Dive· Antigua· Leeward Islands
Carpenters Rock Dive Site
16° 59.9′ N · 61° 45.1′ W · approximate
A series of underwater ridges and valleys of coral-covered boulders below the cliffs east of the English Harbour entrance, known for schools of fish, reef sharks and eagle rays.
Practical
Pin is approximate: placed offshore below the Carpenter's Trail (OSM route centre) on the coast between Charlotte Point and the Blockhouse, where Dockyard Divers and DiveCarib describe the site as lying east of English Harbour between Nanton Point and Stoney Cove. Depth 20-60 ft (DiveCarib) or 45-80 ft (Dockyard Divers). Entirely exposed to the Atlantic, so it is dived only in calm weather, as a drift. Dockyard Divers described a shallow 'aquarium' in the top 20 ft with big schools of sergeant majors and chub, plus swim-throughs and frequent queen angelfish.
Best for
A colourful drift dive when the south coast is calm
Season
Calm weather only
Nearby
- Carpenter Rock Trail0.1 NM away
- Shirley Heights Lookout0.3 NM away
- Shirley Heights Sunday Party0.3 NM away
- The Blockhouse0.3 NM away
- Cape Shirley Dive Site0.4 NM away
- Lookout Trail (Galleon Beach to Shirley Heights)0.4 NM away
- Pillars of Hercules0.5 NM away
- English Harbour Anchorage (Freeman's Bay)0.6 NM away