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NORTH REEF 15 to 80 feet
Intermediate - Advanced
The North Reef is rarely explored and requires a considerable cruise around or through the
lagoon. Extremely long (1/4 mile) ridges and canyons extend from the reef front to sand at 80
feet or more. Moderate visibility and less marine life
than the south reef. Normally subject to easterly wind and swell, with moderate
current and sharks. Portions of the north reef front are riddled with
caves and caverns.
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REEF HOTEL CAVERN
COMPLEX 0 to 35 feet Advanced
An interconnected
maze of
caves and caverns in the reef front spanning at least 350 feet, reaching far
into the reef. Enter the reef front at 30 feet and emerge from a vertical
shaft in mere inches of water shoreward of the surf zone.
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WEST REEF
15 to 60 feet
Beginner - Intermediate
The West Reef is a rarely
explored region of highly eroded limestone that extend from the reef front to 60
feet or more. Relatively clear water and mild currents during summer months.
Less
marine life than the south reef. Twenty-five minutes from the harbor.
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