A Douglas Bay site named for a huge boulder that came down the mountainside thousands of years ago and now forms a hand-like formation. Its top breaks the surface, and Cabrits Dive Centre makes the iceberg comparison: most of the rock is below. The published range is 15 to 90 feet (up to 27 m), and the centre calls this a good spot for spotted eagle rays.
Where it is and how deep
15.5972° N, 61.4651° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The rock is the site. Cabrits Dive Centre describes one huge boulder that tumbled down the mountainside thousands of years ago and now forms a hand-like formation, with the top of it breaking the surface; the centre's own comparison is an iceberg, since most of the rock is under water. The dive is worked around and over it, inside a published range of 15 to 90 feet, about 4.5 m to 27 m.
That wide range is what shapes the profile: the deep side of the formation first, the shallow top of it left for the end of the dive. Cabrits Dive Centre also calls this a good spot for spotted eagle rays, so the open water off the rock is worth watching as well as the structure itself. It is ten minutes out from the dive centre, one of a cluster of sites in Douglas Bay.
Marine life and season
- Eagle rays
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime |
Season follows Dominica: Diving is favourable all year; December to May is the driest and calmest stretch, and occasional summer rain does little to dive quality.
Sources
- Diving in Dominica — Cabrits Dive Centre
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