The beach is area is small, yet there is plenty of area for one to lay out in the sand, not that many people lay out in the sand on the Brac. There is a nice pool to lay by as well. There is a public beach about 4 miles away, no one is usually there, it is interspersed with sand and coral. The bar can be fun and is a highlight for some, I've seen times when it is really busy. Personally, I enjoy the quiet.
My non-diver wife does also.
FWIW, the "50 yards away" comment might have been referring to a nice spot that's within walking distance, but merely a bit more than 50 yards...try around 300yds.
Basically, it is a beach that's on the west side of the Divi Tiara's property ... when you're returning from a dive, right after you've come through the inlet, look to your right (East), and you'll see this sandy point:
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That point area has some sand and water access, from the tip and eastwards to the old concrete "Siesta" dock (built circa ~1959), which also has some nice juvenile life around it. Easiest way to get there from BRBR is to walk up the main (paved) road, around 250yds...and shortly before one gets to any of the "Keep Out" entrances for the Divi property, you'll see a dirt road on the right: turn in and follow that dirt road back probably 75yds or so and under some trees (shade!): it ends at the sandy point visible in the above photo. The other way to get there is to walk along the waterfront from BRBR...it is a bit rocky, but not hard either.
One word of caution, though: the waves that break over the reef into Dick Sessenger's Bay only have one way to exit, namely the inlet the boats use. This means that there's always a current flowing towards the inlet (stronger at high tide), and the closer you are to the inlet (particularly on the west side), the stronger it gets. I've encountered "Infinity Pool" currents here at the tip. If one isn't paying attention, one can get caught in this current and swept down to ... and then OUT the inlet. Don't let that happen.
For other snorkeling spots on the island, there's several areas on the North side that offer pretty good entry/exit. The easiest two are Radar Reef and Buccaneer, which are both also scuba shore dive spots. The Buc is ~1.5 miles and bike ride feasible; Radar's around 5 miles (better by rental car). Snorkelers can also hitch a ride on the diveboats for a nominal fee; since the AM diveboat profile is for a wall for the first dive, the afternoon boat only goes to a shallow reef, so it might be a better place to start...worth trying before one's trip to Little Cayman, whose drop-offs are generally shallow enough at almost every Bloody Bay mooring so as to recommend the LC trip for a snorkeler.
-hh
