If you've a boat, your options open up hugely. I'll only cover the ones that I dive out of my 17' boat as it seems you all have slightly larger vessels.
The second jetty mentioned is the Cape Lookout Jetty. Often the viz here is much better than RIRJ and not nearly as tide dependent. I dove it 3 wks ago and had 30' of viz easily. It's only a few mile out of Bft Inlet, just look for the lighthouse. You can run the inside near Harkers Island but there are some tight turns headed toward Bardens Inlet coming out of Cape Lookout.
Next would be the Sen. Duhamel trawler. A few miles off Cape Lookout, around 50' depth but viz here is really dependent on the current on CL shoals, which change minute by minute.
AR 315 is less than a mile off Atlantic Beach and just over 2 miles out of Bft Inlet, with the Liberty ship in 50' of water. Viz is usually 5'-15' and there are numerous other structures in the same vicinity.
AR 320 is just a little furter west and about 1.5 miles off the beach. Again there is a 130+ Menhaden boat and many other pieces of the old AB bridge in the area. Lots of flounder.
The Indra, is only 7 miles off the beach and 11 mi out of the inlet. Viz will be much better here with an avg of 20' but usually better.
Both boats have the ability to make it to all these sites. I'd recommend starting with AR 315 first until you get hang of things. If you have any more specific questions on any of these locations, let me know and I'll do my best to answer them for you or give you more specific details on them.
-coop
The second jetty mentioned is the Cape Lookout Jetty. Often the viz here is much better than RIRJ and not nearly as tide dependent. I dove it 3 wks ago and had 30' of viz easily. It's only a few mile out of Bft Inlet, just look for the lighthouse. You can run the inside near Harkers Island but there are some tight turns headed toward Bardens Inlet coming out of Cape Lookout.
Next would be the Sen. Duhamel trawler. A few miles off Cape Lookout, around 50' depth but viz here is really dependent on the current on CL shoals, which change minute by minute.
AR 315 is less than a mile off Atlantic Beach and just over 2 miles out of Bft Inlet, with the Liberty ship in 50' of water. Viz is usually 5'-15' and there are numerous other structures in the same vicinity.
AR 320 is just a little furter west and about 1.5 miles off the beach. Again there is a 130+ Menhaden boat and many other pieces of the old AB bridge in the area. Lots of flounder.
The Indra, is only 7 miles off the beach and 11 mi out of the inlet. Viz will be much better here with an avg of 20' but usually better.
Both boats have the ability to make it to all these sites. I'd recommend starting with AR 315 first until you get hang of things. If you have any more specific questions on any of these locations, let me know and I'll do my best to answer them for you or give you more specific details on them.
-coop
