Shore diving in Grand Cayman??

[Curt Bowen]

Curt,

We really don't care how many dives you have. It does not matter what you think you have been doing for the dive safety and environmental practices. Your posts in this thread reflect a grossly misinformed view of life and dive practices in the Cayman Islands.

The Cayman Islands have first rate water handling and treatment facilities and a commitment to maintaining the same. Raw effluent discharge is not acceptable, and human waste is treated properly in accordance with what one might expect of the island with the highest standard of living in the Caribbean.

The Cayman dive community is very much active in promoting sound environmental practices in general. Through the efforts of the watersports sector and all concerned Caymanians the proposal for an East End cargo ship terminus was abandoned. Current efforts include opposition to a West Bay cruise ship terminal and a captive dolphin entertainment facility. Environmental arguments, including protection of our reefs, are foremost in these efforts.

You were called to task for encouraging a specific diving practice which is a violation of marine conservation practices in the specific locale you referenced. Kindly refrain from doing so in the future.

If you are uncertain about dive practices in a specific locale, perhaps deferring to local knowledge would be advised. Certainly one mark of an advanced diver is in knowing when local knowledge is advised.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Drew

I guess you told me, no more FINGER dragging, I should be whipped. Sorry can we all just hug now?

Padi 14759

 

[jkennedy]

No shore diving on seven mile beach. I would suggest calling Cayman Diving Lodge to pick you up and do a couple of boat dives on the East side in the morning and come back to the Hyatt around lunch and hang with your babe on the beautiful seven mile beach. Dinner at Casanovas would be nice................Jack The Caymaniac

 

[Texas Diver]

You can always go down to Eden Rock for some shore diving. It is at most about a 15 minute cab ride from the Hyatt. You can rent a tank of air and weights for about $10. It is a nice easy swim out to the reef. The depth ranges from 20 feet to about 50 feet and ther are a couple of swim throughs and a pretty lot of fish to see.

 

[sdwho]

Hi yall....

Anyone know if there is any shore diving at the Hyatt??? My girlfried doesnt dive and while she is sunning on the beach Id like to shore dive......

Anyone know of any high end hotels that have shore diving??

NightRaven77

I'll second the recommendation for shore diving off Cobalt Coast and the Turtle Farm. Cobalt Coast does require a bit of a swim to the reef and the currents can be tricky on occasion. The Turtle Farm shore dive may not seem like much when you first get in the water, but it can be amazing. Last time there, we spent an hour and 45 minutes in the water, mostly at 12-20 feet. The channel leading out to the drop off is filled with little stuff: juvenile french angels and drums (size of a finger nail), lots of peacock flounder. But you also can see an occasional turtle, adult drums, the tarpon school, etc. If you do a week of diving and want that one last shallow dive, definitely check it out. Its also a nice night dive.

Seth

 

[Curt Bowen]

What ever you do, DO NOT drag your finger throught the perrot fish poop!

 

[Bob3]

"A Shore Diving Guide to Grand Cayman": http://comdive.com/gc.htm
There are a couple websites out there that contain similar info.
Some of the cruise ship info encountered doing a "google" is downright scary. It's amazing the island doesn't sink! :11:

 

[JustAddWater]

Thanks for the info. My wife and I plan on boat diving nearly every day, but thought it might be nice to take in some shore diving if it were close and convenient to where we are staying. We are bringing our own equipment except for tanks and weight. I'm really looking forward to the trip.

 

[CJ's]

Thanks Drew and Mardigrastexan,
I was beginning to think that I was wasting my time. It seems that it would certainly be a waste of time to try to convince Curt that he is wrong about anything.

CJ

 

[mardigrastexan]

Thanks Drew and Mardigrastexan,
I was beginning to think that I was wasting my time. It seems that it would certainly be a waste of time to try to convince Curt that he is wrong about anything.

CJ

No prob CJ.

The info in this thread will be quite helpful as we begin to plan our October trip to Grand Cayman. Thanks everyone for the input.....and we will need MUCH more of it in the upcoming months.

 

[gregor1234]

The site below lists several excellent shore dives for Grand Cayman. We went to GC last summer and shore-dove almost every day. I would strongly advise renting a car and driving to dive sites on all island coasts.

http://caymanislandsdiscounts.com/offshore_diving.htm

Also, follow the off shore snorkeling link on the site above to find top shore shorkeling sites on GC. Some dive shops will not rent tanks for shore diving so call around. We stayed at the Tortuga Club on the East End and enjoyed the excellent shorkling right off the beach there day and night.