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Dive Review of Dive St Vincent/Private Home in
St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Dive St Vincent/Private Home, Mar, 2009,

by Greg T Schubert, MA, USA ( 1 report). Report 4710.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude N/A Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Bill Tewes is an aquired taste, as previously mentioned in your review, but definitely worth any supposed aggravation. His Divemasters DJ and Callie have the eyes of birds of prey. Brotula to pipehorse--nothing escapes their gaze. Frogfish on every dive--even dwarfs, seahorses [new purple] [not yet in book]abound. Fingerprint cyphoma, apricot sidegill slugs, gold-lined sea goddesses, porcelain crabs, tritonia H, decorator crabs, flame box crabs, snake eels, lesser electric rays, blennys and gobies of every description. For me even the first digital photo of a Dawson pipefish.Dives average 70 to 80 minutes -- there is never pressure to leave the water. Solo or with six clients Tewes' operation goes. Actually you never need to leave "critter corner" just across from the dive shop off Young Island. If you have the financial resources--a great place to stay. The food is exceptional. Equipment is stored and washed by Dive St Vincent staff. Now the one major negative--it has nothing to do with diving--LIAT airlines is your only means of entry into St Vincent if you are not able to fly private/specialty carrier. LIAT carry-on requirements suck, the service sucks and it stands for Lost in Another Time-Warp. Best option is to fly to St Lucia then take the short 20 minute hop--less likely that LIAT will lose you. But the critters make all the flying hardships disappear.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Throughout Caribbean
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas calm, no currents
Water Temp 79-81°F / 26-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 35-80 Ft/ 11-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions None
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish 1 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities 3 stars
UW Photo Comments This is for serious macro shooters 100 mm + magnifier
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