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Cayman Aggressor IV Captains Report July 13 20, 2013
Water temp 84F+
Air Temp 85's
Vis 100ft+
Wetsuit req 3mm shorty or less
And again we had the pleasure of 18 happy divers coming to spend a week onboard the CAIV. Several familiar happy faces were seen, as well as plenty of new and happy faces too! Once the last couple came onboard, we started the engines and headed up the west side to enjoy a BBQ dinner, complete the welcome safety briefing, and get a good nights sleep getting ready for our first dives in the morning.
Sunday. The wreck of the Doc Polson was up first! This is a shallow tugboat wreck in 50ft of water with an easy 20 yards swim to the drop off. Today there were plenty of critters around. Everyone enjoyed getting back into the water and getting wet. This was a perfect spot for our check out dive! The wreck of the Kittiwake and the Sand Shutes was our afternoon dives. Here we get to enjoy two dive sites in one. The 300-foot USS Kittiwake was a US Navy submarine rescue ship that was intentionally sunk in Jan 2011 as an incredible dive site for all to enjoy. Right off this site is Sand Chutes, which is an incredible series of chutes and swim thrus that head to the edge of the drop off!
Monday. After a bumpy crossing we ended up on Bloody Bay Wall! Randys Gazebo was our first site and here we enjoyed descending into the blue, cruising the drop off, exploring the chimneys, and swimming through the archway. Today we spotted several turtles, a yellow ray, nurse shark and plenty of reef critters. Meadows was the afternoon site and what a great afternoon it was as we had two dives to enjoy the shallow reef top and explore the swim thrus. Cosmo, the friendly Nassau grouper, came by and so did an eagle ray, several turtles, nurse shark, giant green eel, a couple of reef sharks and a huge school of horse eye jacks. The night dive produced all the usual suspects including channel crabs, sharks, sleeping turtles, lobsters, eels, and of course octopus! Another incredible day of diving CAIV style!
Tuesday. Leah Leahs Lookout was our morning site. Here we get to enjoy the crevice that runs from the 20ft shallows out to the wall at 100ft! Today we had incredible visibility and a little current. We were treated to reef sharks, another sleeping nurse shark, two spotted drums, mating groupers, and more lobsters than we could all eat!! Bus Stop was the afternoon site and is believed to be one of the best dive sites in the Caribbean! Golden coneys, queen angelfish, sleeping stingrays, lobsters, rainbow squid, Nassau groupers, plenty more reef sharks, and a beautiful eagle ray all were spotted along with the sail fin blennies. For the night dive more nocturnal critters came out to play, with more crabs, more lobsters and another octopus! Wow, what a great day of diving!
Wednesday. After a beautiful evening cruise over to Cayman Brac we dove the wreck of the Russian Destroyer. Today, nine brave divers jumped in at 5:45am (before breakfast) under a beautiful rainbow to enjoy the morning sunrise from 60ft below on the Russian Destroyer in the daytime! Everyone enjoyed exploring the ins and outs of this wreck. The vis was excellent and plenty of pics were taken around the bridge and stern gun. Of course, the guys enjoyed going inside the wreck and exploring the engine rooms. Back on Little Cayman, Bus Stop was up for the afternoon. This is one of my favorite dive sites, and always a hit with our guests! Reef Sharks, turtles, eagle rays, and all the amazing swim thrus off the wall. But lets not forget the sailfin blennies and jawfish hunt. The night dive produced more stuff, including a giant lobster, crab, pufferfish, and yes, you guessed it - another octopus!
Thursday. Eight hardcore (or hard headed?) braved the early 5:45am dive at Nancys Cup Of Tea. This beautiful teacup pinnacle had plenty of shark action! Turtle, eagle ray, several very old anchors, and a giant 10 ft nurse shark were also spotted. A quick dive at Donnas Delight was a treat before lunch and then The Great Wall was our last stop here in LC before heading back to Grand Cayman. This shallow reef begins at 20 feet and drops off to 6000 feet and makes for an awesome afternoon dive. Freddie and his band of groupers came by to entertain us and get their fair share of attention, as did another couple of turtles, mating angelfish, a sleeping nurse shark, and a dozen giant lobsters.
Friday. We enjoyed a smooth crossing back to Grand Cayman to our first site at the Aquarium and OV. This is a great place to go fish watching and check out the nearby wall. Devils Grotto was our last dive of the week and once again we enjoyed the schooling silversides and the tarpon enjoying an All You Can Eat buffet and is always a favorite. All thats left to do is wash our gear and get ready for a cold drink or two at the farewell party.
Congrats go out to Hanna for passing her SSI Nitrox class. Happy Birthday Cynthia and thank you to all for making this, another wonderful safe week of Aggressor diving in the Cayman Islands.
