Thorfinn liveaboard

A bunch of us did it a couple of years ago, like '01 and it was FANTASTIC!
They have two tenders, port side and starboard. Both never go to the same
location during the day. Their crew were unbelievable! Great bunch. The dive
guides know the locations better than the backs of their hands.

If I remember, I think I did like 5 or 6 dives a day. Night dives were
always available, for those that wanted. They all varied in depth. A couple
of the planes were in like 60' or so. NITROX is available too. We usually
did our last dive on NITROX.

If I could save the money I would go back with them in a second. No
complaints here!

G.L.

"NJDiver" <NJDiver@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have recent experience with this liveaboard? How many
> dives does it really offer each day? Looking for comments
>

A bunch of us did it a couple of years ago, like '01 and it was FANTASTIC!
They have two tenders, port side and starboard. Both never go to the same
location during the day. Their crew were unbelievable! Great bunch. The dive
guides know the locations better than the backs of their hands.

If I remember, I think I did like 5 or 6 dives a day. Night dives were
always available, for those that wanted. They all varied in depth. A couple
of the planes were in like 60' or so. NITROX is available too. We usually
did our last dive on NITROX.

If I could save the money I would go back with them in a second. No
complaints here!

G.L.

"NJDiver" <NJDiver@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1145013654.512529.45850@z34g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> Does anyone have recent experience with this liveaboard? How many
> dives does it really offer each day? Looking for comments
>

A bunch of us did it a couple of years ago, like '01 and it was FANTASTIC!
They have two tenders, port side and starboard. Both never go to the same
location during the day. Their crew were unbelievable! Great bunch. The dive
guides know the locations better than the backs of their hands.

If I remember, I think I did like 5 or 6 dives a day. Night dives were
always available, for those that wanted. They all varied in depth. A couple
of the planes were in like 60' or so. NITROX is available too. We usually
did our last dive on NITROX.

If I could save the money I would go back with them in a second. No
complaints here!

G.L.

"NJDiver" <NJDiver@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1145013654.512529.45850@z34g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> Does anyone have recent experience with this liveaboard? How many
> dives does it really offer each day? Looking for comments
>

> Does anyone have recent experience with this liveaboard? How many
> dives does it really offer each day? Looking for comments

SS Thorrfin

Yes, me and my wife had ten nights on board in 03 (i think it was 03), the
diving is awesome, its deep in places as well as dark, if you have camera
you will need lights for video and wide angle for stills. There are
mandatory 3 or 4 deco stops on each ascent. The guides ( i remember Kent
as being very good) know their way around incredibly well, they can drop a
line from the tender to the bow or the stern of the wreck when i could'nt
even see the wreck........there is little or no current to speak of so not
prolific in fish life. You do penetrate the wrecks so again you need good
torches, not ones with multiple batteries like dive center torches, good
recharchable i reccomend. Or HID......
The boat is very stable, it does not move about in "rough" seas, i dont
mean really rough......i just mean that it is stable and you should'nt
feel "sea sick" if your prone to that. There are 5 - 6 dives available
daily, we did'nt do that many, you do dive on singles unless you want
twins which i think i saw some available, they may have been the captains
or Dan's the divemaster. Nitrox is available. There is a jaquizzi on the
back deck which is great for after a dive, and a sun deck on the top deck,
dont forget to do a tour of the engine room, this is great to watch as the
old steam engine and its great pistons can be seen working. The crew were
good, the captain is Canadian (Lance) and Dan the divemaster is American,
the rest are locals, its kinda family run.........the food is ok, plain
and simple rather than haute cuisine.

