Scuba Fun Dive Center/Pasanggrahan Hotel, Nov, 2010,by Michael J. Millet, CA, US (![]() |
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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Dive Operation | ![]() |
Shore Diving | N/A |
Snorkeling | N/A | ||
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Comments |
The diving off of St. Maarten is very average and the weather conditions due to Hurricane Tomas made the conditions less than average. We had relatively poor viz with lots of surge and surface chop. Getting back on the boat was a real adventure. The boat did not throw out a surface line. The boat captain was a bit too aggressive for the conditions and as a result the boat listed terribly to the starboard side with the camera bucket crashing to the deck. One of my strobe arms was damaged. Most of the divers are from cruise ships (I was not) and as result, the dive sites and bottom times are limited. I did 3 days of diving before boarding the Caribbean Explorer for the trip to Saba and St. Kitt. It is doubtful that I will dive St. Maarten again. |
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Websites | Scuba Fun Dive Center | ||
Reporter and Travel |
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Dive Experience | Over 1000 dives | ||
Where else diving | Indonesia, Solomon Islands, GBR, Palau, Yap, Kosrae, Galapagos, Fiji, Vanuatu, Revillagigedos, All over the Caribbean. | ||
Closest Airport | Getting There | ||
Dive Conditions |
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Weather | windy, rainy, cloudy | Seas | choppy, surge |
Water Temp | 82-84°F / 28-29°C | Wetsuit Thickness | 3 |
Water Visibility | 40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M | ||
Dive Policy |
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Dive own profile | no | ||
Enforced diving restrictions | Scuba Fun primarily caters to cruise ship divers many of whom have limited diving experience and are on a tight schedule. Bottom times were limited to no more than 45 minutes | ||
Liveaboard? | no | Nitrox Available? | no |
What I Saw |
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Sharks | None | Mantas | None |
Dolphins | None | Whale Sharks | None |
Turtles | 1 or 2 | Whales | None |
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best): |
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Corals | ![]() |
Tropical Fish | ![]() |
Small Critters | ![]() |
Large Fish | N/A |
Large Pelagics | N/A | ||
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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Overall rating for UWP's | ![]() |
Shore Facilities | ![]() |
UW Photo Comments | No dockside camera rinse or table. Dive boat had no camera table but did have a small rinse bucket that could not accommodate all of the cameras. |
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