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Watch live video from the reef. For those who just can't get enough, here is your lens in to the underwater world of the Cayman Islands. The reef cam is located less than 1km from Ocean Frontiers dive...
Kick back, relax and unwind and escape the hustle and bustle this dive trip. Compass Point Dive Resort is located on the East End of Grand Cayman offering a secluded tranquil setting but with adventure...
If your tank is empty, fill up at Eagle Rays Dive Bar & Grill at Compass Point Dive Resort on the remote East End of Grand Cayman.
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What it takes to dive all 55 sites
Ocean Frontiers Dive Shop on the East End of Grand Cayman has thrown down a dive Fin to see if there are any divers out there willing and able to accept a Challenge....
Where we dive on Grand Cayman
Ocean Frontiers dive the East End District of Grand Cayman, North East, East and South East, a total of 55 dive sites. The selection and variety of dive sites we visit are...
When we dive, times & places
East End Two-Tank Boat Dive Trips
Scheduled every morning and every afternoon, Sun-Fri.AM 2 Tank on Saturday mornings. No boat dives Saturday PM.AM two-tank check-in...
How we get to the best dive sites
Scuba diving on the East End is the frontier of Cayman diving and we can certainly offer a very comfortable “frontier” with the development of our fleet of stable...
Why we love to dive East End
Some feature articles on our favorite underwater friends and sights:
Caribbean Reef Shark
Top of the food chain: predator or prey? - Written by Dr Alexander Mustard...
2018 Photo Workshops with Dr. Alexander Mustard in the Cayman Islands
Ocean Frontiers is proud to once again be hosting Cayman Digital Madness, at Compass Point Dive Resort, their annual underwater photography...
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Staff
The people who make Ocean Frontiers:
To help you get to know us a little better before you arrive, please enjoy the staff profiles below - honestly, you couldn't make some of this stuff up, even if you tried! World Disco Champion, Tool Bounty Hunter, Fish Whisperer..... just to name a few. A large part of why divers love diving with Ocean Frontiers is down to the unique individuals that love diving and sharing the beauty of our coral reefs and care deeply about your safety and enjoyment.
Stephen Broadbelt
Name: Stephen Broadbelt
Nick Name: Steve
Co-founder and Partner, Steve has lived in the Cayman Islands since 1992 and logged over 5000 dives, just on Grand Cayman's East End! Steve has spearheaded the Mooring Buoy Installation program for the East End of Grand Cayman and The Shark Awareness Project. He focuses most of his time on marketing the business and further developing the property, such as phase II of Compass Point Dive Resort. Next up he'll be working on adding a new Bar & Grill on site, to be called "Eagle Ray's". When he's not stuck in the office, he loves to get out and help rid the Cayman reefs of the invasive Lionfish.
Country of Origin: England
Joined OF: Since day one. 14th February 1996
Know More About Stephen
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tell us what you did in a former life?
I've been a Dive Master since 18 and an Instructor since 20 years old- So not much before that other than school and working on construction sites.What other places have you worked in the world?
Only Worked in the UK and Cayman. Tried to work in the US before I came to Cayman, but for some reason they wouldn't let me? Traveled to many dive destinations over the years: Hawaii, French Polynesia, Belize, Bahamas, Cozumel, Jamaica, Roatan, Turks & Caicos.....What is your favorite marine life?
Sharp Nose PufferWhat is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Kangaroo Gorge & Roger's ReefWhat do you love most about the East End?
The best of both worlds - a true sleepy Caribbean Village, but only a short drive away from the cosmopolitan West side for good restaurants and entertainment.Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I only planned to be in Cayman for 1 year and then return to college in the UK - 24 years later I'm still here, married to a beautiful island girl and now have two daughters - Never going back, sorry Mum!What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers & Compass Point?
Photographer & Writer, publishing travel guide books OR designing and building Green / Zero Carbon buildings.What is your Super Power?
The ability to put my daughters to sleep in less than 10 minutes.
