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Turks and Caicos Explorer II, Dec, 2007, by Jack Howison, Oh, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 3780.
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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	The boat was comfortable, the food good, the crew above average, but not great. Most of the 15 divers were experienced so the dive "guides" mostly ignored us on the dives, even when more attention would have been helpful. The boat had the odd characteristic of swinging wildly around the mooring pin. It would sweep an arc of at least 180 degrees. When you jumped in the water, the boat would disappear for at least 8-10 minutes. It would reappear, traveling at a good pace and then go past in the other direction. This can be disconcerting until you get used to it. If you grab the down line for a safety stop, you hang on and travel with the boat. The problem is that if someone else grabs on the line, you both get jerked toward the surface 6-8 ft. instantly. Your best bet is to do your safety stop in the blue and wait for the boat. You have to intercept its' arc, you can't catch it. I would not recommend this boat to beginners. The weather convinced the Captain not to leave the immediate area of West Caicos, so we repeated several dive sites. I wasn't convinced that this wasn't more due to the price of fuel than to the weather even though we each paid an $85.00 fuel charge. I probably won't repeat this trip even though the mature marine seemed plentiful and healthy.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cocos Island, Australia, PNG, Costa Rica, Fiji, Bahamas, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	73-76°F / 23-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	54
Water Visibility	60-85 Ft/ 18-26 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco diving, 110ft. for Nitrox, 130 for air, 70 minute time limit.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	Table for cameras was not respected. Often other stuff was put there even by crew. No compressed air for drying, limited electrical outlets, very exposed to elements. Those w/ high $ outfits would be displeased

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Dive Review of Turks and Caicos Explorer II in Turks and Caicos/Provo/ West Caicos

Turks and Caicos Explorer II, Dec, 2007,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Turks and Caicos Explorer II in
Turks and Caicos/Provo/ West Caicos