Dive Review of Cano Divers/Pirates Cove] in
Costa Rica/Drake Bay

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Cano Divers/Pirates Cove], Jul, 2004, by Gary Bergeron, GA, USA . Report 1133.
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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	Good: Lots of White tip reef sharks. Canos Island makes for a very comfortable spot for lunch and surface intervals. At times, there were many different schools of fish intersecting at the same point. Bad: Boat is very unstable. All 3 females were sea sick as soon as the boat stopped and we geared up (a first time for my wife - 60 plus dives). The rental equipment was atrocious. Their regulators gave out many times and at one time I thought I was going to have to sacrifice my reg (my own) so my wife could dive. Pirate's Cove has hired an experienced dive instructor who is a whiz at fixing equipment (fixed two problems with my Air II system). Given enough time, Eric will get that equipment in shape. There is not a lot of variety in Drake Bay to dive about 6 sites on Cano Island (about an hour boat ride). No shore diving and no night dives. I would keep my eye on this spot as I feel it will only improve in the future. The food was very tasty and healthy and the resort is efficiently run by Suzanne. I liked our accomodations but for $100 to $200 more pp for 4 days, there were definitely better resorts (e.g. Drake Bay Wilderness) in the area.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	Borneo, Thailand, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Cayman Islands, British Columbia, Belize, Curaco, Cabos San Lucas, Cocos Island
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive Master Determined max depth and surface interval.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	No rinse tank on the boat. Had to ask the dive master/captain to hand you the camera.

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Dive Review of Cano Divers/Pirates Cove] in Costa Rica/Drake Bay

Cano Divers/Pirates Cove], Jul, 2004,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

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

Dive Review of Cano Divers/Pirates Cove] in
Costa Rica/Drake Bay