Dive Review of Dive Fair Helen/Coconut Bay Resort & Spa in
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Dive Fair Helen/Coconut Bay Resort & Spa, Feb, 2008, by Jack Messmer, NY, USA . Report 3936.
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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	Coconut Bay hotel was nice and the food was quite good. Employees were exceeedingly friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, if you intend to dive this is not the hotel to stay at. Coconut Bay resort is on southeast end of island and all the dive operations are a considerable distance away. If we did not have 4 persons, from our hotel, for the cab, dive operator would not send one. When sent each person, 4 or more, had to pay $20 for the cab fare to the dive shop. The ride took 45 minutes over the winding roads. The diving was OK but there was not much in the way of big fish. The dive masters and boat personell were friendly and helpful, but always kept dives short. Typically 45 minutes on first dive and any dive that was below 60 ft. and usually included the 3 minute safety stop. This was adhered to strictly. Boat carried both divers and snorkelers. Boat would drop off divers, and then proceed to another location with snorkelers. The boat would then return and pick up divers, and go back and pick up snorkelers. This probably explains the restriction of 45 minutes on the dive. Typically 45 to 50 minute surface interval were maintained. Second dives were usually shallower and may have lasted 50 to 55 minutes. Most dives were drift dives, however, except at Superman's flight, the current was minimal. Lunch was provided aboard the boat and was good, as well as water and fruit drink. Best dives in my book were Anse Cochon south because of the great number of fish, which explains why it is sometimes called the nursery and Petit Piton which is a wall that extends down to 70 or 80 ft. at the first shelf and to 2400 ft. above sea level.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, St. Martin, Curacao, Aruba, Mayan Riviera, Roatan, Great Lakes
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive master set time and adhered to strickly. Depth limit was recomended but one could exceed if they chose to do so.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dive Fair Helen/Coconut Bay Resort & Spa in St. Lucia

Dive Fair Helen/Coconut Bay Resort & Spa, Feb, 2008,

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Dive Review of Dive Fair Helen/Coconut Bay Resort & Spa in
St. Lucia