Author: DiveSpots
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Reef Balls – Site 1
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all CocoCay GPS Coordinates Royal Caribbean has deployed several Reef Balls to encourage new reef development and to provide a haven for marine life. Reef balls are made of special concrete and placed underwater to foster the growth of coral, algae, etc., so that there can be more habitats for fish.…
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Queen Anne’s Revenge (Replica) – Bow
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all CocoCay GPS Coordinates Half-buried in the white sand, the bow of the Queen Anne’s Revenge lies only a short swim away from the rest of the site. Here you’ll find a replica of the bow protruding from the white sand, sporting a cannon on both her starboard and…
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Queen Anne’s Revenge (Replica)
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all CocoCay GPS Coordinates Just a short swim off the beach is what is billed as a sunken shipwrecked replica of Queen Anne’s Revenge – Blackbeard’s flagship that sunk off North Carolina in 1718. There’s a large bright and highly visible mooring buoy over the “wreck”, making it easy…
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Lifeguard Stand
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all CocoCay GPS Coordinates The lifeguard stands located in the water about 100 yards offshore, along the reef edge, providing for a safe haven for the local fish population. This is a great snorkel location for seeing lots of colorful tropical fish. And if you’re not a stong swimmer,…
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Airplane Wreck #2
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all CocoCay GPS Coordinates The wreckage of this airplane lies in 10-15 feet of crystal blue water. The “wreck” was placed in its current location to create an artificial reef and snorkel destination for the island visitors. The wreck consists of most of the fuselage, plus approximately 50% of…
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Airplane Wreck #1
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all CocoCay GPS Coordinates In the shallow waters off the main beach of CocoCay is the “wreck” of a small plane. The wreck was purposly placed in its current location to create an artificial reef and snorkel destination for the island visitors. Access points have been fenced off to…
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Victory Reef
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates Victory Reef is a five-mile stretch of reef line off of North and South Cat Cay. Within the reef system are several fantastic divespots. Many divers consider the Victories to be one of the best dives in all the Caribbean. The reef runs along…
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Turtle Rocks, South
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates Turtle Rocks is one of the most popular dive sites in Bimini. Don’t expect to see turtles here; this reef earned the name Turtle rocks for the large brain corals that peek out of the water at low tide. The corals look like the…
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Turtle Rocks, North
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates Turtle Rocks is one of the most popular snorkel and dive sites in Bimini. Don’t expect to see turtles here; this reef earned the name Turtle rocks for the large brain corals that peek out of the water at low tide. The corals look…
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Tuna Alley
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates The Tuna Alley is often called one of the best dive sites in all of the Caribbean. It is a pristine, healthy reef system off of North Cat Cay, one of the Bimini Islands. Magnificent, high profile corals have formed walls at 45 feet…