Dive Review of Chris Sawyer Diving Centre/Renaissance Grand Beach Resort] in
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Chris Sawyer Diving Centre/Renaissance Grand Beach Resort], Jan, 2003, by Stephen Moore, Ontario, Ontario . Report 549.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	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.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Turks & Caicos, Mayan Riviera, Bahamas, Hawaii, Curacao
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth and time limits.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	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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Dive Review of Chris Sawyer Diving Centre/Renaissance Grand Beach Resort] in Virgin Islands/St. Thomas

Chris Sawyer Diving Centre/Renaissance Grand Beach Resort], Jan, 2003,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Chris Sawyer Diving Centre/Renaissance Grand Beach Resort] in
Virgin Islands/St. Thomas