Caribbean Scuba Diving

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...

  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 dive...

  Most Southerly Islands of the Windward Islands. It covers about 135 square miles and has a population of 113,000. The capital is St George's Best time to dive Grenada: February to April is the driest time of the year, usually January is ok as well. Since Grenada is so far to the south, they don't get affected a lot by hurricanes and tropical storms, but it does happen once in a while, August to October are the highest risk months. Average temperatures Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Min (°C) 22 22 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23.3 Max (°C) 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 30 30.8 Min (°F) 72 72 72 73 75 75 75 75 75 75 73 73 73.9 Max (°F) 86 86 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 86 87.4 Average precipitation Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Prec.(mm) 115 80 65 70 115 220 230 220 200 245 245 175 1980 Prec.(in) 4.5 3.1 2.6 2.8 4.5 8.7 9.1 8.7 7.9 9.6 9.6 6.9 78 Days 14 9 10 7 13 17 20 18 17 20 20 18 183 Average water temperatures Mon...