St Barth Scuba Diving

-

 

Volcanic Island in the Northwest Caribbean Sea

Covers 9.7 square miles and has a population of about 10.000.

The capital is Gustavia.


Best time to dive St Barth:

December to April is the least rainy, and least hot time of the year.

From August to October is the highest chance on being affected by tropical storms and Hurricanes.

Average temperatures

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Min (°C)23232324252626262626252424.8
Max (°C)29292930313232323231313030.7
Min (°F)73737375777979797979777576.6
Max (°F)84848486889090909088888687.2

Average precipitation

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Prec.(mm)65455565906080115125130125951050
Prec.(in)2.61.82.22.63.52.43.14.54.95.14.93.741.3
Days129891210111214141313137

Average water temperatures

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp (°C)262626262728282829292827
Temp (°F)797979798182828284848281


St Barth dive sites;

Le pain de sucre (The Sugar Loaf)












Gently sloping reef between 50 & 100 ft, covered in colorful coral. 

Barracudas, Turtles, Big Eyed Jacks, Nurse & Grey Reef sharks reside at this reef & cave.


La pointe de Colombier;
















A mini wall that reaches a maximum depth of 65 ft, @ caves are located in this wall.

Barracuda, Turtles and Rays can be seen among different species of reef fish.


Kayali;














This wreck dive is for advanced divers, the wreck lies at 100 ft depth and the attraction is that this old fishing boat can be penetrated at several points. The Kayali sank in 1994.

Nearby Rays and Turtles can be spotted.


Non-stop wreck


The top of the keel of this upside down wreck is only at 20 ft, the sandy bottom is at 50 ft, the 200ft long Non-stop was a luxury yacht that went down in hurricane Hugo in 1989. Various attempts to salvage it failed. 

Many hard- and soft corals are starting to cover the steel hull, groupers, blue tang, lobster, trunk fish and queen angelfish can be enjoyed here.

This wreck should not be penetrated, as it is breaking up!!!


La Baleine


Plenty of species of reef fish, live among the soft and hard corals, barrel sponges up to 6 ft are the attraction of this site.

Depth is from 24 to 57 ft, 

 Read about diving in:











Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Review Sealife Sportdiver Underwater housing for iPhones (SL 400, iPhone 7 and up)

-
Image
  If you are a snorkeler or recreational diver and own a iPhone 7 or up, you don't need a bulky & costly underwater Camera to make beautiful photo's and videos. The days that the housings for phones were not much more than a plastic bag with some clips are over. The SL 400 is a real  underwater  housing for iPhones. Sealife is a brand trusted by many, they have been making cameras and underwater housings for over 25 years now. The SL 400 was released just before Christmas 2020 and comes in a solid carrying case, with zippers and space for accessories.      The neutrally buoyant case, weighs 1.5 lbs, and comes with a wrist band and a clip that you can attach to your BCD, and a removable red filter on the lens cover.  It is designed to mount on the Sealife frames so you can use it with light setups if you wish so. Because of the easy interchangeable rubber bushings you can fit any iPhone from the 7 to the 12 Pro and Sealife says it will keep it updated as newer models come ou
Read more

Grenada travel and diving update (Covid 19 protocols and the best dive sites of Grenada)

-
Image
  Grenada is open for international visitors, but it is required to stay on the property for 5 days, then you can take a PCR test and if the result is negative you can move freely around the island. To know all the newest updates check  https://www.puregrenada.com/travel-advisory/ . The GOOD news for divers is that if you stay at the Sandals resort you can start diving the day after your arrival (boats leave and arrive at the property). The complete list of government approved accommodations;  https://covid19.gov.gd/accommodations/ . If you are staying at the  Sandals St George Grenada  as a certified diver you'll have 2 tanks per day, all equipment and boat transport included in your package. They use twin diesel Newton dive boats with fresh water shower, tank holders, 16 ft dive platform,... Here are some of the 24 dive sites offered by Sandals: Bianca C wreck: 600 ft cruise liner that sank in 1961, with a depth of 115 - 164 ft this is a dive for Advanced divers. Moray Eels, Atla
Read more

Underwater sculpture park Grenada (Molinere Bay)

-
Image
The Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park in the Caribbean Sea, is located of the west coast of Grenada, and can be reached easily by a 10 minute boat ride out of St Georges. The sculptures are created by the British sculptor Jason deClaires Taylor and are forming a artificial reef in the Molinere Bay. The underwater sculpture park covers about 800 square meters (8611 square ft) and consists of 75 individual sculptures that form solo and group formations all together about 15 tons of dry cement was used. The maximum depth is about 40 ft (12 meters). In May 2006 the park was declared open. Taylor's idea was not only to reflect Grenada's history and culture, but also to aid the reefs after this area got bashed by hurricanes Ivan and Emely in 2004 and 2005. The sculptures are designed to stimulate coral growth and are placed up current so that when the corals spawn the polyps have something to attach them self to. Already the results can be seen, and the sculptures are the home a var
Read more