Destin Jetties Whirlpool

[av8er23]

I was told by a local dive instructor that there is a whirlpool in the jetties in destin. He said that he knows people that have dived there for years and never knew about it. He said that they went around it a couple of times and its not danegrous. Does anyone know anything about it?

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

I can't say I've been diving the Destin Jeddies for years, but the half-dozen times I have been there within the last couple months hasn't offered me any whirlpool experiences... ??¿¿

There is a jeddy on the West and there are two jeddies on the East, I've only been diving on the East side... Perhaps on the West?

 

[av8er23]

i am not sure which one it is but he described it as a phonamaneon. please excuse my spelling

 

[av8er23]

what kind of camera are you using for the pics in your gallery?

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

My roomates SeaLife Reefmaster, not sure of the model, but its a 3.3mp camera. The casing seems to be top-notch and its rated for over 200' I believe. The camera itself seems to be a Vivitar(goto Walmart and you can see the model) thats being marketed by SeaLife - it lacks certain options that I would want and the picture quality isn't what I would be satisfied with... but it does make for a fun camera. Until I get a spare $1000 in my pocket it'll have to do afterall, I didn't pay for it.

 

[SeaYoda]

I was told by a local dive instructor that there is a whirlpool in the jetties in destin. He said that he knows people that have dived there for years and never knew about it. He said that they went around it a couple of times and its not danegrous. Does anyone know anything about it?

I've been in the area for several years and have not heard of it. From land I have not seen one and I've been through the pass several times on boat and not seen it. The tide flow and currents can be strange at times - may be that's the whirlpool he's talking about.

 

[av8er23]

Yea I think its just a strange current that takes you in a couple of circles about 20 ft in diameter.