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Dive Review of Olympus Dive Center/Bask Hotel in
The Continental USA/NC

Olympus Dive Center/Bask Hotel: "Blow out in Outer Banks.", Jul, 2022,

by John Yavorsky, NJ, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 33 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 12273 has 2 Helpful votes.

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Diving can be wonderful here IF you can get out 20 miles or more to the wrecks loaded with tolerant Sand Tiger Sharks. Blown out 3 days and then got twenty miles out before Captain declared it too rough to dive and we came back 10 miles to an inshore wreck and a tugboat. Thankful to just be able to dive on something at last.
Trip arranged by Capt. Mike Gerkin, mike@evolutionunderwater.com, and he gave us some presentations on U/W Photography when we got blown out.
Our accomodations at Bask Hotel were excellent, a 2 BR suite with full kitchen and balcony overlooking the water and dive shop from 6th floor. Great choice of local restaurants.
Websites Olympus Dive Center   Bask Hotel

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving 53 years of diving, including 27 liveaboards and dozens of land-based world wide.
Closest Airport N/A Getting There Drive to Morehead City, NC

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy Seas
Water Temp 78-80°F / 26-27°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions Try to stay with buddy
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals N/A Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters N/A Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics 3 stars

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

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 3 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Water tub on boat.
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Subscriber's Comments

By Garth Peterson in OH, US at Mar 09, 2023 20:40 EST  
I dove with them several yrs. ago. Yes the U boats are a couple hr. boat ride so that was a pain. The techie 2 tank diver was the only one that really got the optimal bottom time. Wish I'd known that earlier (dual steels). It was also disconcerting that someone in the group was spearfishing but us not made known to us (maybe far enough away, but blood attracts sharks). Sandtigers amiable. Atlantic Spade fish he shot turned "green" with underwater filtering of colors. Stayed at a nice little Atlantic Beach resort U shaped on the beach. Name eludes me. Not many people get to dive U boats. I also uniquely did the aircraft carrier off Pensacola (USS ORISKANY).
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