Dive Review of Divetech/Cobalt Coast in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman

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Divetech/Cobalt Coast, Dec, 2004, by Bob and Teresa Banker, GA, USA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 1521.
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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	GOOD: Divetech -- they are very knowledgable, helpful and accommodating. We were allowed to dive our own profile. We are very spoiled by being able to dive wherever and whenever we want by ourselves at BuddyDive in Bonaire. Grand Cayman is more restrictive, fewer shore sites to choose from, but it did not detract from our experience. We dove 16 times (11 boat, 5 shore) in 5 days all on Nitrox, 33% was the average O2; $10 extra per tank is worth it. Bob had fun with a scooter, but Teresa thought he was harrassing the Barracuda he was chasing. We made two good shore dives using Divetech tanks at the abandoned Coconut Harbor resort just South of SunsetHouse. The latter was still closed, no shore diving, roofs under repair and no diveshop yet. Cathy Church's studio was open and we bought her excellent new coffee table book with informative details on the internet. We didn't try diving from establishments that required us to use their tanks. Our rental car from Marshalls let us dive at the non-Divetech sites, and let us eat at good restaurants such as The Wharf. WISH-IT-WERE-BETTER: In the winter, we were there over New Years, the winds are stronger and tend to be from the NE. This makes the swells crash onto the Cobalt Coast pier, so no shore diving. It also make visibility poor at Turtle Reef - 20ft until you get below 65ft. Stingray City was closed due to heavy waves for a few days while we were there. The island is still recovering from Ivan, lots of dead trees lying along roadsides. The coral seemed to be affected. From afar it looks like sand was covering it; up close, it was dead coral. Fanning it with our hands didn't move any sand. There are still lots of healthy coral and beautiful sponges. Fish abound, lots of juveniles. The reef is recovering, but slowly. YOU'LL LIKE IT: We liked it so much, we are thinking of returning in the Summer when the winds are lower and hopefully we can shore dive from Cobalt Coast.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Tortola, Bonaire
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-100 Ft/ 6-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Divemasters like to know you are safe. After that we went on our own. One idiot went down to 150 ft on air to see what it was like -- not safe.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Rinse tank on boat. We always took the camera back to the room to change batteries -- they last for over two dives. We never open the camera on a boat.

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Dive Review of Divetech/Cobalt Coast in Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman

Divetech/Cobalt Coast, Dec, 2004,

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

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Dive Review of Divetech/Cobalt Coast in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman