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Galapagos Diving Cruises with Dive Darwin
Galapagos islands live aboard dive trips on MY Mistral to dive with Whale sharks & Hammerheads at the remote islands of Wolf & Darwin
Dive Darwin offer extended stays at these remote Shark hotspots which can only be reached by Live aboard dive boats
Dive Darwin offers specialised itineraries to stay 4 or 5 days with the Whale Sharks & Hammerheads at the optimum time of the year so if they are there we WILL see them!
Mistral is a fine live aboard boat for cruising the Galapagos islands, at 74 feet she is not the biggest of boats so she is ideal for small groups of divers, the operation on board is excellent as is the food and she is fully kitted out for scuba diving, Lots of boats do charge extra for diving, all the diving is included on Mistral. I have used Mistral for all my Galapagos dive cruises so far and have no reason to consider otherwise, the whole setup is great
Mistral is being taken out of service in Galapagos this year - June 2007 - as I understand it
Mistral was Built by - Vanderhoeven Yachts, Holland Mistral Length – 74 Feet Mistral Breadth – 17 Feet
Mistral Engines - 2 x 350 hp Volvo, 6 cylinder turbo diesel. Mistral Water capacity - 600 gallons & 2 water makers
Mistral Comfort equipment - air-conditioning throughout, bar, icemaker, stereo, VHS/TV.
Mistrall Navigation equipment - 24 miles Furuno radar, GPS Satellite Navigator, Depth finders, speed and distance logs, compasses, clock and Barometer.
Mistral Safety Equipment - EPIRB ( Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon ), 2 x 8 person Zodiac open sea life rafts, Life Jackets, Flares and Signals,
fire extinguishing system. Safety equipment on board either meets or exceeds USA Coast Guard regulations.
Mistral Communication - VHF radio, SSB radio Mistral Capacity - up to 12 Passengers. Mistral Generators - 2 x 25KVA Onan
Mistral Accommodation - Crew 5 plus Naturalist accommodated in their own quarters,
Mistral Guest rooms - 6 twin en-suite rooms (bunk beds) for up to 12 persons.
Mistral dive accessories - Surface marker bouys & Air Horn Alert for all divers
Mistral dive guide & Naturalist - is a Level III guide
Mistral dive trips with DIVE DARWIN
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