Maurice Fitzgerald
Name: Maurice Fitzgerald
Nick Name: Mo
Co-founder and Partner, Mo has lived in Cayman since 1996 and has as many if not more dives in East End than anyone. Mo and Steve designed and built their flagship dive boat "Nauti-Cat," noted as one of the best "Day Boats" for diving in the world. Not only did Mo work his magic on Nauti-Cat, but recently put his master dive boat design skills to work on our latest vessels- Ocean Hawk and Top-Cat. Mo can be found most days getting his hands dirty and keeping the dive boats in tip-top condition, or in his spare time practicing his Kiteboarding skills. Whatever you do, don't ask to borrow any of his tools.
Country of Origin: USA
Joined OF: Since day one. 14th February 1996
Know More About Maurice
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tell us what you did in a former life?
Real Estate Appraiser in Houston, TexasWhat is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Ol' Wreck HeadWhat do you love most about the East End?
The combination of the best diving and the best Kiteboarding in the Caribbean.What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers & Compass Point?
A professional tool bounty hunter, finding people who didn't put tools back where they belong and making them PAY!What is your Super Power?
Finding missing tools
Lesley Agostinelli
Name: Lesley Agostinelli
Nick Name: Les
Lesley is our Reservations and Marketing Manager. She has been with the company over 16 years and probably knows more about the business than Mo and Steve put together ;) Lesley has many years experience in the hospitality industry and since joining OF became an avid diver. Lesley and her reservation staff can be reached on ourdirect line for all your advanced booking needs: diving, snorkeling, car rentals, hotel/condo rentals and she's always the first to know about any special deals- 345 947 0000 (mon-fri). Or by email of course.
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Joined OF: January 2001
Know More About Lesley
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tell us what you did in a former life?
I started my working life as a Chef with the goal of traveling the world. Then decided to return to school and earn my degree, I proudly gained a 1st class honors degree in Hospitality Management all so i could get a proper office job ;o)What other places have you worked in the world?
I worked as a Chef on the QEII so did manage to go around the world a few times, seeing most of it from a porthole. I have also worked in Bermuda at a wonderful fish restaurant, as well as in Manchester and London in the UK.What is your favorite marine life?
Clown Fish and ManateesWhat is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Grouper Grotto when the Silversides are in season.What do you love most about the East End?
That its not George Town. The drive to East End has to be the best commute in the world. East End is so peacefully quiet and relaxing and it is a wonderful village which boost such great community spirit.Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I love dogs and have a huge passion for animal rescue. So much so that i am one of the founding directors of CARE - Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts, a newly (2009) incorporated registered charitable organization here in Cayman. Our goals are to assist in the education of spay and neuter within the community as the humane solution to end the over population problem that exists here in Cayman. So far this year i have successfully been able to spay/Neuter over 20 dogs in the district of East EndWhat would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers & Compass Point?
Working in Italy managing my own Bed and Breakfast, preferably in Tuscany ;o)What is your Super Power?
I can talk to the animals
Debbie Wragg
Name: Debbie Wragg
Debbie is our Operations Manager and is in charge of day to day operations for all business departments and runs a tight ship.
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Country of origin: United Kingdom
What did you do in a former life?
Worked in a book factory sticking 3 for 2 stickers on paperbacks, in a spice factory weighing out curry powder, and for a catering company serving the Lord Mayor bacon sandwiches. Then, running out of random jobs, decided to study marine science- so any questions on maritime piracy or the momentum equations of an interior wave and i'm your girl!Other places you have worked?
UK, Honduras, Australia
Know More About Debbie
What is your favorite marine life?
Silversides! And hammerheads, turtles, spotted drums.. the list goes on
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Ol' Wreck Head and Snapper Hole
What do you love most about the East End?
It's warmer than London! Prettier too...
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I am scared of emus, ostriches, and those street performers who pretend to be statuesWhat would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
I would love to work for a marine park project and put my science geekiness to good use. Failing that sitting on a sunny beach sipping a mojito sounds good too...
