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Dive Review of Brac Scuba Shack in
Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac

Brac Scuba Shack: "Great first post pandemic trip", Jun, 2022,

by Jeanne Sleeper, CA, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 11988 has 1 Helpful vote.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 3 stars
Snorkeling 3 stars
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments After 2 years of pandemic no scuba, I had a vacation week and wanted to get in the water and take my new u/w camera and get it and me dialed in. Was looking for minimal wetsuit need, reasonably accessible time and price wise from CA. Cayman Brac had past trip fond memories, so decided to give United airline LAX thru Houston a try. Made 3 dives a day with Brac Scuba Shack. Excellent boat set up, good captains and deck hands delivered concierge level service. Respectful of cameras. They run a very nice operation with respect for the environment and the guests.

The reefs were healthy and in great shape by Caribbean standards. The fish were not giant schools, but the variety was well above expectations. No shortage of critters for pictures. The several wrecks had a lot of life and photo opportunities. The outstanding visibility and sunny days gave great blue backgrounds to my photos. One day we dove on the "other side" of the island, entered from the small boat ramps that are nicely set up for divers getting in the water, parking, one place had outdoor showers and restroom, and the reef formations were different - nice diversity.

I will go back to Cayman Brac soon, and dive with Brac Scuba Shack again. Liesel, Martin, Harry and Brad are pros and provided extra care with a smile for this older diver with a big camera rig. The dives are well worth another trip. It's really nice to go someplace where the locals are glad to see tourist divers, initiate conversations with you, there is no need to lock the car, and the prices are fair for value received. The dose of "Cayman Nice" was a wonderful way to get my gills wet.

Water bottles, water, dry packaged snacks provided for each half day trip.
Websites Brac Scuba Shack   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving worldwide, for over 50 years
Closest Airport Cayman Brac Getting There Fly to Georgetown Grand Cayman GCM, then take Cayman Air to Brac CYB

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 79-82°F / 26-28°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Minimum air on surfacing, no decompression, minimum 3 minute safety stop
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 3 stars Shore Facilities 4 stars
UW Photo Comments There was plenty of opportunity to shoot nice pictures. It was great environment for learning my new Sony A7c camera in a Nauticam housing. Brad Wilbourn, boat captain is also an accomplished photographer, uses Nauticam housing, and helpful. The boat could use more camera space if everyone was a shooter.
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