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Bloody Bay Wall |
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Strawberry Wall |
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Inside out |
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Keith Tibbitts Wreck |
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1 votes(s). |
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Greenhouse Reef |
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April 2010 |
I dived the Keith Tibbetts as a morning trip from Little Cayman Island. My only disappointment was that we only did one dive on the wreck! The Keith Tibbetts is a Russian frigate, purposely sunk as a dive attraction. The wreck used to be in one piece, but because of storms, has been broken in two. The good news is that it makes penetration easy. There isn't a great deal of sea life around the wreck, but the ship is an attraction in and of itself of course. You can get into the bridge, and down the a few corridors easily. As for fish life, the highlight for me was a Goliath Grouper sheltering in the wreckage -- it was so big, that when it turned around and swam towards me, I my heart raced, I turned around and got out of there ASAP! While I've had some tense moments around uncomfortably nosy sharks, never like that around a fish! The wreck is certainly worth 2 dives, and maybe more! Wish we would have had more time.
Date posted: 17-Apr-2010 14:42 by: southernseas |
April 2004 |
The dives on the north side of the Brac are generally deeper than at Little Cayman. The walls can be just as good as Little Cayman but you can spend less time at depth. Sponges abound, and a few less juviniles on the Brac compared to Little Cayman. Barracuda always sighted as are stingrays. The island is not quite as expensive as Little Cayman and there is more to do topside.
Date posted: 10-Jan-2006 18:46 by: Jerry |
September 2005 |
We went to Brac Reef Resort the week of Sept 10th - 17th and did 16 dives. We never went to the same dive site twice, the morning dives were wall dives max 110ft with the second dive being a shallower reef dive max 60ft. The afternoon dives were a reef or wall dive with a max depth of 60 to 70ft. Can't say enough about the staff at the resort from Sol who worked the front desk to the divemasters Jay, Vicki, Rob and Michelle they did an outstanding job. Great dive breifings, you could follow the divemaster or go out on your own with your buddy. They always did roll call after each dive and we never had more than 10 to 12 divers on the boat that can handle 20 divers (we did go in low season) The Brac Reef rooms were big and clean, every thing worked and the pool was very clean. The food was buffet style most of the time but was excellent, Omar will take good care of you in the dining room. We will go back.
Date posted: 25-Sep-2005 21:36 by: David Brown |
July 2005 |
Divi Tiara is a great place, if you like resorts on the rustic side. For my wife and I, it was great. A good place to kick back and relax from the hectic life. There are enough hammocks on the beach to make an army happy. Max, Liz, Gary, Scotty, Andre, Colbert, Karl and Christian are your dive people. They have only one goal...to make your dives second to none!!! Dive tiara recently purchased a Newton 46. What a great boat to make your dives from. The weather was perfect during our trip, so we got to dive both the south and north side walls. These walls are very different, with the south side rivalling any location in the world for sheer thrills. Don't forget, this side is where the bottom drops out....down to 21,000 feet. The food is great, island spicy, so if you have a delicate stomach, ask first! Jody and Annie will take good care of you at the bar. PS--Find a piece of driftwood, get some paint from the front desk, GET CREATIVE! The resort lost a lot of great signs from over the years after Ivan destroyed the dock. The valet diving is great, put your gear in a numbered bag they provide, put it outside your door, it will be on the boat for your first dive. After you set it up the first time, it will always be ready for your next dive and rinsed every night. This place is a 10. Thanks Max!!
Date posted: 01-Aug-2005 02:52 by: chris |
May 2005 |
We loved Bloody Bay Wall and some of the dive sites around Brac were better than others. Barracuda were curious enough to get close and almost follow us. Grouper were cute, friendly and interested in us. Dive Divi (Tiara) was great dive shop and photo shop was excellent. Obtained a great video of our wreck drive to the Capt Keith Tibbitts wreck.
Date posted: 02-Jul-2005 14:14 by: Janet |
May 2005 |
Stayed for a week at Brac reef beach resort and dove with Reef Divers, Inc. Got married on the fourth day on the beach at sunset. Awesome experiance and very very good diving. The week seemed to pass like minutes. Deffinatly going back. Food was top notch.
Date posted: 06-Jun-2005 19:56 by: Darron |
September 2004 |
We stayed at Divi Tiara just before the hurricane hit. The dive crew & rest of the staff went out of their way to make us feel at home. There was some great bicycling & hiking on the island but not much else to do. The trip was cut short because of the hurricane so we didn't get to go over to Little Cayman or do a night dive. The wall around Cayman Brac & the Russian destroyer were definitely worth the trip.
Date posted: 04-Jun-2005 15:15 by: Jim |
January 2005 |
Divi Tiara has the best food of any resort I've ever visited.
Date posted: 02-Jun-2005 23:26 by: Alan |
April 2005 |
Lots of turtles, spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, moray eels, scorpion fish, tarpon, many lobsters and of course, beautiful tropical reef fish. It was our second visit.
Date posted: 01-Jun-2005 22:22 by: Deb |
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The massive 95m long, Brigadier Class 2 vessel sits completely upright in 10m to 24m of water. Most of her instruments and her smaller machine guns were removed before sinking, but her forward and aft heavy calibre guns can be explored, as can the bridge and upper decks. In the interests of safety, the engine room and lower decks have been sealed off. |
10m / 33ft |
24m / 79ft |
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Deliberately sunk: 01-Sep-1996 |
Wreck penetration is possible. |
Technical or decompression diving. |
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Great wreck dive. Easy.
Date posted: 24-Aug-2006 20:15 by: Mike who thought that:
Anyone can dive this wreck.
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The Cayman Mariner, sunk in 1986, sits completely upright and intact on a flat sandy bottom in just 18m of water. |
12m / 39ft |
18m / 59ft |
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Deliberately sunk: 01-Jan-1986 |
Wreck penetration not possible |
Technical or decompression diving. |
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