What is your Superpower?
Drinking more tea than is humanly possible
Thumper the 'CEO' Dog
Name: Thumper the 'CEO' Dog
Nick Name: Boo Boo
Country of Origin: Cayman Islands
Joined OF: November 2004
Tell us what you did in a former life?
Hang out on the streets of East End looking for scraps to fill my hungry tummy.What other places have you worked in the world?
This is my first job and I love it. I find that even on a bad day I manage to sleep through it.Know More About Thumper
Favorite Marine Life?
That’s a tough one, I love watching the Tarpon under the dock, and I have been known to jump in after them but I never seem to be able to catch them? I also really like the crabs and sometimes dig them up out of their hidey holes on the beach but Mummy tells me off when I do this. Crabs and Sprats and anything hanging in the shallows.What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Kelly's Caverns - Named after a dear friend.What do you love most about the East End?
I love my Ocean Frontiers family who gave me a home and made me top dog :o)Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I am suffer from NarcolepsyWhat would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
Walking the streets of East End looking for my forever home.What is your Super Power?
I can run faster than a gazelle when there is a fishing boat going by.What do you love most about the East End?
Sitting at the end of the dock at sunset and waiting for a fishing boat or jet ski to come past so I can chase it along the shore line, its great!!!
James Snelgrove
Name: James Snelgrove
James works as a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor and Boat Captain at Ocean Frontiers. He can be found running dive boats and treaching diver certification classes.
What is your country of origin: UK
What did you do in a former life?
Packed parachutes for 2 years at the weekends and taught Aikido Monday to Friday. Jumped out of planes and off high objects for fun in my spare time. Got into a little trouble with the police in Croatia for parachuting from one of their high bridges....
Decided that sitting around empty hangers waiting for clouds to clear or wind to drop was not my thing so moved to Spain to become a professional diver.... that was in 2010.Other places you have worked?
Spain, The UAE, Oman, New Zealand, NicaraguaWhat is your favorite marine life?
Sea UrchinKnow More About James
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Dragons' Lair - I was born in the year of the dragon so I am biasedWhat do you love most about the East End?
The fact it feels like the Caribbean. No shiny glass and concrete office blocks here....just brightly coloured wooden houses, chickens, dogs and a refreshing wind to kill the heat.Tell us a random fact about yourself? I was brought up a pack of wolves. (Kind of) My Mum was a breeder of German Shepherd Dogs and at any one time we had a minimum of 5, maximum of over 20 including puppies. The adult dogs adopted my sister and I as their own and that probably explains a lot about me.
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers & Compass Point?
Working out how else I could avoid having to return to living and working back home. I really like teaching so maybe teaching English in 3rd world countries?What is your Superpower?
I can make rum disappear in the blink of an eye.
Jon Barron
Name: Jon Barron
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Nick names: Jon
What did you do in a former life?
Night club manager / restaurant manager
Other places you have worked?
Mermaids - Thailand , Viking Divers - Cyprus , UDC - Utilla
What is your favorite marine life?
Sharks
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Northern Lights & River of Sand
Evan Verreault
Name: Evan Verreault
Country of Origin: Canada
Nick names: E, Evsky, Ev
What did you do in a former life?
I've done many things in my former lives but one thing that stays consistent is traveling. My feet have a tendency to get itchy, and to scratch them, I walk them across the stretches of the globe.Other places you have worked?
Most of my jobs in the diving industry have been throughout Central America on the Caribbean side and in volcanic craters until now.
Know More About Evan
What is your favorite marine life?
Octopuses
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Currently partial to Gigglin' Marlin
What do you love most about the East End?
Drinking a beer, or several, at Star Bar on a calm day
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I used to devote days of my time to slaying the digital demons in the computer game World of Warcraft.What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
If I could do anything at all - that is to say, if I were awesome at everything - I'd probably be a singer song-writer or a tattoo artist.
What is your Superpower?
