The Dive Sites of the Bahamas [Paperback]

Lawson Wood (Author)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844201405
• ISBN-13: 978-0844201405
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,448,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Bahamas

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not To Be Mistaken As a Dive Guide!!, January 18, 2007

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Donald Gordon "100 Feet Under" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dive Sites of the Bahamas (Paperback)

The Amazon description of this book said it included "locations" of the dive sites. The Author furthers states the book includes "access and location" of the dive sites. Wrong and wrong. It's a good book for general information of the Bahamas and has some nice pictures but worthless as a guide to the dive sites. It is very safe to assume a purchaser of the book is a scuba diver and has plans to use it for that purpose. The advertising for this book should include a statement "Coordinates Not Included". While this book has some nice pictures and good general information about the Bahamas, most of the information is freely available on the internet. I purchased the book for the detail. Location of a dive site to me means how to get there and that would include GPS coordinates, at least. There are no compass bearings either. "East Of Treasure Reef", or "The Next Mooring East From Site 3 Along The Inner Reef System" doesn't cut it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No GPS coordinates = no good., March 31, 2007

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zse4rfv "zse4rfv" (tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dive Sites of the Bahamas (Paperback)

Any avid diver has heard of the wonderful diving just 2 miles off the south tip of the west end. And then you go driving around in your boat forever looking for it, stopping occasionally to stick your face in the water. 2 hours later and plenty pissed, you give up.

GPS does away with all this. Dive bouy or no, you hit your spot first time every time. In fact with WAAS you can easily come within 15 feet of the mark with no problem. It borders on criminal to put out a dive book that has no GPS coordinates, and my printing of this book has none. Save your money until Lawson Wood gets a clue.

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than meets the eye, July 6, 2001

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Musial (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dive Sites of the Bahamas (Paperback)

This is a great book to pick up if you're even thinking of going to the Bahamas. Great pictures, comprehensive dive site reviews PLUS the book is loaded with lots of extras that make it one of the best dive books I've seen. Pages of fishID info with color photos, dive medicine, travel tips -- all in a very attractive package.