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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet/Wind Dancer in
Costa Rica/Cocos Island

Aggressor Fleet/Wind Dancer: "Cocos Island- Wind Dancer", Oct, 2015,

by Kevin Darnell, TX, US (Contributor Contributor 18 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 8560.

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments We had a incredible week of diving at Cocos. The crossings were longer than expected and took 42 hours to get there in fairly rough seas and 40 hours back with calmer seas. The Wind Dancer while being an older boat is still in excellent shape, very comfortable, and extremely well maintained. The food was plentiful and very good. Breakfast included Fruits, Cereals, Pancakes, Rice & Beans, Eggs to order, sausage or bacon. Lunch was Buffet style and varied daily. Dinner was a sit down served meal and was very good. The diving was done out of two Pangas( inflatables) so space was very limited but adequate. The diving was incredible for large pelagics. Whitetips, Blacktips, Hammerheads, Galapagos, and numerous Tiger Sharks including a 12'-14'. The Crew was excellent and started with Captain Mauricio whose love of diving and showing his guests a great time was quite evident. I would highly recommend the Wind Dancer and hope to be back soon.
Websites Aggressor Fleet   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving [Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Turks & Caicos, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Roatan, Utila, Australia, Palau, Yap, Fiji, Maldives
Closest Airport San Jose Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, rainy Seas choppy, currents
Water Temp 76-80°F / 24-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Depth limits were set by Nitrox Mix and time was up to your Computer
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 5 stars
Large Pelagics 5 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [There were two dedicated rinse tanks for cameras, a large table for cameras with air nozzle, and two charging stations to charge batteries
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