Invisibility in complete darkness
Olivia Sen
Name: Olivia Sen
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Nick names: Liv
What did you do in a former life?
I have a degree in psychology
Other places you have worked?
Greece, Brunei, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Roatan
What is your favorite marine life?
Squid
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Ironshore Gardens
What do you love most about the East End?
It's very peaceful here
Marion Morin
Name: Marion Morin
Country of Origin: France
Nick names: none, yet!
What did you do in a former life?
I like the idea of serving a purpose rather than a body. I have worked with a few NGO's (Non Governmental Associations) specialized in Handicap, Education or Women Rights in communication, press and public relation area.
Other places you have worked?
France, England, Cambodia and Mexico.
What is your favorite marine life?
I love Eagle Rays but started to develop a sharp interest in macro life.
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Anchor Point and Snapper Hole
Know More About Marion
What do you love most about the East End?
The Caribbean breeze
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I never wear matching socks !
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
I'll probably be fighting for Human's Rights or teaching French somewhere.
What is your Superpower?
I can eat lots and lots of cheese (even passed the expiry date) !
Michael Yemen
Name: Mike Yemen
Country of Origin: Canada
What did you do in a former life?
Paramedic/firefighting student, lifeguard/swimming instructor/aquatic supervisorOther places you have worked?
Interned in Bonaire, worked in Hamilton Ontario (brrrr)
What is your favorite marine life?
Sharks!!!
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
I really like Dragons Lair
Know More About Mike
What do you love most about the East End?
Getting chased my dogs on my bike
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I'm a sucker for live theatre/musicalsWhat would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
Travelling/backpacking, never want to stop.
What is your Superpower?
I knew this question was coming, I can see the future.
Iain Anderson
Name: Iain Anderson
Country of Origin: United Kingdom / Scotland
What did you do in a former life?
Stacking shelves, driving delivery vans and on the wrong side of bars serving drinks.
Other places you have worked?
Tanzania, Bahamas, Tenerife and Cyprus
What is your favorite marine life?
Turtles and Whales
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Turtle Pass for deep site and Kelly's Caverns for shallow site
Know More About Iain
What do you love most about the East End?
It's quiet and has a great island feel to it, and the diving of course!!
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I used to play Tuba in an award winning brass band
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
Astronaut, Model, Rockstar..... or failing that doing Marine Biology somewhere warm!What languages do you speak?
Scottish slang, Sarcasm and enough Spanish to get into trouble but not out of it again.
What is your Superpower?
World Champion Haggis eater!
Sarah Gauthier
Name: Sarah Gauthier
Country of Origin: Canada / Quebec
Nick names: Frenchie
What did you do in a former life?
Vet Nurse
Other places you have worked?
Indonesia, HondurasWhat is your favorite marine life?
Humpback Whale
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Snapper Hole
What do you love most about the East End?
The nature, the calmness
Maryanne Wirkkanen
Name: Maryanne Wirkkanen
Country of Origin: Canada / USA
Nick names:
What did you do in a former life?
Mental Health outreach worker
Other places you have worked?
USA, Canada, Indonesia, AustraliaWhat is your favorite marine life?
Sharks
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Wherever the sharks are hanging out...
What do you love most about the East End?
Slower pace of life.
Hannah Windmill
Name: Hannah Windmill
Nick name: Hanimal or Windmill
Country of Origin: United Kingdom / Scotland
What did you do in a former life?
Lionfish Scientist / Marine Biologist
Other places you have worked?
Scotland, Vietnam, Maldives, Philippines, Bahamas, Honduras
What is your favorite marine life?
Macro cuties! Or anything i can imitate underwater, like trunkfish!
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Any with swim-throughs...
Know More About Hannah
What do you love most about the East End?
The fact that most people back home think I live in the location of the TV show 'Eastenders'
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I've sung Space Oddity with the Commander of the International Space Station during a Christmas party?
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
Probably freezing my ar*e off in Scotland collecting seal population data
What languages do you speak?
