Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:19:35 -0800
Duration: 371

Great Wall West is another great dive site on the north side of Little Cayman. It is a huge underwater plateau on the edge of the Cayman trench. The top of the wall is flat at about 25-30 feet and when you get to the edge of the wall, it is a shear vertical drop to thousands of feet of depth! It is an impressive wall to see and there is a lot of great marine life on the wall as well as on top of it.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:46:24 -0800
Duration: 347

Marilyn’s Cut is a coral valley that is accessible at the top of the wall at 35 feet and following the swim through drops you off the edge of the majestic wall off the North Shore of Little Cayman. A very friendly Nassau grouper greeted us when we entered the water and waited patiently for us to return to the boat at the end of the dive. Lots of interesting animals on this dive.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:46:23 -0800
Duration: 245

This is the site where Luc Van der Meiren went missing on 15 February 2000.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:16:20 -0800
Duration: 307

Nancy’s Cup of Tea is a coral pinacle that rises up from about 100 ft. of water. It has lots of swim throughs that are very well lit by openings in the top of the reef. Lots of fish and a friendly hawksbill turtle were there to welcome us on this dive. Enjoy!

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:16:20 -0800
Duration: 417

Jackson Wall is a great wall dive - starting at about 25 feet below the boat to the big drop off. The wall is like Swiss cheese - peppered with lots of cracks, crevices and swim throughs. We saw a lot of really interesting animals on this dive including a Goliath Grouper, Caribbean reef shark, eagle ray feeding and several large Nassau groupers. We also found a small cave in the shallows filled with thousands of silversides that were being fed upon by bar jacks and black jacks.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:22:37 -0800
Duration: 365

The Capt. Keith Tibbetts is the only Russian warship in the Western Hemisphere that is within recreational diving limits. It served as a missile frigate in the Russian navy for years before being intentionally sunk off the north coast of Cayman Brac in 1996. Although the superstructure is beginning to collapse, it remains an impressive site with the bottom of its bow sitting in sand at 110 feet and jutting out over the drop-off. The top deck is at 40 feet, so it is a great multi-level dive.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:16:18 -0800
Duration: 434

This is a very dramatic, advanced dive. Advanced because it takes you to the recommended limit for recreational divers - 130 feet deep. Dramatic, because you reach that depth in the bottom of a coral cavern that you enter through a tiny opening in the top of a coral shelf at about 80-90 feet. It is one of my favorite deep dives around Providenciales. The wall is gorgeous and there are always lots of critter around; and the occasional shark. Enjoy!

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:16:22 -0800
Duration: 312

French Cay is an uninhabited coral island located about 15 miles due South from Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The reefs here offer little protection from the prevailing ocean currents which means French Cay dives are great sites for spotting pelagic animals. The day we did this dive, it was mating season for Trunkfish, so they were around in abundance doing their courting dances.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:52:55 -0800
Duration: 344

Angelfish Reef is a nice sloping reef leading down to the drop-off. Normally this is a very colorful and lovely site, but when we dove it in the late summer, a lot of coral bleaching had occurred. So in this episode, we see the reef and talk about the causes and concerns that coral bleaching bring to all who care about coral reefs. The good news is that this site has recovered and is again a healthy and vibrant reef - at least for now.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:22:52 -0800
Duration: 383

Grace Bay diving is oftentimes dismissed as boring or not as exciting as other areas around the Turks and Caicos, such as West Caicos or Northwest Point. Despite the absence of the 6,000 foot drop off right below you when diving Grace Bay sites, the walls are very nice, the coral varieties are large and healthy, as are the fish populations. Piranha Cove is an excellent example of what diving Grace Bay is really like. Sharks, lots of fish, a nice 110 foot wall and the top of the wall at 25-30 feet means long, leisurely dives.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:00:20 -0800
Duration: 329

Hole in the Wall is just that. A small hole in the top of the reef at 55 feet leading into a cavern that opens out onto the edge of the wall at 90 feet. It’s a bit snug getting through the hole, but well worth it for the view looking back up at the light streaming through the hole, or out to the deep blue of the drop off where the cavern exits onto the vertical wall. Lots of fish and a bunch of young barracuda were hanging out at the dive site the day we were there.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:30:22 -0800
Duration: 276

The north coast of Pine Cay has several excellent dive sites. The reef here starts at about 45-50 feet and gentley slopes down to a plateau at about 120 feet. This site generally has lots of reef fishes, but despite it’s name, rarely eagle rays! Here we usually see lots of creole wrasses, chromis and various other smaller reef fish. On this day, we found several members of the boxfish family.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:06:25 -0800
Duration: 385

