Dive Review of Dive BVI/Nail Bay in
Virgin Islands/BVI- Virgin Gorda

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Dive BVI/Nail Bay, Dec, 2008, by michael rosenberg, RI, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 4584.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	I have been diving the BVI for almost 20 years, and I think this was the best, especially from a Pelagic/Shark perspective. The corals took a hit a few years back when sea temps peaked at 91 degrees, now at 78, they appear to be fairly healthy, except at the snokeling sites. We saw Caribbean Reef Sharks in the 5-6 foot size on the majority of dives. In one case, they joined us in the beginning of the dive and for the last 15 minutes, making many very close passes. The larger of the two head butting the weights hanging off the stern line, but never aggressive towards us. Lots of Eagle and sting rays, and the largest Queen trigger I've seen. Plenty of Jacks, Pompano. one very big grouper and a nurse shark or two. Unusual small guys include slipper lobster, and finger print slugs. The reef fish were plentiful and did not seem overtly diminished. Dive BVI is a great operation, and I particularly liked diving with Johann and Belinda of South Africa, and Jeff, one of the co-owners. They were as excited as their charges seeing the Sharks. Boat (Sea Monkey)is comfortalbe and spaceous, especially with 3- 5 divers !
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, CoCos Is.CR, Mexico, Rhode Island
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	78-°F / 26-°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Looked fine- I did not use

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Dive Review of Dive BVI/Nail Bay in Virgin Islands/BVI- Virgin Gorda

Dive BVI/Nail Bay, Dec, 2008,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Dive BVI/Nail Bay in
Virgin Islands/BVI- Virgin Gorda