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CJ's Drop Off
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Location
Utila, North
Highlights
Drop off wall over 300 metres, pelagic creatures passing zone
Visibility
35metres
Currents
Caribbean Light to Rum Punch Mild
Site Depth
7metres
Difficulty
Easy to Advanced (Advanced Open Water)
Duration
57minutes
Sight-seeing
Spotted Trunkfish, Foureye Butterflyfish, Red Porgy, Tarpon, Branching Tube Sponge, Azure Vase Sponge, Branching Fire Coral, Flamefish, Permits, Green Moray, Scrawled Filefish
Hotspot Watch
Channel Clinging Crab, Great Barracuda, Cushion Sea Star

DIVE BRIEF: This is one of Utila's most impressive sites, especially when the water is clear. With a wall that runs to a depth of almost 300 metres, it makes your descent over the plateau feel like your jumping off a cliff with a parachute. The sensation of its depth is unforgettable. The buoy site is at 8 metres on an extensive plateau where a diver will see many different types of brain coral. East of the plateau you will spot a deep sand channel (17 metres) that is often visited by the Great Barracuda and the occasional Nurse Shark.

Sean Edwards Log Book

Submitted by Sunken Dreams on Wed, 04/11/2009 - 17:20
Dive No: 
1
Date: 
Sun, 18/10/2009 - 11:03
Location: 
Bay Islands, Honduras
Dive Site Name: 
Ted's Point
Visibility (metres): 
30 metres
Dive Mission: 
Fun Dive!
Weighting (lbs): 
4.0
S.I.: 
00:00
P.G. (Start): 
A
Depth (metres): 
25
Bottom Time (mins): 
30
P.G. (Finish): 
P
Safety Stop: 
Yes
RNT : 
0
ABT: 
30
TBT: 
30
Bar/PSI (Start - Finish): 
3000
1200
Time In: 
12:30
Time Out: 
13:00
Species Discovered: 
Trumpetfish, Spotted LEaf Scorpion Fish, Queen Conch, Black Margates, Spotted Eagle Ray, Garden Eels, Giant Brain Coral.
Dive Highlights: 
Alex, Val and I went to Ted's Point for a fun dive where we saw Ted's Wreck and the famous BBQ, sunk by Ecomarine Divers in 2005. As I was looking inside the wreck Val saw a Spotted Eagle Ray come past us and we followed it until we came to the sand patch famous for Garden Eels and beautiful Queen Conch. There was no current which meant we could drift along the wall to Airport Caves and we went through the copious amount of shallow swim-throughs. Whilst we were doing our safety stop I also discovered a Spotted Leaf Scorpion Fish laying passively near the dive buoy.
Dive Buddies: 
Alex Cresswell, Val Edwards
Verification: 
Dive Buddy
Diver Cert. No: 
6112
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