Dive Review of Mike Ball Spoilsport in
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Mike Ball Spoilsport, Jun, 2011, by Jan Culbertson, WA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 6330.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Really don't have any bad to say. This was a special 10 day trip specifically to dive with the Minke Whales. The trip was planned for almost 2 years with Underwater Productions. The water was quite choppy and cooler than I expected. However, I had planned and brought a 5mm and hood so I was fine. Mike Ball is a great dive operation. From getting to/from the boat, the crew, the food, the rooms, and the dive operation is great. I got off the boat and wanted to get right back on. I am hoping that Mike Ball will consider more 10 day trips in the future. It gave us time to really relax, see lots of areas and get in plenty of dives. The only comment would be a few more lights in the water for night dives. Some of the areas were dived were pretty open and it was hard sometimes to get direction back to the boat.
Websites	Mike Ball Spoilsport
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Fiji, Australia, Cayman, Mexico, Curacao
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	75-120 Ft/ 23-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None other than standard Mike Ball restrictions of when the 'pool is open'
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	Lots of camera, some very large. If you have a small camera like me you can get a little lost as the big cameras take up all the space. The camera shelves are basically the top of the dive gear so when people are gearing up it can get a bit crowded.

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Dive Review of Mike Ball Spoilsport in Australia

Mike Ball Spoilsport, Jun, 2011,

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Dive Review of Mike Ball Spoilsport in
Australia