Scuba Diving at Barracuda Reef, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
My Wife and I did a couple of dives while spending a weekend in Ft. Lauderdale. It is a nice slow drift dive.
Surrounded by 29 mooring buoys--the first markers to be installed in Broward County--Barracuda reef is an excellent spot for fish-watching. Located a half-mile out from the John U. Lloyd State Recreational Area, this reef lies in 35 feet of water. The site has a high profile reef ledge that rises 10 to 15 feet from the bottom. This reef offers a sight similar to that of reefs in the Florida Keys with a healthy concentration of stag horn, star, and brain corals. Fish life is plentiful and lobsters, crabs, and moray eels can be found underneath ledges that rise about four feet from the bottom. Boat traffic is heavy in the area and divers should exercise caution when exploring this reef.
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Diving USS Copenhagen in Lauderdale Florida (Deans Dive Center Fort Myers FL)
Diving the USS Copenhagen in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea / Pompano Beach Florida. Dive trip with Deans Dive Center in Fort Myers FL and dove with South Florida Dive Headquarters on the Black Pearl. We dove the SS Copenhagen and the Nursery.
COPENHAGEN
Type of Dive: Mooring Buoy / Drift
Depth Range: 15-30 ft
Skill Level: Open Water Diver or Snorkeler
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Description: The SS Copenhagen was a steamer 325' long with a beam of 47'. The wreck is broken up along the eastern side of the Pompano Drop Off. While some of the wreckage is buried you can still make out many features of the wreck. It is nostalgic diving or snorkeling a wreck site over a hundred years old. Usually you see large schools of bait fish being chased by the rest of the food chain.
History: The British cargo ship Copenhagen was built by Priestman & Co. of Sunderland in 1898. The Copenhagen was owned by Glasgow Ship Owners Co. While en route from Philadelphia to Havana with 4,940 tons of coal, she ran aground on the Pompano Drop Off. Although the ship was unsalvageable, her cargo was saved. The Copenhagen remained partially visible above the water until WWII naval fighter pilots used her for target practice sending her to the bottom where she sits today. The Copenhagen was declared a State Underwater Archaeological Preserve in 1994.
NURSERY
Type of Dive: Mooring Buoy / Drift
Depth Range: 15-30 ft
Skill Level: Open Water Diver or Snorkeler
Location: Pompano Beach (ridge complex)
Description: We named this site the Nursery many years ago after the family of nurse sharks that reside here. There is good habitat here, with large under cut ledges. The sharks are used to divers and snorkelers and usually swim around under the boat. Hundreds of other fish surround the snorkelers on the surface..Occasionally we see the resident morey eel. The Nursery has been featured in numerous T.V. shows and magazines.
Navigation: The Nursery is usually an anchor dive, because most participants want to stay and interact with the nurse sharks. However take a flag and venture down the ledge and come back for more shark action. This is the best shallow dive in SE Florida!
Barracuda Reef, Drift Scuba Dive. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Surrounded by 29 mooring buoys--the first markers to be installed in Broward County--Barracuda reef is an excellent spot for fish-watching. Located a half-mile out from the John U. Lloyd State Recreational Area, this reef lies in 35 feet of water. The site has a high profile reef ledge that rises 10 to 15 feet from the bottom. This reef offers a sight similar to that of reefs in the Florida Keys with a healthy concentration of staghorn, star, and brain corals. Fish life is plentiful and lobsters, crabs, and moray eels can be found underneath ledges that rise about four feet from the bottom. Boat traffic is heavy in the area and divers should exercise caution when exploring this reef.
Filmed by Oleg Kaplun using GoPro Hero 2. Two Lights & Motion Sola 2000 Lights. Backscatter Red Filter
Thanks to American Dream Dive Charters for great times and organization.
Fort Lauderdale Dive Barracuda Reef
Scuba Girl Dives the Wreck Trek in Fort Lauderdale, FL... She Gets a BIG Surprise!
Something stalks Scuba Girl underwater in this awesome wreck diving video!!
Lifeguard dive bombs to chase shark away at Fort Lauderdale Beach Florida
6 foot shark chased away by lifeguards... Just doing their job... The lady at the beginning wasn't quite fast enough with her flippers but at least she had the guts to try. Wait 'til you see the hero at the end!
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Some video clips of the reef, fish and boat extraction in the ocean around Fort Lauderdale FL.
【4K】WALK Fort Lauderdale Florida USA 4k slow TV Travel vlog
【4K】WALK Fort Lauderdale Florida USA 4k slow TV Travel vlog
4k walk , a documentary slow tv travel channel is featuring a series of 4k video walks in Florida USA United States of America. Enjoy Fort Lauderdale beach as a Florida vacation, it is an ideal destination for tourism in Florida 4k! It is not far from Miami, and it is fun! Do not miss the chance to go to Fort Lauderdale 2020 if you can. Specially if you are planning Miami 2020.
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Lauderdale shore diving, Fort Lauderdale Coral Reef, Florida diving
Lauderdale-by-the-sea: the shore dive capital of South Florida. One of the best shore snorkeling and diving places in Florida is near the end of the Anglin's pier (the south side). We usually go to get this reef from Datura ave (one block south off Commercial blvd.) Stay 300 feet away from the pier. This reef has plenty of fish: Black Margate, Spadefish, various Snapper, Angelfish, Damsels, Wrasses, Parrotfish, Nurse Sharks, Butterflyfish, Sergeant Majors, Sea Turtle, Cuttlefish, Barracuda, Trumpet Fish, French Angels, Blue Angels,Doctorfish, Blue Headed Wrasse, Tarpon.etc. Also there are couple of artificial coral reefs - just go little south from end of the pier. Please, don't fish! If you have mask and snorkel it's good enough to just observe the beautiful wildlife on the reef and don't touch anything!
