Dive Review of Pirates Point in
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Pirates Point, Aug, 2003, by David Reubush, VA, USA . Report 666.
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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	This was our fifth trip to Pirates Point and we have already signed up to return next year. From my experience Gladys Howard has a unique operation in the dive world. Rather than having new staff members every time you go most at Pirates Point have been with her for years. As a result, frequent guests are more like visiting family members and are treated as such. The dive masters know your capabilities and act accordingly. You are free to join the loosely guided tours or go off on your own. The decision is yours. The land part of the operation is equally as good. The food is great, and the whole tone is very laid back. We go there to get in a great week of relaxation as well as for the great diving. The water conditions this year were perhaps the best of all our trips. The water was generally flat, warm, and the visibility was at least 80 ft. and often much greater. We saw the usual abundant fish life and turtles. What was unusual this year was the large number of reef sharks that were on about every other dive. I even had one that allowed me to swim with it for about 10 minutes. All in all it was a great week.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving	Belize, Bimini, Bonaire, Curacao, Galapagos, Red Sea, St. Thomas, Turks & Caicos
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	100 ft. limit first dive and 60 ft. limit second dive loosely enforced
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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
UW Photo Comments	There was a camera table on the boat and it was restricted to cameras. However, the rinse tank on the boat was a converted cooler. It was good that most of the week I was the only person with a camera or there would not have been room to get everyone's camera rinsed.

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Dive Review of Pirates Point in Cayman Islands/Little Cayman

Pirates Point, Aug, 2003,

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Dive Review of Pirates Point in
Cayman Islands/Little Cayman