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NINE FINGER REEF To 65’ (12m) Beg. - Int. This sloping wall reef GREAT CAMONE
feature passing eagle rays, lobsters, octopuses, and tropical reef life. TOWING POINT 30’-70’ (9-21m) Adv. Large boulders covered with
Don’t point at anything on Nine Finger Reef. soft corals rise from a sandy bottom. Currents make this more ad-
WILD WEST WALL To 70’ (21m) Beg. - Int. Dolphins! This is the vanced, but the open water brings pelagics in.
most consistent place in BVI to witness dolphin activity while diving. LEE BAY 10’-50’ (3-15m) Beg. The “Grotto” is located here at 20’ (6m)
There are also lobsters, reef squid, nudibranchs and basket stars, plus depth, has spotted lobsters, shrimp and glassy sweepers.
garden eels, which the dolphins feed on. DIAMOND REEF 10’-35’ (3-11m) Beg. Great beginner scuba or
PIRATES PURCHASE 70’-90’ (21-27m) Int. - Adv. Resting at 95’ snorkeling and excellent night diving with coral heads full of blue
(28m) sits this steel schooner wreck waiting for divers to explore. chromis and wrasses, and garden eels in the sand.
This area is loaded with pelagics, including amberjacks, cobia, goliath
groupers and schools of baitfish.
TORTOLA ISLAND WEST DOG
BREWERS BAY PINNACLES 25’-100’+ (5-30m+) Adv. Boat dive in WEST DOG NATIONAL PARK One of three “Dog Islands”, this rug-
summer only. Huge granite pinnacles, sea fans, fire coral, gorgonians, ged volcanic rock is the nesting site of sea birds, and the colorful un-
hawksbill turtles, eagle rays, and lobsters. derwater has superb diving and snorkeling.
BREWER’S BAY 5’-50’ (2-15m) Beg.-Adv. This is a convenient beach WALL-TO-WALL 15’-65’ (15-20m) Adv. SW West Dog features wall-
entry with excellent snorkeling above a large reef with lots of colorful to-wall marine life, including loads of fish, octopi, lobsters and nurse
fish. sharks. Moorings/Full service dock/ Store/Food/Lodge/Kayaks BVI
GUANA ISLAND Scuba Company
TIMES SQUARE 6’-30’ (2-9m) Beg.-Int. Two caves jut toward land THE FLINTSTONES 40’-70’ (12-21m) Int. Named for boulders re-
from 30’ to 6’ (9m to 2m). Nurse sharks rest beneath the overhangs. sembling Flintstone cartoon homes, Fred’s house is a huge boulder
Silversides (juvenile fish) are in big schools. A few groupers watch that dominates the scene.
divers and wait for a silversides snack. JOE’S CAVE 20’-45’ (6-14m) Beg. Scenic boulders surround Joe’s
Cave, which is a triangular crack in the rock. Lobsters in holes and
glassy sweepers, but generally scant marine life.
