Dive Review of Cape Ann Divers in
The Continental USA/Gloucester, MA

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Cape Ann Divers, Jun, 2003, by Joseph Gallagher, IN, us ( Reviewer 5 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 811.
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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	Cape Ann Diving offers challenging boat diving for the hardy. Most of the divers from New England dove with drysuits. One diver after fighting the surge in the cold for 20 minutes was found in the Cape Ann Dive shop after the dive buying a dry suit claiming he wasn't going to dive cold again. Baot dives go to a variety of sites inlcuding one which features diving with Seals. We dove a wreck, Chester Poling, in 80-90 feet of water (depending on tides) at the mouth of Gloucester Bay. Dive is for the experienced as limited visibility, surges and thermal climes tend to challenge beginners. The wreck is covered with anemones and normally crawling with crabs as well as a lobster or two. Locals can obtain a license to catch lobsters. Bring everything you need to be self sufficient on the boat, it acts mainly as a taxi to get you to a site. There is aboundant shore diving in Gloucester and it is recommended to check with Cape Ann Divers on tides and wind conditions to diecide which is the best shore divesite to choose.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Philippines, Australia, Thailand, Red Sea
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	45-50°F / 7-10°C	Wetsuit Thickness	8
Water Visibility	10-15 Ft/ 3-5 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Encouraged to come back on boat with 500 psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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
UW Photo Comments	New England Diving at its most independant. You are on your own, come with whatever you need and figure out the best way to prepare everything for two dives before getting on the boat

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Dive Review of Cape Ann Divers in The Continental USA/Gloucester, MA

Cape Ann Divers, Jun, 2003,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Cape Ann Divers in
The Continental USA/Gloucester, MA