Until next time
Cayman Aggressor IV crew
Water temp 84F+
Air Temp 85's
Vis 100ft+
Wetsuit req 3mm shorty or less
And again we had the pleasure of 18 happy divers coming to spend a week onboard the CAIV. Several familiar happy faces were seen, as well as plenty of new and happy faces too! Once the last couple came onboard, we started the engines and headed up the west side to enjoy a BBQ dinner, complete the welcome safety briefing, and get a good nights sleep getting ready for our first dives in the morning.
Sunday. The wreck of the Doc Polson was up first! This is a shallow tugboat wreck in 50ft of water with an easy 20 yards swim to the drop off. Today there were plenty of critters around. Everyone enjoyed getting back into the water and getting wet. This was a perfect spot for our check out dive! The wreck of the Kittiwake and the Sand Shutes was our afternoon dives. Here we get to enjoy two dive sites in one. The 300-foot USS Kittiwake was a US Navy submarine rescue ship that was intentionally sunk in Jan 2011 as an incredible dive site for all to enjoy. Right off this site is Sand Chutes, which is an incredible series of chutes and swim thrus that head to the edge of the drop off!
Monday. After a bumpy crossing we ended up on Bloody Bay Wall! Randys Gazebo was our first site and here we enjoyed descending into the blue, cruising the drop off, exploring the chimneys, and swimming through the archway. Today we spotted several turtles, a yellow ray, nurse shark and plenty of reef critters. Meadows was the afternoon site and what a great afternoon it was as we had two dives to enjoy the shallow reef top and explore the swim thrus. Cosmo, the friendly Nassau grouper, came by and so did an eagle ray, several turtles, nurse shark, giant green eel, a couple of reef sharks and a huge school of horse eye jacks. The night dive produced all the usual suspects including channel crabs, sharks, sleeping turtles, lobsters, eels, and of course octopus! Another incredible day of diving CAIV style!
Tuesday. Leah Leahs Lookout was our morning site. Here we get to enjoy the crevice that runs from the 20ft shallows out to the wall at 100ft! Today we had incredible visibility and a little current. We were treated to reef sharks, another sleeping nurse shark, two spotted drums, mating groupers, and more lobsters than we could all eat!! Bus Stop was the afternoon site and is believed to be one of the best dive sites in the Caribbean! Golden coneys, queen angelfish, sleeping stingrays, lobsters, rainbow squid, Nassau groupers, plenty more reef sharks, and a beautiful eagle ray all were spotted along with the sail fin blennies. For the night dive more nocturnal critters came out to play, with more crabs, more lobsters and another octopus! Wow, what a great day of diving!
Wednesday. After a beautiful evening cruise over to Cayman Brac we dove the wreck of the Russian Destroyer. Today, nine brave divers jumped in at 5:45am (before breakfast) under a beautiful rainbow to enjoy the morning sunrise from 60ft below on the Russian Destroyer in the daytime! Everyone enjoyed exploring the ins and outs of this wreck. The vis was excellent and plenty of pics were taken around the bridge and stern gun. Of course, the guys enjoyed going inside the wreck and exploring the engine rooms. Back on Little Cayman, Bus Stop was up for the afternoon. This is one of my favorite dive sites, and always a hit with our guests! Reef Sharks, turtles, eagle rays, and all the amazing swim thrus off the wall. But lets not forget the sailfin blennies and jawfish hunt. The night dive produced more stuff, including a giant lobster, crab, pufferfish, and yes, you guessed it - another octopus!
Thursday. Eight hardcore (or hard headed?) braved the early 5:45am dive at Nancys Cup Of Tea. This beautiful teacup pinnacle had plenty of shark action! Turtle, eagle ray, several very old anchors, and a giant 10 ft nurse shark were also spotted. A quick dive at Donnas Delight was a treat before lunch and then The Great Wall was our last stop here in LC before heading back to Grand Cayman. This shallow reef begins at 20 feet and drops off to 6000 feet and makes for an awesome afternoon dive. Freddie and his band of groupers came by to entertain us and get their fair share of attention, as did another couple of turtles, mating angelfish, a sleeping nurse shark, and a dozen giant lobsters.
Friday. We enjoyed a smooth crossing back to Grand Cayman to our first site at the Aquarium and OV. This is a great place to go fish watching and check out the nearby wall. Devils Grotto was our last dive of the week and once again we enjoyed the schooling silversides and the tarpon enjoying an All You Can Eat buffet and is always a favorite. All thats left to do is wash our gear and get ready for a cold drink or two at the farewell party.
Congrats go out to Hanna for passing her SSI Nitrox class. Happy Birthday Cynthia and thank you to all for making this, another wonderful safe week of Aggressor diving in the Cayman Islands.
Until next time
Cayman Aggressor IV crew