Dive Review of Mike Ball's Supersport in
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Mike Ball's Supersport, Jun, 2004, by John Crossley, CA, USA ( Sr. Contributor 28 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 1360.
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Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	Mike Ball’s Supersport Great Barrier Reef, Australia June, 2004 John Crossley What a classy operation Mike Ball has! I was originally booked on back to back Mike Ball boats, the Spoilsport and the Supersport, but a large group on the Spoilsport cancelled at the last minute leaving just two of us booked for the week. To compensate, Mike Ball Company refunded half my money and booked me on another livaboard (Spirit of Freedom) for free. They also paid for my transportation down to Townsville so I could dive two days on the Yongala. That diving and four days at a nice hotel were covered as well. Although the Supersport is the smallest of Mike Ball’s three livaboards, it’s still an excellent ship. My room had above average space for a livaboard, and although it did not have a toilet or shower, there were four shower/toilet rooms just a few steps away, and never a wait. There is an excellent dive deck, with two rinse bins for cameras only, and a decent sized camera table. Food on the ship was excellent and there was no charge for soft drinks. Dive guides went with the less experienced divers, but the very thorough dive briefings allowed buddy teams to find most of the “good stuff” anyhow. Sometimes the dive guides marked certain sites with light sticks so everyone could find the subject (fire clam under a ledge, etc). We did two dives at Lighthouse Reef because it had excellent macro life, several sea snakes, a school of jacks, and lots of the usual tropical fish. However the highlight was having three curious Minke Whales hang around the boat during both dives. They came right up to divers and looked us in the eye! Steve’s. Bommie was also good because of a Woobegong shark, turtles, octopus, lionfish, and two beautiful porcelain crabs in a bright green anemone. Cod Hole with its friendly Potato Cods was also great fun. Overall visibility ranged from 50 to 80 feet and water temps were 77 to 79 degrees.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Sipadan, Galapagos, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Truk, Palau, Yap, Florida, Cayman Islands & more
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-90 Ft/ 15-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Some time limits but reasonable
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	Good Camera table & rinse buckets. E6 processing did good job

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Dive Review of Mike Ball's Supersport in Australia/Great Barrier Reef

Mike Ball's Supersport, Jun, 2004,

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Dive Review of Mike Ball's Supersport in
Australia/Great Barrier Reef