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It's been a few years since we've sailed that way, but there is good diving there, especially if the conditions are calm. There are numerous reefs and islets on the exposed (and deep) north and east sides. You might see anything coming in from the deep. August can be very calm at times, so those...

Good to hear Glenroy is still active, he was diving Union, Mayreau & Tabago Cays frequently. Which reminds me, if the weather is settled (a maybe for Thanksgiving) east of the Tabago Cays, East of Petit Tabac is a rather unique spot to anchor and dive called Worlds End Reef, nose in carefully...

t-mac, The Bianca C is deep 100-130+ so while not a problem to dive it is a problem to anchor there. You can check with the locals if a real dependable mooring is currently in place; might be best as a rendezvous dive. You can dive at Isle de Ronde if the weather is settled they do get small...

If you look you will find a number of charter companies who have "crewed" charter boats available either from Grenada or St Vincent. Finding one the that is set up for diving is a smaller subset, but they do exist. February is in the high season for charters so it is expensive especially for 2...

Of those four I would say Carriacou best meets your specifications. All have some good Eastern Carib diving, nothing spectacular. Carriacou with a small population, is less developed, less traveled and also doesn't get much run-off. It's compact enough to head to the "other" side of the island...

I agree with Damselfish, I've never worn a wetsuit in November in any of the Windwards or Leewards, and I like to be warm. Lycra has been the suit of choice when diving off charter boats, especially since we don't seem to do many multi-tank dive days there. I did break down and buy a .5mm full...

I would agree with Sieg, Angelfish reef is where I like to do my first dive of the trip, get the dust off. You can wind your way thru rocky passes or go around outside and see just about anything. We usually dive from our boat with rental tanks. There are dive-use moorings on nearly all the...

Urban legends are very persistent (not that this is urban in any way). I agree with your assessment; IF JYC ever visited Coz in the 50s or 60s it would have been BIG news all over Q.Roo. Since there is no (apparently) living witness to such an event I'd be betting that there is no such...

There is quite likely an official ship's log of all Calypso's travels. It is a general maritime requirement as well as a French Government requirement for all French flagged vessels. Maybe it's collecting dust in Paris somewhere, doubtful anyone would really be that interested.

Of your trio only Anguilla, requires this, but there is no real enforcement away from the Road Bay. Even there the Dive shops thought it was a joke, happy to fill our tanks. We did some rendezvous diving there since it was cost effective, (if anything is cost effective in Anguilla with their...

Bora Bora is a small example of how sites change can dramatically (usually for the worse) in very short period; no matter the cause, fishing, pollution, major storms, geologic or political events. It might be wise for all divers to adapt a "window" approach to the their dream trip(s). If the...

Air Tahiti allows 20kgs/person on Y class fares, 50kgs on Z class fares, 5kgs extra for divers presenting a C-card at the counter in PPT. You'll have to due the math on the value of airfares and your loading. Diving in BB is not very exciting, what it is however, is warm and clear and it's...

My only complaint about 120s is the amount of gas still in the tank when surfacing, it's just not right ending even a long dive with 1500psi. :grinjester: With a finite supply of breathing gas, I'm sure everyone will agree more is better. You really don't know when you might actually need it...

If you are planning to stay on Cooper for more than a few days it might get a bit boring, there is not much to do except water sports and the one restaurant (club) on the beach. It's a favorite stop of charterers who come in and grab a mooring, enjoy the beach, the restaurant, snorkeling and or...

I'm laughing at the image, but it's true, however PF is very civilized compared to some of the more remote island groups. Those planes can REALLY take your breath away, also many of the island groups (like Tonga) will make you stay seated while they spray the plane interior with mosquito spray...

I'll echo what been said so far, the Tuamotus are some of the best diving you will ever see. The Societys all seem to have a couple decent dives, only Raiatea-Tahaa (they share a lagoon) have more than a few nice sites but still no reason to travel there for diving. Enjoy what diving there is...

During summer, lots of open, windward sites become diveable. You may get lucky and have a week or more of calm, bad for sailing but great for diving. I plan to dive certain sites by the weather and sea-state predictions. BVI has both wide open ocean sites and very protected sites, the weather is...

For most island ops you'll be lucky if you can get a fill in 30mins, especially for 4 or more tanks. It usually takes that long to find the operator, or they have a fill order or two in front of you or their equipment only has 2 working whips, or "dat guy didn't come today" or the compressor is...

Dive operations there have been hit or miss for decades, just not enough volume to make it work and too far from Tortola or VG for their ops to make it economic. You would almost have to check the week before you go, to verify an operation is still open. Bert Kilbride used to regularly take...

Guadeloupe has some of the best diving in the Eastern Carib, and almost no Americans know it! Most of the diving is on the west side of Basseterre, so you'll be making the commute everyday you dive. There is some shore diving to the east of Gosier, at St Francois. The Ile des Saintes has a...