing that would have made the overall experience better would have
been better shower facilities back on land at the end of the trip, 3 boats
and  everyone trying to get a shower at the end of the trip was hard, but
they have only been at their new location in Freeport Grand Bahama since
January, and improvemnts are being made and more showers are in the near
future.

The trip was very good, better than our first one with them and on that one
we saw tons of sharks.  This trip the shark dive was just awesome.  One of
the night dives we saw lots of baracudas and many very large logger head
turtles and hawskbills too.  Lots of schools of small fish,  baracudas and
rays all the time.  Some really spectacular corals and sponges on some of
the sites.

A great trip and well worth the money.  We saw other live aboards diving
the same sites or close and I know they charge alot more, I know I checked.
 My overall rating would be "Excellent" on all counts. 
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