Dive Review of Sea Saba/Compass Cottage in
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Sea Saba/Compass Cottage: "Great Operation and Good Diving", Oct, 2024, by Andrew Robbins, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 13176 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Sea Saba is a first rate operation. We we picked up at our AirBnB right on time every morning and returned comfortable at the end of the day. We had three dives every day. Paid for nitrox in advance and tanks were waiting every day. Never had to touch our gear after arrival. Everything was set up when we arrived, changed between dives, and rinsed at the end of the day. Maximum divers on our boat was 7, but usually 4-5. Two dive masters in the water for most dives. Boats are new and comfortable. As is the case in the rest of the Caribbean, the reefs are stressed. Not too much bleaching at this point, but lots of algae, especially 50 feet and above. Below 50 feet reef conditions are better. The good news is fish population is still okay. On our 12 dives we saw more sharks (Reef and Nurse) and turtles than we could count. All-in-all the reefs are much better than our last trip to Roatan. I'm a big fan of Garden Eels, and there are plenty in Saba to enjoy. Above sea level the island is very friendly. We'd walk into Windwardside in the evening for dinner, where there are a surprisingly large number of really good restaurants. We will return.
Websites	Sea Saba Compass Cottage
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Galapagos, Thailand, Philippines, Maldives, Indonesia
Closest Airport	SAB	Getting There	Fly to St. Maarten, then short flight to Saba
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 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
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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Sea Saba/Compass Cottage in Saba

Sea Saba/Compass Cottage: "Great Operation and Good Diving", Oct, 2024,

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Dive Review of Sea Saba/Compass Cottage in
Saba