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Scuba Diving Oakland Park Reef | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Scuba Diving Oakland Park Reef | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Oakland Park Reef in Fort Lauderdale is the northern section of the popular Vista Park Reef. There are two reefs divers can explore here. The wide 200-yard patch reef that starts about 400 feet from the beach, and the Oakland Park Reef that’s about 420 yards from the beach.
Check out the link below for information and directions to Oakland Park Reef
Scuba Diving Oakland Park Reef | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Exploring Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Fort Lauderdale was an unknown destination to me just a few years ago -- as I discovered more I learned of its popularity among Americans ([particularly those from the North -- think New York and Chicago). On meeting the Fort Lauderdale Tourism team I learnt it is a huge gay destination.
When I was invited to get familiar with the place how could I say no? Florida? Summer? Sun? Gay? Hell yes!
American Airlines flies direct from London - Miami followed by a short 40-minute taxi transfer. Delta also flies in this direction, possibly with a stopover in New York (great for a two tiered vacation).
As the plane descends to its landing spot the sea transcends from a deep blue to a bright azure with each ripple emitting a shine of a 1000 stars -- little different to a carpet of fairy dusting. The 8.5 hour journey could be made more comfortable by better food and entertainment on AA (AirFrance, British Airways and Virgin kick these guys above RAir for preferred airlines) however the service is friendly and relaxed.
Fort Lauderdale is on the south of Florida -- the weather is excellent all year round; winters can drop to a minimum of 5 degrees while the summers average 30+ degrees. Perfect weather for the perfect beaches.
Florida is certainly not short of hotels and was significantly affected by the recession -- here in Fort Lauderdale there are properties abandoned, left dormant while the owners wait in hope that very soon the economy will pick up and they can reopen (or for some, open for the first time). However it's certainly not all gloom, some hotels have performed well and invested in their future -- among them The Royal Palms.
The Royal Palms is a boutique Hotel recently renovated especially for the gay market with a sleek contemporary European style meets splendour. This 62-room resort has been expanded courtesy of two additional buildings plus a more glamorous makeover in the shape of two heated swimming pools (one clothing-optional), a bar/grill, spa and fitness center, all just a few blocks from gay Sebastien Beach. royalpalms.com
The whitewashed buildings create a bright open fresh space becoming a suntrap. GG's Bar and Grill is the open-air showpiece decked in ruby-red glass tiles, misters, and a polished deep stone bar overlooking a pool adorned with patio furniture and poolside cabanas.
Steel, grey and black patio furniture and stylish poolside cabanas add to the scene. A spa with wet room and massage rooms for single or double use and a fitness center (with Dennis Dean photo gallery for inspiration) ensure guests can get appropriately relaxed or pumped before exploring Walton Manors, the city's gay nightlife. Day passes will also allow non-guests to savor the Royal Palms experience.
Fort Lauderdale is next to Miami -- and Miami says it all -- here the 300 miles of coastline accompanied by predictably hot and sunny weather, the food is fresh and ripe and the people with a heath glow.
If you're a keen sportsman the beach is packed with opportunities to join in team games, alternatively -- like myself - you can enjoy an early morning run along the promenade to take in the full spectacle of the rising sun followed by a dip in the Pacific Ocean.
Fort Lauderdale is certainly an escape from the ordinary of the hustle and bustle.
NOTE:
American Airlines -- will also charge you for Wine and Beer and you must pay by credit card, on this trip in USD. The option here is AA save you hours in transfer as it is a direct London Miami, however I have been assured the Sky Team are launching a direct flight to Fort Lauderdale by Summer 2011.
Royal Palms Resort & Spa: royalpalms.com - +1 800 237 7256
Water Taxi -- Fort Lauderdale, experience the Venice of America watertaxi.com Adult fare US$20
With thanks to Fort Lauderdale CVB or supplying underwater footage of the marine life including accompanying music.
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SCUBA Diving - Beach Dive off Hollywood Beach Florida
While SCUBA diving in places like the Keys, Bahamas or Cayman Islands are much more scenic and colorful, one advantage of living the past 30+ years in South Florida is the ability to beach dive whenever you have some spare time.
In much of the United States, there is really not much to see underwater within swimming distance of the shoreline.
But in South Florida (starting approximately at the West Palm Beach and southward region), you can strap on your tanks and gear, swim out about 500 yards with a dive flag in tow and drop down to 20-25 feet and spend 90 minutes underwater enjoying the northern-most edges of the tropical reefs that become larger and more scenic as you head into the true tropics of the Caribbean.
So while it may not be as grand and colorful and a full blown dive vacation to the islands, it is nearby and cheap.
At a moments notice, you can throw your tanks and gear in the car -- drive 30 minutes to the beach -- and be exploring the reefs within the hour.
Figure $4 for an air fill and $6 for a slice of pizza and soda when you get back on land and it makes for a great inexpensive way to spend the day for $10.
This video shows what lies underwater just a few hundred yards offshore at Hollywood Beach Florida.
This beach is pretty much equidistant between Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach along the East Coast.
A much quieter and less populated beach area as the video reveals (although sadly, signs of urban sprawl are getting closer each year)
Enjoy.
Fort Lauderdale Boy Named To USA Diving's Top Junior Team
Denny Gulia-Janovski has been named to the 2016 USA Diving Junior National Team. Among 24 junior divers, Gulia-Janovski, is the only Florida athlete this year.
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