Dive Review of Turks & Caicos Aggressor II in
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Turks & Caicos Aggressor II, Sep, 2003, by Janet Czapski, MI, USA . Report 785.
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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
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Comments	Hurricane Isobel was threatening at the beginning of the trip. Captain Piers was extremely safety conscious and did not depart the marina until Sunday morning when he was convinced the hurricane had detoured north sufficiently to allow a safe trip. Our diving conditions were somewhat affected by the proximity of the hurricane effect; visibility was diminished somewhat, currents were up and our choices of safe diving sites was more limited. However, we spent a significant amount of time at French Cay diving with the sharks on every dive so the ambient lighting and close-up opportunities as part of the photo course were fantastic! Macro was in somewhat short supply at the dive sites we visited and the sites that provided more macro were in areas that were more significantly affected by the hurricane so we were unable to get to them. Overall the crew did a fabulous job of coordinating the needs of the photo students as well as providing safe diving conditions, wonderful accommodations on a new vessel & great food. The nightly slideshow provided by the photo students were fabulous! I'd do the photo course again in a minute and would love to do another trip on the same boat without the intensity of the photo course!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Fiji, PNG, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Cabo San Lucas
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	500 psi left in tank at end of dive
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	This was a Mauricio Handler Photo course...it was very well done. The is the first time digital SLR's were included in the course so there were 2 of us using Nikon D100's as well as Mauricio. It was a learning experience for us but the course specifics were excellent for both film & digital users and we were able to learn from each other as well as from Mauricio. The camera table set-up was a little crowded but we were a very equipment intensive group! The photo pro was extremely busy with 2-hour E-6 turnaround for the course, but performed wonderfully!

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Dive Review of Turks & Caicos Aggressor II in Turks and Caicos

Turks & Caicos Aggressor II, Sep, 2003,

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Dive Review of Turks & Caicos Aggressor II in
Turks and Caicos