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Just to inform everyone - there is a major Nor'Wester storm hitting the Cayman Islands right now. Coastal damage seems to be extensive right now, but nobody has really had the chance to evaluate. Shore diving will definitely be disrupted, not sure how long - it's not just the shoreline but...

I would like to ask the help of my fellow divers on Scubaboard about where we should go next, in February 2023. Two adults, that enjoy diving, but also enjoy going out to good restaurants and trying local food. We want to stick to the Caribbean, and are looking for a new destination to try for...

I spent 3 weeks on island for the first time since COVID hit. The focus wasn't all on diving, as I had a bunch of business tuff to do on island, but I was able to get some diving in. I have 3 more days left on island but the weather forecast isn't great, so I doubt I will be underwater again...

I read the excellent thread on IRDA with Windows 10, but am having trouble making this work with Windows 11. I have enabled the optional IRDA stack, and rebooted. I own the UWATEC IRDA USB dongle, and every time it's coming up with "Unknown device" in the device manager. I have tried...

Here is the listing: CIREBA So US$10 mill will buy you a dive resort. What isn't clear from the listing if whether Reef Divers are remaining on site, or if that price is to buy the dive op too. Does anyone have any insights as to what is going on here?

I bought the SL051 wide-angle conversion lens for my Sealife camera - it's worked well for me for a while, but yesterday during a dive I noticed some water between the two internal lenses (not between the lens and the camera body, which I cleared as per instructions). I have contacted Sealife...

So friends of ours (non-divers... I know!) have been talking about going to South Caicos and wondered if we would like to go with them. Obviously if I am heading to a warm island I want to know what options I have for diving. So, fellow divers, a few questions: How is the diving there? What...

For various reasons I want to visit the U.S. Virgin Islands for 2 weeks this summer. There will be 6 of us, all certified divers (some with NITROX, others just OW). We have dove several Caribbean Islands over the years - Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Saba, Curacao, St Martin and would love to get a...

Tragedy strikes as elderly man dies after diving

Loop News is reporting a fatality associated with a diver in George Town. Obviously there are no details yet, but any death associated with our sport is sad. Tragedy strikes as elderly man dies after diving The man was 72 years old and is from Mississippi and was out on a dive boat when he...

Cayman’s female divers line up to break their own world record | Cayman Compass Congratulations to everyone who took part and broke their own record! And for a great cause, too.

Not diving-related specifically, but involving underwater activities: Visitor badly bitten by barracuda at Sandbar - Cayman Islands Headline News Has anyone ever seen any aggression from Barracudas while diving? I have to say that while they often hang out with me during a dive they have...

There have been several threads over the past few months talking about the shore dives from Coconut Bay - specifically the Hepps Pipeline and Hepps Wall sites. While they are excellent dives, the facilities on shore are owned by the Coconut Bay Condominium Association (STRATA). I am an owner...

I am so very happy with my DC2000 for my dive photography needs. As others have said in this forum and in other places, the main annoyance is the delay when shooting in JPG+RAW mode between the shutter firing and the camera being available again for the next shot. Has anyone heard anything...

It's time to add to my underwater equipment! As I posted a while ago (My first DC2000 experience) I have a DC2000 which I am very happy with - the quality of the shots underwater has been amazing. But now I want to add the capability of doing wider-angle shots, both for reef scenes and for...

Could use some help with this one. Seen on Grand Cayman in about 10 feet of water in a dip in the hard pan. Time of day was around noon. Was probably 3 to 4 inches long. Can anyone help me with this?

Was down at Sunset House today and their shore diving entry area has been torn down and is being rebuilt. A sign there says that they won't be open for shore diving again until the 22nd October, but a member of staff said that they probably had a couple of days of delay on it already. If you...

As it seems to be ok to post specials from the various dive-oriented resorts on here, it's worth noting that Sunset House has a special in celebration of their 60th Anniversary. For Travel between now and October 31, 2018, if you book a minimum of 7 nights with 4 days of diving, you get two...

Tourism pontoon project proposed for North Sound | Cayman Compass Marineland Tours has submitted an application to put a permanent pontoon arrangement out near the Stingray Sand Bar. It will provide diving opportunities amongst other things, but the only boats that can moor there are going to...

I saw a question on another forum from a wreck-certified diver about doing the Kittiwake - they want to be able to do something other than the usual tour through the wreck. Is that even possible? If so, which dive ops would do something that would cater to these needs?