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Liveaboard Scuba Diving on the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
February 2011 Expeditions.
4 Night Fly Dive Coral Sea Safari 3 - 7 February
3 night Fly Dive Cod Hole 7 - 10 February
Conditions
20m / 66ftvisibility24°C / 75.2°Fwater temperatureGuest Comments
Fiona Chandler - Australia Phil McElrath - USA Aaron Smith - Australia You have the best staff in the world - dedicated and friendly. I love that the dive flexibility doesn't compromise safety. It was great to see the reef after the cyclone, mother nature is amazing. I couldn't believe the crystal clear waters at Osprey Reef.
The crew were superb! The diving was good, considering cyclone Yasi had just passed. The night dive with Nick was excellent. I will return.
Fantastic service, thanks for a great trip. Going straight out after a cyclone was a new experience - I've discovered that the best part of Flare Point is around the corner along the wall. 
Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)
4 Night Fly Dive Coral Sea Safari 10 - 14 February
Conditions
40m / 131ftvisibility27°C / 80.6°Fwater temperatureGuest Comments
Ian Scholey - Australia JB Brainerd - USA Lindsay Vician - Australia As a photographer it was great to have the freedom to dive for as long as I wanted to and to be able to dive solo. The last dive at False Entrance was a highlight - I loved the schooling trevally & bumphead parrotfish and the great viz! Everyone was fantastic and all of the staff are top notch. The three volunteer crew were a superb addition. The potato cod are an amazing creature but all of the experiences were amazing. Mike's personal greeting was a definate plus! The diving guides were extremely helpful and made everything easier and more relaxing. Diving along the drop-off on the last dive and seeing turtles was amazing. 
Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)
3 night Fly Dive Cod Hole 14 -17 February
Conditions
25m / 82ftvisibility27°C / 80.6°Fwater temperatureGuest Comments
Arturo Crespo - USA Jenny Stewart - Scotland Vesa Leikos - Finland This diving trip was like going with a group of friends that wanted to share with us the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef. Cod Hole was amazing but so was the rest of the sites and seeing sharks, turtles, sea snakes, lots of nudibranchs and fishes. I couldn't fault any second of my week on Spoilsport, it has been the most amazing I have ever experienced and has exceeded my expectation of 'amazing'. Great service, great meals, cool crew and crowd, great boat and fantastic dives on the Great Barrier Reef. The night dives were fantastic with turtles, snakes and tons of action. 
Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)
4 Night Fly Dive Coral Sea Safari 17 - 21 February
Conditions
30m / 98ftvisibility28°C / 82.4°Fwater temperatureGuest Comments
Martin Kappe - Germany Andre Padua - Brazil Jill Sherwood - USA Diving in general was excellent however, I enjoyed the Coral Sea (Osprey Reef) part of the trip more. Having Damien Siviero onboard was great - his talks were excellent and very useful. The shark photography lecture with Damien Siviero was essential to my photo education - thanks for that! Osprey Reef was spectacular, especially the last dive. Great, friendly crew. Nick was absolutely the best guide - he was wonderful to my spouse (a new diver), loved Kerri and Kerrin & the food was fabulous - go Carl!! 
Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)
3 night Fly Dive Cod Hole 21 - 24 February
Conditions
15m / 49ftvisibility28°C / 82.4°Fwater temperatureGuest Comments
Stacy Lindsey - USA Keith Vanderlinde - Canada Emily Nichols - USA The staff were fantastic - both for service & personality. Getting to dive in a beautiful location and meet new friends made it a wonderful trip. Osprey Reef is a beautiful site and free-swimming after the shark feed was amazing! Photo discussions with Laurence (photo pro) and Damien Siviero was excellent - having Damien was a fantastic value-add. Great marine life at Steve's Bommie. My husband & I are novices and the staff were so helpful and patient. They really took care of us on our dives and made us feel comfortable. After this trip we are real divers! We saw huge Sweetlips at Flare Point and of course, the Potato Cod were incredible. 
Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)
4 Night Fly Dive Coral Sea Safari 24 - 28 February
Conditions
30m / 98ftvisibility28°C / 82.4°Fwater temperatureGuest Comments
Jesse Walsh - USA Christoph Hayduk - Germany Francesca Scott - UK 5 dives a day was awesome! Great staff, great diving, great food and great details (warm towles, tanks ready ASAP, etc) I thought the shark feed was spectacular and wouldn't want to have missed it. The biodiversity was a real highlight of the trip. I liked having the opportunity to dive unguided or with a guide if I choose. The shark feed was excellent. All round, it was a good experience with particular compliments to the chef and other staff. 
Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)
3 night Fly Dive Cod Hole 28 February - 3 March
Conditions
15m / 49ftvisibility28°C / 82.4°Fwater temperatureGuest Comments
Hugh Myers - Australia Erika Schuld - South Africa Pat Tallman - USA There was a consistent high standard of attention to detail. An excellent week for a beginner diver like myself. The deep dive in good visibility at Osprey Reef was amazing. The diving is excellent, the crew is super friendly and helpful and the whole experience is just 5 star. Vertical Gardens and Steve's Bommie were fantastic - I loved the turtles! The dive locations were amazing, I am sure the Captain & crew wanted to get to the best places where the creatures were most active & plentiful. The crew had such enthusiastic anticipation for every dive and activity. I appreciate the attitude that this is a very special and expensive event and they want to make it the best they can. 
Guest Photo Competition - (Click on images to enlarge)
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