English, Scottish and learning German
What is your Superpower?
I possess the ability to easily fall asleep anywhere
Jodi Kirchman
Name: Jodi Kirchman
Country of Origin: Cayman Islands
Joined OF: September 2002
Jodi is a native born Caymanian and East Ender. Jodi wears many, many hats. Jodi is an active diver and knows East End above and below as well as anyone. Be sure to stop by and see her for a chat with a real 'local girl'!
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Green Short Service
Green Short Service
Royalty expects the White Glove Service and Divers at Ocean Frontiers receive the Scuba Diving Valet equivalent, we call it our "Green Short Service". This royal treatment leaves a lasting impression with all of our divers, which many have not experienced before, but are left wondering how they could ever go diving without it and in part, kick themselves for missing out until now.
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Environment
Ocean Frontiers is Environmentally Friendly too
Two time recipient of the Project Aware Environmental Achievement Award and a PADI Green Star Certified Dive Center 2012.
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Green Short Service
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Testimonials
The people who make Ocean Frontiers:
To help you get to know us a little better before you arrive, please enjoy the staff profiles below - honestly, you couldn't make some of this stuff up, even if you tried! World Disco Champion, Tool Bounty Hunter, Fish Whisperer..... just to name a few. A large part of why divers love diving with Ocean Frontiers is down to the unique individuals that love diving and sharing the beauty of our coral reefs and care deeply about your safety and enjoyment.
Stephen Broadbelt
Name: Stephen Broadbelt
Nick Name: Steve
Co-founder and Partner, Steve has lived in the Cayman Islands since 1992 and logged over 5000 dives, just on Grand Cayman's East End! Steve has spearheaded the Mooring Buoy Installation program for the East End of Grand Cayman and The Shark Awareness Project. He focuses most of his time on marketing the business and further developing the property, such as phase II of Compass Point Dive Resort. Next up he'll be working on adding a new Bar & Grill on site, to be called "Eagle Ray's". When he's not stuck in the office, he loves to get out and help rid the Cayman reefs of the invasive Lionfish.
Country of Origin: England
Joined OF: Since day one. 14th February 1996
Know More About Stephen
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tell us what you did in a former life?
I've been a Dive Master since 18 and an Instructor since 20 years old- So not much before that other than school and working on construction sites.
What other places have you worked in the world?
Only Worked in the UK and Cayman. Tried to work in the US before I came to Cayman, but for some reason they wouldn't let me? Traveled to many dive destinations over the years: Hawaii, French Polynesia, Belize, Bahamas, Cozumel, Jamaica, Roatan, Turks & Caicos.....
What is your favorite marine life?
Sharp Nose Puffer
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Kangaroo Gorge & Roger's Reef
What do you love most about the East End?
The best of both worlds - a true sleepy Caribbean Village, but only a short drive away from the cosmopolitan West side for good restaurants and entertainment.
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I only planned to be in Cayman for 1 year and then return to college in the UK - 24 years later I'm still here, married to a beautiful island girl and now have two daughters - Never going back, sorry Mum!
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers & Compass Point?
Photographer & Writer, publishing travel guide books OR designing and building Green / Zero Carbon buildings.
What is your Super Power?
The ability to put my daughters to sleep in less than 10 minutes.
Maurice Fitzgerald
Name: Maurice Fitzgerald
Nick Name: Mo
Co-founder and Partner, Mo has lived in Cayman since 1996 and has as many if not more dives in East End than anyone. Mo and Steve designed and built their flagship dive boat "Nauti-Cat," noted as one of the best "Day Boats" for diving in the world. Not only did Mo work his magic on Nauti-Cat, but recently put his master dive boat design skills to work on our latest vessels- Ocean Hawk and Top-Cat. Mo can be found most days getting his hands dirty and keeping the dive boats in tip-top condition, or in his spare time practicing his Kiteboarding skills. Whatever you do, don't ask to borrow any of his tools.
