Dive Review of Pirates Point in
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Pirates Point, Dec, 2002, by Larry Wagner, TX, USA . Report 320.
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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	Pirates Point gets lots of repeat guests - we were the only "newbies" during our stay. After a day we got into the swing of things, had a great time and met some fascinating people. Food and service were excellent. Bugs were a nuisance mainly at dusk. Deep Woods Off - provided by the resort - was very effective. The dive schedule is leisurely - depart about 9:15AM, return around 2:00PM. The 4 Divemasters (Gay, Karen, Steve and Bart) were very skilled and very experienced - not the usual 20-somethings. Bart was new to the resort and Little Cayman, but stated to have logged over 6,000 dives. He showed some of his video one night - very, very good and obviously professional. Could go with Divemaster on a "guided" dive or dive your own profile with a buddy. SI's consistently over an hour. Boat had oxygen and a spare air regulator at 15 feet. At descent line was available but no hang bar. Very knowledgeable dive briefings given before each dive - especially from Gay and Karen. We dove the south side 4 days because of wind from the north. South dives are deep - the wall starts at around 70 feet. North side dives (Bloody Bay, Jackson's)are just awesome. Vibrant sponges, hard and soft corals on wall, lots of corals, fish and critters in shallows. The one night dive we did was just OK - not many critters attended. Get to Little Cayman on Island Air. Baggage limit (including carry-on) is 55 punds, and they do weigh everything. Extra luggage is 50 cents per pound, and not gauranteed to go with you. On our return trip, we were asked to send what luggage we could the afternoon prior to help assure it all got to Grand Cayman by the time we did.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	max depth (usually 110-100 ft first dive, 60-70 feet second dive), one hour time limit (not really enforced), on the boat with 500 psi.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Rinse tank on boat, carpetted table for gear. No processing at resort. One diver was a serious videographer - he was happy with the set up.

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Dive Review of Pirates Point in Cayman Islands/Little Cayman

Pirates Point, Dec, 2002,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Pirates Point in
Cayman Islands/Little Cayman