Buck Island Wall (south side)

Buck Island wall can be one of two dive sites - Dive Flag Rock or Andres' Reef. This site is on the outside of Buck Island and is one of the deeper dives that we can do. We don't have the continental shelf drop offs that St. Croix has, but this wall is one of the nicer reefs we dive. There are pieces of machinery that were left in the 1960's and has been invaded by schools of blue and brown chromis, and the occasional eel or shark. The sand is in 60-70 ft of water and the top of the reef is in 30 feet for a nice multi-level dive. Sting rays and Eagle rays regularly cruise by as well.

Calf Rock (south side)

Calf Rock is right next to Cow Rock but it is a totally different dive site. Calf has lots of ledges to look under and crevices to peek into where you might be rewarded by the sight of a huge green moray or lobster (that won't fit into a normal cooking pot). There is a large field of soft corals and gorgonians that sway with the waves and huge stands of Elkhorn coral for the smaller fish to hide under. Fairy Basslets hang out under one large overhang by the dozens. The clear blue water and shallow depth at this site makes it a fantastic dive for photographers.

Carvel Rock (north side)

Carvel Rock was mistaken by some ancient seafarer as a ship who was so sure of his identification that he fired on the ‘ship.’ Upon approach to the site, you will see perhaps 100 yards of rocks that get larger from west to east.The mooring ball is on the south side of the largest rock and you always have to check the current, lest you wind up in Tortola. You’ll be treated to schools of bait fish and tarpon. Also to be seen are coral encrusted rock formations with interesting sponge structures, sea fans and tunicates.The north side is the deepest at 80 ft and the most fun, as you’re swimming through a canyon with almost totally vertical walls.

Congo Cay (north side)

This dive is at the western end, near the point, and the normal dive route takes you through canyons, around pinnacles and a sand chute that’s like an underwater ski jump down to 80 ft. For some of the dive, you’ll be treated to white sand and octocorals and at other aerial rocky encrusted coral makes up the terrain housing invertebrates galore. This site is great for fish watchers, who are treated to large schools of silversides, and even the possibility of sharks and bottlenose dolphins. More likely than not though, you’ll be seeing stingrays buried in the sand.

Cow Rock (south side)

Cow Rock has a series of swim-throughs with any number of cool critters residing in the crevices and a maximum depth of 45 feet. We regularly see lobsters clinging to the ceiling, brittle stars in between the rocks, and spotted drum in the swim-through. There's also the "Champagne Cork" - when there's enough wave action, this swim-through has the distinct feature of sucking you up spitting you out the top - just like a cork. Winding in and around the rocks you will be able to watch the waves breaking out over the tops of the formation. You'll see tarpon and usually a turtle or two.

French Cap (south side)

French Cap is an uninhabited island approximately 6 miles south of St. Thomas. Because it is unprotected, the seas must be relatively calm before we even THINK about going there. In 90 feet of water this is one of the few places you will see Black Durgeons & huge schools of Sennet fish. Lobster are in abundance here, as are any number of the larger game fish, hog fish & permit, just to name a few. We usually do both dives on French Cap, with a shallower dive to 60 feet on the northwest side of the island. On the second dive you will be treated to a swim-through that has a nice cathedral ceiling you can actually surface into.