Country of Origin: USA
Joined OF: Since day one. 14th February 1996
Know More About Maurice
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tell us what you did in a former life?
Real Estate Appraiser in Houston, Texas
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Ol' Wreck Head
What do you love most about the East End?
The combination of the best diving and the best Kiteboarding in the Caribbean.
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers & Compass Point?
A professional tool bounty hunter, finding people who didn't put tools back where they belong and making them PAY!
What is your Super Power?
Finding missing tools
Lesley Agostinelli
Name: Lesley Agostinelli
Nick Name: Les
Lesley is our Reservations and Marketing Manager. She has been with the company over 16 years and probably knows more about the business than Mo and Steve put together ;) Lesley has many years experience in the hospitality industry and since joining OF became an avid diver. Lesley and her reservation staff can be reached on ourdirect line for all your advanced booking needs: diving, snorkeling, car rentals, hotel/condo rentals and she's always the first to know about any special deals- 345 947 0000 (mon-fri). Or by email of course.
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Joined OF: January 2001
Know More About Lesley
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tell us what you did in a former life?
I started my working life as a Chef with the goal of traveling the world. Then decided to return to school and earn my degree, I proudly gained a 1st class honors degree in Hospitality Management all so i could get a proper office job ;o)
What other places have you worked in the world?
I worked as a Chef on the QEII so did manage to go around the world a few times, seeing most of it from a porthole. I have also worked in Bermuda at a wonderful fish restaurant, as well as in Manchester and London in the UK.
What is your favorite marine life?
Clown Fish and Manatees
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Grouper Grotto when the Silversides are in season.
What do you love most about the East End?
That its not George Town. The drive to East End has to be the best commute in the world. East End is so peacefully quiet and relaxing and it is a wonderful village which boost such great community spirit.
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I love dogs and have a huge passion for animal rescue. So much so that i am one of the founding directors of CARE - Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts, a newly (2009) incorporated registered charitable organization here in Cayman. Our goals are to assist in the education of spay and neuter within the community as the humane solution to end the over population problem that exists here in Cayman. So far this year i have successfully been able to spay/Neuter over 20 dogs in the district of East End
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers & Compass Point?
Working in Italy managing my own Bed and Breakfast, preferably in Tuscany ;o)
What is your Super Power?
I can talk to the animals
Debbie Wragg
Name: Debbie Wragg
Debbie is our Operations Manager and is in charge of day to day operations for all business departments and runs a tight ship.
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Country of origin: United Kingdom
What did you do in a former life?
Worked in a book factory sticking 3 for 2 stickers on paperbacks, in a spice factory weighing out curry powder, and for a catering company serving the Lord Mayor bacon sandwiches. Then, running out of random jobs, decided to study marine science- so any questions on maritime piracy or the momentum equations of an interior wave and i'm your girl!
Other places you have worked?
UK, Honduras, Australia
Know More About Debbie
What is your favorite marine life?Silversides! And hammerheads, turtles, spotted drums.. the list goes on
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Ol' Wreck Head and Snapper Hole
What do you love most about the East End?
It's warmer than London! Prettier too...
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I am scared of emus, ostriches, and those street performers who pretend to be statues
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
I would love to work for a marine park project and put my science geekiness to good use. Failing that sitting on a sunny beach sipping a mojito sounds good too...
What is your Superpower?
Drinking more tea than is humanly possible
Thumper the 'CEO' Dog
Name: Thumper the 'CEO' Dog
Nick Name: Boo Boo
Country of Origin: Cayman Islands
Joined OF: November 2004
Tell us what you did in a former life?
Hang out on the streets of East End looking for scraps to fill my hungry tummy.
What other places have you worked in the world?
This is my first job and I love it. I find that even on a bad day I manage to sleep through it.
Know More About Thumper
Favorite Marine Life?
That’s a tough one, I love watching the Tarpon under the dock, and I have been known to jump in after them but I never seem to be able to catch them? I also really like the crabs and sometimes dig them up out of their hidey holes on the beach but Mummy tells me off when I do this. Crabs and Sprats and anything hanging in the shallows.
