Grand Cayman technical diving

[bipolarbear]

I'm headed out to Grand Cayman at the end of the month and I have 3 days of diving planned. This will be my last OC trip as I'll be doing my CCR course in August, so I was hoping to do some hypoxic Trimix dives and see some of Cayman's famed deep walls. However the outfit I've booked with (Divetech Cayman) says their guides are not Trimix qualified and won't go below 50m, and I obviously don't want to do those kind of dives solo. Any recommendations for other operators that might be able to accommodate dives at this level?

P.s. yes I realise this is going to be terrifyingly expensive.

 

[J-Vo]

I'm surprised they don't have anyone. I hope you get to do your dives, the deep walls there are amazing.

 

[kensuf]

I'm headed out to Grand Cayman at the end of the month and I have 3 days of diving planned. This will be my last OC trip as I'll be doing my CCR course in August, so I was hoping to do some hypoxic Trimix dives and see some of Cayman's famed deep walls. However the outfit I've booked with (Divetech Cayman) says their guides are not Trimix qualified and won't go below 50m, and I obviously don't want to do those kind of dives solo. Any recommendations for other operators that might be able to accommodate dives at this level?

P.s. yes I realise this is going to be terrifyingly expensive.

Nat Robb and In-depth water sports. They're right at the Cracked Conch/Macabuca location (next to the Turtle Farm) and down the road 0.5 mile from Divetech's Lighthouse Point location.

HOWEVER, helium in GC is expensive. I shudder to think of the cost of OC hypoxic dives there...

 

[kensuf]

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indepthwatersports.com

 

[J-Vo]

Nat Robb and In-depth water sports. They're right at the Cracked Conch/Macabuca location (next to the Turtle Farm) and down the road 0.5 mile from Divetech's Lighthouse Point location.

HOWEVER, helium in GC is expensive. I shudder to think of the cost of OC hypoxic dives there...

In 2020 it was $3.50/cuft for 21/35 with no refund for gas unused unless the tank was still full.

 

[bipolarbear]

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indepthwatersports.com

Thanks, I sent them an email yesterday, haven't heard back yet but hopefully positive.

 

[bipolarbear]

In 2020 it was $3.50/cuft for 21/35 with no refund for gas unused unless the tank was still full.

Yeah I'll probably just do one big fill. Thinking of getting AL80 doubles filled with 12/60, an AL40 of 25/25, an AL80 of 50% and an AL40 of 02. By my calculation I should be able to get that fill for around $400 on Cayman, and I'll just air top the trimix tanks for a shallower second dive.

 

[bipolarbear]

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indepthwatersports.com

Update: I managed to connect with Nat Robb of Indepth Watersports. Nat confirmed that they would happily accommodate guided technical diving in the ~100m range off the deep wall near their shop. As an added bonus he'll be doing the dives with me on a CCR which will help somewhat on my gas bill.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll follow up with a trip report in due course.

 

[kensuf]

Glad to hear it. Pat Rupert and Gomez on the head for me.