shore diving

I've search the past several years of threads on St Lucia diving, shops, good sites, etc, but I have found nothing on the shore diving experience @ Anse Chastanet. My wife & I are traveling there the end of the month & plan on hopefully an equal amount of hiking, site seeing & even mountain...

Part 1: Overall impressions: Lots of great dive sites, but there was also a lot of coral bleaching, and what was apparently some stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). We were advised to disinfect our gear when we got home so we don’t wind up bringing SCTLD with us on our next dive trip. Even...

My first trip report. That is because I just concluded a 26-year surface interval! Reactivated my PADI AOW cert in preparation for a family vacation to West Maui. All new gear including SW Peregrine, SP reg and SP BCD. We flew Southwest nonstop from Long Beach to Kahului on points. Smooth...

Closest I have been to Tulum is Cozumel, and never been to Playa del Carmen or Cancun. Just wondering if there is any unguided shore diving available in Tulum area? If there is, can you see coral and lots of life, or is it like the pier at Scuba Club Cozumel which is mostly a sand pit with no...

I am visiting for a wedding and missed this shore dive last time I was down, any leads for divers who would like to go tuesday night APril 26? I beleive the tide is around 6pm. Would like to rent tuesday and take in 2 morning shore dives the next day before I return the rentals.

Hi all, On a recommendation from Nick @KauaiScuba, we ended up booking our kids (13 year olds) for their open water certification with Makana O Kauai scuba / Scott. (Here's the original thread searching for input) Summary: Highly recommend Scott if you want your kids (or yourself) to get...

Hi, does someone know good shore diving spots in the area around Rapallo/Italy? I know that the protected marine park of portofino is restricted. But what is with the neighbouring coast? Best Regards, André

Hello! I'm new to the Forum, Scuba, and California. My long term goal is to get into Tec and I'm looking to build up my experience by exploring local dive sites near LA. Does anyone know of any groups that shore dive regularly on the weekends that are accepting newcomers or is anyone...

My husband and I are frequent visitors to Bonaire. We have also done some diving in Belize and Curaçao, but we love the diversity of ocean life, the protected reefs, and the shore diving in Bonaire, so it has been our go to diving destination for the past 10 years. We had to cancel last year...

Hi everyone. I thought this might be of interest to the group. We've been working on mapping the reefs and wrecks in NW Florida for a while now and this project branched from the guidebook we just created for the region. We designed 8 of these beach signs for shore-accessible dive and snorkel...

I am looking to do a casual shore dive in Lake Michigan from Michigan's west side. Ideally, I would like an area not too far from one of the cities over there like Saugatuck, South Haven, or Grand Haven. I don't need to dive a wreck or anything. I'm just looking to see some fish around 40-50...

A fair amount of the shore diving I do involves walks through shallow water of 100-200 yards (meters) before reaching a 5' (1.5m) depth to begin a dive. Gearing up at the beach would be cumbersome and makes little sense as it defeats a key benefit of sidemount. So my question is how to get the...

Hey everyone! We’ve just compiled our list of TOP TEN shore-accessible dive and snorkel sites in Grand Cayman. Site #2 is a real local's favorite - #1 might surprise you! Do you agree with our list? Are we missing an exceptional dive site from our list? Let us know what you think. Grand Cayman...

Leafy Seadragons are one of Australia's most mysterious and beautiful creatures! Not easy to find but when you do.... <3. Shore diving report! Just rent some tanks and gooooo! The invisible Leafy Seadragon's of South Australia - Dutch Mermaid

Hi all, and Happy New Year! We have visited Bonaire 5 times, and still enjoy the diving, but the new construction is unreal! We are considering Curacao, but are unsure about the logistics of shore diving. Do most people stay at resorts or use self catering apartments? If self-catering, are any...

For those of you heading to Maui for a dive adventure, you really must consider going UW scooter diving with Maui Dive Connection. Scuba Steve is "the guy" to lead you on an amazing adventure just off shore on Maui's west and south side dive sites. He has 4 Apollo scooters, a great small van...

I’m considering moving to Orlando area from the Rocky Mountains. Would like to dive once or twice a month on weekends but still make it back home to spend the 2nd half of the day with the family. Do you think I’d be able to find shore dive sites and dive buddies within in 90 minutes of the...

HI All, I'm new to the forum please let me know if this is the incorrect location for this post. I'm heading to Panama City Beach early next month and will be shore diving as well as taking a charter or two. Has anyone dove the St. Andrews jetties recently? I found a post from 2008 and was...

I've seen a lot of amazing photos and videos that have been shot at Monastery Beach, but every time I'm doing the Monastery Crawl out of the water and trapping pebbles in every conceivable opening, I ponder how anyone manages to take anything larger than a GoPro with them. Can anyone share their...

Hey all - Hope your Friday is going well. Question: I'm leaving for Bonaire tomorrow and I keep hearing about the beautiful shore diving we'll be doing, along with the need for heavy booties to walk to the water over what can be a rocky shoreline. Will 3 mil wetsuit "socks" with rubber soles...