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Kelly's Caverns - Named after a dear friend.
What do you love most about the East End?
I love my Ocean Frontiers family who gave me a home and made me top dog :o)
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I am suffer from Narcolepsy
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
Walking the streets of East End looking for my forever home.
What is your Super Power?
I can run faster than a gazelle when there is a fishing boat going by.
What do you love most about the East End?
Sitting at the end of the dock at sunset and waiting for a fishing boat or jet ski to come past so I can chase it along the shore line, its great!!!
James Snelgrove
Name: James Snelgrove
James works as a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor and Boat Captain at Ocean Frontiers. He can be found running dive boats and treaching diver certification classes.
What is your country of origin: UK
What did you do in a former life?
Packed parachutes for 2 years at the weekends and taught Aikido Monday to Friday. Jumped out of planes and off high objects for fun in my spare time. Got into a little trouble with the police in Croatia for parachuting from one of their high bridges....
Decided that sitting around empty hangers waiting for clouds to clear or wind to drop was not my thing so moved to Spain to become a professional diver.... that was in 2010.
Other places you have worked?
Spain, The UAE, Oman, New Zealand, Nicaragua
What is your favorite marine life?
Sea Urchin
Know More About James
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Dragons' Lair - I was born in the year of the dragon so I am biased
What do you love most about the East End?
The fact it feels like the Caribbean. No shiny glass and concrete office blocks here....just brightly coloured wooden houses, chickens, dogs and a refreshing wind to kill the heat.
Tell us a random fact about yourself? I was brought up a pack of wolves. (Kind of) My Mum was a breeder of German Shepherd Dogs and at any one time we had a minimum of 5, maximum of over 20 including puppies. The adult dogs adopted my sister and I as their own and that probably explains a lot about me.
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers & Compass Point?
Working out how else I could avoid having to return to living and working back home. I really like teaching so maybe teaching English in 3rd world countries?
What is your Superpower?
I can make rum disappear in the blink of an eye.
Jon Barron
Name: Jon Barron
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Nick names: Jon
What did you do in a former life?
Night club manager / restaurant manager
Other places you have worked?
Mermaids - Thailand , Viking Divers - Cyprus , UDC - Utilla
What is your favorite marine life?
Sharks
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Northern Lights & River of Sand
Evan Verreault
Name: Evan Verreault
Country of Origin: Canada
Nick names: E, Evsky, Ev
What did you do in a former life?
I've done many things in my former lives but one thing that stays consistent is traveling. My feet have a tendency to get itchy, and to scratch them, I walk them across the stretches of the globe.
Other places you have worked?
Most of my jobs in the diving industry have been throughout Central America on the Caribbean side and in volcanic craters until now.
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What is your favorite marine life?Octopuses
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Currently partial to Gigglin' Marlin
What do you love most about the East End?
Drinking a beer, or several, at Star Bar on a calm day
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I used to devote days of my time to slaying the digital demons in the computer game World of Warcraft.
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
If I could do anything at all - that is to say, if I were awesome at everything - I'd probably be a singer song-writer or a tattoo artist.
What is your Superpower?
Invisibility in complete darkness
Olivia Sen
Name: Olivia Sen
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Nick names: Liv
What did you do in a former life?
I have a degree in psychology
Other places you have worked?
Greece, Brunei, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Roatan
What is your favorite marine life?
Squid
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Ironshore Gardens
What do you love most about the East End?
It's very peaceful here
Marion Morin
Name: Marion Morin
Country of Origin: France
Nick names: none, yet!
What did you do in a former life?
I like the idea of serving a purpose rather than a body. I have worked with a few NGO's (Non Governmental Associations) specialized in Handicap, Education or Women Rights in communication, press and public relation area.
Other places you have worked?
France, England, Cambodia and Mexico.
What is your favorite marine life?
I love Eagle Rays but started to develop a sharp interest in macro life.
