| Open Water Certification Dives |
| Dive Site |
Comments |
| Captain's Ridge |
Dive depth 25-50ft (8-16m). Sandy Area surrounded by lush coral formations. Lots of schooling fish. Located on Sail Reef system. |
| Frenchman's Reef |
Dive depth 10-40ft (3-13m). Schools of reef fish on cliff edge. Excellent for novices and photographers. |
| Grouper Bowl |
Dive depth 25-50ft (8-16m). Anguilla's most beautiful hard coral formations. |
| Point Bay |
Dive depth 40ft (13m). Beach night dive. Plenty fish plus lobster and crayfish. A must. |
| Sandy Deep |
Dive depth 15-60ft (5-20m). Mini-wall carpeted in hard coral. Many fish plus the occasional sting ray. |
| Sea Fan Reef |
Dive depth 45ft (15m). Forest of waving sea fans. Eels, Angel fish plus many others. |
| The Coliseum |
Dive depth 25-50ft (8-16m). Lush hard coral formations. Many schooling fish. |
| The Trenches |
Dive depth 60ft (20m). Dive between two coral ridges. Plenty to see, up one side and down the other. |
| Turtle Reef |
Dive depth 30ft (10m). A beach/night dive where turtles feed. |
| Upper Flats |
Dive depth 40-60ft (13-20m). Look for stingrays in the sand flats as curious groupers approach and barracudas look on. |
| West Point |
Dive depth 45ft (15m). Drift dive along a cliff cove line. Enjoy the ride! |
| Advanced Open Water Certification Dives |
| Dive Site |
Comments |
| Author's Deep |
Dive depth 110ft (36m). Plenty black coral. Large pelagic fish sometimes seen. |
| Blue Angel |
Dive depth 80ft (27m). A reef trail rich in Angel fish. |
| Coral Fields |
Dive depth 85ft (28m). Diverse coral formations. Nurse sharks, rays & turtles. |
| Lobster Ridge |
Dive depth 30-70ft (10-23m). Elkhorn coral formations plus lobster, spotted eels and abundant schools of fish. |
| Paintcan Reef |
Dive depth 80ft (27m). Several acres of lush, diverse coral growth. Large pelagics sometimes encountered. |
| Prickly Pear |
Dive depth 30-70ft (10-23m). A canyon characterised by ledges and caverns. Nurse sharks on sandy bottom. |
| Ram's Head |
Dive depth 25-85ft (12-28m). Caves, chutes and tunnels on a roller coaster trail. Barracudas, rays, octopi plus many more fish. |
| Sandy Island |
Dive depth 30-70ft (10-23m). Known for its hard coral formations. |
| Sandy Canyon |
Dive depth 90ft (30m). Meander through canyon whose walls reach within 25ft (8m) of surface. Lobsters sometimes seen. |
| The Grottos |
Dive depth 60-80ft (20-27m). South side of Little Scrub has large grotto. North side has mini wall where you can see schools of yellowtail snapper and tarpon. |
| The Pedestals |
Dive depth 50-90ft (17-30m). Huge corals form passageways where nurse sharks sleep and large grouper and rockfish hide. Spotted rays, Angel fish and lobster. |
| The Steps |
Dive depth 30-70ft (10-23m). Large tunnels created by three immense tiers of coral formations and boulders. Eels and schools of fish. Deeper finds many large pelagics. |
| Wreck Dives |
| Dive Site |
Comments |
| Ida Marie |
Dive depth 60ft (20m). Deliberately sunk 1985, 110ft (36m) freighter sits upright, semi-intact. Home to wide variety of schooling fish, plus other solitary species. Lobsters seen. |
| Oosterdiep |
Dive depth 75ft (25m). Deliberately sunk in Road Bay in 1990. Sits upright and intact. Schooling fish and stingrays common. |
| M.V. Commerce |
Dive depth 45-80ft (15-27m). Sunk 1986. Upright and intact on sandy bottom. Rays common. |
| M.V. Lady Vie |
Dive depth 80ft (27m). Sunk 1990, upright & intact near Sail Reef system. |
| M.V. Meppel |
Dive depth 80ft (27m). Sunk 1990. Upright and intact by Sail Reef system, Northeast corner. |
| M.V. Sarah |
Dive depth 80ft (27m). Largest of the vessels sunk in 1990. Upright & intact. One excellent wreck dive.
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