Question re: Habitat Curacao Hotel

[sytech]

I don't like to walk more than maybe 10 feet with my fins on for safety reasons. I have seen photos of the dive area at this hotel and it appears that the entry area at the end of the pier is at enough of a distance from the dive lockers that it would require you to carry your fins and don them after getting into the water.

Maybe there are other entry points I didn't see?

Also, it appeared that the ladder to exit the water was vertical and not angled in any way. Is that correct?

Any feedback will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy

 

[ronscuba]

The ladder is angled. It's only about 100 feet from the bench next to the tank room, to the ladder. It's very convenient.

 

[CheddarChick]

But it is more than 10'.....

 

[diversteve]

it appears that the entry area at the end of the pier is at enough of a distance from the dive lockers that it would require you to carry your fins and don them after getting into the water.

That is correct...

Maybe there are other entry points I didn't see?

No, it's too shallow along the sides of the pier to GS and it's about 6-8 steps down to water level on the beach on the right. Plus you don't want to walk in there, there's coral just offshore.

Admittedly slightly innacurate, but Google Earth makes it 75.6' from the covered part of the divedock (where the setup benches are) to the stairs. It is however seriously the easiest setup area we encountered. As well as one of the best maintained docks.

After walking down 3 flights of steps to get to the dive area - some with sharp tile edges where it's broken off - those last couple are easy...

At every dive site we walked in offshore or down a ladder holding our fins. Most places with docks you're standing in 4-5' (or less) of water at the bottom of the ladder.

 

[Damselfish]

Shore diving does not get much more convienient than diving from there. It's not hard to carry your fins to the water and down the ladder and put them on in the water. If you don't want to carry your fins down the ladder, which is angled more like stairs, get one of those fin holder clip things or work out a hand-down with your buddy.

Walking much of anyplace in fins is generally asking for a problem.