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Anchor Point and Snapper Hole
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What do you love most about the East End?The Caribbean breeze
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I never wear matching socks !
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
I'll probably be fighting for Human's Rights or teaching French somewhere.
What is your Superpower?
I can eat lots and lots of cheese (even passed the expiry date) !
Michael Yemen
Name: Mike Yemen
Country of Origin: Canada
What did you do in a former life?
Paramedic/firefighting student, lifeguard/swimming instructor/aquatic supervisor
Other places you have worked?
Interned in Bonaire, worked in Hamilton Ontario (brrrr)
What is your favorite marine life?
Sharks!!!
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
I really like Dragons Lair
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What do you love most about the East End?Getting chased my dogs on my bike
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I'm a sucker for live theatre/musicals
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
Travelling/backpacking, never want to stop.
What is your Superpower?
I knew this question was coming, I can see the future.
Iain Anderson
Name: Iain Anderson
Country of Origin: United Kingdom / Scotland
What did you do in a former life?
Stacking shelves, driving delivery vans and on the wrong side of bars serving drinks.
Other places you have worked?
Tanzania, Bahamas, Tenerife and Cyprus
What is your favorite marine life?
Turtles and Whales
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Turtle Pass for deep site and Kelly's Caverns for shallow site
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What do you love most about the East End?It's quiet and has a great island feel to it, and the diving of course!!
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I used to play Tuba in an award winning brass band
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
Astronaut, Model, Rockstar..... or failing that doing Marine Biology somewhere warm!
What languages do you speak?
Scottish slang, Sarcasm and enough Spanish to get into trouble but not out of it again.
What is your Superpower?
World Champion Haggis eater!
Sarah Gauthier
Name: Sarah Gauthier
Country of Origin: Canada / Quebec
Nick names: Frenchie
What did you do in a former life?
Vet Nurse
Other places you have worked?
Indonesia, Honduras
What is your favorite marine life?
Humpback Whale
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Snapper Hole
What do you love most about the East End?
The nature, the calmness
Maryanne Wirkkanen
Name: Maryanne Wirkkanen
Country of Origin: Canada / USA
Nick names:
What did you do in a former life?
Mental Health outreach worker
Other places you have worked?
USA, Canada, Indonesia, Australia
What is your favorite marine life?
Sharks
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Wherever the sharks are hanging out...
What do you love most about the East End?
Slower pace of life.
Hannah Windmill
Name: Hannah Windmill
Nick name: Hanimal or Windmill
Country of Origin: United Kingdom / Scotland
What did you do in a former life?
Lionfish Scientist / Marine Biologist
Other places you have worked?
Scotland, Vietnam, Maldives, Philippines, Bahamas, Honduras
What is your favorite marine life?
Macro cuties! Or anything i can imitate underwater, like trunkfish!
What is your favorite Cayman dive site?
Any with swim-throughs...
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What do you love most about the East End?The fact that most people back home think I live in the location of the TV show 'Eastenders'
Tell us a random fact about yourself?
I've sung Space Oddity with the Commander of the International Space Station during a Christmas party?
What would you be doing if you weren't working at Ocean Frontiers?
Probably freezing my ar*e off in Scotland collecting seal population data
What languages do you speak?
English, Scottish and learning German
What is your Superpower?
I possess the ability to easily fall asleep anywhere
Jodi Kirchman
Name: Jodi Kirchman
Country of Origin: Cayman Islands
Joined OF: September 2002
Jodi is a native born Caymanian and East Ender. Jodi wears many, many hats. Jodi is an active diver and knows East End above and below as well as anyone. Be sure to stop by and see her for a chat with a real 'local girl'!
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Green Short Service
Royalty expects the White Glove Service and Divers at Ocean Frontiers receive the Scuba Diving Valet equivalent, we call it our "Green Short Service". This royal treatment leaves a lasting impression with all of our divers, which many have not experienced before, but are left wondering how they could ever go diving without it and in part, kick themselves for missing out until now.
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