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Nekton Pilot, Jan, 2006, by Grant Rowe, NY, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports). Report 2267.
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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	Unfortunately, our week on the Nekton Pilot wasn't at a good choice. Strong winds, rain most of the week kept us hiding behind Lighthouse island and Half Moon Key as other reviewers have mentioned. I didn't mind that since the option was to be out in quite high seas. That's the luck of the draw. Because of the weather, we also had limited vis. After reading the reviews of the Pilot in Undercurrent, we made our reservations early and asked for rooms on the upper level. The person who took our reservations assigned us an upper level room and mentioned that the lower rooms did in fact have condensation problems. To our surprise, when we arrived at the boat we found that we had been moved to a lower cabin, a room with a 2 foot diaeter wet spot already formed on one bed. We protested but all they would do was apologize for the complete mess up of room assignments this week and give us a second lower level room. It also had condensation problems. We were offered $50 on board credit as compensation but there wasn't anything to purchase other than chemical glow sticks. We settled for the $50 video of the trip offered for sale the last day. In their defense, not all was bad. While the Nekton had bad weather, the Aggressor and Sun Dancer, moored right next to us on Lighthouse reef for part of the week must also have had it rough. The Nekton design did seem to reduce rocking in high seas. In addition, the crew made the best of a bad week. The food was great, the dive deck operated very well and all crew were dedicated to our enjoyment and satisfaction. I caution other divers that Nekton does not seem to view committments very firmly and because of this, I would not dive with them again.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Forida Keys, PNG, GBR, Bonaire, Belize (2 other trips)
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None other than stay within NDL limits
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Good UWP setup. Computers and interfaces for download, cd burning, two nice camera tables. Rinse tanks at dive stairs and at camera tables.

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Dive Review of Nekton Pilot in Belize

Nekton Pilot, Jan, 2006,

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Dive Review of Nekton Pilot in
Belize