Dive Review of Solmar V in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

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Solmar V, Jul, 2002, by Mike Toombs, TX, USA . Report 40.
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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	Advertised as a luxury yacht. Would have gladly traded the etched glass and fancy paneling for more sound deadner and roll dampeners. Rooms were miniscule, 6ft x 7ft. Being 6ft2in, I could not even stretch out on the horrible mattress. The room was SO noisy and vibrating and the boat rolled so much, we slept on top deck when the friend of the owner(a non PAYING guest) was not having a loud drunken party. The room A/C was either on, a freezing 66F, or off, hot and stuffy. The mini combination shower, head, stunk. There was no storage space and we had a SUPERIOR room. The dive briefings were lousy. You were not told about the ripping current that slamned you back into the boat after doing a giant stride. You were told to stay with the divemaster, who proceeded to do aerobic enduro swims, so when you stopped to take a picture, he was gone. The boat men were evidently used to this, as we were picked up fairly quickly even when spead out. The food was okay, but if you were unlucky to be in the two tables closest to the kitchen, you had to evacuate immediately when finished, so the crew could be fed. This was our 9th liveaboard. After being on a "Dancer" and "Agressor", this boat is definitely third rate. Peter Hughes or Agressor need to put a boat there. The diving could have been interesting, but the information supplied by the boat pre-trip said the water would be 80-82F, it was 73-74F. We FROZE.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	PNG-3x, Palau-3x, Yap, Truck, Solomons, Wakatobi, KBR, Biak Indonesia. Sipidan, Bahamas-2x, Belize-10x, Cozumel-8x, Rotan-3x, Cayman-2x
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	73-76°F / 23-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-40 Ft/ 6-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	130 max
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
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
UW Photo Comments	Table used by everone for everything, with electrical connections under the stairs, where dripping water from those going to top deck ran onto plugs, chargers, batteries and photo equipment.

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Dive Review of Solmar V in Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

Solmar V, Jul, 2002,

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Dive Review of Solmar V in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez