GSC #32 🪸 Wall Site

East End - Old Man Bay Jack McKenney's Canyons

📌
Mooring Pin
63 ft
Max Depth
100 ft
⏱️
From Dock
05 min

Named for a well-known filmmaker, underwater stuntman, and former editor of Skin Diver magazine who declared this his favorite dive site during a visit to Cayman, Jack's is a must-have logbook entry for any diver visiting East End. The large sandy area under the boat resembles a stadium, and the show features Caribbean Reef Sharks — the real deal. An underwater buoy at 20 feet holds a transceiver connected to it to collect data from tagged sharks for the government's conservation program; dive staff can tell you about each individual shark and how to identify their unique personalities.

For divers who can drag their eyes away from the sharks, head down a canyon at the western edge of the sandy patch to reach the wall in style — the tunnel forks twice so check with your Divemaster. Two chimneys plunge through the canyon floor with tantalizing hints of the mysteries below. Jack McKenney himself called it his favorite dive site, and with its combination of dramatic topography, abundant coral, and resident sharks, it is not difficult to see why.

Hand-drawn briefing map of Jack McKenney's Canyons

Specifications

🪸 Site Type Wall
📌 Mooring Pin Depth 63 ft
⬇ Max Depth 100 ft
⏱️ Drive Time 05 min from dock
GSC Zone D Old Man Bay
🤿 Snorkelling No
📄 Dive Permit None

Ratings

Greenshorts Challenge Difficulty i How frequently we visit - based on our dive logs
Shark Sighting Forecast i Likelihood of spotting a shark - based on our shark logs
Swim Thru Rating i How many and how epic are swimthroughs on this site

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