Dive Review of Wind Dancer in
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Wind Dancer, Aug, 2006, by Tom Doeppner, RI, USA ( Reviewer 5 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 2905.
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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	We were much disappointed in this trip. Though the crew was great, the diving was mediocre. Visibility was generally poor. Diving was from a tender and all were supposed to stick with the divemaster. If you took too long taking photographs, it was likely that the rest of the group would have gone on and were no longer visible. I spent much of the dives trying to catch up with the group after taking photos. The 45-minute limit on dives was necessary, they said, so that they could fit in 5 dives a day, though if they started earlier and finished later they could have allowed more bottom time. The boat and crew were new to the area, so they weren't terribly familiar with the dive sites. The combination of poor visibility and lack of interesting subject matter made for not a great photographic experience. On the other hand, the crew were friendly and really tried to make sure people were having a good time. Though the food was unexciting, there was plenty of it and it was served with good cheer. All alcohol on board was free, with the usual restriction of no diving after drinking. The captain was quite amenable to taking input on where to go. The boat itself seemed a bit on the shabby side -- though the cabins were clean, they were showing their age. Reading lights were barely adequate. Anyone suffering from claustrophobia should stay away from the bottom bunks. If you'd put this crew in a refurbished boat in a better location, you'd have a winner.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Many places in the equatorial pacific (Solomons, PNG, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hawaii) and in the Caribbean (Bonaire, Curacao, St. Vincent, Belize, Caymans, etc.)
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No deeper than 130 feet, must stay with the group, no longer than 45 minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	The setup was fine. But there wasn't a whole lot of interesting things to take photos of.

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Dive Review of Wind Dancer in Grenada

Wind Dancer, Aug, 2006,

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Dive Review of Wind Dancer in
Grenada