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Scuba Forum / General / December 2005Dive With Martin
Anyone know anything about Dive With Martin in Cozumel? I have about 45 dives with Martin on 4 different occassions.What would you like to know? >I have about 45 dives with Martin on 4 different occassions.What would you >like to know? So, would you go with them again? :-)  Signaturedillon 666 permissions of the beast > I have about 45 dives with Martin on 4 different occassions.What > would you like to know? How was the experience? DM quality? Reliability and/or safety? Boat quality? You know, the usual questions. Thanks. Yes I would consider myself experienced diver. DWM is above average, safe, on time and honest.They have fast boats, knowledgeable DMs and friendly attitude. Yes I would dive with them again. They are not by any standard baby sitters nor they control your dive computers. Just dive your own profile, follow the group and be a safe diver. > Anyone know anything about Dive With Martin in Cozumel? Ok for experienced divers (but not great), and unsafe for many beginners, that's my experience, but I've only dived with them for a few days with two different DMs. For experienced divers they are simply a way to get to the reefs. For beginners, those that are feeling confident with their diving ability and use of a computer may have the sense not to follow the DMs stupid profiles, but what I saw was far from responsible. Leading several almost complete novices into substantial deco, then not completing it - of course DM wasn't diving with a computer. I dived with my girlfriend and actually completed our deco, of which we'd accumulated less, but I wouldn't like to see their (probably unpublished) "safety" record. Good luck if you choose to dive with them and don't have your own wits to rely on. Does that answer the question? Stan >> Anyone know anything about Dive With Martin in Cozumel? > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Does that answer the question? Yeah, doesn't sound very good. I might just bite the bullet and dive with Aldora this time. I dove with Memo once when he was on his own. Can you recommend any operators? I'm going alone this time out. Thanks for the answer too. > >> Anyone know anything about Dive With Martin in Cozumel? > > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Thanks for the answer too. Sadly I can't recommend any others as I only had the chance to dive for a few days the only time I've been to Cozumel, but I wouldn't choose them again if I went back. Whilst I'm very happy to go and dive my own profiles etc, I don't really trust an operator that exhibits such lack of concern; what happens should an emergency situation arise? Good luck finding an operator. I guess there's always the possibility that they're still the best around, but I would be very disheartened if that were the case. Stan You are always free to stay above the DM if his profile is not to your liking. Ron Lee I would suggest Living Underwater. Jeremy is an outstanding DM, profiles and dives are long but well within safe limits and he provides a lengthy surface interval on the beach. > You are always free to stay above the DM if his profile is not to your > liking. > > Ron Lee > Whilst I'm very happy to go and dive my own > profiles etc, I don't really trust an operator that >exhibits such lack of concern; what happens > should an emergency situation arise? You would be responsible for your own safety? Just like it's *supposed* to be anyway... We went with Dive Paradise... On one trip, there was only 3 of us diving, so we could go anywhere we wanted... Nothing special about them one way or the other... They were across from the hotel and were convenient... > > Whilst I'm very happy to go and dive my own > > profiles etc, I don't really trust an operator that [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > we could go anywhere we wanted... Nothing special about them one way or the > other... They were across from the hotel and were convenient... I'm very happy to be responsible for my own safety, and would rather not have it any other way, but that's me. Many people go on holiday deliberately to get away from the responsibility, and companies that advertise the added safety of diving with a qualified and responsible divemaster should at least live up to that. I'm not saying that's the right way for it to be, merely that it's sadly the norm in the recreational diving industry these days. I'm a huge advocate of people taking safety and responsibility into their own hands. Stan >>>>Anyone know anything about Dive With Martin in Cozumel? >>> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Stan I've done a couple of trips with Dive Paradise. The standard is a large, relatiely slow boat--but they also offer computer diving on some smaller, faster boats. They charge more for them, but you get more freedom. You can also get to some of the more interesting dive sites to the south of the island. > I've done a couple of trips with Dive Paradise. The standard is a > large, relatiely slow boat--but they also offer computer diving on some > smaller, faster boats. They charge more for them, but you get more > freedom. You can also get to some of the more interesting dive sites to > the south of the island. We went via their 6-pack boats on our recent CZM trip... All in all, they treated me fairly... $50 for 2-tank dives and they didn't charge me extra for the fact that each of my 'tanks' were actually 2 tanks... Actually about 1.5 tanks per dive since I would drain one tank and use about half of the other one by the time I came up... They offered 2 full tanks per dive, but I declined... Oh, someone awhile back asked how sidemounts work on boat diving... Well, I got a chance to trip it via back flips on the recent trip and would have to say that it works, but just feels a bit different since your balance is off... One other thing... I like the buoyancy characteristics of my steel-72 better than the AL80s, especially when their nearly empty... |
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