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Golden Rock Dive Center/The Old Gin House, Feb, 2012, by Charlene J. Carlock, OH, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 6460.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Above everything, safety is important but many dive operations can be lax about attending to safety details. Yet, the owners and staff of Golden Rock, Glenn and Michelle were very attentive to our safety which I appreciated immensely. For one, the staff directed us to use the anchor for descents and ascents which, in itself, prevents many accidents. In addition, staff dealt very effectively with a dive issue my dive buddy arrived with. Kerry had had a problem the her BCD and injured her ears in an uncontrolled ascent on a prior dive trip to Honduras and was very insecure about diving again. I informed the staff and they took special care with her at the outset, giving her and me pointers on our diving and staying close to her especially in the beginning of our week there. In another instance, one of the owners, Glenn was diving with us one day and noticed me struggling with my BCD, which it so turned out was re-inflating on its own. He disconnected my cable once he figured out it was malfunctioning. That was another big wake-up call for us, GET YOUR BCD SERVICED WITH REGUARLITY! We had grown sloppy about that maintenance but always had our regulators serviced on a yearly basis. The operation also allows each diver to choose the level of assistance desired with regard to setting up your gear for dives and entering and exiting dives. We choose the max assistance and were well-cared for. The above data demonstrate how personally attentive and responsive this dive operation is. Plus, they were all warm and interesting people. Michelle, another of the owners was great with hospitality and handling all of the details of our dive trip. There was not a snag in the process and everyone on the staff gave us plenty of tips on local restaurants and sights. We had a fun and relaxed time aboard their well-equipped dive boats. I'll definitely dive with them again!
Websites	Golden Rock Dive Center
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Solomon Islands, Thailand, Australia, Bonaire, Belize, Curacao, Little Caymans, Honduras
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Maximum depth was suggested for each dive. Otherwise, we were permitted to dive our own profile and stay down as long as we wanted with the provision that we were to come up when at 500 psi
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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Golden Rock Dive Center/The Old Gin House in St. Eustatius

Golden Rock Dive Center/The Old Gin House, Feb, 2012,

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Dive Review of Golden Rock Dive Center/The Old Gin House in
St. Eustatius