The Thunderdome is an excellent deep and shallow dive. The wall is vertical with many different sponges and coral species to attract the local fishes. In the shallows are the remains of the metal dome built for a French reality TV show that aired briefly in the early 1990’s. Now home to a large school of French grunts and schoolmasters, the dome is one of the best shallow dives around Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands. I hope you enjoy the dive.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:43:05 -0800
Duration: 433

We are back with new programs! We spend a lot of time in the Turks and Caicos, so not surprisingly we are back there for this week’s episode. This site, off the Northwest Point area of Providenciales, is a great first or second dive since the wall is so nice and there’s lots to see in the shallows under the boat. Check out the cleaning station, the Southern Stingray and Smooth Trunkfish.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:13:07 -0800
Duration: 265

Grand Canyon is another of the excellent Northwest Point dive sites off Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos. On this dive, we saw a small hawksbill turtle, a green moray and, at the end of the dive, a school of juvenile great barracudas. There is also a nice white-spotted filefish early in the dive.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:43:05 -0800
Duration: 280

It was a gorgeous day and perfect timing to dive in the Sandbore Channel between Providenciales and West Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Great visibility allows us to show off the gorgeous soft corals that are common in the Channel as well as the wonderful underwater vistas and and animal life that can be found in this area.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:13:05 -0800
Duration: 312

We are out busily shooting new Episodes for SVTV in the Turks and Caicos. To prepare you for the new episodes, we hope you enjoy this encore presentation from the TCI! Horse-eyed jacks, Atlantic spadefish, moray eels. What more could you ask for on a dive? Aquarium West off Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands consistently offers up these animals and much more. Enjoy the dive!

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:04:05 -0800
Duration: 420

We are out busily shooting new Episodes for SVTV in the Turks and Caicos. To prepare you for the new episodes, we hope you enjoy this encore presentation from the TCI! The Gully is a nice swim through defining this site off the coast of West Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Lots of horse-eyed jacks under the boat at the end to entertain you on your safety stop. Watch for the eagle ray off the edge of the wall and the large southern stingray in the sand at the top of the wall.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:14:29 -0800
Duration: 374

This week we wrap up our tour of Grand Cayman’s East End with a brief visit to four other sites you can enjoy if you visit that end of the island. In this episode, you get to visit three more nice dive sites on the less visited East End of Grand Cayman plus, of course, a quick look at diving at Stingray City. Enjoy!

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:10:27 -0800
Duration: 282

This is an absolutely gorgeous deep wall dive off the northeast shore of Grand Cayman. There are two swim throughs that lead out to the edge of the 6000 foot drop off into the Cayman Trench. The dive starts at one of the swim throughs and ends at the other. Lots of hard coral, gorgonians and black coral are found on this site.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:49:06 -0800
Duration: 309

This is a nice shallow dive on the southeast side of Grand Cayman, far away from the hustle and bustle of Seven Mile Beach. Beautiful coral canyons have formed at this site, often rising nearly 20 feet above the sandy bottom. Swim throughs and overhangs provide hiding places for the resident fish, especially tarpon. Sea fans and gorgonians adorn the canyon walls and large and unique coral species are found here.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:04:08 -0800
Duration: 319

Pat's Wall is one of the nicest wall dives on Grand Cayman. It is located on the East End of the island, far away from the throngs occupying Seven Mile Beach. It's a deep wall, starting at about 60 feet, with lots of cuts in the wall. It is very exposed so there is an abundance of life on the wall including massive numbers of gorgonians and sponges of many types. Nice swim throughs and lots of fish round out the things you'll see on this site.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 06:25:10 -0800
Duration: 317

Omega Reef is a shallow rolling reef site just east of last week’s dive site, Babylon. According to local dive guides, you can find virtually every type of coral and sponge that lives in the Cayman’s on this site. We agree. We found lots of fish, a small hawksbill turtle, a white-spotted filefish, and a very uncommon creature, a giant tunicate. Enjoy the dive!

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:13:06 -0800
Duration: 311

Babylon is an excellent wall dive on the Northeast Coast of Grand Cayman. Lots of wire coral, rope sponges and black coral extend off the vertical wall face. Creole wrasses, snappers and lots of other types of fish abound.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:13:11 -0800
Duration: 383

Fantasyland is located on the southeast side of Grand Cayman, easily accessible by dive operators on the islands East End. It is a shallow dive with lots of coral valleys to swim through and a large variety of fishes. The spur and groove coral formations are typical of Grand Cayman East End dive sites. The most interesting creature we found on this dive was a jittery red-lipped blenny in its dark phase.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:43:08 -0800
Duration: 382

