Corsica · France · Reef
La Pointe de la Chiappa
Catalogued from 10 to 30 metres on the Chiappa cape
Photo: Reustli · CC BY-SA 4.0
A headland dive off the Chiappa cape near Porto-Vecchio, catalogued in the SSI MyDiveGuide directory with a published position and a 10 to 30 metre depth range. The entry lists it as suiting divers of all levels. It sits on Corsica's east coast, north-east of Bonifacio and the Lavezzi islands, and nothing beyond the depths and the position is published for it.
Where it is and how deep
41.5966° N, 9.3645° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
All that is fixed for this site is a depth range rather than a route: ground running from 10 metres down to 30, on the Chiappa cape near Porto-Vecchio. Plan around that band. The 10 metre end gives an easy shallow stretch to finish on, and 30 metres is a floor to touch rather than a depth to work, so the shape of the dive comes down to which half of the range your certification and your gas plan cover.
The entry calls the site suitable for divers of all levels, and that holds for the shallow half; the deep end is past what a freshly certified Open Water diver should be planning, so agree a target depth on the boat rather than discovering it in the water. Nothing else about the site is published — no current, visibility or marine-life figures, and no description of the terrain — which makes the operator's briefing on the day the authority on how it is actually run.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-season | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Off-season |
Season follows Corsica: Operators run Apr–Oct with July and August warmest; the Bouches de Bonifacio funnel wind and can close the crossing at short notice.
Photos from La Pointe de la Chiappa
Telperion · CC BY-SA 3.0
Daniel Reust · CC BY-SA 4.0
Raphodon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sources
- La pointe de la Chiappa — Scubago / SSI MyDiveGuide
Photo credits
- Aerial view of the rocky Chiappa headland and its lighthouse jutting into the Mediterranean at sunset by Reustli, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The wooded Chiappa headland seen from the sea, with a boat's wake crossing the water in the foreground by Telperion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wide aerial panorama of the Chiappa peninsula and its coastline near Porto-Vecchio at low sun by Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The white lighthouse tower named CHIAPPA standing on the point above the dive site by Raphodon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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