Reef Smart Guides Grand Cayman: (Best Diving Spots)

by Peter McDougall, Ian Popple, Otto Wagner

Overview

The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in The Grand Cayman Islands

“The collection of Reef Smart Guides is a great resource for the touring diver. Incredible detailed 3D maps and up to date editorial content based on information from local dive experts, these cutting edge guidebooks are a must have for all scuba divers before they travel.” Clearly Cayman Dive Resorts

#1 New Release in Scuba Travel Guides, Caving & Spelunking, and Swimming

For Lonely Planet fans comes a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel guide.

A great Caribbean travel book. The ultimate guide for beach and marine activities in the Grand Cayman Islands. The detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and other dive spots are ideal for divers, snorkelers and surfers. Make the most of your time on the Island and in the water.

Detailed descriptions and map art. Reef Smart catalogues the beaches, surf spots, and dive and snorkel sites in the Cayman Islands. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the regions' top dive and snorkel sites. These maps provide useful information such as depths, currents, waves, suggested routes, potential hazards, unique structures, and species information.

Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource will help you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Pack this guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear.

Guidebook provides:

• The best locations for diving, snorkeling, and surfing, and how to access them
• Detailed 3D maps, graphics, and information to help you plan your time in and out of the water
• Species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures in the Cayman Islands and its surrounding areas
• And much more!

A unique and comprehensive SCUBA diving book. Also look for Reef Smart Guides Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, and Deerfield Beach; Reef Smart Guides Barbados; and the best-selling Reef Smart Guides Bonaire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642505849
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	10/27/2020
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Born and raised in Canada, Peter McDougall received his undergraduate and Master’s degrees from McGill University. His focus on behavioral ecology and coral reef ecology led him to two field seasons at Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados, in 1999 and again in 2002. After graduating in 2003, Peter moved to the United States and began a career in science communication and writing, publishing in both peer-reviewed academic journals and the popular press. He has written on a variety of coastal ecosystem issues, including extensive work surrounding the science of ocean acidification. He is a PADI Rescue Diver with over 300 dives in 19 years of experience.

Born and raised in the U.K., Ian Popple earned his undergraduate degree in oceanography from the University of Plymouth in 1994. He worked for five years at Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados, supporting research projects across the region, before completing his Master’s in marine biology at McGill Universityin 2004. He co-founded a marine biology education company, Beautiful Oceans, before founding Reef Smart in 2015 to raise awareness and encourage people to explore the underwater world. Ian has published in both the scientific and mainstream media, including National Geographic, Scuba Diver Magazine and the Globe and Mail. He is a PADI Dive Master with over 3,000 dives in 25 years of diving experience.

Born and raised in Romania, Otto Wagner graduated from the University of Art and Design in Cluj, Romania in 1991. He moved to Canada in 1999 where he studied Film Animation at Concordia Universityin Montreal. In 2006, Otto turned to underwater cartography and pioneered new techniques in 3D visual mapping. He co-founded Art to Media and began mapping underwater habitats around the world. Throughout his 25-year career, Otto has received numerous awards and international recognition for his work, including the Prize of Excellence in Design from the Salon International du Design de Montréal. He has also illustrated seven books. Otto is a PADI Advanced Diver with over 500 dives in 15 years of diving experience.

Table of Contents

How to use this book 6

Our "blue planet" 8

About Grand Cayman and the Cayman Islands 9

Grand Cayman beaches 20

In case of emergency 22

Diving and snorkeling 24

Shore diving 25

Diving and snorkeling services 26

Dive and snorkel sites 30

West Bay 34

Cobalt Coast Reef 36

Hepp's Pipeline 42

Turtle Reef 46

Lighthouse Point 50

Bonnie's Arch 54

Sentinel Rock and Big Tunnels 60

Round Rock and Trinity Caves 66

Seven Mile Beach 70

Kittiwake and Sand Chute 72

Cemetery Beach 80

Doc Poulson and Marty's Wall 86

Spanish Anchor 92

Angelfish Reef and Aquarium 96

Killer Puffer 100

Jax Dax 106

Oro Verde and Paradise Reef 110

George Town 116

Bob Soto's Reef 118

Cati 122

Eden Rock 130

Devil's Grotto 134

LCM David Nicholson and Sunset House Reef 138

Eagle Ray Rock 144

Southwest Coast 148

Spotts Beach 156

East End 162

Breakers Cutback 164

Fantasea Land 168

Ironshore Gardens 174

High Rock Drop-Off 178

Kangaroo Gorge 182

Three Sisters 186

Playing field 192

The Maze 196

Pat's Wall 200

Grouper Grotto 204

Sunset Reef and Sunrise Reef 210

Dragon's Lair 218

Snapper Hole 222

Mimi's Dock at Morritt's Tortuga Club 228

Valley of the Dolls 234

Black Rock Reef 238

Fish Tank 242

Split Rock 246

Anchor Point 252

Top Secret 256

Babylon 260

North Sound 264

Rum Point 268

Starfish Point 272

Hammerhead Hill 280

Stingray City and Sandbar 290

Species 292

Index of sites 326

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“The collection of Reef Smart Guides is a great resource for the touring diver. Incredible detailed 3D maps and up to date editorial content based on information from local dive experts, these cutting edge guidebooks are a must have for all scuba divers before they travel.” Clearly Cayman Dive Resorts