With this week we begin to explore Grand Cayman’s East End, which is the opposite side of the island from the popular Seven Mile Beach area. Grouper Grotto is our first dive site in this series and it is typical of the East End shallow reefs. Lots of spur and groove coral formations and a large number of tarpon and other fish.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:43:07 -0800
Duration: 651

This week we have the opportunity to see part two of a two part educational program designed to enlighten children in grades 3-8 about the marine ecosystem in their neighborhoods in New England. Jeff Croll, an avid diver and educator hosts this program and shows the viewers different parts of the New England marine ecosystem. The New England Marine Ecosystem was awarded two Telly Awards in the 2007 Awards competition in the education and nature/wildlife categories.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:10:12 -0800
Duration: 724

This week we have the opportunity to see part one of a two part educational program designed to enlighten children in grades 3-8 about the marine ecosystem in their neighborhoods in New England. Jeff Croll, an avid diver and educator hosts this program and shows the viewers different parts of the New England marine ecosystem.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Wed, 23 May 2007 11:28:07 -0800
Duration: 555

We wrap up our brief visit to West Palm Beach, Florida with a tour of some of the reef sites in the area. We start 10 miles south of the Palm Beach Inlet at Horseshoe Reef and then work our way north visiting a half a dozen different named reef sites. There are an incredible number of fish on these sites along with moray eels and lots of unusual creatures like a polka dot batfish and a flying gurnard.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sun, 06 May 2007 21:40:11 -0800
Duration: 332

West Palm Beach, Florida may not be the first place you think of in Florida for good scubadiving, but it is an excellent place to go drift diving. The Gulf Stream comes in close to the Florida Panhandle offshore from West Palm Beach. Most of the dive sites are within a mile or so of the shore and there is a plethora of wrecks and reefs on which to dive. In this episode, we visit three wrecks off the West Palm coast. The three are the Mitzpah, the PC1170 and the Princess Anne.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:58:07 -0800
Duration: 408

Black Forest on the southern tip of San Salvador is characterized by a huge swim-through that takes you from the sandy area in which the boat anchors out to the edge of the wall. Lots of fish pairs, a large hawksbill turtle and a scalloped hammerhead shark in the depths below were observed during this dive. It’s a nice vertical wall with a coral ridge rising above the sand at the top.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:32:21 -0800
Duration: 328

On our third dive around San Salvador in the Bahamas, we explore Vicky’s Reef, named for a diver who lost her dive watch on the site which was recovered a few weeks later dangling from a coral head on the edge of the wall. As with most of the San Salvador sites, this one has a nice swim through and a resident friendly Nassau grouper who likes to approach divers and be petted. He’s just like a big ol’ dog.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:54:27 -0800
Duration: 323

This is the second of four dives around San Salvador in the Bahamas. This site has a very nice swim-through leading out to the wall which drops down to about 200 ft before leveling off. In the sandy shallows at this site there is an underwater monument commemorating Christopher Columbus’ first landfall in the New World in October 1492 which some believe was on the island of San Salvador.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:46:07 -0800
Duration: 323

This week we begin a four episode long exploration of dive sites around San Salvador, one of the Out Islands of the Bahamas. This site features a nice vertical wall and a small sailing vessel shipwreck in the shallows. Lots of fish have started to call this wreck home even though it had sunk only six months before we dove the site.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:40:29 -0800
Duration: 312

This is a lovely wall dive on Northwest Point of Providenciales. The vertical wall is covered with wire coral, black coral and sponges. The shallows at the top of the wall are covered with hard and soft corals and sponges. What made this particular dive enjoyable was the Caribbean octopus we found toward the end of the dive that was escorted by two Nassau groupers. The octopus hung out with us until we had to return to the boat.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:24:58 -0800
Duration: 280

It was a gorgeous day and perfect timing to dive in the Sandbore Channel betweek Providenciales and West Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Great visibility allows us to show off the gorgeous soft corals that are common in the Channel as well as the wonderful underwater vistas and and animal life that can be found in this area.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:21:32 -0800
Duration: 414

Shark Hotel is traditionally thought of as an excellent deep dive due to the location of the “Hotel” at around 120 ft. But in reality, it is also an excellent shallow dive and, in this case, the best thing we saw was just under the boat at the end of the dive. Right before getting out of the water, a 10-12 ft. manta ray appeared out of the shallows. They are rare around the Turks and Caicos, but are seen on occasion.

Author: ScubaVisions
Added: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:21:32 -0800
Duration: 265

Grand Canyon is another of the excellent Northwest Point dive sites off Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos. On this dive, we saw a small hawksbill turtle, a green moray and a school of juvenile great baracudas at the end of the dive. There is also a nice white-spotted filefish early in the dive.

Author: ScubaVisions