Madelene's - Jack Neil Beach
Madelene's - Jack Neil Beach
Location
Utila, South West
Highlights
Turtle grass, sand patches, fringing reefs create home for many odd-shaped bottom dwellers
Visibility
24metres
Currents
Still to Caribbean Light
Site Depth
8metres
Difficulty
Easy (Open Water)
Duration
16minutes
Sight-seeing
Yellow Goatfish, Spotted Snake Eels, Peacock Flounders, Sand Tilefish, Scrawled Cowfish, Spotted Eagle Rays, Lettuce Corals, Boulder Brain Corals, Yellowcheek Basslets, Bent Sea Rods.
Hotspot Watch
Caribbean Reef Squid, Shortnose Batfish, Upside Down Jelly
DIVE BRIEF: Jack Neil Beach's (or Madelaine's) white sand beaches make this site exotic both in and out of the water. The beach, which is next to the dock is used for Confined Water Training Sessions and not one but many dive students have been surprised by the appearance of the Southern Star Gazer. From this area students can follow the sand whilst observing Caribbean Reef Squid passing by in their formation. For the more experienced diver this site has a fringing reef wall that goes down from 5 to 17 metres where it meets the sandy bottom that continues its gradual descent to 30 metres. Don’t forget to keep an eye out into the deep blue for its common to see Spotted Eagle Rays travel by during its graceful flight.
