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Aggressor, Sep, 2002, by David Haupt, KY, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 234.
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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	Breakfast is from 7:00 - 8:00 AM. 2 dives then lunch at 12:30. 2 more dives, dinner at 6:30. Night dive follows. Hot towels and hot chocolate awaited us upon surfacing from the night dives. After the night dive, most watched one of numerous DVD’s that one of the divers brought. After boarding, you pick out an area to set up your gear. Each station has a seat that lifts and you can store your gear. Once you put your BC on a tank it stays there for the week. The only thing you remove is your 1st stage between dives to signal that you need your tank filled. If diving Nitrox, you analyze your own tank and log it in a book. There is a multi-leveled camera table with plugs for charging strobes and low pressure air for drying. The Capatain (Piers) and crew (Bruno, Christopher, David, Lyndon, Lourdes and Guerlain) are second to none! Everyone was helpful & friendly. I was actually impressed with the the quality of the food. We had various types of fish, chicken and even steaks on the grill one evening. We saw Reef sharks on every dive except the first one (Provo)! Eagle rays were spotted off the wall at about 100’ depth on every morning dive. While in West Caicos, a Manta Ray was spotted breaking the surface off the starboard stern of the boat. One of the crew spotted 3 Pilot Whales a little farther off the starboard stern. 2 crew members hopped in the Zodiac and tried to circle around in front of the whales for some video. Before they could get to them, the whales dove and disappeared from sight. It was still pretty awesome seing them swim on the surface! French Cay also sports HUGE Barrel Sponges & Gorgonians, Turtles,Grey Angels, French Angels, Queen Angels, schools of Jacks, etc. On night dives I saw Shrimp, Long Horned Nudibranchs and several cooperative (or dumb) Honeycombed Cowfish. The weather was awesome with highs in the upper 80’s and water temps. Between 82 – 84 degrees. There were some waves in French Cay so we would anchor on the Leeward side of the island at night. Friday evening we had a cocktail party on the boat before heading out to a local restaurant (The Terrace) for the only meal not included in our package. It is amazing how close you feel to the others on the boat by the end of the week. Nitrox was $100 lump sum for the week & E-6 processing was $10 / roll. When you figure in the 5 dives / day, I feel liveaboards are a very good value. Liveaboards are great for divers traveling alone!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Cozumel, St. Thomas, Bonaire, St. Thomas, Aruba
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-75 Ft/ 18-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	110' max depth (but not checked) and 500 PSI (which they could tell when they refilled your tank).
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	>2
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	3 tiered camera table with 2 low pressure air nozzles. Crew hands you your rig once you are in the water and is waiting to take it when you surface.

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Dive Review of Aggressor in Turks and Caicos

Aggressor, Sep, 2002,

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