Dive· St Vincent· Windward Islands
St Vincent Leeward Coast Diving (muck and wall dives)
13° 12.0′ N · 61° 16.4′ W · approximate
SVG Tourism calls St Vincent the 'Critter Capital of the Caribbean'. Its sheltered leeward shore has 25 miles of diveable coast and more than 45 sites: black-sand muck dives with seahorses, frogfish and batfish, sheer walls with black coral, wrecks and lava formations.
Practical
Representative coordinate at Layou Bay, mid-coast (Wikidata/GeoNames point; approx). Highlights from SVG Tourism and Dive St Vincent: Anchor Reef, halfway up the coast (30 ft reef dropping to a 120 ft wall, with an 18th-century anchor and swim-throughs); Layou Wall (vertical to more than 150 ft); The Romark (160 ft freighter sunk in November 2003, in about 130 ft, top at 45 ft; advanced); Capital Wrecks off Kingstown (an 18th-century French frigate, the Seimstrand and a tug, 60-120 ft; advanced); Turtle Bay and Critter Corner (muck, with frogfish, seahorses and red-lipped batfish); New Guinea Reef (black coral at about 100 ft); Japanese Garden; Over There (a sandy bank, max about 30 ft); Back Door; and Sub Rock (current and surge). Operators: Dive St Vincent, PADI since 1978 (784 457 4714, VHF 16/68, jdivediva@gmail.com), which describes itself as the only critter-focused shop; SVG Tourism also lists other dive centres. Many sites have strong currents, so dive with a local guide.
Best for
Macro photography and wall diving