BettyfromToronto
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How deep is it off the gazebo at Fanatsy Island? At the wreck and at the reef?
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How deep off Fantasy Island gazebo?
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The bottom? Hmm, okay....
The Gazebo bottoms out in about 10 fsw. The wreck... well, there are three, I guess.
The DC3 is in about 28 fsw, the 13' Boston Whaler is, as well.
The nose or bow of the Prince Albert pushes into the sand at that same 42' area. The stern or back end rests in 65 fsw.
Both of the two reef walls that form the channel that these wrecks lie in are very similar. They are essentially vertical wall structures that break (begin) in 5>15 fsw and drop to the first sand shelf at 70>90 fsw.
It goes pretty quickly to 3000', and that is no exaggeration. You could easily, on a shore dive, make it out to hover over that depth and come back in on one tank.
The Gazebo bottoms out in about 10 fsw. The wreck... well, there are three, I guess.
The DC3 is in about 28 fsw, the 13' Boston Whaler is, as well.
The nose or bow of the Prince Albert pushes into the sand at that same 42' area. The stern or back end rests in 65 fsw.
Both of the two reef walls that form the channel that these wrecks lie in are very similar. They are essentially vertical wall structures that break (begin) in 5>15 fsw and drop to the first sand shelf at 70>90 fsw.
It goes pretty quickly to 3000', and that is no exaggeration. You could easily, on a shore dive, make it out to hover over that depth and come back in on one tank.
I think Mrs. nagel and Mrs. SteveC may have the world's record for dives from the gazebo in one week. Hopefully they will chime in.
Stay 20 feet to the west of the rope to the plane and you will see more than if you just follow the rope.
Stay 20 feet to the west of the rope to the plane and you will see more than if you just follow the rope.
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Wow! Pretty detailed RoatanMan. Dumb question. What does "sfw" stand for? You won't believe what a google search said. 
Okay another question. I guess we will need a dive flag to dive there, right?
Okay another question. I guess we will need a dive flag to dive there, right?
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Not really, and I've never seen one being used in that area other than for rescue classes.
A lot of boat traffic comes thru that area from FI's yacht club. Not the big boats, but skiffs and PWCs (google that one
) sometimes pass at a pretty good clip. Some employees can be predictably seen blasting through headed East at about 4:30pm daily.At certain times a year they "entertain" wealthy younger visitors from the mainland who like to go fast and do other questionable things. On such busy weeks, like Semana Santa, look around, beware, act appropriately. I would avoid any personal confrontations with them or their bodyguards over what you may be see as otherwise unruly or dangerous behavior. Nothing to fret over otherwise.
Get in, get down to follow the cable and visit the wrecks, if you must surface for orientation (first kick yourself in the head for not studying the orientation maps), do so nearer to the vertical walls. I would never, ever surface directly above the shipwreck. The CCV boats motor through the area at 5mph max, but you really can not predict the behavior of anyone else.
The best time to enjoy this area is for a night dive, as, if you understand the diagrams, you simply can not get lost. At night, there is no boat traffic.
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I thought you passed the DC3 on the way to Prince Alberts wreck when diving from the Gazebo at Fantasy Island, as for max depth I dove to 150ft following Newmans Wall and it just keeps going, DC3 was around 30ft and the Prince Albert 60ish, one of the nicest shore dives around even better at night.
Is the rope to the plane new? I've been there twice and don't remember seeing it before.
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It comes and goes, as do many things we place underwater. The drawing is from 2004.
It is usually tied off to the ship on the forward port cleat, just behind the forward structure.
Here are a lot of pix of the Prince Albert, aka the "PA wreck" Prince Albert wreck of Roatan pictures by Doc_Adelman - Photobucket
The DC3 then and now...
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No need to go deep, I wondered what was down below the Prince Albert and felt qualified plus was with someone who was very qualified. We planned the dive did the dive and even though I go to CCV at least yearly I will never need to want to go deep again. Pretty much mud, cold, a few huge crabs, not much vis. Cold, nothing to see and low vis - plus real low bottom time is not why you come to Roatan! My favorite dives rarely are below more than 20 feet! If tides and surge are right top of Newmans is as cool as it gets.
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