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BRAC REEF BEACH RESORT
Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, BWI
There is much you can do at the Brac Reef Beach Resort. Take in the breathtaking view from atop of the island's fully functioning lighthouse. Explore the island's historical museum or the bat caves tucked in the limestone bluffs at Cayman Brac's eastern end.
The bluffs are a nature preserve, home for more than 150 species of birds and an awesome variety of wild flowers and exotic plant life. It is ideal for casual bird watching. Be sure to leave some time for a walk along our many nature trails.
With so much to do, it's easy to work up a big appetite on Cayman Brac. Our chef is ready to please with an exciting menu of gourmet specialties, delicious fresh seafood and sumptuous island favorites. Dine in our casual air-conditioned Coral Garden Restaurant or alfresco on our screened porch or enjoy your meal outside on the patio among the swaying palms and tropical breezes, bathed in a Technicolor sunset.
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ACCOMMODATIONS
The resorts' deluxe pool view rooms have
attractive tropical decor, tiled or carpeted floors, two double or king beds,
patio or balcony, A/C, TV, and bath with tub/shower or shower.
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Guests can choose to dine in the Coral Gardens Restaurant or alfresco on the screened porch. Breakfast is served from 7 to 9 a.m. Lunch from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and dinner 6:30 to 8p.m. The Channel Lounge is the gathering place for guests before and after meals. The bar opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m., Sunday through Thursday closing at midnight on Friday and Saturday.
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Therapeutic
massage creates an overall sense of well being and provides the following
benefits:
The beautiful spa center offers serene surroundings and ultimate privacy. Massage treatments can also be arranged on the second level of our dock overlooking the beautiful Caribbean waters where gentle sea breezes heighten the enjoyment of the total experience of the tropical touch!
For the
fourth year in a row, over 8,000 divers put pen to paper and rated their
favorite sites, resorts, dive operations and more*. Brac Reef Beach
Resort, home to Reef Divers scored as having the Best Wall Diving, Visibility,
Dive Operation, Resort, Wreck Diving, Advanced Diving, that's a lot of
"Bests". It is an assurance of the quality of their diving and the
services they offer. Cayman Brac has been the magnet for SCUBA enthusiasts,
naturalists and underwater explorers for decades. It is ranked by leading
publications as one of the world's premier diving destinations.
*Rodale's Scuba Diving Reader's Choice Awards
It's also home for the 330 foot long "Capt. Keith Tibbetts" - the only
diveable Russian warship in the western hemisphere.
Reef Divers
Reef Divers is located on premise and offers everything important to divers: a fleet of modern, custom designed dive boats, a complete inventory of tanks and scuba gear, along with a staff of seasoned guides and professional instructors. Sit back, relax and enjoy our top notch valet Dive Service. Add an additional margin of safety using Nitrox for your next dive. Reef Divers offers certification for Nitrox diving and many other courses. Plus to be sure you capture every exciting moment of every dive, Reef Photo & Video Center has a selection of underwater video and photography equipment for rent, plus on-site E6 processing.
The Dive Boats:
Custom-designed for diving, these super dive boats were built by Newton Boats, Inc., Slidell, Louisiana. They are powered by twin Caterpillar 300 hp 3116 diesel engines and are 42 feet long and 16 feet wide with a cruising speed of 25 mph. They feature over 500 square feet of floor and deck space, dual ladders, stand up showers, padded camera table. Praised by divers for the ease of entering and exiting the water, they are also favored for their many safety features.
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DIVE SITES
The 40 different sites around the island ensure you will find a variety of experiences. We've listed a few of the sites below.
1. Russian Frigate 356 - MV Capt. Keith Tibbetts: Sunk in September 1996, this 330 foot vessel is an amazing dive. The bow sits in 110 feet of water, with the stern in 65 feet. The radar tower starts in about 15 feet so this is an excellent dive for snorkelers as well as divers. Over 100 species of marine life have been documented in the short time she has been down. The wreck has been made diver friendly and portions of it are penetrable.
