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| Originally Posted by Paul Beal I have dived with Mick and Jenny twice in Oban. We were onboard when they ran aground off Tiree - that was an experience I can tell you!!
My trips have never been completely perfect due to 1) running aground and 2) the compressor pumping our tanks full of oil! They are nice people though and Jenny's cooking is pretty good (not quite as large portions as on Salutay or Hjalmar Borge though). Mick knows his stuff handling the boat and is able to put you onto wrecks fairly easily.
The boat is comfortable and the kitting up area is not too bad (certainly better than Salutay anyway). The ladder is fine, I don't remember any specific problems. Mick has run his filling whips to the bow so you don't have to drag your kit to the stern for filling which is nice.
All in all, I have not had the best experiences on this boat but Mick and Jenny are certainly hard working and you will have a good trip with them.
Paul |
I was on the MV Diving Belle enroute to coll when the pan pan went out! As we had seen the faithful in Tob the night before with YBOD`s on board we were all keen for salvage :-)
I chartered the Faithful the following year, by which time the compressor had been replaced with 2 coltri subs(though one had died after only 25hours), the boat is immaculate inside, food is very good, plentiful and veggies did not complain either. Kitting area is good and I had no problem with the ladder. Mick is very laid back and jenny is a great cook!
Depth junkie will have fond recollections of his intro to the faithfull, and Lions Mane jellyfish. Though we are all still puzzled as to why he kissed it! :-)