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Aquaholics: "Diving Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland", Jul, 2014, by Neil Burgess, NF, CA ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 7959.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Dove with Aquaholics out of Ballycastle. Their self-catering house there for divers is brand new and very comfortable with a large kitchen, dining area, living room and backyard for drying gear. RHIB is close by in marina. We took daily RHIB trips to Rathlin Island. Drift dives on the North Wall had fair visibility (10 meters) and slight current with water temp 12C. We dove to 30 meters and saw lots of deadman's fingers, crabs, anemones, hydroids, some small fish (mostly wrasse) and a dogfish. Also dove on the shallow wreck of HMS Drake (15 meters). Lots of small fish (wrasse and coal fish) in fair visibility (10 meters). Wreck was fairly broken up with a couple of large cannons near the stern, parts of hull plating, and a crane. No current. Other wreck dive was on the Lochgarry at 30 meters. Strong current going down line and on the wreck. Lots to see on the wreck, but with current we only visited the stern half. Diving out of Ballycastle around Rathlin Island was much better than last day of diving out of Portstewart on local skerries and reefs.
Websites	Aquaholics
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	eastern Canada, Caribbean, Mediterranean, UK
Closest Airport	Belfast	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	12-°C / 54-°F	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	8-10 M / 26-33 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive within your training and experience level
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	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Aquaholics in General Travel/Other Locations/Northern Ireland

Aquaholics: "Diving Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland", Jul, 2014,

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