Take a look at the CHUUK LAGOON page on my web site www.seatreker.com


www.seatreker.com
Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK

> Does anyone have recent experience with this liveaboard? How many
> dives does it really offer each day? Looking for comments

SS Thorrfin

Yes, me and my wife had ten nights on board in 03 (i think it was 03), the
diving is awesome, its deep in places as well as dark, if you have camera
you will need lights for video and wide angle for stills. There are
mandatory 3 or 4 deco stops on each ascent. The guides ( i remember Kent
as being very good) know their way around incredibly well, they can drop a
line from the tender to the bow or the stern of the wreck when i could'nt
even see the wreck........there is little or no current to speak of so not
prolific in fish life. You do penetrate the wrecks so again you need good
torches, not ones with multiple batteries like dive center torches, good
recharchable i reccomend. Or HID......
The boat is very stable, it does not move about in "rough" seas, i dont
mean really rough......i just mean that it is stable and you should'nt
feel "sea sick" if your prone to that. There are 5 - 6 dives available
daily, we did'nt do that many, you do dive on singles unless you want
twins which i think i saw some available, they may have been the captains
or Dan's the divemaster. Nitrox is available. There is a jaquizzi on the
back deck which is great for after a dive, and a sun deck on the top deck,
dont forget to do a tour of the engine room, this is great to watch as the
old steam engine and its great pistons can be seen working. The crew were
good, the captain is Canadian (Lance) and Dan the divemaster is American,
the rest are locals, its kinda family run.........the food is ok, plain
and simple rather than haute cuisine.

Take a look at the CHUUK LAGOON page on my web site www.seatreker.com


www.seatreker.com
Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK

> Does anyone have recent experience with this liveaboard? How many
> dives does it really offer each day? Looking for comments

SS Thorrfin

Yes, me and my wife had ten nights on board in 03 (i think it was 03), the
diving is awesome, its deep in places as well as dark, if you have camera
you will need lights for video and wide angle for stills. There are
mandatory 3 or 4 deco stops on each ascent. The guides ( i remember Kent
as being very good) know their way around incredibly well, they can drop a
line from the tender to the bow or the stern of the wreck when i could'nt
even see the wreck........there is little or no current to speak of so not
prolific in fish life. You do penetrate the wrecks so again you need good
torches, not ones with multiple batteries like dive center torches, good
recharchable i reccomend. Or HID......
The boat is very stable, it does not move about in "rough" seas, i dont
mean really rough......i just mean that it is stable and you should'nt
feel "sea sick" if your prone to that. There are 5 - 6 dives available
daily, we did'nt do that many, you do dive on singles unless you want
twins which i think i saw some available, they may have been the captains
or Dan's the divemaster. Nitrox is available. There is a jaquizzi on the
back deck which is great for after a dive, and a sun deck on the top deck,
dont forget to do a tour of the engine room, this is great to watch as the
old steam engine and its great pistons can be seen working. The crew were
good, the captain is Canadian (Lance) and Dan the divemaster is American,
the rest are locals, its kinda family run.........the food is ok, plain
and simple rather than haute cuisine.

Take a look at the CHUUK LAGOON page on my web site www.seatreker.com


www.seatreker.com
Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK

<morgand@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The boat is very stable, it does not move about in "rough" seas, i dont

How rough does the water get inside the lagoon? When I went, it was like
diving in a lake.

<morgand@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The boat is very stable, it does not move about in "rough" seas, i dont

How rough does the water get inside the lagoon? When I went, it was like
diving in a lake.

<morgand@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The boat is very stable, it does not move about in "rough" seas, i dont

How rough does the water get inside the lagoon? When I went, it was like
diving in a lake.

morgand@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote On 04/18/06 03:25,:
>>Does anyone have recent experience with this liveaboard? How many
>>dives does it really offer each day? Looking for comments
>
>
> SS Thorrfin
>
> Yes, me and my wife had ten nights on board in 03 (i think it was 03), the
> diving is awesome, ...
>
> ...
>
> The boat is very stable, it does not move about in "rough" seas, ...
>
> ...
>
> Nitrox is available. There is a jaquizzi on the
> back deck which is great for after a dive, and a sun deck on the top deck,
> dont forget to do a tour of the engine room, this is great to watch as the
> old steam engine and its great pistons can be seen working. The crew were
> good, the captain is Canadian (Lance) and Dan the divemaster is American,
> the rest are locals, its kinda family run.........the food is ok, plain
> and simple rather than haute cuisine.

What about the cabins? I understand they've made some improvements in
recent years, but when I was there in 1993, the accommodations were
rather rustic.

cheers...

.......curt