Dive Review of Blackbeards/ Pirates Lady in
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Blackbeards/ Pirates Lady, Jan, 2003, by Charles Seder, AZ, USA . Report 665.
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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	These boats are not for anyone who has the slightest problem with seasickness or aspiration pneumonia. The time of year we went may have contibuted to the problem. Seas did get rough. One day it was bad enough that dives were cancelled due to unsafe conditions entering and exiting water. Fortunatly we had a cabin to ourselves that had excellent A.C. so we were able to suffer in privacy. The dives we were able to do were all excellent. The fish were plentiful and varied. Sharks were seen on dives other than the shark feed. My two main complaints are: 1. Crew failed to check up on us while we were ill. We could have been dead in the cabin and they would not have known. 2. After a diver error DCS hit on the other boat, our divemaster became over cautious. He would not allow us to do a requested dive to repeat a wall starting at 115 ft because divers had been drinking the night before. I do not drink, but I do know that everyone was having fun but were not intoxicated. The divemaster for the other boat was seen staggering drunk to the point of almost falling off the dock. To punish us for the actions of a diver on the other boat was not right. Even though we will not dive with Blackbeards again I would recomend it as a great value with superb diving for those who don't mind camping on a boat.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Hawaii, Cozumel
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	68-79°F / 20-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Back on boat at 500psi, Stay above 130ft. no Deco diving
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Blackbeards/ Pirates Lady in Bahamas/Bimini

Blackbeards/ Pirates Lady, Jan, 2003,

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Dive Review of Blackbeards/ Pirates Lady in
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