Author: DiveSpots
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The Strip / The Line
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates Just north of the channel between South and North Bimini is a narrow reef known as The Strip or Line. Plenty of marine life is packed onto this skinny strip of coral heads. It is a very colorful dive day or night. The Strip…
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Sapona
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates The 270-foot Sapona was built by Henry Ford in 1911. She served as a troop transport for just one trip during World War I. After the war, the Sapona was used by rumrunners between the Bahamas and Florida during Prohibition. Some say she was…
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Rainbow Reef
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates One of the most colorful, shallow reefs in Bimini is the Rainbow Reef. Shallow reefs are great nurseries for young fish. Expect to see juvenile damselfish, sergeant majors and other tropicals hiding among the ledges. Look closely and you may see fish guarding a…
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Nodules / Nodule Wall
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates The Bahamas lie along the edge of the continental shelf and are well-known for spectacular wall dives. Generally these dives are all over 100 feet, but at the Nodules, divers can reach the wall at 75 feet. The flat surface can be explored at…
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Moray Alley
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates This site off of North Bimini is appropriately named as many divers report interacting with the green moray eels that make this reef their home. But even if you don’t spot a moray, there are plenty of beautiful fish to see. There are parrotfish,…
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Little Caverns
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates Little Caverns is a good intermediate dive off of North Bimini. The greatest depth is 80 feet at the bottom of a coral canyon. Huge mountains of coral heads and sponge formations grow up from a white sandy bottom. There are small tunnels and…
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Kinks
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates The Kinks is a scattering of patches of coral heads along a white sandy bottom. It has abundant marine life and good visibility (usually about 75 feet). Many divers come to the Kinks for night dives. The inner edge of the reef is at…
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Honeymoon Harbor
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates Honeymoon Harbor is a small anchorage on the north end of Gun Cay. This is a favorite stop for boaters looking for an afternoon of sunbathing, swimming, and snorkeling. The harbor is generally too shallow for SCUBA diving, but is fantastic for snorkeling. The…
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Hesperus / Turtle Wreck
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates The Hesperus is a shallow wreck on the Grand Bahama Bank that is a favorite spot for photography and for night dives. It has been called the Turtle Wreck because of the numerous loggerhead turtles that gather on the wreck at night. This cement…
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Hawksbill Reef North
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Bimini Islands GPS Coordinates Although this reef is named after a turtle species, it’s rare to see Hawksbill turtles on the reef. You can expect to see some large jack, chub, parrotfish and maybe even a reef or nurse shark. The Foundation for Ocean Research filmed the television…