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Dive Review of Brac Scuba Shack/private house VRBO in
Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac

Brac Scuba Shack/private house VRBO: "Funky winds will not deter", Oct, 2017,

by perry williams, TX, US (Reviewer Reviewer 3 reports). Report 9959.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments Even thought the winds were heavy and from an unusual direction, great diving prevailed. Crew at Brac Scuba Shack (BSS) were very accomidating, and worked hard to put us on sites best suited to the conditions. Even making some longer runs to sites not regularly dived
Booking was easy with very responsive emails. "Dive Ocean" is extremely well maintained and diver friendly. Able to handle 20 or more divers, but limited to about 10. Sit at the swim deck, gear is brought to you for donning, then easy giant stride entry. Safe ladder exit, then reverse the process. We dived our own gear, but rental gear was available and appeared in good order. Water, snacks, marine head, and camera table included. DM in water, but dive your own computer no-deco profile. Briefings were detailed, but considering the sea state, thankfully brief with white board drawings. Although we did not partake in shore diving, others on the boat did, and stated conditions were somewhat challenging at the sites they choose based on the windy conditions.
Meals at Captains Table and Brac Reef Resort were delicious, and specials were reasonably priced considering everything on the island is somewhat higher. Barry's Golden Jerk has outstanding chicken to take home on specific evenings until it's gone, and just West of him is a little aqua green building with amazing burgers.
Car rental was with 4D rental. They brought the car to the airport, paperwork completed later at our house, and we left it at the airport at departure.
Wonderful trip. Will go "Brac"

Websites Brac Scuba Shack   private house VRBO

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Cozumel, Bahamas, Bonaire, Florida Keys, Flower Gardens, USVI, BVI, Grand Turk.
Closest Airport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kirkconnell_Internatio Getting There non-stop from many U.S. airports

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy Seas choppy, surge, currents, no currents
Water Temp 82-83°F / 28-28°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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