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rift Dives As good as Eleuthera’s Current Cut is, I have to say I but you can follow it to 15 meters before it drops deeply into the
Exuma Sound. This spectacular swim-through features sunlight that
D prefer the Wax Cay Cut for a high-velocity drift dive, just be- streams down into it from above. Silversides, groupers, and horse-
eyed jacks can be found throughout it. Explore the variety of corals
cause the corals and sea fans are so vibrant here. Of course, the along the wall, and look for stingrays, sharks, and other colorful fish
huge angelfish will tempt you to try to stop to take a picture, but as well. The site is great for all divers and can be accessed by boat.
when the current is right, and the ride is cookin’, it is futile to do
anything other than go with the flow.

T Ahe Washing Machine - The strong incoming tide of up to 6 mph mberjack Reef - A 50’ patch reef that has prolific fish life. You
takes scuba divers thru a narrow cut where water drops off a will see reef sharks and up to 10 large grouper. This dive also

ledge and then makes a sharp bend to the left. This causes the water has many interesting small critters such as pirate blennies and gar-

to swirl like the water in a washing machine. This swirling water will den eels. While doing their safety stops scuba divers will be sur-

toss scuba divers head over heels. Scuba divers who wish to avoid rounded by a school of 100+ horse-eye jack that hang out under the

being tossed around can stay to the right where you will have a Blackbeard’s liveaboard sailboats.

smooth fast trip through the cut. After passing through the cut you A ustin Smith Wreck off Highbourne Cay - A 90’ Bahamian De-
fense Force Cutter that sank in 1995 while being towed to San
will then glide over a large patch reef.

W ax Cut Drift - Divers and Snorkelers alike fly over this 30’ reef Salvador to be sunk there as a dive site. This intact wreck lies in 60’
at over 2 knots. You will see rays, sharks, eels and numerous of water and is one of the sites or our shark feeding dives.
fish as you drift with the current in the cut between the islands. The
sheer density of staghorn, pillar and finger corals is amazing. There
arracuda Shoals - This bankside patch reef has huge schools of
Bare several other similar drifts dives we do such as Hammerhead fish as well as many small critters on the reef and surrounding

Gulch and Coral Cut. sand. Lobster No Lobster reef just to the north is very similar.

C athedral Cathedral is an area within Dog Rocks Reef in the Exu-
mas. The incredible reef can be found starting at 11 meters,