In Reply to: Dare I ask why? posted by DanniG on Wednesday, 24. September 2008 at 14:41 Bali Time:
Doggy the Man is the name of the company/operator. They have two baots. The main problem is the fact that the outlet pipe of the only toilet on the boat (for over twenty people when we were on it) actually discharges right where you paddle up to the boat to the ladder. Getting a faceful of faeces (literally) every time you come in from a surf is not a nice thing to happen.
They also work the beaches at Bingin enticing people to come on their boat trip and the price goes down and down until they have filled/or overfilled the boat. The time we went there was more passengers than beds. We had prepaid over 600 bucks, but some others only paid $200. Not really a prob, except their weren't enough beds etc etc etc.
The boat has five outboards in varying states of disrepair- again no big prob except that the fumes are sucked through the bilge in to the sleeping quarters.
The places that the trips go to are amazing, incredible, wonderful...just choose your boat well. Dreamweaver looks sensational. Or there is the Moggy at Benoa Harbour which looks great too.
Cheers