Dive Review of
Utila Aggressor in
Honduras/Bay Islands - Utila

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Dive Conditions

Max depth of 110 feet  

Digital photography only supported; camera table on dive deck and dedicated
rinse tank at the dive deck; staff extremely helpful with photography tips;
not well set up to download cards to computer or display on large screen TV
in lounge (connection ports for RCA cables no accessible / working only
intermittently)  

Overall Rating

The Utila Agressor is a new vessel (since Feb 06), with the typical small,
but very clean rooms.  It is smaller than other Aggressors with only one
lounge area.  It accommodates 14 (we had 12 on board) with six crew
(Captain Eddy, 1st mate / DM Nestor, DM Shara, and cook Marna assisted by
Candy and Shane in the galley.  The crew is outstanding.

However -- we booked the Utila Aggressor for two reasons - to see whale
sharks and to be able to dive the best sites on all three Bay Islands. 
Unfortunately, mechanical problems with a refrigerator/freezer and one AC
unit curtailed the travel to one (partly stormy) day at Roatan.  The rest
of the time was spent a dive spots around Utila that can be reached from
any shore resort, and we spent each night in Utila harbor.  

The owner of the Aggressor, who we all met, and the crew made every effort
to get the repairs made in a timely manner, which they were.

Because most of those on board were interested in maximizing diving, we did
not take time out to look for whale sharks.  We later learned that another
boat (shore based) had had 11 encounters and gone in the water seven times
to swim with both whale sharks and mantas.  Bummer for us.

Re the diving - walls and reefs with generally excellent vis.  Did not see
anything large, and only a couple of morays and turtles to break the parade
of the "usual tropicals."  Deep dives on the Aguilla (Roatan), at
Mary's Place (also Roatan), the Halliburton Wreck, and the Pinnacle were
high lights, as was a dive at Corrines Reef (Roatan again).

We will probably not do the Utila Aggressor again, but rather go to one of
the shore resorts, Laguna Beach Resort or Utila Dive Resort (not sure of
those names).  I can recommend the Utila Aggressor (and can not speak
highly enough of the crew and owner), but if you go during whale shark
season be sure and make your wishes known, if you want to see whale sharks.
 And make sure that the itinerary will include visits to all of the
islands, weather and other conditions permitting. 

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