2. Tarpon Reef: This medium depth spur and groove area along the Brac's south side is home to several dozen Tarpon that spend their days clustered in groups among the tunnels and crevices. These shimmering, silvery fish, some reaching up to five feet in length, will remain fairly calm and still when approached slowly, providing great photographic opportunities. Another inspiring photo subject is a nearby stand of Pillar Coral, rising along a knoll looking somewhat like a tall cactus towering over the seascape. Tarpon Reef features several of these formations as well as Elkhorn Corals, Star Corals and abundant soft corals.
The
sand gullies between the large ridges of Tarpon Reef reach a depth of about 50
feet while the crests of the ridges may rise to within 20 feet of the surface.
Visibility at this site tends to be quite variable. Nurse Sharks are sometimes
seen in the undercuts, and along the tops of the ridges your find the usual
assortment of colorful tropicals, an occasional Barracuda and a variety of
Parrotfish
3. Wilderness Wall: One of several pristine wall sites along the Brac's south side. Wilderness Wall evokes a feeling of the mystical and primordial. This dramatically plunging drop-off is nearly virginal in its presentation, with an abundance of healthy corals, sponges and a wealth of marine life to captivate even the most jaded diver. Canyons and crevices cut through the wall all along the drop-off, some plunging far beyond the reach of earthly visitors. An immense pinnacle rises away from the wall to within 100 feet of the surface (forming a corridor along the reef for pelagics up from the abyss), while the wall itself begins at about 50 feet.
Wilderness Wall attracts a large following of Nassau Groupers, stingrays, turtles, schooling Horse-Eye Jacks, Snappers and Angelfish. Delicate gorgonians hang along the sides of the crevices and promontories, accented by rope sponges, hard corals and large, bulbous tube sponges. The sponges in this area reach enormous proportions and come in brilliant shades of red, yellow, orange, purple and green.
4. Bert Brothers Boulders: The Bert Brothers are a family of Brackers long involved in local dive operations. Their namesake is appropriately one of the most beautiful dive spots off the island. A medium depth reef at 40 feet, this north side site is dominated by tightly spaced spur and groove ridges that form mountains of coral heads between the intershore sands and the offshore wall. The tops of the ridges are graced with beautiful Elkhorn Corals, the narrow gullies between feature soft corals, tube sponges and hard corals.
Swim-throughs and large undercuts provide hiding places for a large Green Moray Eel that has been in residence here for some time. The sponge-trimmed openings are also perfect framing for wide-angle photography, with filtering sunlight pouring down through the gaping chasms to the sandy floor.
5. Greenhouse: Greenhouse is not just an ordinary medium depth dive site. Here, among the spur and groove formations, you're likely to find all sorts of creatures. Marine life at Greenhouse may include Sharptail Eels winding through crevices in the gullies looking for a meal, friendly Angelfish darting in and out of the soft corals and turtles cruising over the tops of the coral ridges. With its proximity to the Brac's shallow north shoreline, Greenhouse also has frequent visits from schooling Squid, hovering in groups of a dozen or more near the mooring or lining up in formation near the surface.
Macro photographers will sometimes find Flamingo Tongues perched on the large purple seafans at 20 to 30 feet as well as Arrowcrabs, Longspined Sea Urchins and Bristleworms hiding among the cracks. The coral ridges are adorned with abundant hard and soft corals, Tube Sponges and Barrel Sponges.
6. East Chute/Cayman Mariner: East Chute, one of the Brac's most popular sites, features not only the exhilarating wall, but also a small wreck along the inshore sand area. East Chute begins at about 65 feet, marked by a large, sand-filled canyon spilling over the ledge into the abyss. The wall is decorated with Red Rope Sponges, Yellow Tube Sponges and large Barrel Sponges.
A short distance inshore, in 55 feet on a sand bottom, the Cayman Mariner rests upright and intact, with a modest growth of soft corals and sponges along her exterior and inside the hull. Sunk in 1986, she now attracts exciting marine life such as turtles, Green Moray Eels and schooling Barracuda.
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