Dive Review of
Blackbeard's/Pirate's Lady in
Bahamas

NC Coast, Honduras, Bon Aire, BVI, AVI, CA Coast, Bermuda, FL Keys, FL
Caves, Quarries, Cozumel

Dive Conditions

None except for wall drift dives required group to stay together.  

Only a rinse bucket available on the sail boat.  No outside wet table
available.  Table inside main gally.  TV with A/V connections available. 
Power receptacles avaialable for chargers  

Overall Rating

Second BB trip for me.  Third for my partner.  My first now that they leave
from Grand Bahamas.  I (and my 16 person trip I lead) knew what to expect
on the liveaboard so no issues there.  My issue was the locations we went
to.  Stayed near GB 1st 2 days in choppy, rainy conditions.  As trip leader
we requested to 'head south' but was told cannot go due to weather.  Around
GB we dove the usual sites also offered by shore based operators so not
much fun for those who have been to Bahamas before.  Went to Gingerbread
Grounds and Bimini next.  Calm seas there.  Much better dive sites.  It
seems that this is the standard routine for BB now based on Chapbook and
other passenger comments.  This will almost certainly be my last BB and the
end of groups I will take there.  As a repeat customer, there is just no
incentive any more since they appear to be sticking to the same routine.

I still recommend BB for first or second timers who understand what they
are getting for the money (see their web site).  However, they set the bar
so high on my first trip with them when shipping out of Miami and making
long runs down the banks as far as Cat Cay; that the current itineraries
seem very so-so in comparison.

Captain and crew were personable.  Meals were fine as usual.  Young dive
master / site briefer was not so good and sometimes gave innacurate
directions around the sites.  He needed a bit more experience.  

No problems with the boat and facilities.  Motored 95% of the trip.  Choppy
conditions near GB were unkind to sea sick prone.  Bimini was much better. 
Chilly rain around GB required a jacket even in June. 

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