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Re: Monkey Point or Dogs for Snorkeling
[Re: tbart]
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03/05/2015 02:26 PM
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MrEZgoin
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Dogs are better and IME the conditions are far more consistent. Visibility at Monkey Point is hit or miss.
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Re: Monkey Point or Dogs for Snorkeling
[Re: Winterstale]
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03/05/2015 04:29 PM
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The chimney is a dive site. Even non divers should pick up the dive guide frank sells. It highlights good snorkel sites too. Chimney is on the west side of great dog. 5-6 mooring balls there. Lots to see!
Matt
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Re: Monkey Point or Dogs for Snorkeling
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03/05/2015 05:41 PM
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Monkey point is hit or miss. The Dogs are almost always excellent - at least at the Chimney. Never had a bad dive/snorkel there.
Matt
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Re: Monkey Point or Dogs for Snorkeling
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03/05/2015 05:47 PM
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That's always the best bet - hit em both. If Monkey point is on a miss day, you can simply move on.
Matt
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Re: Monkey Point or Dogs for Snorkeling
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03/05/2015 06:05 PM
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tradewinds said: The airplane fuselage on the South side of Great Dog is pretty cool to see. 3 friends of ours were on that plane when it went into the water off the end of the Beef Island runway. A few years later, after they had qualiied for SCUBA, 2 of those folks dove on the site where the plane is now and have pictures of themselves seated in the seats they were assigned for the original flight from EIS to SJU. Just so you know, no one was injured in the original accident. Essentially, the plane never really " took off" , they gained a couple feet of air but splashed immediately. ( There is a good reason for baggage weight limitations, and don't get too torqued if your stuff gets delayed). Breeze
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Re: Monkey Point or Dogs for Snorkeling
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03/05/2015 06:11 PM
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Breeze said:tradewinds said: The airplane fuselage on the South side of Great Dog is pretty cool to see. 3 friends of ours were on that plane when it went into the water off the end of the Beef Island runway. A few years later, after they had qualiied for SCUBA, 2 of those folks dove on the site where the plane is now and have pictures of themselves seated in the seats they were assigned for the original flight from EIS to SJU. Just so you know, no one was injured in the original accident. Essentially, the plane never really " took off" , they gained a couple feet of air but splashed immediately. ( There is a good reason for baggage weight limitations, and don't get too torqued if your stuff gets delayed). Breeze Now THAT is a cool story!
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Re: Monkey Point or Dogs for Snorkeling
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03/05/2015 07:05 PM
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I like Great Dog best... we usually stop there several times each trip. There can be some surge.
The sunken airplane is cool, but too deep for snorkeling.
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Re: Monkey Point or Dogs for Snorkeling
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03/11/2015 12:41 PM
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From Wikipedia: Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
"On 6 May 1993, a Short 330 turboprop operated by Atlantic Air BVI overran the runway and landed in the sea after aborting on takeoff. It was a passenger flight, and all passengers and crew survived. The airframe was damaged beyond economic repair, and was sunk as a scuba diving site off Great Dog Island"
Go for the DOGS...
Chuck W.
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